French & Francophone Minor
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Undergraduate Coordinator:
Dr. Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Pugh 355
bweltman@ufl.edu
352.392.9766
Overview
The minor is open to all UF undergraduates with a minimum overall 2.0 GPA.
- At least three courses (none can be individual work) of no fewer than three credits each must be at the 3000-level or above.
- Of the total credits, no more than three may be individual work.
- A minimum of nine credits must be completed at UF.
- Students must complete a minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major(s) or other minors.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FRE 2221 | Intermediate French 2 | 4 |
| FRE 3300 | Grammar and Composition | 3 |
| FRE, FRW, or FRT courses 1 | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
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At a level higher than FRE 2221.
Current Course Offerings (Spring 2027)
FRE1130 - Beginning French 1
Beginning French 1 and Beginning French 2 constitute the basic sequence in French for the development of overall skill in the language. Open to those with little or no background in French.
Class #14303
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $5.90
Instructor: Alexander Wilson
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Class #17704
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $5.90
Instructor: Briana Mendez
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Beginning French 1 and Beginning French 2 constitute the basic sequence in French for the development of overall skill in the language. Open to those with little or no background in French.
FRE1131 - Beginning French 2
Continuation of the basic sequence in French for the development of overall skill in the language. Open to those with little or no background in French.
Prereq: FRE 1130 or FRE 1180 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test score.
Class #14304
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $5.90
Instructor: Sam Bayol
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Class #14305
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $5.90
Instructor: Lauren Orfinik
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Class #18512
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $33.40
Instructor: Nathalie Ciesco
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Continuation of the basic sequence in French for the development of overall skill in the language. Open to those with little or no background in French.
Prereq: FRE 1130 or FRE 1180 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test score.
FRE1134 - Accelerated French Review
Provides a rapid review of basic communicative French as preparation for intermediate French. For those with previous French study but insufficient placement scores to move to the 2000 level.
Prereq: Two years of high school French or equivalent.
Class #14306
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $6.30
Instructor: TBA
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Provides a rapid review of basic communicative French as preparation for intermediate French. For those with previous French study but insufficient placement scores to move to the 2000 level.
Prereq: Two years of high school French or equivalent.
FRE2220 - Intermediate French 1
Devoted to grammar review and composition as well as to the advancement of spoken proficiency, FRE 2220 and its sequel, FRE 2221, develop reading and writing skills in French.
Prereq: FRE 1131 or FRE 1134 or FRE 1182.
Class #14307
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Mabel Amekli, Sylvie Blum
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Class #21052
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Will Eberhardt, Sylvie Blum
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Devoted to grammar review and composition as well as to the advancement of spoken proficiency, FRE 2220 and its sequel, FRE 2221, develop reading and writing skills in French.
Prereq: FRE 1131 or FRE 1134 or FRE 1182.
FRE2221 - Intermediate French 2
Continued grammar review. Emphasizes practice in reading and developing vocabulary. Selected readings in French and Francophone fiction.
Prereq: FRE 2220.
Class #14308
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Loane Huber, Sylvie Blum
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Class #25486
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Sylvie Blum
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Continued grammar review. Emphasizes practice in reading and developing vocabulary. Selected readings in French and Francophone fiction.
Prereq: FRE 2220.
FRE3300 - Grammar and Composition
Systematic examination of French grammar. Practice of writing at several levels (summary of texts, descriptions, compositions). Textual analysis of literary and journalistic materials. First course of major sequence.
Prereq: FRE 2221 or equivalent, or AP score of 5, or IB score of 6 and above, or WebCAPE test.
Class #25490
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Systematic examination of French grammar. Practice of writing at several levels (summary of texts, descriptions, compositions). Textual analysis of literary and journalistic materials. First course of major sequence.
Prereq: FRE 2221 or equivalent, or AP score of 5, or IB score of 6 and above, or WebCAPE test.
FRE3410 - French Conversation and Interaction
Develops and refines oral and comprehension skills relating to different domains. New vocabulary ranging from the colloquial to the most refined of discourses enables students to recognize and use words and expressions in the proper context; material enables students to move from discussions about themselves to situations they are likely to encounter in daily life abroad, through interviewing techniques and professional interaction.
