Graduate Courses

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

FREN 6200
Francophone Cultures and Literatures

The major areas of the Francophone world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Literary works will be examined in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

FREN 6300
Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to historical, social, and political context.…

FREN 6350
Studies in the French Renaissance

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France during the Renaissance and Reformation. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to the historical, social, and political context. Given in…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

FREN 6400
Studies in 17th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 17th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1590 to 1715. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

FREN 6450
Studies in 18th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 18th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1715 to 1789. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

FREN 6500
Studies in 19th-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary works and cultural artifacts in their contexts from the nineteenth century in France. Literary movements from Romanticism to symbolism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars, revolutions, and innovations of this period. Given in French. This…

FREN 6550
Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary and non-literary works in their contexts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in France. Literary movements from Dada to Poststructuralism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars and revolutions of this period. Given in French.

FREN 6600
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French. The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the…

FREN 6600E
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

FREN 6630
The French Sound System in a Social Context

French phonetics: the sounds of French as they relate to levels of language from the vernacular to literature. An examination of how sounds vary with relation to region and social class. Practice in class and in the language laboratory. Given in French.

FREN 6700
Applied French Linguistics

Phonology of French as it determines the underlying forms of morphology with an application to the teaching of French to non-native speakers. Emphasis on the concepts of variation, acceptability, and cultural sensitivity. Given in French.

FREN 6800
French Syntax and Meaning

The syntax of modern French through readings in descriptive analysis and examples of literary texts to see how word order contributes to meaning. Particular emphasis on levels of style and reflections of social class. Frequent compositions required. Given in French.

FREN 6910
History of the French Language in its Social and Literary Context

The major changes in the history of the French language, with special attention to the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and to the representation of these changes in literary texts. Given in French.

FREN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

FREN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English.

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.

FREN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the French-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the French-speaking world. Given in French.

FREN 8100
Seminar in Medieval Studies

Topics in medieval literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of medieval France. Given in French.

FREN 8180
Literary Theory

Theories that have special relevance for understanding French literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Readings, discussions, and assignments in French. Readings by Bal, Barthes, Baudrillard, Benveniste, Bourdieu, Genette, Irigaray, Jakobson, Kristeva, L‚vi-Strauss, Riffaterre. Emphasis on…

FREN 8200
Seminar in Renaissance Studies

In-depth study of a major author or special topic related to the French Renaissance. Given in French.

FREN 8300
Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French seventeenth-century studies. Given in French.

FREN 8400
Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French eighteenth-century studies. Given in French.

FREN 8500
Seminar in Nineteenth-Century French Studies

This is an advanced seminar in which a circumscribed topic is studied in depth. Topics in this course come from the literature of the 19th century. Topics have included "Hugo's Les Misérables," "Ekphrasis," and "Hugo and Baudelaire."

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension.

FREN 8600
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Studies

A major author, group of authors, theme, genre topic or movement in French or Francophone literature. Given in French.

FREN 8700
Seminar in Francophone Studies

In-depth study of one or several writers, representative of one of the major Francophone areas in the world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Although the primary emphasis will be on literary works, they will be studied in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

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