French Major

M. Fox: Due to the changing nature of FRN 350 and 352, A. Parada wishes to remove the note about credit by examination, and plans to handle this in approriate circumstances through advisement. OK?

Description

As the nations of the world become more interdependent, knowledge of the world's languages and understanding of world cultures become more significant for effective global communication and peaceful coexistence. Language study prepares today's students for tomorrow's opportunities by supporting interdisciplinary instruction and developing cross-cultural understanding. Our mission is to provide students with a well-rounded liberal arts background and to ensure that they gain competency in the target language and familiarity with the literature, history and culture of the civilization in question.

The major in French is intended to enable students to acquire an advanced level of proficiency in the language. Literature and culture courses are designed to provide a historical, political and social overview of the French-speaking world. All courses are taught in French unless otherwise noted.

What can I do with a major in French?

Admission to the Program

Any undergraduate student can declare this major.

Program Requirements

Students in the French major pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, and must complete the corresponding degree's requirements.

All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Courses with grades lower than "C" must be repeated.

The major in French consists of 30 credits as follows.

Required Courses

FRN 350 Conversing with French Cinema
FRN 351 Compose Yourself: Writing in French
FRN 352 French Culture and Civilization in Four Senses
FRN 355 Couscous, Coca-Cola, and Camembert: France Today
FRN 404 Advanced French Grammar and Conversation
FRN 456 Francophone Literatures and Cultures
FRN 458 Romanticism to Existentialism: French Literary Movements

Electives

THREE elective courses; ONE of which must be at the 400-level

Note: Teacher certification candidates in the Adolescence Inclusive program are also required to take FCE 463 Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in addition to the number of credits required for the major.

Student Learning Outcomes

Pending from aparada and pending review overall from dwilkerso

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Department Chair: Andrea Parada
Location: Tower 103
Visit Website
Email: ljewell@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2269
Fax: (585) 395-2448

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Faculty & Staff

Anthony A Aponte MS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer

Jose F Bonilla MA
(CUNY Hunter College)
Adjunct Lecturer

Thomas E Coughlan MS
(University Of New Haven)
Lecturer

John E Hagenah MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer

Rita Kuzma MED
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Lecturer

Christina Leavitt-Garitselov MSED
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer

Rachel A Linville Ph.D
(University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill)
Assistant Professor

Sarah Morrison MS
(Rochester Institute Of Technology)
Adjunct Lecturer

Beatriz Muller-Marques MA
(University Of South Florida)
Visiting Assistant Professor

Skye Paine
Assistant Professor

Andrea Parada Ph.D
(University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
Professor + Chair

Manar A Sabry Ph.D
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Adjunct Lecturer

Emiko Takai MA
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Lecturer

Ida G Wilder MSED
(Nazareth College Of Rochester)
Adjunct Lecturer

Donna Wilkerson-Barker Ph.D
(University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill)
Associate Professor

Zhijuan Zhu MS
(Saint John Fisher College)
Adjunct Lecturer