Foreign Languages, French Concentration, B.A.

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

A major in Foreign Languages consists of 35 semester hours in one language (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work. Students must select one of three concentrations: French, German, or Spanish.

Students choosing the French concentration are required to take FREN 3010 , FREN 3040 , FREN 3080 , either FREN 3050 , FREN 3060 , FREN 3070 , or FREN 3110 , and two 4000-level courses. Native speakers of French will substitute FREN 3110 or an additional 4000-level course for FREN 3010 and FREN 3040 .

Majors should choose HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation to satisfy part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirements.

Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, French

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
FREN 1010 - Elementary French I 3 credit hours
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum//FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

FREN 3050 - Survey of French Literature and Culture (Middle Ages-1800) 3 credit hours OR
FREN 3060 - Survey of French Literature (1800-Present). 3 credit hours OR
FREN 3070 - Topics in French and Francophone Film 3 credit hours OR
FREN 3110 - French and Francophone Culture 3 credit hours
FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
FREN 3040 - Intensive Conversational French 3 credit hours
FREN 3080 - Topics in French Studies 3 credit hours
General electives 12 credit hours
Minor course 6 credit hours

Foreign Languages, French Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, French

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120