Program: Foreign Languages, French Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
615-898-5778
Leah Lyons, program coordinator
Leah.Lyons@mtsu.edu

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 choosing the French concentration are required to take FREN 3010 and two 4000-level courses. Native speakers of French will substitute an additional 4000-level course for FREN 3010 .

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)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 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 AND
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours OR
FREN 1040 - Intensive Elementary French 6 credit hours (only 3 hours may be counted for the B.S. degree)
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 9 credit hours
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
General electives 6 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours
FREN 3000-4000 level major courses 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

FREN 3000-4000 level major courses 8 credit hours
General electives 2 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours
FREN 4000-level major courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Maps

Following are printable, suggested four-year schedules of courses:

Foreign Languages, French, B.S., Academic Map

Foreign Languages, French, B.S. (Study Abroad), Academic Map