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French Pathway
Once you have taken the Placement Test, you will know your language proficiency level. Your first course is the one listed for your score in the Score Guide. Students will then progress through the levels, as below.
It is not possible to go backwards on the pathway, to courses of lower difficulty.
Prerequisites vary, and are listed in the Undergraduate calendar.
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
- FRE 301: Intermediate French I
- FRE 302: French Food, Wine and Hospitality
- FRE 303: French and Fashion
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- FRE 401: Intermediate French II
- FRE 402: French Conversation and Pronunciation*
*FRE 402 may be taken concurrently with FRE 401 or FRE 501. Students are not eligible for FRE 402 after completing FRE 501.
ADVANCED LEVEL
- FRE 501: Speaking and Writing French I*
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- FRE 504: French Audiovisual Translation
- FRE 601: Speaking and Writing French II
*Students who complete FRE 501 with a B+ or higher may advance to any course in the Thematic Level that lists FRE 601 as a prerequisite. You may do this concurrently with FRE 601 or skip FRE 601 altogether.
THEMATIC LEVEL
Most courses at this level can be taken in any order - check prerequisites in the Undergraduate calendar.
- FRE 503: Middle Ages to Classicism; FRE 603: Enlightenment to La Belle Époque
- FRE 505: French Language and Culture; FRE 605: Francophone Language and Culture
- FRE 508: Introduction to 20th C. French Literature I; FRE 608: Introduction to 20th C. French Literature II
- FRE 509: Franco-Canadian Literature I; FRE 609: Franco-Canadian Literature II
- FRE 510: Effective Writing I; FRE 610: Effective Writing II
- FRE 515: Intro to Business French (Not available to native French speakers)
- FRE 516: Politics and Play in French Poetry
- FRE 604: French for Healthcare
- FRE 701: French for Today; FRE 801: French and New Media
- FRE 703: French Theatre: Classism to Romanticism; FRE 803: 20th C. and Contemporary
- FRE 704: Introduction to Franco-Canadian Culture I; FRE 804: Introduction to Franco-Canadian Culture II
- FRE 706: The Life and Times of the French Language
- FRE 707: Introduction to French-English Translation; FRE 507: English-French Translation I; FRE 607: English-French Translation II
- FRE 709: Children’s Literature in French
- FRE 805: French Language Teaching Methodologies
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- FRE 502: Communication and Business French; FRE 602: Business French in Practice
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- FRE 900: Senior French Seminar (Department consent required - LIR & ACS French Option students only)
- LIR 901: Directed Readings - French (Department consent required - LIR students only)