French and Francophone Studies, B.A. MAP

Year 1

Semester 1 (14-16 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3 OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 )^[1]
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development Units: 3
Elective Course FREN 105 - French Level I Units: 4 ^[2]
Elective Course: Units: 1

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 3) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

^[2] Consult your major advisor regarding placement in the language development sequence.

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[3]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area C: Humanities FREN 107 - French Level III Units: 4 ^[2]OR other Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies / DCG Domestic Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

^[2] Consult your major advisor regarding placement in language development sequence.

^[3] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

Year 2

Residency Abroad - complete a minimum of 10 weeks and 12 units of coursework in France or a Francophone country no later than the summer of the junior year.

Semester 3 (15 Units)

GE Area A: Critical Thinking FREN 100 - Enlightenment & Post-Colonialism Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities FREN 107 - French Level III Units: 4
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 2

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts Units: 3
American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science U.S. and California Government OR U.S. History Units: 3
Major (Core) FREN 207 - French IV & Intro to Francophone Studies Units: 4
Elective Units: 2

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

American Institutions
U.S. History
OR U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science Units: 3
Major (Core) FREN 312 - French VI & (R)evolution in Modern French Literature Units: 4
Major (Core) FREN 340 - Topics in Francophone Culture Units: 2-4 (Take 4-unit class)
Elective Units: 1

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major (Core) FREN 314 - Cultural History Topics in Early French Masterpieces Units: 4
Major (Core) FREN 341 - Current Event Topics in the Francophone World Units: 2
Major (Core) FREN 480 - Upper Division Seminar/Retreat Units: 1-4 (take a 3-unit class)
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Core) FREN 311 - French V & Stories from the Francophone World Units: 4
Major (Core) FREN 370 - French Weekend Retreat Units: 1
Major (Core) FREN 390 - Topics in Cinema of the Francophone World Units: 1-2 (take 2 units)
Major (Core) FREN 420 - French Peer Tutoring Units: 1-3 (take 1 unit)
Elective Units: 4

Semester 8 (15 Units)

UD GE Area C and DCG Non-Domestic FREN 300 - African Storytelling Units: 3-4
Major (Core) FREN 310 - Nouvelles en Français: Variable Topics Units: 2-4 (Take 4 units)
Major (Core) FREN 341 - Current Event Topics in the Francophone World Units: 2
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3