Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

French Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
French is spoken natively, or as a language of culture and
administration, in 45 countries. French is thus a language
that can put students and professionals in touch with an
unusually diverse linguistic community found all over the
world. Alongside English, French is the official language
of such international organizations as the United Nations,
the International Olympic Committee and the International
Red Cross. Historically, France and the French language
have had an important influence over American society.
French thought continues to shape America today through
various intellectual currents, for example post-structuralism
and post-modernism. Recently, Lake Erie College students
have planned and completed innovative study abroad and
internship experiences in France. The courses in the major
and minor help to develop not only communication skills,
but a strong foundation in the cultural diversity called
Francophonie. Students might want to consider a primary
or secondary major or a minor in French to enhance their
employment opportunities or to increase their chances of
being accepted into fine graduate programs. Francophone
countries have a rich cultural heritage; it is rewarding to be
able to understand such thinkers, poets, musicians and scientists
as Molire, Czanne, Simone de Beauvoir, Descartes,
Frantz Fanon, Jules Verne, C.F. Ramuz and Debussy in their
native language.
Requirements for the Major:
40 semester credits including:
• FR 102 Beginning French II (4 SH)
• FR 201 Intermediate French (4 SH)
• FR 220 French Conversation (4 SH)
• FR 302 French Phonetics and Pronunciation (1 SH)
• FR 311 French Composition (3 SH)
• FR 320 Francophone Literatures and Cultures (3 SH)
• FR 490 Senior Research Project (4 SH)
and French Group 1 - 17 semester credits from the following:
• FR 210 Studies in Francophone Contemporary Cultures
(4 SH)
• FR 301 French for the Professional Environment (4 SH)
• FR 350 Internship in French (2-5 SH)
• FR 401 Translation Studies in French (3 SH)
• FR 402 Francophone Intellectual History (3 SH)
• FR 410 Francophone Literatures in English Translation
(3 SH)
• FR 411 Francophone Women Writers and Filmakers
(3 SH)
• FR 420 Francophone Visual Arts, Music, Architecture (3
SH)
• FR 421 Francophone Cinema (3 SH)
• FR 470-79 Special Topics in French (4 SH)
German Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Learning German can connect you to 120 million native
speakers worldwide. It is also a popular second (and third
or fourth) language throughout Europe, as well as in Japan
and the U.S. Germany, with the third strongest economy
in the world, is an important global business partner in
publishing, research and development, innovative uses of
the Internet, automobile design and manufacturing, etc.
Germany has a rich cultural heritage; it is rewarding to be
able to understand such thinkers, poets, musicians and
scientists as Einstein, Bach, Schweitzer, Marx, Kafka and
Freud in their native language. Many graduate programs
recommend developing at least a reading knowledge
of German to access significant theoretical works and
research in books and professional journals. A number of
interesting opportunities to study in Germany or Austria
are available to students at Lake Erie College. The courses
in the major and minor help to develop not only communication
skills, but a strong foundation in the cultures
present and past that have used German as their everyday
language. Students may want to consider a primary or
secondary major or a minor in German to enhance their
employment opportunities, or to increase their chances of
being accepted into fine graduate programs.
Requirements for the Major:
40 semester credits including:
• GR 102 Beginning German II (4 SH)
• GR 201 Intermediate German (4 SH)
• GR 220 German Conversation (4 SH)
• GR 302 German Phonetics and Pronunciation (1 SH)
• GR 311 German Composition (3 SH)
• GR 320 Germanophone Literatures and Cultures (3 SH)
• GR 490 Senior Research Project (4 SH)
and German Group 1 -17 semester credits from the following:
• GR 210 Studies in Germanophone Contemporary
Cultures (4 SH)
• GR 301 German for the Professional Environment (4 SH)
• GR 350 Internship in German (2-5 SH)
• GR 401 Translation Studies in German (3 SH)
• GR 402 Germanophone Intellectual History (3 SH)
• GR 410 Germanophone Literatures in English Translation
(3 SH)
• GR 411 Germanophone Women Writers and Filmakers
(3 SH)
• GR 420 Germanophone Visual Arts, Music, Architecture
(3 SH)
• GR 421 Germanophone Cinema (3 SH)
• GR 470-79 Special Topics in German (2-4 SH)
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