Program Overview

French Studies Program

The Department of French Studies offers programs leading to a major and a minor in French Studies and a concentration in French for Business. The requirements for completion of each degree program are those in effect in the bulletin year when the declaration of the major, minor, and concentration occurs.

Overview of Programs

• French Studies, B.A.
• French Studies, Minor
• French for Business, Concentration

Study Abroad Programs

The department sponsors a semester in Dijon, France, and a summer immersion program in Tours, France.

• Semester in France: Students go as a group in the fall semester, accompanied by a departmental faculty member. Juniors are given preference, but well-qualified sophomores are also considered.
• Summer in France: A nine-credit, six-week immersion program in Tours, France, where students can complete Wake Forest's basic language requirement or earn credit toward the major or minor in French.

Course List

The following courses are offered by the Department of French Studies:

French Studies (FRH)

• FRH 111: Elementary French
• FRH 112: Elementary French
• FRH 113: Intensive Elementary French
• FRH 153: Intermediate French
• FRH 154: Accelerated Intermediate French
• FRH 196: French Across the Curriculum
• FRH 198: Internship in French Language
• FRH 199: Service Learning in French Language
• FRH 212: Exploring the French and Francophone World
• FRH 213: Encounters: French and Francophone Literature and Culture
• FRH 214: Encounters: French and Francophone Literature and Culture (Honors)
• FRH 216: Studies in French and Francophone Literature and Culture
• FRH 315: Introduction to French and Francophone Studies
• FRH 319: Composition and Review of Grammar
• FRH 320: French Conversation
• FRH 321: Introduction to Translation
• FRH 322: French Phonetics
• FRH 323: Advanced Grammar and Stylistics
• FRH 329: French for Business Communication
• FRH 330: French for Management
• FRH 341: Rise of French
• FRH 342: Structure of French
• FRH 343: Modern French
• FRH 345: Language and Society
• FRH 350: Studies in French Language and Culture
• FRH 351: Advanced Oral and Written French
• FRH 352: Contemporary France
• FRH 353: Studies in French Art
• FRH 360: Cinema and Society
• FRH 361: Special Topics in French and Francophone Film Studies
• FRH 363: Trends in French and Francophone Poetry
• FRH 364: French and Francophone Prose Fiction
• FRH 365: French and Francophone Drama
• FRH 370: Seminar in French and Francophone Studies
• FRH 374: Topics in French and Francophone Culture
• FRH 375: Special Topics in French and Francophone Literature
• FRH 381: French Independent Study
• FRH 382: Internship in French Studies
• FRH 390: Directed Reading
• FRH 391: Directed Research

French in Translation (FRT)

• FRT 210: French-Language Literature in Translation

Faculty

The Department of French Studies is composed of the following faculty members:

• Chair: Stéphanie Pellet
• Professors: Stephen J. Murphy, Kendall B. Tarte
• Associate Professor: Stéphanie Pellet, Amanda S. Vincent
• Assistant Professors: Guillaume Coly, Ryan Schroth
• Teaching Professor: Elizabeth Mazza Anthony
• Professor of the Practice: Véronique M. McNelly
• Associate Teaching Professor: Corinne D. Mann