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23 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 101- Beginning French I3

Grammar, composition, conversation, reading, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this course.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 102- Beginning French II3

Grammar, composition, conversation, reading, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this course.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 105- Intensive Beginning French6

Grammar, composition, reading, conversation, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this couse for credit.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 201A- Intermediate French I3

Grammar review, reading, composition, laboratory use, oral work. Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this course for credit.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 202A- Intermediate French II3

Grammar review, reading, composition, laboratory use, oral work. Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this course for credit.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 205- Intensive Intermediate French6

Students with credit for a higher level course in French may not take this couse for credit.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 250- French and Francophone Literature in Translation3

Taught in English. Topics will vary.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 311- Composition3

Prerequisite: FREN 202A. Advanced grammar, composition, reading, conversation.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 312- Oral Communication and Phonetics3

Prerequisite: FREN 202A. Oral skills, phonetics, listening comprehension, conversation. Grammar, composition, reading, conversation.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 313- Business French3

Prerequisite: FREN 311 or 312. Especially designed for those who may be connected with businesses dealing in France or French-speaking countries.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 316- French Culture II: Contemporary Issues3

Offered in English. This course examines significant events of recent French history and their influence on contemporary France, with a particular emphasis on current political, social, and cultural trends. Students will study diverse sources, including media, literature, and political discourse, to explore ethical and societal challenges facing France today.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 319- French Cinema3

Prerequisite: FREN 311 or 312 or permission of the instructor. A study of the major movements of French cinema, including silent films, surrealism and the Avant-Garde, films of the Occupation, the new Wave, the "cinema du look," neo-realism, and films that have come to be described as postmodern and postnationalist.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 326- Introduction to Pre-Revolutionary French Literature3

Prerequisites: FREN 311 or 312. A chronological study of French Literature from the Medieval Period to 1789.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 327- Introduction to Post-Revolutionary French Literature3

Prerequisites: FREN 311 or 312. A chronological study of French Literature from 1789 to the present.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 330- Power, Conflict, and Revolution3

Prerequisite: Two of the following courses: FREN 311, 312, 326, 327. This course examines the interrelationships of power and conflict in the creation of imbalances on the social and political stage.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 331- Representations of Good & Evil3

Prerequisite: Two of the following courses: FREN 311, 312, 326, 327. From literature to film, Evil has consistently preoccupied cultural imagination. Equally prevalent has been the preoccupation with the Good. This course examines how the struggle between the two is rooted in religious, social, and political conflicts.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 335- Topics in French Art, Literature, and Culture3

Prerequisite: Two of the following courses: FREN 311, 312, 326, 327. French and Francophone Literature and Culture. Topics will vary.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 411- Stylistics3

Prerequisites: FREN 311 and 312. Analysis and practice of written French styles.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 412- Translation3

Prerequisites: FREN 311 and 312. Translation theories and techniques.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 481- Senior Seminar3

Selected topics. Required of and limited to senior majors.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 491- Individual Study3

Intensive study of one or more authors selected in consultation with instructor. By permission of the department.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 492- Individual Study3

Intensive study of one or more authors selected in consultation with instructor. By permission of the department.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu
FREN 499- Internship1-12

Supervised off-campus experience, developed in consultation with the department. No credit toward major.

Subject
FREN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
12
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.umw.edu

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