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FREN 17 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.
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Students develop basic knowledge of the francophone world, and through that content, acquire basic functional proficiency in French. (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FREN 102 Beginning French II 3
Building on their knowledge of the francophone world, students increase their basic functional proficiency in French (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 101 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3 FREN 231 Intermediate French I 3
Continuation of written and oral French grammar; readings and discussions on French culture and civilization; readings in more specialized areas; lab practice may be assigned (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 102 , or equivalent, or placement. Credits: 3 FREN 232 Intermediate French II 3
Continuation of written and oral French grammar; readings and discussions on French culture and civilization; readings in more specialized areas; lab practice may be assigned (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 231 , or equivalent, or placement. Credits: 3 FREN 301 French for Everyday Use I 3
Emphasis on enhancing oral and written communication skills in realistic everyday situations (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 , or equivalent, or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 310 Introduction to French Prose and Poetry 3
Introduction to French literary texts; reading and analysis of literary works.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 . Credits: 3 FREN 321 French Civilization 3
Geographical, political, cultural, and historical aspects of France from its origins to the present.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 322 Francophone Cultures 3
A study of the cultures and regions in which French is a native or major language.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 331 Survey of French Literature I 3
The main literary movements, authors, and works since the twelfth century; course division at the eighteenth century.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 332 Survey of French Literature II 3
The main literary movements, authors, and works since the twelfth century; course division at the eighteenth century.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 371 Twentieth-Century French Novels in Translation 3
Selected works by Proust, Gide, Mauriac, Camus, Saint-Exupery, and Colette. No knowledge of French required; not open to French majors.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FREN 393 Special Topics in French 1-3
Special Topics in French.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 . Credits: 1-3, R6 FREN 401 Contrastive Structures in French and English 3
Study of similarities and differences of the two languages with an emphasis on the morphology, syntax, vocabulary, phonology, and issues concerning L2 acquisition.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 431 Studies in French Literature 3
Intensive study of an author or authors, a genre, movement, school, or literary period.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3, R6 FREN 451 Advanced French Grammar 3
Comprehensive study of the more difficult grammatical forms and usages.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 452 Advanced French Conversation 3
Discussion of selected topics, oral reports on assigned readings, situational dialogues emphasizing practical, everyday French.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3 FREN 481 Independent Studies in French 1-3
Independent Studies in French.
Subject FREN Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FREN 232 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 1-3, R6 Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
