The French program at UW–Madison offers students opportunities for cultural and literary learning about the French-speaking world through dynamic, in-class experiences and extracurricular components such as the French House, an immersion residence hall and cultural center, and the French Ambassador program, a student organization that engages students with French and Francophone cultural events in and around Madison.Students intending to major in French or complete the certificate enter the program at the appropriate level depending on their language proficiency.
Code | Title | Credits |
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FRENCH 101 | First Semester French | 4 |
FRENCH 102 | Second Semester French | 4 |
FRENCH 201 | French for Speakers of Other Romance Languages | 4 |
FRENCH 203 | Third Semester French | 4 |
FRENCH 204 | Fourth Semester French | 4 |
FRENCH 227 | Exploring French: Intermediate-Level Course for Entering Students | 3 |
FRENCH 228 | Intermediate Language and Culture | 3-4 |
After French 228, courses focus on language, culture, and literature.
Code | Title | Credits |
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FRENCH 301 & FRENCH 302 | Practical French Conversation and Practical French Conversation | 2 |
FRENCH 311 | Advanced Composition and Conversation | 3 |
FRENCH 312 | Advanced Oral and Written Expression: Writing Across the Humanities | 3 |
FRENCH/INTL BUS 313 | Professional Communication and Culture in the Francophone World | 3 |
FRENCH/INTL BUS 314 | Contemporary Issues in Government, Organizations, and Enterprise | 3 |
FRENCH/INTL BUS 315 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in Professional Communication | 3 |
FRENCH 350 | Applied French Language Studies | 1-3 |
FRENCH 590 | Advanced Phonetics | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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FRENCH 347 | Introduction to Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Civilization | 3 |
FRENCH 348 | Modernity Studies | 3 |
FRENCH 449 | Francophone Modernity Studies | 3 |
FRENCH 451 | Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies | 3 |
FRENCH 462 | French/Francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries | 3 |
FRENCH 568 | Undergraduate Seminar in French/Francophone Cultural Studies | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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FRENCH 321 | Introduction to Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Literature | 3 |
FRENCH 322 | Introduction to Literature of Modernity | 3 |
FRENCH 430 | Readings in Medieval and Renaissance Literature | 3 |
FRENCH 431 | Readings in Early Modern Literature | 3 |
FRENCH 433 | Readings in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature | 3 |
FRENCH 461 | French/Francophone Literary Studies Across the Centuries | 3 |
FRENCH 472 | French/Francophone Literature and Women | 3 |
FRENCH 567 | Undergraduate Seminar in French/Francophone Literary Studies | 3 |
FRENCH 595 | Theory and Practice of French/Francophone Drama | 4 |
FRENCH 681 & FRENCH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis and Senior Honors Thesis | 6 |
FRENCH 698 | Directed Study | 1-6 |
FRENCH 699 | Directed Study | 1-6 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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FRENCH 211 | French Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 |
FRENCH 240 | Immigration and Expression | 3 |
FRENCH 248 | Ethnic Studies in the French/Francophone World(s) | 3 |
FRENCH/CLASSICS/HISTORY/ITALIAN/MEDIEVAL 550 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in Medieval Civilization | 3 |