Curriculum
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The Master of Arts in French offered by the Summer Institute of French and Francophone Studies requires completion of 40 units of course work (thesis optional). These graduate courses can be selected in five areas of studies. A complete list of courses offered on a rotating basis over recent summers is shown below; all are four-unit courses (except for optional thesis, 6 units and a three-week seminar, 2 units). |
Language: Courses which sharpen students' skills in the written and oral practice of the French language. Click on course title for description. (*= course offered in Summer 2009)
208SS French for Business
*210SS Oral Expression and Argumentation: French for Current Affairs
*211SS Grammar and Composition
*212SS French Stylistics and Advanced Written Expression
213SS Comparative Stylistics of French and English
Linguistics: Courses covering the methodology and theory related to the functioning of the French language. Click on course title for description. (*= course offered in Summer 2009)
214SS Advanced French Phonetics
216SS Linguistics II: Syntax and Semantics
217SS Linguistics I: General French Linguistics
*220SS Seminar: Open Topic on Contemporary French Language
Culture: Courses which deal with issues related to French society, everyday life in France, music, arts & media. Click on course for description. (*= course offered in Summer 2009)
251SS French Literature and Contemporary Society
252SS Fine Arts and French Society
253SS French Music and Society
*254SS French Civilization and Cultural Studies
255SS Seminar: Open Topic on Contemporary French Society
*256SS French Society and its Media
257SS French Society and its Institutions
260SS Seminar: Open Topic on French Culture
Literature: Courses which offer training in textual analysis and studies in contemporary French and Francophone Literature. Click on course for description. (*= course offered in Summer 2009)
221SS Textual Analysis
*222SS Francophone Literature
*223SS Seminar: Open Topic on French Literature
Interdisciplinary Studies: Courses which involve the presentation of current topics involving several academic disciplines (sociology, literature, film, anthropology, political science, etc.). Click on course for description. (*= course offered in Summer 2009)
596SS Directed Study
598SS Summer Institute Thesis Preparation
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