Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
FRAN 4141-4142. FRENCH POETRY. Three
credit hours per semester. Three lectures per week
each semester. Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
Readings and interpretations of works of the most
important French poets from the Middle Ages to
the present; structural elements, versification, and
styles. Given in French.
FRAN 4145. THE FRENCH NOVEL. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
Study of five to eight outstanding novels in French
Literature from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth
Century, with emphasis on narrative, structural,
intertextual, and socio-cultural questions. Offered
in French.
FRAN 4147. MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
A survey of the French novel, the poetry, and the
theatre of the Twentieth Century, focusing on
outstanding works and major literary movements.
FRAN 4149. FRENCH POETRY. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
French poetry from its origins to the present, with
emphasis on the Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries; analysis of the poem as a verbal
construct and as expression of the individual and a
culture. Offered in French.
FRAN 4151-4152. FRENCH CULTURE AND
CIVILIZATION. Three credit hours per semester.
Three hours of lecture per week per semester.
Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
Panoramic view of the development of French
culture and civilization; its contribution to all
aspects of European culture. Given in French.
FRAN 4181-4182. FRENCH LITERATURE TO
THE REVOLUTION. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week per semester.
Prerequisite: FRAN 3144.
A study of selected works representative of the
chief periods of French literature from the Middle
Ages to the Revolution.
FRAN 4185. HISTORY OF THE FRENCH
LANGUAGE. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: FRAN 3144 and
FRAN 3060.
A study of the development of the French language
from its origins to the 18th Century by means of
medieval and Renaissance literary works.
Emphasis on philology.
FRAN 4191. FRENCH LITERATURE SINCE
THE REVOLUTION. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FRAN
3144.
A study of selected works representatives of the
chief periods of French literature from the
Revolution to the present.
FRAN 4192. FRENCH LITERATURE SINCE
THE REVOLUTION. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FRAN
3144.
A study of selected works representative of the
chief periods of French literature from the
Revolution to the present.
FRAN 4236. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
I. One credit hour. Three hours of research per
week. Prerequisite: twenty four (24) credits in
French.
Techniques for research in French language,
literature, and culture. All work will be in French.
FRAN 4237. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
II. One credit hour. Three hours of research per
week. Prerequisite: FRAN 4236.
Writing and presentation of a research paper in
French on a topic related to French language,
literature, or culture.
FRAN 4995. SPECIAL TOPICS. One to three
credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: Authorization of the Director
of the Department.
Special topics in French language or culture.
FRAN 4996. SPECIAL TOPICS II. One to three
credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: Authorization of the Director
of the Department.
Special topics in French language, literature, or
culture. Taught in French.
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