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Minor in French (FRENMIN)Department of French and Italian

Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements.

Description

A French minor signifies competence in the language, which is important for jobs in many fields in our global economy. It also prepares students for travel in French-speaking countries (there are 29 of them) and is a useful supplement to majors where original sources are in French (political science, history, economics, fine arts, etc.). A French minor helps students develop the skills of reasoning, communication, and multicultural understanding that are essential to success in today's world.

Minor requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Fourth-Semester French. One (1) course:
- 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.
- (maximum of 3 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
  
  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.
Introductory Course in French/Francophone Studies. Must be taken on the Bloomington campus. One (1) course:
- 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 2021CASE 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 2021CASE AHcourse
French Language Elective. One (1) course:
- 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.
French/Francophone Literature and Culture Elective. One (1) course:
- 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 2021CASE 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 2021CASE 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 2021CASE AHcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
- FRIT-F 362 Renaissance and Revolution
  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 2021CASE AHcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
- FRIT-F 363 The Making of Modern France
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
  
  Description
  
  An introduction to French cultural, political, and social history from Napoleon's Empire to World War II. Key concepts and events of this period include Romanticism, the Paris Commune, the Dreyfus Affair, Impressionism, Colonialism, and the First and Second World Wars. Taught in French.
  
  Spring 2021CASE AHcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 2021CASE AHcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
- Additional course from the French Language Elective list above
- Additional course from the French/Francophone Literature and Culture Elective list above
- 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 2021CASE 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 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 2021CASE 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
  
  Description
  
  Rabelais, Montaigne, the Pleiade, and others.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 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 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 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 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.
- 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 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 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 CharriÃ¨re, Constant, Chateaubriand. Social, political, and cultural interchange between the writer and his/her world, from classicism to romanticism.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
  
  Description
  
  Novelists such as Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, and Zola.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 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 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 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 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
  
  Description
  
  Poets such as Hugo, Desbordes-Valmore, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and MallarmÃ©.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE AHcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
- FRIT-F 461 La France contemporaine: cinéma et culture
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, 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 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
  
  Description
  
  France since 1945: political, social, economic, and cultural aspects (including film).
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 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 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 2021CASE 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 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 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 496 Foreign Study in French
  
  Credits
  
  3–8 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  Consent of chairperson
  
  Notes
  
  Does not count as FRIT-F 400-level course in residence for major
  
  Description
  
  Course involves planning of research project during year preceding summer abroad. Time spent in research abroad must amount to at least one week for each credit hour granted. Research paper must be presented by end of semester following foreign study.
300–499 Level Residency. At least two (2) courses at the 300–499 level must be taken on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
Courses Taught in French. All courses taken to complete the minor must be taught in French.
GPA and Hours Requirements.
1. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. 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 minor.
4. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.

Minor Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the minor and will count toward minor requirements as appropriate:

Any course at the 200–499 level with the FRIT-F and FRIT-S subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
Any course contained on the course lists for the minor 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

Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:

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 399 Reading for Honors
FRIT-F 491 Elementary French for Graduate Students
FRIT-F 492 Readings in French for Graduate Students
FRIT-X 471 French Conversation Group Leadership

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Minor in French (FRENMIN)Department of French and Italian

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Majors, minors + certificates

Minor in French (FRENMIN)Department of French and Italian

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