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Department of French and Italian

Certificate in Global French

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements GLBFRNACRT
The Certificate in Global French allows students to develop professional and interdisciplinary skills focused on French and Francophone culture in the world. They achieve language proficiency beyond the French minor by taking at least one 400–499 level French course, and they benefit from a wide range of course choices, within and outside of the Department of French and Italian, in order to coherently integrate their French studies with their other program(s) of study.

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. French language. Six (6) credit hours of courses to solidify French skills in writing, speaking, listening and reading.
    1. 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)
    2. 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
  2. Intercultural Understanding. Nine (9) credit hours of courses that promote an understanding of French/Francophone culture and encourage reflection on how it is like or unlike the student's own culture.
    1. Culture through Literary Expression. Six (6) credit hours:
      1. Introductory Course in French/Francophone Studies. Must be completed on the Bloomington campus, from the Introductory Course in French/Francophone Studies list.
        • FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction
        • FRIT-S 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction-Honors
      2. French Literature. One (1) course chosen from the French Literature list.
        • 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
    2. 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
  3. France and French in the World. Six (6) credit hours in courses that bring in a global perspective from other disciplines (such as history, business, anthropology, political science, economics, art history or comparative literature).
    1. Courses inside the Department of French and Italian. Three (3) credit hours from the Approved Inside list.
      • 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
    2. Courses outside the Department of French and Italian. Three (3) credit hours at the 300–499 level from the Approved Outside list.
      • AAAD-A 304 Black Paris
      • ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (approved topic: "Islam in and out of Africa")
      • 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 Seminar In History (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)
      • MUS-M 401 HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC I
      • POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
      • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
      • Additional course with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies
  4. Electives. Additional credit hours from the course lists above as needed to fulfill remaining requirements, including the Additional Requirements below.
  5. Additional Requirements.
    1. At least 18 credit hours of the above must be in FRIT-F courses taught in French.
    2. At least three (3) credit hours of the above must be in a FRIT-F course at the 400–499 level taken on the Bloomington campus.
  6. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    4. 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.
    5. Exceptions to certificate 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.