Undergraduate Courses | Department of French and Italian

Undergraduate Courses

Welcome to the Undergraduate course list for the department of French and Italian. Below you will find general information regarding the topic of each course in French and Italian, the grading structure, when it is offered, etc. Italian courses are listed after French courses below. For more information on availability and academic planning, please contact our adviser for assistance.

FREN 101 - Beginning French I (offered every semester)

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Special Exam: Course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).

Units: 4

Usually Offered: Fall, Spring

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FREN 102 - Beginning French II (offered every semester)

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Prerequisite(s): French 101 (or via placement test)

Special Exam: Course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).

Units: 4

Usually Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

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FREN 160A1 - The French-Speaking World

Approved As:

General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Fall or Sring

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FREN 201 - Intermediate French I (offered every semester)

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Prerequisite(s): French 101, 102 (or via placement exam)

Special Exam: Course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).

Units: 4

Usually Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

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FREN 202 - Intermediate French II (offered every semester)

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Prerequisite(s): French 101, 102, 201

Special Exam: Course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).

Units: 4

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FREN 245 - African Literature in Translation (Fall 2013, Prof. Taoua)

Approved As:

General Education Tier Two - HumanitiesGeneral Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.

Identical to: AFAS 245, ENGL 245

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Fall or Spring

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FREN 249 - Images of Africa (Spring 2013, Prof. d'Almeida)

Approved As:

General Education Tier Two - HumanitiesGeneral Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.

May be convened with: AFAS 249

Prerequisite(s): None

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Fall, Spring

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FREN 280 - Introduction to French Language, Linguistics and Culture

Approved As:

General Education Tier Two - Humanities

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E.

Prerequisite(s): Two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (Catalog numbers 160A, 160B, 160C, 160D).

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Fall or Spring

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FREN 282 - The French Novel and Society

Approved As:

General Education Tier Two - Humanities

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Prerequisite(s): None

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Summer, Winter

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FREN 283 - Existentialism and the Absurd: The French Foundations (Fall 2012, Prof. Zegura)

Approved As:

General Education Tier Two - Humanities

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A, B, C, D, E. Available to qualified students for pass/fail option.

Units: 3

Usually Offered: Fall or Spring

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