2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Offerings
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Film Studies |
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FS 443A - Asian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. A survey of Asian film with emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The cinema of India, China, and Japan, the countries with the largest film industries will be featured. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443B - British Films
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. This course will cover the major areas of British Film, including: ‘British Heritage’ films, British Cinema of the 1990s, plus influential directors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443C - French Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. An examination of the French film industry and its most influential movements, from “poetic realism” to the “New Wave” and the “cinéma du look.” (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443D - Mexican Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. A historical survey of Mexican cinema with an emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The course will examine films produced in Mexico and films made by Mexicans in the United States. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443E - German Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. An examination of the German film industry and its most influential movements, from “Weimar Cinema” to the “New German Cinema” and beyond. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443F - Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry
(Same as ITAL 341 .) This course is a survey of the history of Italian cinema. We will study how cinema has embodied Italian collective consciousness and identity and how it has evolved artistically at different moments in the 20th century. Particular attention will be given to Italian cinema’s relationship with other national cinemas and Hollywood. We will read about and screen some of the most representational and influential films by directors such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, Leone, Bertolucci and others. Among the topics discussed are: the birth of Italian cinema, silent cinema, cinema during Fascism, the aesthetic and ethical heritage of Neorealism, auteur cinema, collaboration practices, existential and abstract cinema, comedy Italian style, the advent of TV and the new genres of the 60s and 70s, and recent trends. Taught in English. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443G - Australian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . This course examines the way in which ‘Australian identity’ is cinematically represented as a fictional construct and an industrial product. It will consider issues such as cultural difference and the effects of globalization on the imagining and imaging of a ‘national’ community. Some sections may be taught with FS 543. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443H - Survey of European Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Students will be introduced to the key films of European cinema and analyze them within historical, social and aesthetic contexts. Emphasis will be placed on transnational, global and multicultural perspectives. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 443I - East Asian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . This course examines cinematic traditions from the region of East Asia by analyzing films from Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. The course focuses on a historical mode of textual analysis placing each film within larger historical, social, and cultural contexts of its production. Some sections may share course lectures with FS 543. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444 - Advanced Topics in Film Studies
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . DCFMA film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. An in-depth study of a particular aspect of film history and aesthetics. Open to non-majors. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit in a different topic. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FS 444A - Black Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. A critical, historical analysis of Black Cinema through lecture, discussion, and viewing of films and film excerpts. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444B - New Hollywood Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. Focuses on the rise of the New Hollywood, covering the influence of European directors on the ‘movie brats,’ the emergence of the contemporary blockbuster, the role of advertising and film reviews in promoting films, the significance of box office figures, and the economics of packaging and deal-making. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444C - Queer Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , junior standing and FS 244 or FS 245 . This course examines the relationship among film, gender and sexuality. Topics covered may include cinematic representations of gender and sexuality, LGBTQ issues in film, feminist film theory, censorship, transgression, screening the body, psychoanalysis and cinema. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444D - Hollywood Auteurs
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. A study of the concept of the film “auteur” and the way it has been applied to Hollywood filmmakers from the classical period (1917-1960) through the evolution of this concept into a marketing category in contemporary Hollywood. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444E - Independent American Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. Examines independent film movements in North American cinema with an emphasis on the ‘independent revival’ from the 1980s onwards. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444F - Women in Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. A survey of the on- and off-screen roles women have played in film and television, and an examination of how these roles have changed to reflect the changing status of women in society. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444G - Films about the Holocaust
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. Traces the history of the Holocaust on film focusing on the cinematic art’s contribution to our understanding of the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. The course will cover both non-fiction and fiction films and will attempt to survey all styles of filmmaking as they pertain to the Holocaust. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444H - Film Censorship
