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FRE

13 courses with the subject FRE, 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.

FRE 1311Elementary French I3

Credits: 3 hrs This proficiency-oriented course is designed to develop usable language skills in all areas: speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. No previous knowledge of French is required.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
None Area of Knowledge: Foreign Language & Culture Curricular Theme: Globalization
FRE 1312Elementary French II3

Credits: 3 hrs This is a continuation of

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
FRE 2020Study Abroad in the French1

Credits: 1 - 6 hrs This course allows a student to earn sophomore-level credit for courses in his/her discipline or non-catalog courses in the discipline taken through study abroad.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
Departmental approval.
FRE 2301Introduction to the Cultures of the Francophone World3

Credits: 3 hrs This course will focus on key issues in the French-speaking world through a series of texts, films, articles, and any materials deemed necessary to enhance teaching and learning from areas such as Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas. It will direct students to the growth, development, and current features of the Francophone world including its geographic, intellectual, artistic, social, literary and political dimensions. Students will analyze, evaluate and interpret the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
FRE 2311Intermediate French I3

Credits: 3 hrs Proficiency-oriented, this course upgrades language skills developed in the elementary course. Students develop speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills at a more advanced level. The language laboratory may also be used.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 1311 - Elementary French I and FRE 1312 - Elementary French II or FRE 1312 - Elementary French II or permission of the instructor Area of Knowledge: Foreign Language & Culture Curricular Theme: Globalization
FRE 2312Intermediate French II3

Credits: 3 hrs This is a continuation of FRE 2311.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2311 - Intermediate French I Area of Knowledge: Foreign Language & Culture Curricular Theme: Globalization
FRE 3306French Grammar and Composition3

Credits: 3 hrs This course provides intensive practice in reading and writing French. There will be emphasis on training in creative and expository writing, and in comprehending and analyzing both literary and non-literary texts. The course introduces techniques for drafting, editing and proofing, as well as strategies for stylistic analysis and appreciation of texts in French.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II or departmental approval Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication Area of Knowledge: Foreign Lang & Culture Curricular Theme: Globalization Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: April 22, 2014
FRE 3310Survey of French Literature3

Credits: 3 hrs This survey course will acquaint the students with a general knowledge of the life and works of certain authors from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II
FRE 3311French Civilization3

Credits: 3 hrs This course offers a comprehensive and systematic study not only of the origin and development of the French nation from the point of view of geography, industry, social and political institutions, science, art, and literature, but also Francophone Africa and Asia, the formation of modern nations and societies. Topics may include colonialism, race, ethnicity, economics, politics, geography, religion, gender, popular culture, and the arts. This course will be taught in English or French.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
any FLS 200 level courses or approval by the department
FRE 3312French Conversation and Pronunciation3

Credits: 3 hrs This course provides intensive oral practice in French with a strong focus on topics of current interest. Students will read texts on popular culture and current events, and they will watch and listen to audiovisual materals available online in preparation for classroom discussion. The course also provides a deeper understadning of the phonology of spoken French and practice in phonetic accuracy.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 or departmental approval Student Learning Outcome: Oral Communication Area of Knowledge: Foreign Language and Culture Curricular Theme: Globalization Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: April 22, 2014
FRE 3318French Literature of the Seventeenth Century3

Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study of works of the classical period with emphasis upon Corneille, Racine, and Molière.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II
FRE 3320Business French3

Credits: 3 hrs Business French is a study of business practices and the language of business in the French-speaking world. The course is designed to help students develop French language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) and cultural competency required to become functional in the French working environment. Class discussions, readings, films and other activities will be based on such topics as creation of a business, business documents and correspondence, banking, economic geography, politics, government, industry, job search and employment, marketing, finance, the European Union, and OHADA (Organization of rthe Harmonization of Business Law in Africa). This course will also prepare students for the exam for the Certificat Pratique de Francais Commerical given by the Paris Chamber of Commerce. The class is conducted in French.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II or permission of the instructor Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: December 13, 2016
FRE 3324Twentieth Century French Prose3

Credits: 3 hrs This course is a study of the main literary and philosophical ideas in twentieth century prose with emphasis upon Peguy, Claudel, Gide, Breton, Camus, and Sartre.

Subject
FRE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026
Catalog
2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wssu.edu
Prerequisite
FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II

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