Bachelor of Arts in French
At USC, a French major develops a mastery of the language and its literary expressions – fictional, non-fictional, dramatic and poetic – as well as the study of social, cultural and political institutions within the context of intellectual history. Students have the opportunity to choose from a number of stimulating courses in the literature, art, cinema, and history of France or the Francophone world, particularly Francophone North and Sub-Saharan Africa and the Francophone Caribbean Islands.
Courses are kept small to allow for maximum interaction between students and professors. Students may choose to fulfill some of their course requirements abroad. They may also take up to two courses with readings and class work in English for major credit.
Course Requirements:
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- FREN 250 French IV
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- FREN 300 French Grammar and Composition
- FREN 330 Critical Writing in French
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Electives must be chosen from the following list and must include at least two 400-level courses.
No more than two of these elective courses may be in English.
- FREN 310 Media French
- FREN 315 Inside the Courts: the French Legal Language and Culture
- FREN 320 French Cinema
- FREN 347 Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature
- FREN 351 Introduction to Research in French and Francophone Cultures
- FREN 360 Business and Technical French
- FREN 370gm Equality and Difference around the Enlightenment
- FREN 373 Remembering Loss, Writing Memory
- FREN 375mgw Global Narratives of Illness and Disability
- FREN 382 Paris Avant-Gardes
- FREN 383 French Women Writers
- FREN 390 Special Problems
- FREN 392 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies
- FREN 393 Seminar in French Thought and Theory
- FREN 401 Studies in Early Modernity
- FREN 402 Studies in Modernity
- FREN 403 Studies in Colonialism and Postcolonialism
- FREN 404 Studies in an Author
- FREN 410 Actualités Françaises
- FREN 432 French Theatre
- FREN 445 Studies in Gender, Feminism and Sexuality
- FREN 446 Contemporary French Thought
- FREN 448m France and Islam
- FREN 449 Studies in French Civilization
- FREN 464 Colloquium: French Civilization
- FREN 490x Directed Research
- FREN 499 Special Topics
How to Declare a Major?
Declaring a major is easy. First, schedule a meeting with the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Student Services Advisor. Together you will discuss your particular interests, and outline a probable sequence of courses to complete the requirements. You will then fill out the necessary form for changing or adding a major. Once this form has been processed, your new major will be official.
For more information and specific degree requirements, please contact the Academic Advisor or the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
