Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (FLCL)
French Courses Available for Graduate Credit
5000-level courses are graduate courses. Students may take up to six hours of 4000-level courses approved for graduate credit. These courses may not be taught every semester.
Advanced Composition and Stylistics FR 4154
Intensive work in written French. Development of the student's ability to write clear, correct, and articulate French in a variety of modes (e.g., epistolary style, the formal and informal essay). Style analysis.
Studies in French Literature FR 4314
In-depth study of a selected topic in French literature, such as an author, a group of authors, a literary movement or genre during a specific period of French literary history (i.e., Voltaire, the Pleiade, Romanticism, the nouveau roman). May be repeated for credit with different content.
Business and Culture in the French-Speaking World FR 5164
A variable content course exploring the intersections of language and culture in the French and Francophone business worlds. Special emphasis on developing and perfecting highly advanced language skills and a mastery of specialized vocabulary, in French, for professional settings.
Writing in the Francophone World FR 5344
A comparative and thematically oriented study of works by writers of the Francophone world, including North Africa, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Europe. Literary, theoretical, and socio-cultural implications of novels, drama, poetry, and essays of writers of the 20th century. Issues of literary aesthetics, postcolonialism, feminism, identity, race, and history as they are manifested in the texts.
Topics in French Studies FR 5404
This variable content course studies cultural practices in French and Francophone life to focus on problems in contexts as diverse as art and religion, law and literature, the media, politics, and the performing arts. Application of theoretical principles to specific issues of cultural interest. Emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to equip students to explore new possibilities for cultural inquiry.