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The B.A. in French and Francophone Studies
The major in French and Francophone Studies provides an interdisciplinary framework for the study of the history and culture of France and the Francophone world. Students refine the analytical tools learned in the Core Curriculum by examining the history and contemporary application of concepts such as human rights, citizenship, and national unity, and by exploring important dichotomies including universalism/relativism, tradition/modernity, and church/state as they developed in 18th- and 19th-century France, and in the context of the contemporary reality of French-speaking Africa, Canada, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Students take a series of required courses that include two semesters of Introduction to French and Francophone studies and two semesters of French grammar and composition, which is essential to achieve proficiency in French language. Having completed these courses they select remaining credits from a list of courses approved by the interdepartmental committee on French and Francophone Studies. To ensure methodological focus they must take three of these courses within a single field (e.g. history, music, anthropology, or political science).
For a Major in French and Francophone Studies
Required courses: 33 credits beyond completion of the language requirement (FREN W1202) distributed as follows:
The remaining courses (15 credits) to be chosen from the list of courses approved by the Interdepartmental Committee on French and Francophone Studies. To ensure methodological focus, three of these remaining courses must be taken within a single department or discipline or must bear on a single region or issue. One of the advanced electives may be a senior essay written under the direction of a faculty member affiliated with the French and Francophone Studies committee, or teaching at Reid Hall. Majors who choose to write a senior essay should register for the senior tutorial course in their adviser's home department.
For a Concentration in French and Francophone Studies
Required courses: 27 points beyond completion of the language requirement (FREN W1202) distributed as follows:
The remaining courses (12 credits) are to be chosen from the list of courses approved by the Interdepartmental Committee on French and Francophone Studies. To ensure methodological focus, remaining courses (9 credits) must be taken within a single department or discipline. One of the advanced electives amy be a senior essay written under the direction of a faculty member affiliated with the French and Francophone Studies committee, or teaching at Reid Hall. Majors who choose to write a senior essay should register for the senior tutorial course in their adviser's home department.
For further details, please visit the Columbia College web site or the School of General Studies.
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