Department of French and Italian
Bachelor of Arts in French
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements FRENBA
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours* (at least 27 of which must be in taught in French), including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory course. One (1) course:
- FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction
- FRIT-S 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction-Honors
FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- This course introduces students to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in French. Literary texts, films, and other media representing various periods and genres provide the basis for in-class discussion and for exercises designed to develop oral and written fluency. Topics vary by section. Conducted in French.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-S 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction-Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Honors student; FRIT-F 250, FRIT-F 265, or consent of department
- Description
- Literary texts, films and other media representing various periods and genres provide the basis for in-class discussion and for exercises designed to develop oral and written fluency. This is a version of FRIT-F 300 for honors students. Conducted in French.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Advanced Grammar. One (1) course:
- FRIT-F 313 Advanced Grammar
FRIT-F 313 Advanced Grammar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Intensive study of French grammar including in-depth review and exploration of advanced topics such as the passive, the causative, and indirect discourse.
- French/Francophone Literature and Culture.
- One (1) course:
- FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
- FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Theatre and literature of ideas by authors from the classical tradition to the twenty-first century. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Evolution of French-language prose fiction and poetry across a variety of periods. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- France's major political, religious, and economic characteristics from roughly 500 to 1500. Key moments and aspects include the Carolingian empire, feudalism, the Capetian and Valois monarchs, lords, knights and castles, women, peasants and merchants, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, the twilight of the Middle Ages.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An introduction to the cultural history of France from the Renaissance to the Revolution, covering the emergence of new forms of political power, of sociability and of religious creeds, along with a variety of cultural phenomena that shaped national identity, popular culture, and daily life.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An overview of France\'s cultural, political, and social transformations from the Revolution of 1789 through the 1960s. Organized around the themes of liberté, égalité, fraternité, traces the struggle for reaching these ideals in areas such as class, religion, and race, linking key historical episodes of persecution, progress, and resistance.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Interdisciplinary introduction to 21st-century French culture, society, politics in an international perspective. Special emphasis on comparison to the US and the Francophone world. Key topics include the structure of French government; France and the European Union and OIF; policies regarding race, ethnicity, religion, and civil rights; policing and socioeconomic ghettoization.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Study of a specific subject or theme (e. g., society and the individual, courtly love and its influence on French culture, West African francophone cinema, or satire in literature and theater). All work in French.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- One (1) additional course from the French/Francophone Literature and Culture list.
- Courses taught in French
- FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
- FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
- FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
- FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
- FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
- FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
- FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Theatre and literature of ideas by authors from the classical tradition to the twenty-first century. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Evolution of French-language prose fiction and poetry across a variety of periods. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- France's major political, religious, and economic characteristics from roughly 500 to 1500. Key moments and aspects include the Carolingian empire, feudalism, the Capetian and Valois monarchs, lords, knights and castles, women, peasants and merchants, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, the twilight of the Middle Ages.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An introduction to the cultural history of France from the Renaissance to the Revolution, covering the emergence of new forms of political power, of sociability and of religious creeds, along with a variety of cultural phenomena that shaped national identity, popular culture, and daily life.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An overview of France\'s cultural, political, and social transformations from the Revolution of 1789 through the 1960s. Organized around the themes of liberté, égalité, fraternité, traces the struggle for reaching these ideals in areas such as class, religion, and race, linking key historical episodes of persecution, progress, and resistance.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Interdisciplinary introduction to 21st-century French culture, society, politics in an international perspective. Special emphasis on comparison to the US and the Francophone world. Key topics include the structure of French government; France and the European Union and OIF; policies regarding race, ethnicity, religion, and civil rights; policing and socioeconomic ghettoization.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Study of a specific subject or theme (e. g., society and the individual, courtly love and its influence on French culture, West African francophone cinema, or satire in literature and theater). All work in French.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Theatre and literature of ideas by authors from the classical tradition to the twenty-first century. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Evolution of French-language prose fiction and poetry across a variety of periods. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- France's major political, religious, and economic characteristics from roughly 500 to 1500. Key moments and aspects include the Carolingian empire, feudalism, the Capetian and Valois monarchs, lords, knights and castles, women, peasants and merchants, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, the twilight of the Middle Ages.