French and Francophone Studies

Electives for Concentrations in French Civilization and French Language

Students may suggest any pertinent course to the concentration advisor for possible credit. Not all courses are offered in a given year.

Where "pertinent topics" is indicated below, please confer with the concentration advisor for approval of specific sections.

Civilization Electives

Afro-American Studies

  • 1050, 1060: Seminar in Afro-American Studies (I and II) (pertinent topics)

Anthropology

  • 1900: History of Anthropology

Comparative Literature

  • 1210: Introduction to the Theory of Literature
  • 1410: Studies in Drama (pertinent topics)
  • 1420: Studies in Narrative (pertinent topics)
  • 1430: Studies in Poetry (pertinent topics)
  • 1810: Studies in the Literature of Ideas (pertinent topics)

History

  • 1030: The Long Fall Of The Roman Empire
  • 1040: Crusaders And Cathedrals, Deviants And Dominance: Europe In The High Middle Ages
  • 1060: Late Renaissance And Reformation Europe
  • 1070: Early Modern Europe From Religious Reform Through The Age Of Absolutism
  • 1080: Slavery In The Ancient World
  • 1090: Black Freedom Struggles Since 1945
  • 1130: The Renaissance In Northern Europe
  • 1180: The Rise Of The Scientific Worldview
  • 1210: European Intellectual History: Discovering The Modern
  • 1220: European Intellectual And Cultural History: Exploring The Modern, 1880-1914
  • 1260: Modern European Women's History
  • 1340: Modern France, 1870-1980

History of Art and Architecture

  • 1120: Topics in Pre-Modern Architecture (pertinent topics)
  • 1140: Topics in Medieval Art (pertinent topics)
  • 1550: Topics in Early History of Printmaking (pertinent topics)
  • 1600: Topics in 17th-Century Art (pertinent topics)
  • 1850: Topics in 20th-Century Architecture

Modern Culture and Media

  • 1110: History of the Sign
  • 1200: Special Topics (pertinent topics)
  • 1500: Senior Seminars (pertinent topics)

Music

  • 1660: Seminar in Classic and Romantic: (pertinent topics)
  • 1670: seminar in 20th-century Music (pertinent topics)

Philosophy

  • 1680: Medieval Philosophy
  • 1710: Continental Rationalism
  • 1840: 20th-century Continental Philosophy

Political Science

  • 1030: Modern Political Thought

Language Electives

Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences

  • 1340: Introduction to Semantics
  • 1342: Lexical Semantics
  • 1310: Formal Semantics
  • 1320: Introduction to Phonological Theory
  • 1330: The Production, Perception and Analysis of Speech
  • 131: Introduction to Syntax
  • 1800: Language Processing
  • 1650: Child Language Acquisition
  • 1820: Language and the Brain
  • 1383 A, B, C: Topics in Syntax (pertinent topics)
  • 1385: Topics in Language Acquisition (pertinent topics)
  • 2800: Topics in Cognitive Science (pertinent topics)

Comparative Literature

  • 1210: Introduction to the Theory of Literature

Modern Culture and Media

  • 1110: History of the Sign