BA in French (a second major program)
(30.5–45.5 hours*)
Program Requirements | View MAP
- Students must complete the requirements for a primary major in another field.
- 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.
- Complete the following prerequisites (or equivalent):
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. |
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. |
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. |
- Complete the following core courses:
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.). |
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 |
- Complete two courses from the following:
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. |
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. |
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. |
- Complete five courses from the following (courses taken to complete item 5 above may not be double counted here):
BUS M 596R
Business French.
BUS M 596R : Business Language.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | For experienced speakers of the language being taught. Emphasizes business concepts; practice and case study including conversation, reading,and presenting, while enriching business vocabulary. |
FREN 317 : (Fren-Ital) French and Italian Cinema.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Background for understanding and appreciating the best of motion picture art in France and Italy. Includes components of critical theory essential for analyzing film. Language of instruction is English; no knowledge of French or Italian required. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
FREN 377 : Introduction to French Language Teaching.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | FREN 321; FLang 276 (if a French teaching major). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Language acquisition theories and instructional practices specific to French language classrooms. Includes teaching phonological features and pronunciation. Lectures, demonstrations, and microteaching. |
| NOTE: | Taught in French and English. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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.). |
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. |
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. |
FREN 490R : Individual Study in French.
(1-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Faculty-supervised instruction/research to fit the individual needs of the advanced student. Terms must be established by contract and approved by chair. |
Note 1: Students may substitute up to two approved courses from their primary major that are related to this French major. Each course must be approved by the French undergraduate coordinator and will require a "French secondary major course substitution approval form" signed by the professor in their primary major.
Note 2: A minimum of three of the five elective courses must be taught in French.
- Complete the following:
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.