How French Courses are Organized
Courses in French can be conveniently divided into several groups; students should include courses from all groups in their degree programmes if at all possible. Because of normal patterns of course offerings, students wishing to complete their degree programme in a timely fashion will normally have no difficulty in selecting courses from all areas of study: it is important, however, to pay careful attention to the prerequisites for each course, and you should consult the detailed course descriptions in the next section of this guide for information on prerequisites and on frequency of course offerings. Note that courses in a given subgroup (e.g. 3100, 3101) will have similar but not always identical prerequisites. Special topics courses are offered occasionally as resources and interests permit.
| Basic Language Study |
| Courses |
Prerequisites |
Comments |
| 1500, 1501, 1502 |
See "Comments" |
For most first-year students, and upper-year students beginning or returning to French. Which first-year French course should you take? |
| 2100, 2101 |
1502 with a minimum of 60%, or High School French immersion for 2100. 2100 for 2101 |
Composition and writing techniques |
| 2159, 2160 |
For strong graduates of HS immersion. NOT OFFERED IN 2008-09 and 2009-2010. |
For graduates of French immersion programmes, who complete these courses rather than those listed above (1500 through 2101) |
| Continuing Language Study |
| Courses |
Prerequisites |
Comments |
| 2300 |
1502 or 2160 |
French phonetics |
| 3100, 3101 |
2101 or 2160 for 3100
3100 for 3101 |
French grammar and stylistics through textual analysis |
| 3300 |
Two 2000-level courses |
Rhetoric and public speaking in French |
| 4100, 4101 |
3100 and 3101 |
Advanced French oral and written expression, and introduction to translation and comparative stylistics |
| 4120-4129 |
Normally 3100 and 3101 |
Special topics in language study |
| Study of Texts in French |
| Courses |
Prerequisites |
Comments |
| 2601 |
1502 |
Introduction to narrative and descriptive readings |
| 2602 |
2601 |
Reading practice with texts that inform or persuade |
| 3500, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3506 |
2602 |
Introduction to the different genres of prose, drama and poetry, and to the study of theme, literary history, and French cinema. |
| 4610, 4620, 4630, 4640, 4650, 4652. 4660 |
Two of 350*, or one of 350* with a grade of 80% or higher. |
Advanced textual study using different theoretical and methodological approaches to texts |
| 4820-4829 |
Varies |
Special topics in textual study in French |
| French Linguistics |
| Courses |
Prerequisites |
Comments |
| 3302 |
2300 and 2101 |
History of the French Language (Classics 120A/B strongly recommended) |
| 3310 |
2300 and either 2100 or 2159 |
French phonology and morphology; linguistics 2104 may be substituted for 2300 |
| 3311 |
2100 or 2159 |
Contemporary French linguistic theory; a linguistics course may replace 2100 or 2159. |
| 4301, 4310 |
3100 and 3101 ; 3310 (4310 only) |
French dialect and the French language in Canada |
| Francophone Culture |
| Courses |
Prerequisites |
Comments |
| 2900 |
1502 |
Survey of Francophone Cultures |
| 3650, 3651, 3653 |
2900 |
Culture of France, Quebec and other French-speaking areas of Canada |
| 4400, 4410, 4420 |
3100 or 3101 |
French Newfoundland (cross-listed with Folklore); Folklore 1000 or 2000 recommended |
| 4651-4659 |
Varies |
Special topics in culture |
