Request to revise the wording of the French major course requirements at the 4000-level and to change the periodicity of some of the French courses

Date: May 8, 2009
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Julie Putnam, Administrative Assistant to Faculty Governance
Approved On: April 3, 2009
Implementation Date: 2009

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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FREN 2210. Introduction to Business French. (3) Prerequisite: FREN 2201 or permission of the Department. Introduction to spoken and written language of the French-speaking business world. Acquisition of and practice with general commercial terminology used in French for such functional business areas as economics, management, marketing, finance, and import-export. (Alternate to FREN 2202 only for Certificate in Business French) (Spring On demand)

FREN 4201. Survey of French Literature I. (3) Prerequisite: FREN 3203. The major literary movements from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, with sample texts. Emphasis on continuity and change. (Fall, odd years)

FREN 4202. Survey of French Literature II. (3) Prerequisite: FREN 3203. The major literary movements from the Enlightenment to the contemporary period, with sample texts. Emphasis on continuity and change. (Spring, Fall, even years)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FRENCH

The French major offers two options:

Option A: Requires FREN 2201, 2202, 2207, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3209, 4201, 4202, and two four additional courses at the 4000 level. Related work is to be approved by the Department. Students seeking teacher licensure take this option.

Option B: For students with a double major, this option requires FREN 2201, 2202, 2207, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3209, 4201 or 4202, one two additional courses at the 4000 level, and all courses required for the second major.

Students majoring in French may substitute two TRAN-F courses for 4000-level French courses for Option A and one TRAN-F course for a 4000-level course for Option B.