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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 (9 credits) are to be taken in fields other than French literary or linguistic studies. To ensure methodological focus they should be within a single department or discipline, or concern a single region. For example, students could take 3 courses on France and Europe, 3 courses in French history, 3 courses on francophone Africa, 3 courses on French/francophone cinema... Courses should be pre-approved by the Director of undergraduate Studies.
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 (9 credits) are to be taken in fields other than French literary or linguistic studies. To ensure methodological focus they should be within a single department or discipline, or concern a single region. For example, students could take 3 courses on France and Europe, 3 courses in French history, 3 courses on francophone Africa, 3 courses on French/francophone cinema... Courses should be pre-approved by the Director of undergraduate Studies.
For further details, please visit the Columbia College web site or the School of General Studies.
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