Prereq: FRE 2221.
Class #22120
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Helene Blondeau
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Develops and refines oral and comprehension skills relating to different domains. New vocabulary ranging from the colloquial to the most refined of discourses enables students to recognize and use words and expressions in the proper context; material enables students to move from discussions about themselves to situations they are likely to encounter in daily life abroad, through interviewing techniques and professional interaction.
Prereq: FRE 2221.
FRE3440 - Commercial French
Introduction to business practices in France with particular emphasis on active use of business vocabulary and salient cultural differences. Primary topics include written business communication, financial institutions, trade, and advertising.
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
Class #25492
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Nathalie Ciesco
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Introduction to business practices in France with particular emphasis on active use of business vocabulary and salient cultural differences. Primary topics include written business communication, financial institutions, trade, and advertising.
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
FRE3500 - France through the Ages
A study of France within context of the principal historical events that have formed and transformed the nation state, its mentality and its cultural production. Special attention is given to the significant political, intellectual, religious, social and artistic currents that have marked France and its image from ancient times to the present. (N)
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
Class #25493
EEP EligibleGen Ed: International
Instructor: Jodie Miller
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
A study of France within context of the principal historical events that have formed and transformed the nation state, its mentality and its cultural production. Special attention is given to the significant political, intellectual, religious, social and artistic currents that have marked France and its image from ancient times to the present. (N)
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
FRE4822 - Sociolinguistics of French
Sociolinguistic issues in the French-speaking world: language variation, discourse analysis, attitudes toward varieties of French and contact with speakers of other languages.
Prereq: FRE 3320; LIN 3010 recommended.
Class #25496
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Helene Blondeau
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Sociolinguistic issues in the French-speaking world: language variation, discourse analysis, attitudes toward varieties of French and contact with speakers of other languages.
Prereq: FRE 3320; LIN 3010 recommended.
FRE4842 - The History of French with Artificial Intelligence: French Artificial Intelligence
Internal (lexicon, phonology, syntax, morphology) and external history (society,
politics) of the French language using Artificial Intelligence. Students interpret the stakes and ethics of AI in linguistics and develop original research to identify and explain language change in French using AI tools.
Prereq: FRE 3320 or LIN 2011 recommended.
Class #26077
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Internal (lexicon, phonology, syntax, morphology) and external history (society,
politics) of the French language using Artificial Intelligence. Students interpret the stakes and ethics of AI in linguistics and develop original research to identify and explain language change in French using AI tools.
Prereq: FRE 3320 or LIN 2011 recommended.
FRE6827 - Sociolinguistics of French
Sociolinguistic issues in the French-speaking world: language variation, discourse analysis, attitudes toward varieties of French, and contact with speakers of other languages.
Class #25531
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Helene Blondeau
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Sociolinguistic issues in the French-speaking world: language variation, discourse analysis, attitudes toward varieties of French, and contact with speakers of other languages.
FRE6845 - History of French with Artificial Intelligence
Internal (lexicon, phonology, syntax, morphology) and external history (society, politics) of the French language using Artificial Intelligence. Students interpret the stakes and ethics of AI in linguistics and develop original research to identify
and explain language change in French using AI tools.
Class #25532
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Internal (lexicon, phonology, syntax, morphology) and external history (society, politics) of the French language using Artificial Intelligence. Students interpret the stakes and ethics of AI in linguistics and develop original research to identify
and explain language change in French using AI tools.
FRT3520 - French Cinema
Critical, theoretical, and historical study of French cinema. Content may include key directors, 1930s cinema, nostalgia, and masculinity in 1980s films, World War II cinema, and Colonial and Postcolonial cinema. Taught in English.
Prereq: Critical Tracking semester 3 or greater.
Class #25494
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Gayle Zachmann
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4-8
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Critical, theoretical, and historical study of French cinema. Content may include key directors, 1930s cinema, nostalgia, and masculinity in 1980s films, World War II cinema, and Colonial and Postcolonial cinema. Taught in English.
