Curriculum

photo of instructor 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 will be offered in 2008)

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 will be offered in 2008)

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 will be offered in 2008)

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 will be offered in 2008)

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 will be offered in 2008)

596SS* Directed Study
598SS* Summer Institute Thesis Preparation


For additional information contact: UCSB Summer Sessions, Dept. FW,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2010 , Telephone: (805) 893-7053 / FAX: (805) 893-7306
E-mail Chrissie Skehen::c.skehen@summersessions.ucsb.edu
To apply on line: http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp

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