(Code RGR_BA01)
(120 units)
* Directors:
Clorinda Donato, Stephen Fleck
*Advisors:
Clorinda Donato, Stephen Fleck
*Program Office
AS 309
The major in French and Francophone Studies consists of 36 upper-division units in the 300-400 level courses indicated below. The number of
lower-division units will depend on the amount of French studied previously in high school or college, since students with prior study of French may enter at advanced standing (usually second or third year).
This major program satisfies the requirements for the Single-Subject teaching credential in French, but credential candidates must take FREN 414 (Phonetics). Major students should be mindful of the Department’s second language requirement: two college years or equivalent of a second foreign language, other than English. The Department also recommends inclusion of specified history courses in the program of study. These courses offer additional enrichment to the cultural component of the student’s course of study.
Requirements
Lower Division: Prerequisite: FREN 214. Does not count toward the required 36 units.
Upper-Division: A minimum of 36 units of upper-division courses which must include FREN 312A, 312B, 314, 335, 336, 337, 411, 440, 480 and three of the following courses: 414, 456, 460, 462, 470, 471, 472, 474, 475, 476, 477, 479, 490; one of the following courses may also be used in this category: RGR 346I, 450I. Candidates for the teaching credential must take FREN 414.
Department Requirement: Two years of a second foreign language at college level or equivalent is required of all majors.
Departmental Recommendation: Students specializing in French should include the following courses in their program of study: HIST 131, 132, and one or more of the following: HIST 335, 336, 337. A selection from the following courses would also be appropriate: HIST 332, 333; RGR 346I, 450I.
Interdisciplinary Option (code RGR_BA08) (120 units)
* Directors - Clorinda Donato, Stephen Fleck
* Advisors - Clorinda Donato, Stephen Fleck
* Program Office - AS 309
The Bachelor of Arts in French and Francophone Studies, Interdisciplinary Option, provides students with a thorough basis in the study of French language, history, literature, politics, and culture within a global context. This major provides a unique opportunity for students to address the cultural, economic, social, and political dimensions of Francophonie. The Interdisciplinary Option reinforces California State University, Long Beach's established and recognized record as a leader in offering students a global pedagogical experience that can be transferred to the working world of the present and the future.
Students completing the B.A. in French and Francophone Studies (Interdisciplinary Option) will acquire an interdisciplinary understanding of history, culture, and society of France that will prepare them for a broad range of career options both at home and abroad. These include international law and business, teaching, government and Foreign Service. In addition, the solid background in French and Francophone history and literature provides a strong foundation for further study at the graduate level in a variety of M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
To meet new demands for professionals, the Bachelor of Arts in French and Francophone Studies (Interdisciplinary Option) combines courses from French literature and related fields in the arts and humanities. The Interdisciplinary Option will enable students to draw from a multifaceted disciplinary basis to interpret cultural phenomena and trends in a variety of global contexts. As the only California State University to approach French and Francophone Studies at the undergraduate level from both global and cross-disciplinary perspectives, California State University, Long Beach recognizes the cooperative and symbiotic relationship connecting the disciplines of history and literature with respect to a comprehensive understanding of the Francophone World.
French and Francophone Studies Interdisciplinary Option majors are required to develop a program of study in consultation with the program advisor. In addition to assisting students in the development of their program and providing advice on post-graduate options, the program advisor and director maintain close contact with each student in the major. Courses for the program have been selected to foster synergistic growth in French and Francophone language, literature, culture and history. Students begin the major at the third-year level, after they have completed two years of college French (or have acquired the equivalent competency). At the third year they will take advanced language and composition, survey courses in French and Francophone literature, and the appropriate courses in the interdisciplinary option selected. During the senior year, students will take French Civilization, specialized courses in the literature and history of France and the Francophone world, and the French and Francophone Studies Capstone course. Furthermore, students majoring in French and Francophone Studies will be encouraged to avail themselves of the opportunity to participate in a study abroad or internship programs.
Requirements:
French and Francophone Studies Courses: Lower Division: three (3) units: FREN 214; Upper Division: A minimum of forty-five (45) units of upper division course work as follows: Twenty-one (21) units must come from the following French courses: FREN 312A, 312B, 335, 336, 337, 411 and 440. However, with the Program Director’s consent, the requirement of FREN 214, 312A, 312B, and 314 may be waived. Nine (9) units of electives selected from the following courses: FREN 456, 460, 462, 470, 471, 472, 474, 475 a,b,c,d, or e, 477, 479, 480 490.
Twelve units from one of the following content areas:
Africana Studies: 304, 337, 343A, 343B, 380, 460; Art History: 311, 427, 436, 437, 438, 439, 448, 449, 450; History, Francophone: 391, 392, 435, 491; French/European: 319, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340; Philosophy: 361I, 405I, 413, 417, 418, 484, 455; Social Sciences: a) Political Science: 303, 353, 401, 455; b) International Studies: 319I, 320; c) Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies: 300, 312, 401I, 455; d) Geography: 306, 308I, 309I, 316.
Lower Division: FREN 214. Students who have completed sufficient high school French may take upper-division courses as soon as lower-division requirements have been met.
Upper-Division: A minimum of 36 units of upper-division courses which must include FREN 312A, 312B, 314, 335, 336, 337, 411, 440, 480 and three of the following courses: 414, 456, 460, 462, 470, 471, 472, 474, 475, 477, 479, 490; one of the following courses may also be used in this category: RGR 346I, 450I. Candidates for the teaching credential must take FREN 414.
Department Requirement: Two years of a second foreign language at college level or equivalent is required of all majors.
Departmental Recommendation: Students specializing in French should include the following courses in their program of study: HIST 131, 132, and one or more of the following: HIST 335, 336, 337. A selection from the following courses would also be appropriate: HIST 332, 333, RGR, 346I, 450I.