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An introduction to the cultural history of France from the Renaissance to the Revolution, covering the emergence of new forms of political power, of sociability and of religious creeds, along with a variety of cultural phenomena that shaped national identity, popular culture, and daily life.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An overview of France\'s cultural, political, and social transformations from the Revolution of 1789 through the 1960s. Organized around the themes of liberté, égalité, fraternité, traces the struggle for reaching these ideals in areas such as class, religion, and race, linking key historical episodes of persecution, progress, and resistance.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Interdisciplinary introduction to 21st-century French culture, society, politics in an international perspective. Special emphasis on comparison to the US and the Francophone world. Key topics include the structure of French government; France and the European Union and OIF; policies regarding race, ethnicity, religion, and civil rights; policing and socioeconomic ghettoization.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Study of a specific subject or theme (e. g., society and the individual, courtly love and its influence on French culture, West African francophone cinema, or satire in literature and theater). All work in French.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Study of the concepts of medium/media and mass media as they appear in the Francophone World, based on specific case studies and theoretical readings. Exploration of the ways in which Francophone people constantly interact with media in North America, Europe and Africa in a digital age. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Introduction to French culture through the study of a particular topic in the arts and humanities, such as film, literature, fine arts, and music. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in FRIT-F 125 and FRIT-F 225.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Introduction to French civilization through the study of a particular topic in the social or historical sciences, such as the French Revolution, history of colonialism, World War II, the student movements of 1968. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in FRIT-F 126 and FRIT-F 226.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for the French minor
- Description
- Study of French culture focusing on cuisine, fashion, and other forms of creative expression, as well as their influence upon societies in France and around the world. May include study of manners, customs and stylistic trends in home design and architecture. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Exploration of a particular theme, movement, or period within Francophone cultures and societies. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of contemporary France and/or other Francophone countries through film in political, social, and cultural context. Taught in English. No credit for French minor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
FRIT-F 364 La France Actuelle
FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- One (1) course:
- Advanced Courses Taught in French. 11 credit hours:
- FRIT-F 401 Structure and Development of French
- FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics
- FRIT-F 410 French Literature of the Middle Ages
- FRIT-F 413 French Renaissance
- FRIT-F 423 Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- FRIT-F 424 Ideas and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
- FRIT-F 435 Enlightenment Narrative
- FRIT-F 436 Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau
- FRIT-F 443 Nineteenth-Century Novel
- FRIT-F 445 Nineteenth-Century Drama
- FRIT-F 446 Nineteenth-Century Poetry
- FRIT-F 450 Culture and Society in French Studies
- FRIT-F 451 Literature and the Arts in French Studies
- FRIT-F 455 Le Roman au 20e siècle
- FRIT-F 456 La Poésie au 20e siècle
- FRIT-F 459 Le Théâtre au 20e siècle
- FRIT-F 460 La francophonie nord-américaine
- FRIT-F 461 Cinéma et Culture: La France/la Francophonie contemporaine
- FRIT-F 463 Civilisation française
- FRIT-F 467 French Beyond the Hexagon
- FRIT-F 474 Thème et version
- FRIT-F 475 Le Français oral: cours avancé
- One (1) of the following:
- FRIT-F 499 Reading for Honors (maximum of 3 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
- FRIT-X 490 Individual Readings in French (maximum of 2 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
FRIT-F 401 Structure and Development of French
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 313, FRIT-F 314, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Introductory description of the structure of present-day French, including problems of social and geographical variation. Discussion of the highlights of the development of the French language from its formative period to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 313, FRIT-F 314, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Introduction to the structure of the French language: phonology, morphology, and syntax.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
FRIT-F 410 French Literature of the Middle Ages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Introduction to Old French language and major literary works. Readings may be broadly representative of the period or reflect a particular thematic concern.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 413 French Renaissance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Rabelais, Montaigne, the Pleiade, and others.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 423 Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Esthetic and intellectual traditions such as the Baroque, libertinage erudit, preciosity, the moralists, and classicism. Genres include poetry, fiction, theater, the epistle, memoirs, and the essay.
FRIT-F 424 Ideas and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Study of political ideology and theory, images and text, scientific and philosophic innovation, social mores, or social and religious institutions. Focus on absolutism, religious controversies, social and intellectual status of women, or other issues.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 435 Enlightenment Narrative
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Narratives in the form of letters, memoirs, dialogues, and tales. Writers such as Marivaux, Prevost, Voltaire, Diderot, Mme de Charrière, Constant, Chateaubriand. Social, political, and cultural interchange between the writer and his/her world, from classicism to romanticism.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 436 Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Three great writers of the eighteenth century; their versatility, sensitivity, and appeal; their relations with each other and their society; their pan-European impact. Voltaire: action, tale, and satire. Diderot: knowledge, dialogue, and vitality. Rousseau: idealization, testimony, and vision.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 443 Nineteenth-Century Novel
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Novelists such as Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, and Zola.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 445 Nineteenth-Century Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Survey of the important movements in nineteenth-century theatre: romanticism, realism and naturalism, symbolism.
