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FRENCH 201
Lower Division French
All beginning students should enroll in Elementary French
(101), which provides a foundation in reading, writing, listening
and speaking for all subsequent courses.
Students who have taken French previously should consult
with the lower-division coordinator for accurate placement.
The department offers an intensive language sequence
(FREN 275–276) for 6 credit hours per semester. At the end
of two semesters, students have completed the equivalent
of FREN 101, 102, 201 and 202 and are prepared to enter
third-year courses.
Graduate Program
Graduate Advisor
Walter Putnam, Ortega Hall 323C, 277-1182
wputnam@unm.edu
M.A. in French
The M.A. in French provides an interdisciplinary foundation
designed to prepare students for work in pertinent fields including
secondary school teaching, translation and for entrance
to doctoral programs in French. A background in French
equivalent to that of an undergraduate major is required for
entering candidates. M.A. candidates choose between two
tracks: under Plan I, they complete 24 hours of course work
plus 6 hours of thesis; under Plan II, they complete 32 hours of
course work without thesis. The comprehensive exams involve
a more extensive written component for Plan II. Core requirements
are a theory course (3 credit hours) and a professional
development colloquium (1 credit hour). Two semesters of
another foreign language or its equivalent are required. Please
contact the graduate advisor or the department for specific
information.
comprehensive examinations as well as to plan and
carry out the dissertation.
5. All Ph.D. candidates in French Studies are advised to
gain teaching experience as well as experience in a
French-speaking environment as part of their professional
training.
French (FREN)
101–102. Elementary French. (3, 3)
Conducted in French. {Fall, Spring}
103. Elementary French Conversation. (1)
Supplementary course to FREN 101–102 for students interested
in additional practice in speaking.
108. Elementary French Reading. (1)
Continuation and enrichment of elementary curriculum, conducted
entirely in French.
201. Intermediate French I. (3)
Review of grammar and development of communication
skills, conducted mostly in French.
202. Intermediate French II. (3)
Review of grammar, development of communication skills,
introduction to reading of French literature, conducted entirely
in French.
203. Intermediate French Conversation. (3)
Designed primarily to give qualified students of 201–202
extra practice in the oral use of the language; therefore, it is
recommended that it be taken concurrently with 201 or 202.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
275. Accelerated Beginning French. (6)
Encompasses the work of 101–102. 101–102 and 275 may
not both be counted for credit.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Ph.D. in French Studies
The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures offers
a Ph.D. in French Studies. Students are admitted on the
basis of their past records and future promise for scholarship.
The admissions committee also takes into consideration the
expressed field of research with an eye to suitable faculty
guidance and direction. Potential applicants are encouraged
to contact the Department for more individual advisement.
Applicants to the Ph.D. program are expected to have
completed a Master’s Degree in French or its equivalent.
The University of New Mexico students who wish to pursue
doctoral studies must submit a written plan. All applicants are
expected to have taken at least one course in critical theory.
In addition to the general requirements for all Ph.D.s, the
department specifies the following:
1. Each student must complete a minimum total of 54
semester hours of course work for the Ph.D. including
transfer credit but exclusive of dissertation hours.
Normally, a minimum of 24 hours of this total will be
taken after the M.A. is completed.
2. A student may declare a minor after approval from the
committee on studies. Students with a declared minor
must complete 48 hours of course work in the major
field of study and 12 hours in the minor field.
3. Each student must demonstrate a reading knowledge of
two other languages besides French and English.
4. Each student must assemble a committee on studies
composed of three University of New Mexico faculty
members before the end of the second semester of the
Ph.D. program. The committee will meet regularly with
the student to develop a program suited to his or her
own needs and interests. The committee holds authority
over each student’s program and may require specific
courses dictated by a student’s scholarly interest and
goals. The committee on studies will guide the candidate
in forming an appropriate committee to administer
276. Accelerated Elementary French. [Accelerated
Intermediate French.] (6)
Encompasses the work of 201–202. 201–202 and 276 may
not both be counted for credit.
French 202 or the equivalent is prerequisite to all
courses listed below, except 335.
301. Advanced Essay & Exploration I. (3)
Contextual grammar review and study of stylistics to improve
compositon skills. Introduction to literature and/or cinema.
Taught entirely in French.
302. Advanced Essay & Exploration II. (3)
Advanced grammar and continued stylistic study and discussion
of literature and/or film. A stepping stone to the literature
and culture classes. Taught entirely in French.
305. French Pronunciation. [French Phonology.] (3)
Phonetic and phonemic system of French. Required for the
undergraduate major. {Offered only once a year}
*335. Topics in French Literature and Culture in
Translation. [French Literature and Culture in Translation.]
(3 to a maximum of 6) ∆
(Also offered as COMP, ENGL 335.) Study of individual
authors, genres and/or periods of French and Francophone
literature and culture.
345. French Civilization 1000-1789. [French Civilization.]
(3)
Origins to French Revolution. In French.
346. French Civilization 1789-pres. [French Civilization.]
(3)
French Revolution to the present. In French.
351. French Literature 1000-1789. [Survey of French
Literature.] (3)
Origins to 1800. Conducted in French.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.