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. This course investigates the cultural, industrial, and social factors that provided the genesis of Hollywood self-industry censorship during what has been coined its “Pre-Code” era. We begin in the 1920s by studying the formation of the Motion Picture Producers and Directors Association (MPPDA), to the Studio Relations Committee’s monitoring of early sound films in the early 1930s, until the strict enforcement of the film industry’s “Production Code” in 1934, and then analyze its effects/aftermath. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444I - The History and Aesthetics of Stereoscopic Cinema
Prerequisite, DCFMA major. This course will explore the history and aesthetics of stereoscopic 3-D cinema through readings, screenings, lectures, classroom discussions and written assignments. Though stereoscopic imagery can be found in a variety of media, including photography, comic books, theme parks and video games, this course engages specifically with stereoscopic cinema within the tradition of the Hollywood narrative feature film. The course follows a largely chronological trajectory from the pre-cinema era before 1895 to the digital present, tracing the technological, industrial and aesthetic issues that have shaped the production, exhibition and reception of stereoscopic cinema at various points along the way. In many ways, the history of stereoscopic cinema represents a parallel, shadow history to mainstream cinema, one that can help throw the embedded assumptions and naturalized practices of monocular film culture into relief, as it were. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444J - Screened Violence
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. Violent images have often been blamed for violent actions. This course examines the consequence of violence on screen (film, tv, gaming) in both in its explicit and implicit forms. Screen examples will include themes of vengeance, transgression and cruelty, as much as it includes latent violence on gender, sexuality, racial identity and ability. The examples will be drawn from a range of cinemas and sources to expand the inquiry of what constitutes violence and how violence can result from ill-considered representation. Some sections of this course may be taught with FS 544. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444K - The Hollywood Studio System
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . This course provides a survey of American cinema using the Hollywood studio system as its case study during its zenith in the 1930s and 40s, when cinema was the “mass medium” of the Twentieth Century and the majority of film production took place in Los Angeles (better known as “Hollywood”). The goal of this course is to historically contextualize the key studios of what has been called “The Golden Age” of “classical Hollywood” in terms of their aesthetic, cultural, industrial, social, and technological significances. In sum, students will identify and scrutinize the varying “house styles” of the major studios through studying the production choices, management style, and talent at each studio. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444M - Italian American Cinema
(Same as ITAL 387 .) 3 credits
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FS 444N - Postwar U.S. Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Dodge College film studies majors and minors will have enrollment priority. This course provides a survey of American cinema focused on the decade of the 1950s, which witnessed tremendous economic and social changes that in turn impacted the style of Hollywood films. In doing so, we will historically contextualize this decade in terms of its aesthetic, cultural, industrial, social, and technological attributes, including the rise of television in Hollywood and in response, the emergence of new film technologies like 3-D, Cinemascope, and stereoscopic sound in film; the major stars and genres of the decade that reflected dominant gender ideologies of the period (the “office company man,” “blonde bombshell,” domestic homemaker, the teen rebel, etc); the rise of “teenagers” as a social (and marketable!) demographic; the Cold war political climate (McCarthyism and the ensuing Blacklist in Hollywood; and the end of the “studio system” that caused changes in production (Hollywood productions abroad, freelancing). We will also consider historical revisionism of the decade through select contemporary Hollywood films and television and consider how the present frames the past. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 444O - Film, Gender and Sexuality
Prerequisite, junior standing and above. This course examines the relationships among film, gender, and sexuality. Topics covered may include cinematic representations of gender and sexuality, LGBTQ issues in film, feminist film theory, censorship, transgression, screening the body, psychoanalysis and cinema. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FS 445 - Film Theory and Criticism, Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisites, FS 241 , FS 245 and film studies major, or minor. This course analyzes film through classical theories developed by such formalists as Sergei Eisenstein and Rudolf Arnheim, and realists such as Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer. It also explores modern film theories informed by structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, narratology, et.al. in order to help students gain an understanding of individual films, widespread filmmaking practices, important film movements, and the cultural impact of cinema. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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FS 455 - The Practices of Writing about Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , FS 244 , FS 245 . Film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. This course explores the different professional applications of film studies, from the practice of film reviewing to the preparation and planning of film festivals and public programming. Students learn writing techniques specific to film criticism and study the various film histories and critical approaches of film critics past and present, as well as considering the social and cultural issues involved in professional film journalism. Open to non-majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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FS 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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FS 498 - Film Studies Advanced Senior Seminar