FRIT-F 446 Nineteenth-Century Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Poets such as Hugo, Desbordes-Valmore, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 450 Culture and Society in French Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in FRIT-F 450 or FRIT-F 451.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 451 Literature and the Arts in French Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in FRIT-F 450 or FRIT-F 451.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 455 Le Roman au 20e siècle
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Survey of important novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries, or seminar on one particular writer, movement, or time period.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 456 La Poésie au 20e siècle
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Richness and diversity of twentieth century French poetry: poets such as Chedid, Apollinaire, Valéry, les surréalistes, Ponge, Saint-John Perse.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 459 Le Théâtre au 20e siècle
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Precursors of the non-realistic theater; playwrights include Jarry, Apollinaire, and Cocteau. Surrealism; plays by Vitrac. Theater of ideas; playwrights include Anouilh, Giraudoux, Sartre. Theater of the absurd; playwrights include Beckett, Adamov, Arrabal, Ionesco, and Genet.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 460 La francophonie nord-américaine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- History of the different French-speaking communities of Canada and the United States. Study of the different manifestations of their cultures: their language, music, traditions, cuisine, literature, and cinema. Also examines the impact these cultures have had on the surrounding English-speaking communities.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 461 Cinéma et Culture: La France/la Francophonie contemporaine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Explores the links between cinema, culture, politics, and society in contemporary France and/or other parts of the French-speaking world, such as Africa and Québec.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 463 Civilisation française
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- French civilization from the medieval period to the present day. Survey of a period, topic, cultural movement, or artistic genre.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 463 or FRIT-F 464.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 467 French Beyond the Hexagon
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Introduction to the literature, film, and popular culture of one or more French-speaking zones-Quebec, the Antilles, the Indian Ocean Islands, Southeast Asia, North Africa, or sub-Saharan Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FRIT-F 474 Thème et version
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 313 and FRIT-F 314
- Notes
- May be taken by graduate students in preparation for FRIT-F 574
- Description
- Translation of selected passages, alternating between English and French, to teach students to write with precision and clarity in both languages.
FRIT-F 475 Le Français oral: cours avancé
- Credits
- 2
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 316 or consent of department
- Description
- None
FRIT-F 499 Reading for Honors
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Honors student; consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Notes
- Does not count as a FRIT-F 400-level course in residence for the major
- Description
- Independent reading and research in conjunction with an advanced honors paper or project.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FRIT-X 490 Individual Readings in French
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Notes
- Does not count as FRIT-F 400-level course in residence for major
- Description
- Individual readings and research in French under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in FRIT-F 495 and FRIT-X 490.
- 400-Level Residency. Six (6) credit hours of the above must be taken on the Indiana University Bloomington campus. (FRIT-F 499 and FRIT-X 490 cannot count toward this requirement.)
- Additional courses from the lists above
- Courses Taught in French
- FRIT-F 200 Second-Year French I: Language and Culture
- FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Language and Culture
- FRIT-F 265 Accelerated Second-Year French
- FRIT-F 296 Foreign Study in France
- FRIT-F 314 Creative and Critical Writing in French
- FRIT-F 315 The Sounds and Rhythms of French
- FRIT-F 316 Conversational Practice
- FRIT-F 317 French in the Business World
- FRIT-F 396 Foreign Study in French
- Courses Taught in English
- FRIT-F 230 French and Francophone Culture in Context: Short-Term Study Abroad
FRIT-F 200 Second-Year French I: Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 115 or FRIT-F 150; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one FRIT-F 200 or FRIT-F 265.
FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 200; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265.
FRIT-F 265 Accelerated Second-Year French
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 115 or FRIT-F 150; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- An accelerated treatment of material covered in both FRIT-F 200 and FRIT-F 250. Grammar, composition, and conversation coordinated with readings of short texts.
- Repeatability
- Students who complete FRIT-F 265 cannot also receive credit for FRIT-F 200 or FRIT-F 250.
FRIT-F 296 Foreign Study in France
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved IU overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in French language or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FRIT-F 314 Creative and Critical Writing in French
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265
- Description
- Designed to improve command of written French and build vocabulary through intensive writing. Practice with a variety of literary, expository, and communicative writing styles. Preparation or reinforcement for 300-level classes and study abroad.
FRIT-F 315 The Sounds and Rhythms of French
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- In-depth study of the French sound system and refinement of pronunciation through practical exercises.
FRIT-F 316 Conversational Practice
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Development of communicative skills and cultural awareness based on the study of award-winning French-language films.
FRIT-F 317 French in the Business World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Study of the language of business activities in France, with an introduction to the structure and functioning of various aspects of French economic life. Useful for students preparing for the proficiency examinations of the Chambre de Commerce de Paris.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 396 Foreign Study in French
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved IU overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in French language or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FRIT-F 230 French and Francophone Culture in Context: Short-Term Study Abroad
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- P or C: FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, or FRIT-F 227
- Description
- Intensive, short-term study abroad experience in a francophone location. Focus on the social, historical, and cultural elements of the city or region studied in the course taken as prerequisite or corequisite in a given year. Taught in English.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Notes
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.