May 21, 2024  
University Catalog 2019-2020 
    
University Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

English (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000 level courses.

  
  • ENGL 5040 - Seminar: Theories of Composition and Rhetoric


    (3)
    Research in the theory and pedagogy of composition and rhetoric.

  
  • ENGL 5050 - Seminar: Topics in Composition, Rhetoric, and Language


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5040 or ENGL 5100. Variable topic seminar focusing on selected issues in composition, rhetoric, and language, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5055 - Principles and Strategies in Teaching Writing


    (3)
    Advanced study of theoretical models and pedagogical strategies for teaching writing to diverse groups of students, culminating in a reflective portfolio.

  
  • ENGL 5060 - Seminar: The Writing Process


    (3)
    Writing and editing instructional, administrative, and professional materials. Emphasis on developing English skills needed to teach writing at secondary school or community college level or to perform as staff writer or editor.

  
  • ENGL 5070 - Seminar: Writing Fiction


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 4070 or instructor consent. Advanced workshop in writing fiction. In-class critiques by students and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 5080 - Seminar: Writing Poetry


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 4080 or instructor consent. Advanced workshop in writing poetry. In-class critiques by students and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 5100 - Seminar: Language and Literacy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 4101 or instructor consent. Theories of language structure as they apply to contemporary usage.

  
  • ENGL 5190 - Proseminar in Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002. Variable topic, discussion-based, reading course focusing on selected works from a literary period or genre. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5200 - Seminar: Contemporary Critical Approaches


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002. Variable topic seminar focusing on selected contemporary critical approaches to study of English language and literature. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5400 - Seminar: British Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in British literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5600 - Seminar: American Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in American literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5700 - Seminar: World Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in world literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes.  May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this catalog.

  
  • ENGL 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or ENGL 5002; instructor consent to act as sponsor, approval of principal graduate adviser. Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to maximum of 5 units with maximum of 4 units allowed in any semester. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 5990 - Thesis


    (1-6)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, formal approval by department. Independent study resulting in a critical essay. Oral examination about master’s essay required. Must be repeated to total of 5 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 5995 - Project


    (1-3)
    A project is fulfilled by the completion of an original pedagogical portfolio. Students choosing this option must possess a Single Subject Credential in English or have completed at least one course that focuses on pedagogy in English studies (ENGL 5040 or a similar course approved by the graduate adviser).


Environmental Science (Graduate)

  
  • ENVS 5950 - Directed Field Work


    (5)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent, agency agreement to host a part- or full-time internship for at least one but not more than three semesters, and approval of Program Director. Supervised individual field experience in an applied area of environmental science. May be repeated up to 5 units.

  
  • ENVS 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and approval of project by student’s graduate advisory committee. Independent research towards a master’s degree under guidance of faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENVS 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and program approval. Independent, directed study of advanced topics in the field; regular conferences with the sponsor; prospectus development. May be repeated twice for credit but only 2 units count towards a M.S. degree in Environmental Science. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENVS 5990 - Thesis


    (1-5)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, program approval of topic prior to registration. Independent research resulting in thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 5 units. Graded CR/NC

  
  • ENVS 5995 - Project


    (1-5)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, program approval of topic prior to registration. Sponsored internship resulting in independent project. 


Finance and Law (Undergraduate)

Upper division standing is prerequisite to enrollment in 3000- and 4000- level FIN courses.

  
  • FIN 2050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Introduction to legal and regulatory environment of business emphasizing the American legal system, dispute resolution, contracts, sales, torts, white-collar crimes, and related legal/ethical issues.  Instruction in legal research.

     

    C-ID BUS 120 & BUS 125:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

  
  • FIN 3030 - Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2100. PV theory and valuation of cash-flows; cost of capital and Beta; basic capital budgeting; financial ratios and use in equity valuation.  Introduction to financial Instruments.  Course has multinational applications.

  
  • FIN 3050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 2050. Legal and regulatory issues facing business owners, managers, and accountants, including forms of business organization, securities regulation, employment law, agency, secured transactions, bankruptcy, and commercial paper.

  
  • FIN 3250 - Essential Skills for Finance Professionals


    (3)
    Prerequisites: GE Block B4, FIN 3030. Using Excel for financial analyses including financial statements, financial ratios, determining operating and financial leverage, forecasting, and investment decisions; retrieving financial data online; Excel finance related built-in functions.

  
  • FIN 3310 - Financial Institutions and Markets


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ECON 2020, FIN 3030. Financial market structure, institutions, and role in financial system. Foreign financial systems.  Deregulation/reregulation and crises.  Financial instruments, interest rates. Risk management; hedging tools including swaps and other derivatives.

