French 1111 Introductory French I
Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with no prior knowledge of French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills. 4.00 credit(s)
French 1112 Introductory French II
Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with one year of high school French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills. Students should have completed FRE 1111 or equivalent. 4.00 credit(s)
FRE 1113 - French-Reading Knowledge
French 1121 Intermediate French I
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed FRE 1112 or the equivalent. 3.00 credit(s)
French 1122 Intermediate French II
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed FRE 1121 or the equivalent. 3.00credit(s)
French 1131 Conversation and Composition I
Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Students should have completed FRE 1122 or the equivalent. 3.00credit(s)
French 1132 Conversation & Composition II
Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Students should have completed FRE 1131 or the equivalent. 3.00credit(s)
FRE 1134 - Business French
An introduction to French business terminology and discourse related to economic, finance, and management. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 1135 - Contemporary French Business
Panorama of French business culture of the last thirty years through anthropological, philiosophical, and sociological readings. 3.00 credit(s)
RE 1137 - Cont Fre Lang II
Survey of contemporary french culture (cinema, television, music, art, etc.) and discussion of regional differences. Offered as part of the Villanova Summer program at the Universite de Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne. 3.00 credit(s)
French 1138 Advanced Grammar
Intensive practice of spoken and written French. 3.00 credit(s)
French 1140 Writing & Stylistics in French
Intensive practice in written expression and textual analysis. Composition are modeled on selected French texts. 3.00 credit(s)
French 1141 Phonetics
Intensive practice in written expression and textual analysis. Compositions are modeled on selected French texts. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2100 French/Franco Lit in Trans
The major works of French literature in translation. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2101 French Lit & Film
French films based on literary works as a medium will be used to better understand contemporary French culture and civilzation. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2102 Love/Sexuality in Franco Film
Analysis of films that deal with this topic. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2140 French Culture
Focuses on the history, geography, and the political, economical and social structures in France from its origins to the 20th century. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2141 Francophone Culture
Focuses on the history, geography, and the political, economical and social structures of the Francophone world, mostly through the 20th century. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2142 The savoir vivre in France
The course is designed to help students to gain a better understanding of social rules and codes which define the French mentality and cultural identity. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2143 Contemporary France
Focuses on regional identities and other aspects from current French headlines. Offered as part of the Villanova Summer Program in France. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2144 Franco American Relations
Course examines how these old allies became rivals while trying to sell their model of "good society." 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 2145 - France & the European Union
Focuses on the history of the construction of the European Union from the post war period to the present. It outlines its various institutions, policies facing the admission of new members and the implementation of its new constitution. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2211 Survey of French Literature I
Introduction to the literature and culture of the French-speaking world as presented in context. Required for FFS majors. Individual sections vary in the works covered. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2212 Survey of French Literature II
Significant developments in the arts, society, and literature in France from the French Revolution to the present. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2215 Francophone Women's Voices
Study of cultural production (literature, cinema, etc.) by women of the French speaking world. Regions may include North Africa, the Caribbean islands and Canada. 3.00 credit(s)
French 2218 Franco Writers & Cult Identity
Regions may include North Africa, the Caribbean islands and Canada. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 2993 - Service Learning Internship
CRS Partnership, working on water supply, sanitation, and environmental health issues, leading to the development of a certification program in water resources management projects, within the historical and cultural context of current redevelopment efforts in Haiti. Prerequisite: FRE 1132 and approval from the French Coordinator. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3211 La musique populaire, 1950 -
Survey of popular music, 1950 to the present, considering literary influences and trends in music and in the industry. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3212 Le tour de France
The world's greatest race as seen in literature, the arts, and it is currently presented and followed, in French media. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3411 17th Century Literature
Analytical readings of major texts. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3412 001 Special Topics ( a topic in Francophone literature and culture, to be announced)
A thematic approach to important aspects of francophone literature and culture. Through analysis of literary texts, films, and other cultural documents, students will examine some of the many facets in the French-speaking world outside of France. How is identity shaped by language (native and imperial), by politics, and by culture? This course leads students through particular topics of the post-colonial condition in the French-speaking world. (more information available in May 2013)
French 3412 002 Special Topic: La poesie amoureuse des troubadours aux temps modernes
This course will explore all the different facets of the theme of love in its French poetic expression throughout the ages, from the time of the troubadours to the 20th century. This voyage will take us to the well-known regions of jubilation and ecstasy but it will also venture in less euphoric terrains such as jealousy, rivalry, solitude, melancholia, and anguish, among others. Our chance of authors will not limit itself to the traditional list of authors such as Villon, Ronsard, Corneille, Chenier, Hugo, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, but will also include female poets such as Marguerite de Navarre, La Reine Margot, Catherine des Roches, Madeleine de Scudery, Delphine Gay de Girardin, Renee Vivien, Anna de Noailles, and Marie de Regnier. Additionally, we will discover the "paralitterature" world of love songs and immerse ourselves in the musicality and rhythms generated by popular culture throughout the centuries.
French 3512 Paris, Capital of the 19th Century
Literary, artistic, political and social overview of France's capital city following the French revolution. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3613 Impressionism
Comparison of literary and artistic trends of the end of the nineteenth century in France. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3614 Classical Theatre
Classical dramaturgy and modern interpretations of Corneille, Moliere and Racine. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3615 Study & Production of a Play
Semester-long worshop that will culminate in the production of a play, in French and by a French playwright. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3715 Utopia in 18th Century French Literature
Emphasis on real and fictional travel accounts as well as works in which homesteading on islands or in isolated natural settings plays an important role. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3718 Themes in French Poetry 1789-present
An overview of the voices, forms and innovations of the French poetic tradition through the themes of love, subjectivity and objectivity; masculinities and femininities; nature vs. the city, and others, in the works of selected French poets from the nineteenth century to the present. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3818 The Literature of Initiation
Examines the experiences of the "coming of age" theme through literary works chosen from different centuries. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3819 Existentialism in France
Saint-German des Pres, jazz, Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, Vian, Greco. 3.00 credit(s)
French 3820 Lle vers libre
The revolution of poetry in France. Discussion of the evolution of French free-verse poetry in its social and historical context. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 3921 - 20th Century Theatre
Authors may include: Jarry,Claudel, Giraudoux, Anouih, Camus, Satre, Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Koltes. 3.00 credit(s)
RE 3922 - 20th Century Novel
A study of French novels of the 20th century that include classic and lesser-known works. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 3923 - Post-World War II Writers
Authors may include: Robbe-Grillet, Duras, Tournier, Le Clezio, Modiano. 3.00 credit(s)
RE 3970 - Research Seminar
Principles and techniques of literary research. Overview of major French and Francophone authors and representative works. Students should have completed 1132 or the equivalent. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 4110 - French Classical Theatre
Readings and discussions on the major dramatists and theorists of the French 17th century. Conducted in English. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 4120 - Modern French Theatre
The contemporary drama of France from its origin (King Ubu) to Beckett, Sartre, Genet, Ionesco and recent dramatists. 3.00 credit(s)
FRE 5900 - Independent Study
