FR 1010 - Elementary French​

Multimedia course for beginners that combines video, audio, and print to teach the fundamentals of the French language and culture. Emphasizes communicative proficiency (listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing)
 

FR 1020 - Elementary French​

Continuation of FR 1010
 

FR 2010 - Intermediate French

Brief review of FR 1010 and FR 1020, with conversation, composition, and dictation, and the beginning of more serious reading of French prose. Includes literary and cultural perspectives. 
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FR 2020 - Intermediate French

Emphasizes reading nontechnical French prose more rapidly. Writing, speaking, and listening skills continue to be developed. Includes literary and cultural perspectives. 
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FR 3050 - Intermediate French Conversation and Composition I

​Practice in the spoken language stressing vocabulary building, pronunciation, intonation, and comprehension. Requires written work to increase accuracy and assignments in the language laboratory. 
 

FR 3160 - French for International Business I

Spoken and written French common to the French-speaking world of business and industry, emphasizing business practices and writing and translating business letters and professional reports. Cross-cultural references provide opportunity for comparative and contrastive analyses of American and French cultural patterns in a business setting. 

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LAIB 4000 - Language and International Business Internship (3 Cr)

Mandatory internship with an international company in the United States or abroad. May be part-time or full-time during the summer or academic semester for a minimum of 140 hours. LAIB 4000 must be taken for a total of three credits. The student may register for one or two credits if necessary during the internship and register for the balance when writing the internship report in the student’s target language. 

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FR 4160 - French for International Business II

Study of language and cultural environment of the French-speaking markets of the world, including the linguistic and cultural idioms that support global marketing in general and the international marketing of textiles, agricultural products, and tourism in particular. 
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FR 3070 - French Civilization​

Study of significant aspects of French culture from its origins to the present. 
 

FR 4120 - French & Francophone Cinema

Examination of cinematic practice as a discourse and the role it plays in the representation of social relations, particularly race, ethnicity, class, power, sex, and gender in the French-speaking world. May include a study of major directors, genres, and movements. 
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FR 3630 - French & Francophone Poetry

Study of traditions and major works of French and/or Francophone poetry in their historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts. Topics may include genres, periods, traditions (romanticism, symbolism, cubism, surrealism), or themes. 
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FR 3080 - French Linguistics I

Study of the fundamental sound patterns, melodic structure, and work-formation processes of modern standard French.