French Studies, B.A.

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Courses are to be selected in consultation with the major adviser. Study with SMU-in-France is strongly recommended.

French Courses

All courses are conducted in French.

Language Courses	FREN 1401, FREN 1402, FREN 1601, FREN 2201, FREN 2401, FREN 2455, FREN 3101, FREN 3356, FREN 4185, FREN 4285, FREN 4355, FREN 4356, FREN 4357, FREN 4385
Literature and Culture Courses	FREN 4356, FREN 4365, FREN 4370, FREN 4371, FREN 4372, FREN 4373, FREN 4374, FREN 4375, FREN 4376, FREN 4381, FREN 4391, FREN 5180, FREN 5325, FREN 5334, FREN 5339, FREN 5344, FREN 5350, FREN 5351, FREN 5361, FREN 5365, FREN 5366, FREN 5367, FREN 5369, FREN 5380, FREN 5381

Requirements for the Major

Core Courses (10 Credit Hours)

Three from the following: (9 Credit Hours)

4000-level FREN courses
or
5000-level FREN courses

One from the following: (3 Credit Hours)

WL 3302 - Ethnoviolence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
WL 3308 - Introduction to General Linguistics
WL 3309 - French Cinema: 1945 to the Present
WL 3330 - Migration, Occupation, and Independence in North African Cinema
WL 3341 - The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
WL 3355 - Tradition, Community, and Identity in African Cinema
WL 3362 - Postcolonial France
WL 4310 - French Muslim Citizens and the Algerian War: The Harkis
WL 4365 - Introduction to French Cinema (students may not take both FREN 4365 and WL 4365)
or another approved WL course

Elective Courses: (6 Credit Hours)

(Other courses, through a process of student petition, will be considered provided a substantial portion of the course is devoted to aspects of the cultures of the francophone world.)

Two additional WL courses from the above list, OR two courses from the following approved list:

Total: 28 Credit Hours