BA in French Studies
(45.5–66.5 hours*)

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1. The French and Italian Department requires a minimum of 15 major hours to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
2. Complete a minor (approximately 16–21 hours) or 15 hours of course work in an area approved by the major advisor. Courses must be approved before the senior year.
3. Complete the following prerequisites (or equivalent):
   FREN 101 : First-Year French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 101 : First-Year French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Development of the four language skills: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing.
   
   
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   FREN 102 : First-Year French, Part 2. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 102 : First-Year French, Part 2. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Fren 101 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of French 101.
   
   
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   FREN 201 : Intermediate French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 201 : Intermediate French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Fren 102 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Reading, writing, conversation, vocabulary building, and review of grammar.
   
   
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   FREN 202 : Intermediate French, Part 2. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 202 : Intermediate French, Part 2. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Fren 201 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Final course for GE Languages of Learning requirement (except for returned missionaries); extensive reading in French literature and culture.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
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4. Complete the following core courses:
   FREN 321 : Advanced Grammar. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 321 : Advanced Grammar. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Systematic review of French grammar and syntax.
   
   
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   FREN 322 : Advanced Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 322 : Advanced Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Fren 321 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Expository writing (narration, description, dialogue, explication de texte, etc.).
   
   
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   FREN 340 : Introduction to Literary Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 340 : Introduction to Literary Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 321 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	How to read French prose, drama, and poetry and apply methods of literary criticism.
   NOTE:	Capstone course for GE Languages of Learning requirement for returned missionaries
   
   
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5. Complete two courses from the following:
   FREN 361 : French Civilization from the Beginning to 1715. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 361 : French Civilization from the Beginning to 1715. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey of institutions, fine arts, and social conditions to the death of Louis XIV.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Arts or Letters elective.
   
   
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   FREN 362 : French Civilization from 1715 to the Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 362 : French Civilization from 1715 to the Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey of institutions, fine arts, and social conditions.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Arts or Letters elective.
   
   
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   FREN 363 : Contemporary French Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 363 : Contemporary French Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current cultural, political, and social trends and issues in France as well as the francophone world.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Global and Cultural Awareness requirement. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
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6. Complete five courses from the following:
   FREN 431 : Introduction to French Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 431 : Introduction to French Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322, 340, 361, 362.
   DESCRIPTION:	Subfields (phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexicology, semantics) and approaches (socio-linguistics, semiology, and pragmatics).
   
   
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   FREN 432 : History of French. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 432 : History of French. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 431 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to the diachronic study of French beginning with its roots in Latin.
   
   
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   FREN 433 : Studies in French Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 433 : Studies in French Linguistics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 431 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced study of linguistic features such as phonetics and phonology, semantization, lexical development, morphology, and contrastive syntax.
   
   
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   FREN 452R : Studies in Period, Movement, and Theme. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 452R : Studies in Period, Movement, and Theme. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 340
   DESCRIPTION:	Various periods and movements (e.g., medieval, classicism, romanticism) or themes (e.g., Arthur, Faust). Topics vary.
   
   
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   FREN 453R : Studies in Genre. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 453R : Studies in Genre. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 340
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of various genres (e.g., epic, novel, lyric, film) and problems of genre in French.
   
   
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   FREN 454R : Studies in Author. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 454R : Studies in Author. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 340
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of major French or Francophone authors (e.g., Rabelais, Moliere, Diderot, Balzac).
   
   
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   FREN 455R : Studies in Literary Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 455R : Studies in Literary Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 340
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of primary texts by contemporary literary theorists (e.g., Barthes, Genette, structuralism, etc.).
   
   
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   FREN 456R : Francophone Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 456R : Francophone Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 340
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings from major French-speaking writers from countries outside France, such as Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.
   
   
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   FREN 457R : Studies in French Culture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 457R : Studies in French Culture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 361 & FREN 362 & FREN 363
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of French historical, political, and social issues or artistic trends.
   
   
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Note: French majors can select Fren 445, 490R, or Bus M 596R as one of the five required 400-level courses to count toward the major.

7. Complete the following:
   FREN 495 : Senior Portfolio Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 495 : Senior Portfolio Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 321, 322, 340.
   DESCRIPTION:	Capstone experience for French studies majors, including revision and assessment of writing.
   
   
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Recommended

Students who need to strengthen oral skills should enroll in Fren 211R, 311R, and 411R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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