Interdisciplinary Language Studies: French Minor


Interdisciplinary Language Studies: French Minor

The Interdisciplinary Language Studies: French Minor is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge in French language, history, literature, business, and culture that will complement the work they are doing in their major field of study.  It is particularly appropriate for students majoring in content areas such as art history, history, vocal music, international business, geography, and global studies as it will enrich their content knowledge and offer a global perspective on their subject.

French courses required:
FREN 2001Intermediate French Language and Culture3
FREN 2002Composition3
FREN 3001/5001Advanced Composition3
French electives: Literature, Language, and Culture courses:6-9
Topics in French Conversation: _____
French Phonetics
Francophone Cross-Cultural Bridges
Advanced Conversation
Introduction to Literature in French
Introduction to French Linguistics
Business French
Introduction to Translation
Stylistics
The World of French Business
Special Topics in Language and Culture
Special Topics in French Literature
Francophone Cultures
Advanced Business French
Electives in other fields:3-6
Art:
Survey of Art History I
Survey of Art History II
Medieval Art
Northern Renaissance Art
17th and 18th Century Art
19th Century Western Art
Early 20th Century Art
Late 20th Century and Contemporary Art
Geography:
Cultural Geography
History:
Age of Absolutism and the Enlightenment
Europe from the French Revolution to World War I
Music:
History of Music I: Antiquity Through Baroque *
History of Music II: Classical, Romantic, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Century *
History of Music III: Romantic, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Centuries *
Philosophy/Religion:
The Age of Reason: Philosophy in the Renaissance and Enlightenment
Death, Sex and the Body: Phenomenology and Foucault
Total **21
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 Multiple years of previous study and the ability to read music in all clefs is required.

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 Note: This program begins with FREN 2001. Students should already have taken the following courses or their equivalents: FREN 1001, FREN 1011, FREN 1002, and FREN 1012. This minor will require up to six hours of course work beyond the minimum hours required for this minor if a student does not demonstrate a proficiency at the third semester level.