  
  • FIN 3320 - Investments


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Investment environment, market structure, securities, risk and return, valuation of stocks and bonds, Interest rate risk, term structure, capital asset pricing model, efficient capital markets, evaluation of investment performance.

  
  • FIN 3350 - Personal Portfolio and Risk Management


    (3)
    Personal budgeting; introduction to and management of personal assets including financial, real assets, and insurance; management of financial risk; retirement planning; basics of personal portfolio management.

  
  • FIN 3380 - Real Estate Principles


    (3)
    Economics of property ownership and use; fundamentals of ownership, financing, appraisal, management, and transfer of residential and other real property.

  
  • FIN 3390 - Real Estate Practice


    (3)
    Real estate contracts, agency and brokerage relationships, physical components of real estate, private ownership interests, documents of transfer, escrows, title insurance, recording, and professional licensing. 

  
  • FIN 3810 - Real Estate Law


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 2050 or equivalent business law course. Legal aspects of real property ownership, rental, management; sales, escrows, contracts, brokerage, co-ownership, deeds, liens, easements, trust deeds, mortgages, title, estates in land, and leases.  Emphasis on California law. 

  
  • FIN 3980 - Advanced Cooperative Education


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Courses appropriate to the work experience: approval by major department Cooperative Education coordinator. Integration of work experience with academic program, individually planned through coordinator. Minimum of 10 hours per week required for each unit. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units; combined units of 3980 and 3990 may not exceed 12. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • FIN 4030 - Intermediate Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Advanced treatment of capital budgeting techniques, application in project valuation for decision making, and financial structure issues.  Use of real option analysis in project valuation.  Combines theory and applications.

  
  • FIN 4310 - Multinational Financial Management


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Managerial finance applied to multinational transactions; analysis of risks, reduction/elimination of currency risks and other financial risks via hedging/corporate structures.  Overview of international financial markets and financing sources.

  
  • FIN 4320 - Real Estate Management


    (3)
    Management of real property as part of the real estate industry; nature, functions, scope of management principles, services, property care, tenant relations, and records.

  
  • FIN 4340 - Cases in Financial Management


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FIN 3030, BUS 3050. Identifying and solving financial problems through the use of cases. Application of financial theory and financial techniques to business problems, using written reports and classroom discussion.

  
  • FIN 4370 - Securities Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FIN 3250, FIN 3320. Applied securities analysis including industry/company analysis; valuation of stock and fixed income securities, and portfolio selection. Students are expected to generate an analyst report as part of this course.

  
  • FIN 4380 - Real Estate Valuation


    (3)
    Valuation of real property; economic analysis of trends and factors influencing real estate ownership, development, and use; current appraisal theory.

  
  • FIN 4390 - Real Estate Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030 or FIN 3380. Position of real estate finance in the economy; techniques and procedures used to finance real property, including sources of funds, lending policies, and instruments used in California today.

  
  • FIN 4400 - Futures and Options


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3320. Market structures, trading techniques, pricing models, hedging strategies, and investment implications for various futures, option contracts, and derivative assets.

  
  • FIN 4470 - Student Investment Fund


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 4370. Development of skills through managing real investment funds in the securities markets, including establishing an investment plan, analyzing investment opportunities, making recommendations and trading decisions.

  
  • FIN 4500 - Fixed Income Securities, Analysis and Strategies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3320. Risk, yield, duration, and pricing of fixed income securities, including: treasury, corporate, agency, tax-exempt and mortgage-backed markets; term structure, bond indexing, interest rate risk immunization; interest rate options and futures.

  
  • FIN 4540 - Special Topics in Finance


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes for specific prerequisite. In-depth presentation and analysis of topics significant to contemporary business world; lectures, discussions, speakers, and research projects.

  
  • FIN 4820 - Entertainment Financing and Law


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 2050 or instructor permission. This course focuses on the legal, financial and managerial challenges that arise at the various stages of creating an Entertainment product, including development, financing, budgeting, casting, production, distribution and exhibition while looking at the mediums by which an Entertainment product is consumed, including television, motion pictures, theater, sports, music, and internet/new media.   

  
  • FIN 4930 - Real Estate Investment


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030 or FIN 3380. Principles of investing in real estate; applying advanced techniques of appraisal practice, capital budgeting tools and economic strategies for maximizing the after-tax returns in different types of real estate products.