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , FS 244 , FS 245 , FS 445 , senior standing, film studies major, and FS 444 , or FS 443 . This course is designed for advance study for film studies majors in their senior year that emulates a small, graduate seminar experience so that the students can write a longer term paper with detailed feedback and guidance from their professor. This class culminates the film studies degree, drawing upon their critical analysis and primary research skills in their semester long research project. The course subject will revolve each year depending on which faculty member teaches the class, who will bring their unique research expertise to design the class. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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FS 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 to enroll. Designed to meet specific interests which are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
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Finance |
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FIN 207 - Personal Finance
Prerequisite, quantitative inquiry course. This course addresses the major personal financial planning issues that individuals and households face. Topics include establishing savings goals, using banking, credit, and other financial services, tax and estate planning, making good investment decisions, and comparing insurance products. Cannot be used to fulfill major requirements. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 307 - The Financial System
Prerequisites, ECON 200 , ECON 201 and MGSC 209 or MATH 203 . Financial intermediation and institutions, central banking, financial markets, and monetary economics. The impact of fiscal and monetary policy on interest rates. Provides a background for understanding financial structure and capital markets for business majors. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 312 - Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis
(Same as ACTG 312 .) 3 credits
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FIN 317 - Financial Management
Prerequisites, ACTG 210 , ACTG 211 , ECON 200 , ECON 201 , and MGSC 209 , or MATH 203 , and MATH 109 , or MATH 110 . Principles governing the financial management of corporations with emphasis on the role of the financial manager; current asset management; financial structure; analysis of financial statements; evaluation of short-term and long-term funding sources; cost of capital and capital budgeting; evaluation of dividend policy; and financial forecasting. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 327 - Intermediate Financial Management
Prerequisite, FIN 317 . Financial ratio analysis; breakeven analysis; management of cash, marketable securities, inventory and accounts receivable; portfolio theory; dividend policy; mergers and acquisitions; capital budgeting, and international finance. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 400 - A Walk Down Wall Street
Prerequisites, FIN 317 , consent of instructor. An examination of the practical operation of financial markets and the functions of the major players within the markets. The class will visit New York City for one week and will seek to tour the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Marketsite, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Meetings will be scheduled with a variety of firms selected from investment banks, money managers, and financial information providers. Fee: TBD (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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FIN 410 - International Financial Management
Prerequisite, FIN 317 . Application of principles of international financial management. Topics include foreign exchange markets, risk management, problems unique to international operations, international sources and uses of funds, long-term assets and liability management, capital budgeting and corporate financial strategy in an international context. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 421 - Investments
Prerequisite, FIN 317 . Investment principles and practices with emphasis on the individual investor. The evaluation, selection, and management of securities; investment principles; trading methods and valuation; different types of investments and savings; portfolio theory; sources of investment information, and interpretation of financial statements. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 431 - Portfolio Management and Analysis
Prerequisite, FIN 421 , with minimum grade of B, or consent of instructor. The course will focus on the application of financial theory to the issues and problems of security analysis and portfolio management. Topics will include the selection of equity securities and portfolios to meet investment objectives and the measurement of portfolio performance. The course will build upon the analytical skills developed in FIN 421 . Students in this course oversee the student managed investment fund. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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FIN 435 - Financing Entrepreneurial Enterprises
Prerequisite, FIN 317 . In-depth examination of financial issues of particular importance to entrepreneurs. Topics include estimating capital requirements and risk, identifying and evaluating sources of capital, and liquidity events. Issues associated with structuring partnership arrangements and other alliances will also be discussed. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FIN 442 - Fixed Income and Derivative Securities
Prerequisite, FIN 421 with a grade of “B” or higher. This course focuses on pricing, risk management and institutional issues in the fixed income and derivative markets. Topics include bond sectors, yield spreads, swaps, arbitrage-free valuation, forward rate and term structure theories, futures pricing, option payoffs and strategies, option pricing models, option sensitivities and hedging. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FIN 496 - Special Topics in Finance
Prerequisite, FIN 317 . In-depth study of a specific area, content of course changes every semester. May be repeated once. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FIN 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, approval of petition. For students who wish to pursue a special area of study not included in the curriculum. Maximum of 6 credits. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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First-Year Foundations |
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FFC 100 - First-Year Foundations
Prerequisite, freshmen. This course engages students in interdisciplinary, university-level critical inquiry and reflection. The FFC course focuses more on critical engagement, exploration, and communication related to complex issues than on mastering a body of material. The section topics vary, and students select a topic according to their academic and personal interests. Some sections of this course may allow students with more than 30 credits earned to enroll. Must be taken for a letter grade. Fee: some sections may require a class fee. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FFC 100L - First-Year Foundations Lab
