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BAH.FREN - French Studies - BA Honours

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French & Francophone Studies

Academic Level

Undergraduate

Credential

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Description

www.trentu.ca/french

Housed in the School for the Study of Canada / École d’études canadiennes, the French Studies program includes an array of courses on Franco-Canadian and francophone cultures and literatures, and French language. With courses from the elementary to the advanced levels, the program will help you begin, develop, or deepen your mastery of the French language. Courses on the literatures and cultures of Quebec, French Canada, France, and the world’s Francophonie, ranging from cinema to science fiction to translation to Indigenous literatures, will provide you with a thorough understanding of the national and international Francophonie beyond the mere mastering of the French language. The program will help you become a bilingual, linguistically and culturally aware individual, and shape your future as a teacher, public servant, graduate student, scholar, or global citizen. As a central feature, the Study Abroad program in Nantes, France, gives students majoring in French Studies an opportunity to develop and refine their knowledge of French in a European context, in a city that has a strong connection with Canada.

INFORMATION & ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • FREN 1010H is intended for complete beginners with no previous exposure to French; it is especially suited to students who have not attended a Canadian secondary school.

  • FREN 1020H and 1030H are for students with grade 9 (1 U/M) or grade 10 (2 U/M) French.

  • FREN 1060H and 1070H are for students with grade 11 (3 U/M) French, whose level of proficiency is not high enough for 1101H and 1102H or who do not intend to pursue a major.

  • FREN 1101H and 1102H are for students with grade 12 (4 U/M) French and are required for a major or minor in French Studies.

  • FREN 2051H is a prerequisite for all 3000- and 4000-level courses in literature and should normally be taken by students in their second year. It is not to be taken concurrently with or subsequent to any 3000-level literature course.

  • Students without grade 12 (4 U/M) French or equivalent who wish to take their first Trent French course will be asked upon registration to take a French placement test. Instructions on how to find the test are available at www.trentu.ca/french/program.