  
  • FIN 4980 - Advanced Cooperative Education


    (1-3)
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Finance and Law (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing and approval by the College of Business and Economics Advisement Center are required for admission to all 5000- level courses

  
  • FIN 5000 - Business Finance and Law


    (3)
    Law and finance for business organizations: forms of business, business law, capital markets, analysis of financial statements, securities law, security valuation, bankruptcy, and reorganization. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • FIN 5300 - Seminar: Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: BUS 5024 or FIN 5000 or FIN 3030  . Capital budgeting analysis, CAPM, APT, and capital structure. International comparisons of corporate governance and financial systems. Risk-adjusted discount rate, real options. Combines theory and applications.

  
  • FIN 5310 - Seminar: Financial Institutions


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Structure/ organization of financial markets.  Role of each type of financial institution and function.  Information problems and impact on market structure.  History of crises, financial instruments, and risk management.

  
  • FIN 5330 - Seminar: International Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Overview of international financial markets, institutions, instruments, and financing sources. Reduction of currency risks using derivatives and other financial strategies.  Direct application to international investing and multinational business operations.

  
  • FIN 5338 - Real Estate Principles/Econ


    (3)
    Economics on land ownership and use; fundamentals of ownership, financing, appraisal, management, and transfer of residential and other real property. Basics of analyzing local and national trends. Urban Economics.

  
  • FIN 5339 - Real Estate Practice/Management


    (3)
    Co-requisite: FIN 5338. Agency and brokerage relationships, contracts, documents, transfer, all aspects of running a brokerage and conducting real estate transactions. Key aspects of managing commercial and residential properties.

  
  • FIN 5340 - Seminar: Portfolio Management


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Stock analysis and fundamentals evaluation, portfolio construction, capital asset pricing model and market efficiency, fixed-income security evaluation and interest rate risk measurement, passive and active portfolio management.

  
  • FIN 5350 - Seminar: Options, Futures, and other Derivatives


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Economics, trading and pricing of options, futures and other derivative contracts, and their applications to financial engineering, risk management, and portfolio management.

  
  • FIN 5438 - Real Estate Valuation


    (3)
    Co-requisite: FIN 5338. Valuation and appraisal of real property; economic analysis of trends and factors influencing real estate ownership, development, and use, using current techniques. Project involved.

  
  • FIN 5439 - Real Estate Finance


    (3)
    Co-requisite: FIN 5338. Techniques and procedures used to finance real estate property, including sources of funds, lending policies, and instruments used, domestic and internationally. Market and economic considerations, international issues discussed.

  
  • FIN 5454 - Special Topics Real Estate


    (3)
    This is a graduate seminal course that will be used to investigate contemporary, special topics in real estate.

  
  • FIN 5493 - Real Estate Investment


    (3)
    Co-requisite: FIN 5338. Principles of investing in real estate, advanced valuation techniques, economic strategies for maximizing the after-tax returns in different types of real estate products. Capital Budgeting Analysis. International investment discussed.

  
  • FIN 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (3)
    Investigation of an approved project leading to written report; project selected in conference with seminar professor, and arrangements made for regular meetings during semester. May be repeated for credit.


Food Science and Technology (Undergraduate)

  
  • FST 3200 - Food Chemistry


    (3)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, CHEM 3000. Explores the structure and functional properties of food components and their chemical changes during food processing and utilization.

  
  • FST 3230 - Food Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FST 3200. Explores composition and analysis of food components. Principles that help understand basic laboratory techniques on the function and interactions of chemical components in food and an introduction to instrumental analysis. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.

  
  • FST 3250 - Food Microbiology


    (4)
    Prerequisite: MICR 1010. Microbial ecology of foods, important food borne pathogens and principles of use of microorganisms in fermentation.

  
  • FST 3270 - Principles of Food Engineering


    (4)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 1560, PHYS 1570, MATH 2110. Principles of food engineering encompassing math concepts for food engineering, heat transfer, refrigeration, psychometrics, mass transfer and units and dimensions, thermodynamics, material and energy balance, and fluid flow.

  
  • FST 3320 - Food Law


    (2)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, MICR 1010. An introduction to federal and state regulations that assure safety of food products in the market.

  
  • FST 4210 - Sensory Evaluation of Food Products


    (3)
    Prerequisite: recommended PSY 1500. The senses and their implications in sensory evaluation of food products. Techniques used to conduct sensory evaluation of food products.

  
  • FST 4250 - Food Preservation Technologies


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FST 3200, FST 3250, FST 3270. Industrial perspective of food preservation technologies, good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures applied to canning, pasteurization, aseptic processing, smoking, irradiation, refrigeration, freezing, dehydration and concentration.

