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French Language & Literature

FREN 5540 Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Fall 2026

Topics may include exoticism, reason and folly, libertinage, theater, Voltaire vs. Rousseau.

Rating
Difficulty
3.81
GPA
FREN 5584 Topics in Cinema
Fall 2026

A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a …

Rating
Difficulty
3.26
GPA
FREN 7040 Theories and Methods of Language Teaching
Fall 2026

Introduces the pedagogical approaches currently practiced in second-language courses at the university level. Critically examines the theories underlying various methodologies, and their relation to teaching. Assignments include development and critique …

Rating
Difficulty
3.96
GPA
FREN 8510 Seminar in Medieval Literature
Fall 2026

Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings).

Rating
Difficulty
3.77
GPA
FREN 8540 Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Fall 2026

(a) Voltaire. (b) Diderot. (c) Theater. (d) Novel. (e) Rousseau. (f) Marivaux.

Rating
Difficulty
3.67
GPA
FREN 8584 Seminar in Cinema
Fall 2026

A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a …

Rating
Difficulty
3.88
GPA
FREN 9998 Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Master's and Doctoral Research
Fall 2026

For masters and doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.

Rating
Difficulty
1.30
GPA
FREN 9999 Dissertation Research
Fall 2026

For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.

Rating
Difficulty
1.30
GPA