French Language and Literature Major
Majors in French language and literature will take a minimum of 10 courses numbered FREN 1502 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II and higher, and at least six upper-level courses numbered 3000 and above. (Courses numbered lower than 1502 will not count toward the major or minor.) These 10 courses, to be completed all in French, will normally include:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FREN 2001 | FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 3 |
| FREN 2600 | FRANCE: LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CIVILIZATION 1 | 4 |
| Select at least one course in each of the following groups: 2 | ||
| Group I: Advanced Language, Communication, and Cultural Studies - Select at least one of the following: | 4 | |
| FRANCE: LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| FRENCH CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION | ||
| Group II: Medieval and Renaissance Period | 4 | |
| MEDIEVAL FRENCH LITERATURE | ||
| WORD AND IMAGE IN MEDIEVAL FRANCE | ||
| INVENTING IDENTITY: 16TH CENTURY | ||
| MAPPING THE NATION | ||
| MEDIEVAL SAINTS AND SINNERS | ||
| FRENCH RENAISSANCES | ||
| EARLY AUTHORS MODERN THEORY | ||
| FABLE AND FAIRY TALE | ||
| NEO-CLASSICAL FRENCH WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| THINKERS AND MORALISTS | ||
| WOMAN OF GOD COURT AND ARMS | ||
| Group III: 17th and 18th Centuries | 4 | |
| 17TH CENTURY STAGE AND STATE | ||
| THE FRENCH GALLANTRY 17TH TO 20TH CENTURIES | ||
| FABLE AND FAIRY TALE | ||
| THE ENLIGHTENMENT | ||
| FRANCE AND GLOBAL ENLIGHTENMENT | ||
| TABLEAUX: ART AND THEATER: 1700S | ||
| NEO-CLASSICAL FRENCH WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| THINKERS AND MORALISTS | ||
| FRENCH AUTOBIOGRAPHY | ||
| Group IV: 19th and 20th/21st Centuries | 4 | |
| MAPPING THE NATION | ||
| EARLY AUTHORS MODERN THEORY | ||
| FABLE AND FAIRY TALE | ||
| FRENCH AUTOBIOGRAPHY | ||
| ROMANTICISM | ||
| WRITERS AND LAWBREAKERS | ||
| 19TH CENTURY SHORT STORY | ||
| THE FLANEUR IN PARIS | ||
| POSTCOLONIAL REPRESENTATIONS | ||
| FRENCH FILMS D'AUTEUR | ||
| WOMEN ON THE MARGINS | ||
| FRANCOPHONE NORTH AFRICA | ||
| FRANCOPHONE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | ||
| REALISM AND DECADENCE | ||
| VISIONS OF THE MAGHREB | ||
| THE ESSAY FILM | ||
| THE NEW WAVE ARRIVES | ||
| FRANCOPHONE CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | ||
| FRENCH LITERARY THEORY | ||
| THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL | ||
| MODERN FRENCH THEATER | ||
| FRENCH CONTEMPORARY NOVEL | ||
| FRENCH WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| FRENCH-CANADIAN LITERATURE | ||
| FRANCOPHONE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| TUTORIAL | ||
| Group V: Francophonie | 4 | |
| POSTCOLONIAL REPRESENTATIONS | ||
| FRANCOPHONE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | ||
| VISIONS OF THE MAGHREB | ||
| CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN CINEMAS | ||
| FRANCOPHONE CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | ||
| FRENCH-CANADIAN LITERATURE | ||
| FRANCOPHONE VOICES FROM NORTH AFRICA | ||
| NORTH AFRICAN FRANCE | ||
| FRANCOPHONE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| "AMERICA!" FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE PERSPECTIVES | ||
| Electives 3 | 10-12 | |
Select three electives | ||
| 1 | A prerequisite for all 3000-level courses. |
| 2 | Upon approval of the French major adviser, a course in Group V may double count to fulfill a course in Groups I-IV. |
| 3 | Any FREN course numbered 1504 or higher may count toward this requirement, except for FREN 2001 FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Transfer courses may count with the permission of the adviser. |
Students who place out of FREN 1501, FREN 1502, or FREN 2001 will replace them with upper-level elective courses.
Students majoring in French must prepare their schedules in consultation with the assigned departmental French language and literature major adviser.
The department encourages students to study abroad for one or two semesters. Students who opt to apply study abroad credits toward their major must have these courses approved by the French major adviser prior to their going abroad. Students studying abroad for one year may apply up to five study abroad courses toward their major. Students studying abroad for one semester may apply up to four study abroad courses toward their major. Additional study abroad credits accepted by Fordham University may be applied as elective credits toward graduation, but not toward the French major.
Students who exhibit exceptional potential and intellectual curiosity and have a minimum GPA of 3.67 in the major may choose to write a senior thesis for Honors in French language and literature. Students should consult their French major adviser for advice and guidelines on this option early in their junior year.
Availability
The major in French language and literature is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Students in Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies may major in French language and literature only if their schedules are sufficiently flexible to permit them to take day classes at the Rose Hill or Lincoln Center campuses.
Fordham College at Rose Hill students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.
Fordham College at Lincoln Center students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.
Professional and Continuing Studies students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the PCS Core Curriculum.