BA French Course Listing
BA in French requires 36 credits in French, 18 in Language, and 18 in Literature.
Students are required to do either FREN 1600 OR FREN 1601 to access Level 2 AND /OR Level 3 Literature Courses. Both courses are compulsory for the major.
LEVEL I
- FREN 1401 French Language IA
- FREN 1402 French Language IB
- FREN 1600 Introduction to French Literature: From Renaissance to Enlightenment
- FREN 1601 Introduction to French Literature: From Existentialism to Créolité
- FOUN 1001 English for Academic Purposes
OR
- FOUN 1106 Academic English for Research Purposes
- FOUN 1104 Writing About Literature (Highly Recommended)
The following courses are strongly recommended:
- LING 2902 Structure & Usage of French Lexicon Creole I (Patois)
- LING 2903 Structure & Usage of French Lexicon Creole II
LEVEL II
- FREN 2002 Introduction to Business French
- FREN 2401 French Language IIA
- FREN 2402 French Language IIB
- FREN 2607 Post Romantic Poetry (*Not Offered 2023/2024)
OR
- FREN 2605 The French Novel in the 19th Century
- FREN 2608 French Caribbean Women Writers (*Not Offered 2023/2024)
OR
- HUMN 2704 Without Borders: Caribbean Women Writers (*Not Offered 2023/2024)
- FOUN 1301 Law, Governance, Economy and Society
- FOUN 1210 Science, Medicine and Technology in Society
LEVEL III
- FREN 3401 French Language IIIA
- FREN 3402 French Language IIIB
- FREN 3004 Representing the “New” in Postwar French Fiction, Theatre and Film
- FREN 3502 French Caribbean Poetry and Drama (*Not Offered 2023/2024)
- FREN 3505 French Caribbean Prose
OR
- FREN 3806 Francophone Caribbean Cinema: (Re)-narrating the Nation
- HUMN 3099 Caribbean Studies
OR an equivalent course
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (FLR) FOR MAJOR IN FRENCH
Students entering in the Academic Year 2023/2024 are required to complete three credits of Foreign Language
Requirement (FLR) course.
Click to see the Faculty’s general regulation on FLR.
Application to Major in French: Students are exempt from FLR.