  
  • FST 4290 - Food Packaging


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FST 3270. The basic principles of packing applied to foods. It covers the basic properties and applications of metal, glass, paper, and plastic food packaging.

  
  • FST 4310 - Quality Assurance of Food Products


    (3)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, CHEM 3000. Quality assurance of food production dealing with management issues and statistical quality control.

  
  • FST 4380 - Food-Borne Illnesses: Etiology, Prevention and Co


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MICR 1010, MICR 2010, MICR 2020. Food-borne diseases and their causes, control and prevention.

  
  • FST 4440 - Food Safety Programs


    (3)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, MICR 1010. Introduction to food safety issues in the food industry. Overviews of food safety programs focused on HACCP and ServSafe. It includes good manufacturing practices and pre-requisite programs in the food industry and food service facilities.

  
  • FST 4460 - Food Product Development


    (3)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, MICR 1010, CHEM 3000. This course introduced the principles of new product development and review special market segments such as nutraceuticals, functional foods, biotechnological products and ethnic foods.

  
  • FST 4540 - Special Topics in Food Science


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Define a problem; identify potential causes and possible solutions based on independent research in food science and technology. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • FST 4600 - Animal Food Products Technology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: NTRS 2100. Understanding of production and processing of foods derived from animals (meat, milk and egg).

  
  • FST 4750 - Food Safety: Current Challenges and Trends


    (2)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, MICR 1010, FST 4440. Specific challenges of food safety in the changing food industry. Includes biosafety issues faced by globalization of food supplies, the laws and regulations governing food safety and public perception of food safety.

  
  • FST 4790 - Professional Interactions and Writing Skills


    (3)
    Prerequisites: NTRS 2100, GE Blocks A2 and A3. Written and oral communication skills for the Food Science majors with an emphasis on technical and scientific writing to enable them to be effective in industry and government work settings.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi) GWAR


French (Undergraduate)

All Upper Division courses except 4610 and 4710 are conducted in French.

  
  • FREN 1001 - Elementary French I


    (4)
    Prerequisite: Course limited to students who have never studied French before; except as permitted by departmental “Limitation on Language Credit” policy in this catalog. Must be taken in sequence. Methodical presentation of the fundamental structures of French through hearing, speaking, reading, and writing French. Introduction to the diversity of the Francophone world and to cultural aspects of various Francophone societies.

    GE C2

  
  • FREN 1002 - Elementary French II


    (4)
    Prerequisite: FREN 1001 or equivalent; see departmental “Limitation on Language Credit” policy in this catalog. Methodical presentation of the fundamental structures of French through hearing, speaking, reading, and writing. Expansion of cultural knowledge about specific Francophone countries and the Francophone world as a whole.

    GE C2

  
  • FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 1002 or equivalent; see departmental “Limitation on Language Credit” policy in this catalog. Recommended corequisite: FREN 2055 or 2056.  Expansion of cultural knowledge of the Francophone world and development of intermediate communicative skills in French: oral proficiency, listening comprehension, grammar review, vocabulary building, and reading and writing skills.

    GE C2

  
  • FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 2001; see departmental “Limitation on Language Credit” policy in this catalog. Suggested corequisite: FREN 2055 or FREN 2056. Continued expansion of cultural knowledge of the Francophone world and development of intermediate communicative skills in French: oral proficiency, listening comprehension, grammar review, vocabulary building, and reading and writing skills.

  
  • FREN 2055 - French Conversation


    (1)
    Prerequisite: FREN 1002.  Development of French listening skills and conversational abilities on the ACTL intermediate level through focused discussion of cultural and political topics, films, literary readings, and other materials assigned for pre-class preparation.  Graded CR/NC.  FREN 2055 and 2056 may be repeated to a maximum of a combined 4 units. Some sections may be offered online.

  
  • FREN 2056 - Intensive French Conversation


    (2)
    Prerequisite: FREN 1002. Development of French listening skills and conversational abilities on the ACTL intermediate level through focused discussion of cultural and political topics, films, literary readings, and other materials assigned for pre-class preparation.  Graded CR/NC.  FREN 2055 and 2056 may be repeated to a maximum of a combined 4 units.  Some sections may include a service learning option.

  
  • FREN 3001 - Advanced Grammar and Composition


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 2002; Co-requisite: ML 1010. Review of French grammatical structures; scaffolded use of these structures in writing a variety of text types such as journals, descriptions, short fiction, summaries, letters, opinion pieces, literary and cultural analysis, and/or research papers. Some sections of course may be taught in a hybrid format.

