French Studies
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Program Requirements
Requirements
The concentration in French Studies provides an interdisciplinary understanding of French culture for students not majoring in French. Courses in French language, literature, civilization, art history and history are required.
In addition to providing students with a well-rounded background in the area of French studies, this concentration is also useful to students planning graduate work in French history or art history.
The concentration offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty.
The concentration requires completion of a minimum of 28 credits, including 8 credits in French Language and 20 credits in courses conducted in English as follows:
1. 8 credits of French Language taken at Oakland University
Students must achieve minimally at the 2150 level. Students who place into course will take course and course; if they place higher than course, they will take course plus 4 credits in a higher level course.
2. 8 credits from the following courses
course European Literature before 1850 (4)
course European Literature after 1850 (4)
course Studies in Foreign Film (4)
course Advanced Study of Topics Related to Foreign Languages and Cultures (2 OR 4)
course Topics in Foreign Literature (4)
The courses listed above are conducted in English.
3. 8 credits in History Courses selected from the following
course Europe in the Seventeenth Century (4)
course Europe in the Eighteenth Century (4)
course Early Modern France (4)
Other topic courses in History may be substituted with permission of the Concentration Coordinator.
4. 4 credits in Art and Art History selected from the following
course Modern Art 1900-1960 (4)
Other topic courses in Art History may be substituted with permission of the concentration coordinator.
5. Corequisite Course selected from the following
course Europe in Global Context to 1600 (4)
course Europe in Global Context from 1600 to the Present (4)
Either course satisfies the General Education Requirement in the Western Civilization Knowledge Exploration Area.
Additional Information
This concentration does not constitute a major. Students must elect a major from those offered by the university. Interested students should develop a program in consultation with the coordinator.