Prereq: Critical Tracking semester 3 or greater.
FRW3100 - Introduction to French Literature 1
Overview of French Medieval, Renaissance and classical literature and culture, with major literary, intellectual and historical trends through study of representative works from each period. Emphasizes close reading of texts to train students to read critically and to familiarize them with major authors, genres and interpretations. (N)
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
Class #21054
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Rori Bloom
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Overview of French Medieval, Renaissance and classical literature and culture, with major literary, intellectual and historical trends through study of representative works from each period. Emphasizes close reading of texts to train students to read critically and to familiarize them with major authors, genres and interpretations. (N)
Prereq: FRE 2221 or the equivalent.
FRW3930 - Rotating Topics in French and Francophone Literature: Agnes Varda Project
Selected topics in French literature.
Prereq: FRE 3320 or instructor permission.
Class #27579
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Instructor: Sylvie Blum
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Selected topics in French literature.
Prereq: FRE 3320 or instructor permission.
FRW4281 - Readings in the 20th Century French Novel
Examination of representative novels in 20th century French literature from Proust to the New Novel and beyond. Emphasis may include study of genre, narrative techniques, literary modernism and major themes. Combines an historical approach with close textual readings. Authors frequently studied include Proust, Gide, Malraux, Cline, Camus, Sartre, Robbe-Grillet, Butor, Sarraute and Duras.
Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101, or the equivalent.
Class #27428
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Rori Bloom
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Examination of representative novels in 20th century French literature from Proust to the New Novel and beyond. Emphasis may include study of genre, narrative techniques, literary modernism and major themes. Combines an historical approach with close textual readings. Authors frequently studied include Proust, Gide, Malraux, Cline, Camus, Sartre, Robbe-Grillet, Butor, Sarraute and Duras.
Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101, or the equivalent.
FRW4762 - Readings in Francophone Literatures and Cultures (excluding the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa): Autobiography
Rotating topics in the literatures and cultures of the Francophone world, including North America (Quebec), Europe (Belgium, Switzerland and regional France), Asia (Vietnam, Indian Ocean) and the Middle East.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101, or the equivalent.
Class #25495
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Rotating topics in the literatures and cultures of the Francophone world, including North America (Quebec), Europe (Belgium, Switzerland and regional France), Asia (Vietnam, Indian Ocean) and the Middle East.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101, or the equivalent.
FRW4932 - Senior Seminar in French Literature: Ruses, Deceits, and Farces
Rotating topics for French majors and minors in the senior year. Topics rotate given research interests or field of specialization of the teaching faculty. Recent topics have included La Posie du Voyage; L'Écriture féminine; Le Discontinu chez La Rochefoucauld et La Bruyre; Charles Baudelaire: pote/critique de la vie moderne; Qu'est-ce que la Rvolte?
Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101.
Class #14166
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Jodie Miller
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Rotating topics for French majors and minors in the senior year. Topics rotate given research interests or field of specialization of the teaching faculty. Recent topics have included La Posie du Voyage; L'Écriture féminine; Le Discontinu chez La Rochefoucauld et La Bruyre; Charles Baudelaire: pote/critique de la vie moderne; Qu'est-ce que la Rvolte?
Prereq: FRE 3320 and FRW 3100 or FRW 3101.
FRW6288 - Twentieth-Century French Novel
Analyzes representative novels. Emphasizes literary modernism, surrealism, and the new novel in light of pertinent cultural discourses and literary history.
Class #27429
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Rori Bloom
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Analyzes representative novels. Emphasizes literary modernism, surrealism, and the new novel in light of pertinent cultural discourses and literary history.
FRW6780 - Studies in Francophone Literature and Culture (Excluding the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa: Autobiography
Literature and cultures of the Francophone world. Quebec, North Africa, Vietnam, the Middle East, Belgium and Switzerland, or regions of France.
Class #25534
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Brigitte Weltman-Aron
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures French
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: TBA
Literature and cultures of the Francophone world. Quebec, North Africa, Vietnam, the Middle East, Belgium and Switzerland, or regions of France.