  
  • FREN 3002 - Introduction to Literary Analysis


    (3)
    Co-requisites: FREN 3001. Development of reading strategies for French literary works; introduction to literary genres; principles of literary analysis as applied to texts by French and Francophone writers; development of writing skills.

  
  • FREN 3010 - Contemporary Spoken French


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 2002. Development of oral skills in all registers; analysis of spoken French and its differences with standard French; study of current French usage through contemporary texts and media.

  
  • FREN 3050 - French Phonetics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 2002. Analysis and practice of French sounds and speech patterns including assimilation, liaison, rhythm, accent, and intonation. Introduction to variants of French pronunciation throughout the world, with a focus on standard French.

  
  • FREN 3100 - Introduction to French Culture


    (3)
    Co-requisite: FREN 3001. Introduction to French institutions and society through focused study of a particular period.  Important historical figures and events; intellectual, social, artistic, and political developments; influence on western world. 

  
  • FREN 3719 - French Film


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Study of French film through various artistic movements from its origins to the present day. Films are situated within their historical, cultural, and cinematic contexts; aspects of narrative and film form will also be analyzed. Taught in English.

    GE UD C (wi) ——————-Effectve Spring 2020

  
  • FREN 3729 - Islam in the Francophone World


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Examination of the cultural dynamics of Islam in the Francophone world, particularly the Muslim experience in France and relationships between France, the Maghreb and West African countries.  Taught in English.

    GE UD D (re) (wi)

  
  • FREN 3739 - Images of Women in French Literature and Society


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Examination of various images of women – stereotypical, idealized, and iconoclastic – in French literature, art, and society from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Taught in English.

    GE UD C (wi)

  
  • FREN 3800 - Commercial French


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. Intensive study of French used in business; theory and practice of fundamentals of commercial correspondence in French; translation of business English into business French.

  
  • FREN 4030 - Topics in French Applied Linguistics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002 Topics in French linguistics: Historical linguistics; modern French morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics; second language acquisition; contrastive analysis of French and English grammatical structures, in preparation for teaching. NIS account required.

  
  • FREN 4050 - Translation


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FREN 3002, FREN 4010. Techniques of translation processes in rendering into French and English materials ranging from official documents to technical essays and literary texts.

  
  • FREN 4100 - Literature and Society in Medieval and Renaissance France


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. Origins of French language, literature, and society, and developments through the Middle Ages and Renaissance.  Important historical figures and events; social and political conditions; influence on western world.  Study of major authors and texts; analysis of genre and style.

     

     

  
  • FREN 4105 - Literature and Society in 17th- and 18th-century France


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. French literature and society in the Grand Siècle and the Age of Enlightenment prior to the French Revolution.  Important historical figures and events; intellectual, social, and political developments; influence on western world.  Study of major authors and texts; analysis of genre and style.

     

     

  
  • FREN 4110 - Literature and Society in Revolutionary and 19th-century France


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. French literature and society in the Revolution and 19th century.  Important historical figures and events; intellectual, social, artistic, and political developments; influence on western world.  Study of major authors and texts; analysis of genre and style.

  
  • FREN 4115 - French Literature and Society in the 20th and 21st centuries


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. French literature and society in the 20th and 21st centuries.  Portrait of Contemporary France.  Intellectual, social, artistic, and political developments; role in global society.  Study of major authors and texts; analysis of genre and style.  Complemented by FREN 4130.

  
  • FREN 4120 - Survey of French Poetry from the Medieval Lyric to the Symbolists


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. Study of French lyric poetry focusing on formal analysis (meter, rhyme, formes fixes, figures of speech, imagery) and chronological development from the troubadours to Mallarmé.  Techniques of explication de texte.

  
  • FREN 4130 - Panorama de la Francophonie


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FREN 3002. Survey of Francophone literature and culture, including French-language literature of Canada, Belgium, the Antilles, the Maghreb, and Central Africa.

  
  • FREN 4318 - Francophone Caribbean Literature and Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: None if taught in English; FREN 3002 if taught in French. Study of Creole and French-language literature of the Caribbean (Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique) as well as the cultural issues surrounding it.  Course may be taught in English or French; check GET.

  
  • FREN 4328 - Quebecois Literature and Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: None if taught in English; FREN 3002 if taught in French. Study of the culture of Quebec, particularly the formation and maintenance of Quebecois identity and the inherent Franco-Anglophone tensions linked to its history and geography. Course may be taught in English or French; check GET.

 

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