Requirements

French majors must complete 33 credits in French: 18 from required courses and 15 from electives.

Required Courses

  • FRE 3090C: Masterpieces of French Literature Part I
  • FRE 3100C: Masterpieces of French Literature Part II
  • FRE 3550: French Civilization Part I
  • FRE 3560: French Civilization Part II
  • FRE 3870: Advanced French Grammar and Composition Part I
  • FRE 3880: Advanced French Grammar and Composition Part II

Elective Courses

  • FRE 3110, FRE 3120: Advanced French Conversation
  • FRE 3150: Review of French Grammar
  • FRE 3260: History of French Cinema
  • FRE 3280: 20th Century French Literature, Film, Media, Culture
  • FRE 3300: France within the European Union
  • FRE 3600: Life in Contemporary France
  • FRE 3630: 17th Century French Literature
  • FRE 3650: 18th Century French Literature
  • FRE 3670: 19th Century French Literature
  • FRE 3690: 20th Century French Literature
  • FRE 3810: Advanced Commercial French
  • FRE 3820: Afro-Caribbean Francophone Literature
  • FRE 3900: Art and Skills of Translation
  • FRE 4620: Paris in the French Culture
  • FRE 4830: French Francophone Women Writers
  • FRE 4990: Seminar
  • FRE 4980: International Internship in France

French minors must complete six courses depending on their level and as determined by their French advisor.

More Information
For more information about a double major, a major or minor in French, please contact:

Prof. Zoe Petropoulou
(718) 990-5205
petropoz@stjohns.edu

Prof. Steve Puig
(718) 990-8094
puigs@stjohns.edu