The French major consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours (10 courses) in French at the 2000 level or above. These include 12 credits from the four Core Course group (or their equivalent); the three 1-credit French-for-Engineering sequence (3101-3102-3103) taken over 3 semesters: and must include one French-language W (3268W or 3211W). Students typically also take 3 to 6 credits from any of the General list of classes at Storrs. Typically, during your year at Toulouse you will also take 9-12 credits of the Major and 3 to 6 credits of “relateds” each semester, including the internship.
The core courses: Language and Culture (12 credits)
| Topics | Courses | Semester |
| Grammar and composition | **French (3268/W) or 3269 | Fall, Spring |
| Phonetics and history of language | French 3257* | Fall |
| Literature and Culture | French 3261 and 3262 | Fall, Spring |
The General Course list : choose elective French classes from any box.
| Topics | Courses | Semester |
| Translation | French 3215, 3216, 3222 | Spring |
| French for Business | French 3217 | Fall |
| Issues in Cultural Studies | French 3211W**, 3224,3280 | |
| The Francophone world | French 3218 or 3273 | |
| Global Culture French | French 3250 |
Fall, Spring |
| Literary history | French 3218, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3235, 3280, 3273 | offered from time to time, in rotation |
| Literary and Cultural Theory | French 3272 | |
| Literature (theater/fiction/poetry) | French 3220, 3221, 3222 | |
| Arts and culture | French 3210, 3223 3224 | |
| French for Engineering |
FREN 3101, 3102, and 3103*** | |
| French Internship Credit |
3283 |
- All Gen-Ed eligible course or CORE Courses (above) should be completed at Storrs.
- * If students have near-native level pronunciation, they can ask for a waiver for 3257. They must substitute this course with any elective from the table below.
- ** Student must take one French-language W course (either 3268W OR 3211W)
- ***The three-semester 1-credit French for Engineering sequence FREN 3101, 3102 should ideally be taken in the fall and spring of the sophomore year, with 3103 taken in the fall of the junior year. ( In rare exceptions, students may take 3101 and 3103 in the same fall semesters of the junior year, with 3102 in the spring also of the junior year).
“Related” credits are usually taken during your year in France: 6 credits during the fall term while completing your French degree (any course in the history, political sciences, business, or science of the French or Francophone world or in art history, languages, Human Rights, or European studies), to be approved by the advisor. You will also receive 6 internship/related credits in French (3283) for your engineering internships.
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