Department of French and Italian
Certificate in Global French
Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements GLBFRNACRT
Requirements
The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- French language.
- Fourth-Semester French. Three (3) credit hours:
- FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Language and Culture
- FRIT-F 265 Accelerated Second-Year French (maximum of 3 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
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.
- Language and Linguistics. Three (3) credit hours:
- FRIT-F 313 Advanced Grammar
- 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 401 Structure and Development of French
- FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics
- FRIT-F 474 Thème et version
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.
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 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
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.
- Fourth-Semester French. Three (3) credit hours:
- Intercultural Understanding.
- Culture through Literary Expression.
- Introductory Course in French/Francophone Studies. Must be completed on the Bloomington campus. 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- French Literature. One (1) course:
- FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- FRIT-F 410 French Literature of the Middle Ages
- FRIT-F 413 French Renaissance
- FRIT-F 423 Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- 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 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 467 French Beyond the Hexagon
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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Introductory Course in French/Francophone Studies. Must be completed on the Bloomington campus. One (1) course:
- General Culture and Film. One (1) course:
- 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
- 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 424 Ideas and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
- FRIT-F 450 Culture and Society in French Studies
- 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 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Culture through Literary Expression.
- France and French in the World.
- Courses Inside the Department of French and Italian. Three (3) credit hours:
- 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
- FRIT-F 317 French in the Business World
- 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 401 Structure and Development of French
- 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
- Additional course approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies
FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Courses Outside the Department of French and Italian. Three (3) credit hours:
- AAAD-A 304 Black Paris
- ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (Approved topics: "ISLAM IN AND OUT OF AFRICA" (TPC 39))
- ANTH-E 309 Problems in African Ethnography (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ARTH-A 322 Romanesque and Gothic Art
- ARTH-A 340 Topics in Modern Art
- ARTH-A 341 Nineteenth-Century European Art
- ARTH-A 423 Romanesque Art
- ARTH-A 440 Nineteenth-Century Painting I
- ARTH-A 441 Nineteenth-Century Painting II
- CMLT-C 363 Black Paris
- EURO-W 301 Modern European Politics and Society
- HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- HIST-B 357 Modern France
- HIST-B 366 Paris and Berlin in the 1920s: A Cultural History
- HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-J 301 Seminar in History for Teachers (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- LING-L 315 Introduction to Sociolinguistics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
- Additional course with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies
- MUS-M 401 HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC I
AAAD-A 304 Black Paris
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The common and divergent experiences of African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and African travelers to the "City of Light," from eighteenth-century New Orleans Creoles to twenty-first-century youth of African descent, as seen through literature, performance, film, and other arts. Issues of colonization, expatriation, immigration, exile, the Harlem Renaissance and "negritude," race and diaspora, transnationalism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 304 or CMLT-C 363.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An ethnographic survey of a selected culture area or ethnic group.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH-E 309 Problems in African Ethnography
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Concentrating on ethnographies of African cultures, this course seeks to create an understanding of specific social worlds through the interaction of cultural practices (economy, the arts, law, language, religion, politics) as they have been affected by colonialism, nationalism, modernity, and globalization.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 322 Romanesque and Gothic Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art of the High Middle Ages from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, with an emphasis on architecture and sculpture in England, France, Germany, and Italy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 322 or FINA-A 322.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 340 Topics in Modern Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and American art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 340 and FINA-A 340.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 341 Nineteenth-Century European Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of major artists and styles in painting and sculpture from c. 1770 to 1900, emphasizing developments in France, England, and Germany. Topics include neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, and post-impressionism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 341 or FINA-A 341.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 423 Romanesque Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive analysis of the art of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Emphasis on architecture and sculpture of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 423 or FINA-A 423.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 440 Nineteenth-Century Painting I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A thematic look at neoclassical and romantic art throughout Europe.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 440 or FINA-A 440.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 441 Nineteenth-Century Painting II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major European painters and artistic movements, particularly in France, with some coverage of the United States. Focus on cultural and intellectual milieu of each artist.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 441 or FINA-A 441.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CMLT-C 363 Black Paris
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The common and divergent experiences of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and African travelers to the "City of Light," from 18th-century New Orleans Creoles to 21st-century youth of African descent, as seen through literature, performance, film, and other arts. Issues of colonization, expatriation, immigration, exile, the Harlem Renaissance and "negritude," race and diaspora, transnationalism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 304 or CMLT-C 363.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
EURO-W 301 Modern European Politics and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The politics, economics, and social structures of West European countries. Examination of selected domestic and international issues, including the welfare states, the European community, and West-East European relations.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EURO-W 301 or POLS-Y 335.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Crisis of Old Regime; middle-class and popular revolt; from constitutional monarchy to Jacobin commonwealth; the Terror and revolutionary government; expansion of revolution in Europe; rise and fall of Napoleonic empire.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 357 Modern France
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Social, political, and cultural survey of France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 366 Paris and Berlin in the 1920s: A Cultural History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A cultural history of Paris and Berlin in the 1920s, focusing on the French avant garde; Dada and surrealism; expressionist painting and cinema; Bauhaus architecture; Brechtian theater; Reichian psychoanalysis; and the American expatriate literature of Stein, Hemingway, and Miller.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-J 301 Seminar in History for Teachers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The refinement of students\' skills as historians and teachers of history: will focus on the skills of writing, interpretation, historical reasoning, discussion, research, and teaching.
LING-L 315 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the relationship between language and society. Issues include the nature of sociolinguistics; the importance of age, sex, socioeconomic status, language ideologies; why people use different dialects/languages in different situations; bilingualism and multilingualism; language choice, language attitudes, language endangerment; the relevance of sociolinguistics to general linguistics theory.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of major national cinemas. Subject varies. Topics include Brazilian cinema, British cinema, Chinese cinema, French National cinema, German film culture, Indian cinema, and Italian cinema.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 398 and MSCH-F 398.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development, structure, and functioning of political systems, primarily in France, Italy, and Germany. Political dynamics of European integration.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 335 or EURO-W 301.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of European Union institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MUS-M 401 HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC I
- Credits
- 4–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Courses Inside the Department of French and Italian. Three (3) credit hours:
- Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to complete requirements.
- FRIT-F 396 Foreign Study in French
- Additional course(s) from the Language and Linguistics list
- Additional course(s) from the French Literature list
- Additional course(s) from the General Culture and Film list
- Additional course(s) from the Courses Inside the Department of French and Italian list
- Additional course(s) from the Courses Outside the Department of French and Italian list
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.
- 400–499 Level Residency. One (1) course to be taken on the Indiana University Bloomington campus (may be fulfilled by a course taken for a requirement above):
- 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 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Fall 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.
- Courses Taught in French. At least 18 credit hours for the certificate must be completed in courses taught in French.
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Certificate Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in French (FRENBA)
- Minor in French (FRENMIN)
- [Name unavailable] (FFGSACRT)
Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.