Prerequisite, freshmen. A single-credit lab appended to selected FFC sections for co-curricular activities. Only specific sections of FFC 100 noted in the class schedule will require this lab as a corequisite to FFC 100 . Some sections of this course may allow students with more than 30 credits earned to enroll. P/NP. (Offered as needed.) 1 credit
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Food Science and Nutrition |
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FSN 120 - Introduction to Food Science
An overview of the interactions among basic disciplines of science and technology which are integrated into the development of more wholesome, stable, and nutritious food products. General principles are stressed using examples which demonstrate the progression of raw agricultural commodities through the integrated technologies which result in commercial food products. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 170 - Nutrition and Human Physiology
This course will review the structure and function of the major organ systems. Content will focus on communication between organs and hormonal influences on appetite and satiety, and ultimately how nutrition supports homeostasis. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FSN 200 - Nutrition for Life
Make better dietary choices and dispel misconceptions by exploring the science of nutrition. Discussions will center on facts and fictions about nutrients and diets, health foods, and processed foods. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 201 - International Nutrition: World Food Crisis
Contemporary nutritional issues affecting the world. Social, cultural, political, economic, and scientific aspects of world food problems are examined. Nutritional deficiencies affecting various world regions and the role of international agencies are covered. Students learn about food production and food supplementation programs, and examine possible solutions and the future. Lecture. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 303 - Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism
Prerequisites, FSN 200 , and CHEM 103 , or CHEM 140 , and HSCI 112 , or BIOL 366 , or HSCI 366 .
An in-depth look at the digestion, absorption, metabolism, storage, excretion, and interrelationships of nutrients. Nutritional biochemistry and metabolism as it relates to establishment of nutrient requirements, markers of nutritional deficiency or excess, gene expression and chronic diseases. Advances the investigative approach to scientific concepts in nutrient metabolism. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 309 - Topics in Food, Diet and Culture
An international study tour to explore the food systems, diet, and culture in another country. Travel location may change each time the class is offered. Some section of FSN 309 may travel with FSN 509. Letter grade. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FSN 319 - Travel Course to Crete and Athens: Exploring the Mediterranean Diet
A study tour to explore the food systems, diet, and culture in Crete and Athens, Greece. Some sections of FSN 319 will travel with FSN 519. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FSN 322 - Community Nutrition
Prerequisite, FSN 303 . Study of the roles and resources of community/public health nutrition professionals promoting wellness in the community. Assessment of community nutritional needs, and planning, implementing and evaluating nutrition education programs for various age groups under different socio-economic conditions. The legislative process, health care insurance industry, and domestic food assistance programs will also be covered. A community service project is an essential component of this class. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 338 - Nutrition and Human Performance
Prerequisite, FSN 303 . Designed to provide an in-depth view of nutrition, metabolism, and human performance. Ergogenic aids, blood doping, nutritional needs of the athlete are emphasized. The methodologies and current topics in nutrition and human performance are evaluated. Mechanisms of nutrition are presented to better understand the cause-and-effect relationships of human nutrition. Lecture. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 339 - Lifecycle Nutrition
Prerequisite, FSN 303 . The human body has different nutrient requirements at different times during the life cycle and when in a disease state. Students explore the physiological changes, adaptations, and stresses that affect nutritional status and explain the influence of dietary practices in maximum growth, maintenance, and health. Nutrition counseling and diet analyses are included. Lecture. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 429 - Experimental Course
Prerequisite, junior standing. Experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. May be repeated for credit, if course topic is different. (Offered as needed.) 1-4 credits
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FSN 443 - Medical Nutrition Therapy
Prerequisite, FSN 303 . This course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge of the pathophysiology of various disease states. Principles of dietary management as a preventative and therapeutic tool in health care will be emphasized during various physiologic changes such as disease, metabolic alterations and stress. Students will learn how to modify the normal diet for the prevention and treatment of diseases. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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FSN 490 - Independent Internship
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Chapman University allows students to receive academic credit for both paid and unpaid internships. P/NP. Appropriate work experience, may be repeatable for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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FSN 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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FSN 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Selected undergraduate research projects involving either literature studies or laboratory research which develop new information, correlations, concepts or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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Foreign Language |
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FL 101 - Foreign Language 1st Semester
3 credits
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FL 102 - