31 courses with the subject FREN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FREN 1000Introduction to French Language and Culture3
The course is designed to foster an understanding of the French people through the study of their customs, their institutions, and their most outstanding artistic and scientific achievements. The course is taught in English; no knowledge of French is needed. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Designed to acquaint students with the main characteristics of the culture and civilization of countries using the French language outside of France, especially those of Africa and the Caribbean. The course is taught in English; no knowledge of French is needed. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Strictly conversational courses for beginners. Emphasis on sentences and vocabulary related to everyday situations. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Strictly conversational courses for beginners. Emphasis on sentences and vocabulary related to everyday situations. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
An introduction to the basics of the French language. This course provides an introduction to the language and cultures of the Francophone world. Students develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary to communicate about self, family and daily life, as well as basic survival needs. Students also explore cultural and subcultural aspects of the French-speaking world. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 1191 or the equivalent. Students expand knowledge of grammar and syntax and continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary to communicate about self, family, and daily life, as well as abstract concepts such as feelings and emotions. Exposure to cultural and subcultural aspects of the French-speaking world is expanded. This course will prepare students for intermediate-level French courses and satisfies the NCCU Foreign Language Requirement. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 1192 or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed upon oral communications, reading for direct comprehension, and brief written exposition. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2100 or the equivalent. Introduction to the language of the French and Francophone business worlds, including the economy, government policy, banking, insurance, unions, corporate law, La Bourse, advertising, import/export, and monetary policy. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2100 or the equivalent. Development of skills in spoken and written French with attention to fundamental structures. Listening to authentic language samples. Reading of short journalistic and/or literary texts. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or the equivalent. Guided reading of literary texts illustrating a variety of genres, periods, and movements. Composition and discussion in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or the equivalent. Formal study and application of rules of French pronunciation. Use of IPA in transcriptions. Listening and speaking practice. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or the equivalent. Progressive development of writing skills. Stress on functional grammar, syntactical, and lexical concepts. Integration of writing and other skills. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or permission of Department. Practical speaking and listening development. Emphasis on broadened vocabulary, use of idioms, and communication strategies in both spoken and written expression. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or permission of Department. A survey of the major social, political, artistic, literary, and spiritual forces which produced the culture and civilization of France. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 3130Francophone Film3
Area elective credit for majors. Survey of selected Francophone and Caribbean films and filmmakers. The films – which reflect the socio-political, economic and cultural issues of African and Caribbean societies at various stages in their history – are discussed within thematic, aesthetic and stylistic frameworks. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 3080 or permission of Department. Integration of the formal aspects of language within the context of written expression. Diverse written assignments. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 3100 or permission of Department. Intensive practice in the spoken and written language. Emphasis on new vocabulary and idioms through reports, discussions, and performance. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or permission of Department. A panoramic view of the development of French literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2200 or permission of Department. A panoramic view of the development of Francophone literature in the 19th and 20th centuries. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 2300 , FREN 3110 or permission of Department. Focused study on a topic or theme related to Francophone literature and/or culture, such as tradition versus modernity in French-speaking Africa and the New World, cultural assimilation versus the search for and affirmation of cultural identity, literature of political revolt, etc. May be taken two times for credit each time. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 4300French Literature of the Seventeenth Century3
A comprehensive study of the classical period in French literature, its origins, manifestations, and influences. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 4400French Literature of the Eighteenth Century3
A study of the growth and development of liberalism and the idea of progress in literature during the Age of Reason, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, and the Encyclopedists. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 4420French Literature of the Nineteenth Century3
A study of the major authors and literary trends in prose and poetry: Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Parnassianism, Symbolism, and the precursors of Surrealism. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 4500French Literature of the Twentieth Century3
A comprehensive study of major authors and ideas from 1920 to the present. Emphasis on Proust, Gide, Mairaux, Camus, and Sartre. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 4550Black African and Caribbean Literature in French3
Study of the themes and the styles of 20th-century black writers from countries such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast through selected poems, essays, contes, and novels. Conducted in French. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized, and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized, and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Advanced seminar treating a special topic in Francophone literature and/or culture chosen by the instructor. Required for majors. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department. Individual work under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of study and determines the means of evaluation. May be taken two times for credit each time. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Permission of the Department. Individual work under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of study and determines the means of evaluation. May be taken two times for credit each time. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
FREN 5000French: A Reading Knowledge0
Prerequisites: Permission of the Department. Designed to assist graduate students in preparing for the foreign language examination. Successful completion of course fulfills the graduate foreign language requirement. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Permission of the Department. Designed to assist graduate students in preparing for the foreign language examination. Successful completion of course fulfills the graduate foreign language requirement. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Source: North Carolina Central University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
