French Language and Culture
B.A. in French
The Program
Students learn to speak, understand, read, and write with reasonable fluency in French, becoming aware of the relationship between linguistic structures and our conceptual framework.
Most classes are taught in French, allowing rapid progress. Faculty assist those who wish to apply the language to other fields: international studies, Peace Corps service, business, social studies, medical technology.
Visits by literary critics, artists, consular officials, and guests from various regions of the French-speaking world complement classroom studies. Taped interviews, videocassettes, films, and computer software are also available to students.
French faculty and students participate in weekend workshops and retreats. Recent topics have been film, current affairs, and customs in lands where the language is spoken. The retreats take place in a youth hostel away from the university in a coastal setting.
Career possibilities include: export/import specialist, interpreter, teacher, ESL teacher, foreign service officer, airline employee, travel agent, foreign correspondent, international banker, literary translator, international financier.
Preparation
Those who have studied French in high school can begin at the intermediate or advanced level.
Requirements for the B.A. in French
Forty-two upper division units (at least six to be completed at Humboldt) including:
FREN 311 Advanced French Language V
FREN 312 Advanced French Language VI
FREN 315 Masterpieces: Middle Ages to Voltaire
FREN 316 Masterpieces: French Revolution to Camus
FREN 317 Modern Francophone Literature
FREN 320 French Civilization: Past/ContemporaryFREN 318 French Poetry or
FREN 319 Francophone Theatre/Cinema
Remaining units chosen from the following:
FREN 305 Literature & Culture: French & American Perspectives
FREN 306 Sex, Class, & Culture: Gender & Ethnic Issues in International
Short Stories
FREN 350 Advanced Conversation & the Media
FREN 480 (Three-unit) Seminar
FREN 480 Retreat (only one unit applicable toward major)
FREN 480 Seminar (only two one-unit classes applicable toward major)
FREN 492 Senior Honors Thesis or Project (honors only)
FREN 499 Directed Study
Requirements for the Minor
Twenty units, including:
FREN 107 - French Level III
FREN 207 - French Level IV
Prerequisite(s): FREN 107FREN 311 - Level V: Advanced Gramm & Comp
Prerequisite(s): FREN 207FREN 312 - Level VI: Adv & Grammar & Comp
Prerequisite(s): FREN 311FREN 313 - Level VII: Adv Grammar & Comp
Prerequisite(s): FREN 312
Students, helped by a faculty advisor, determine a course of study reflecting their interests.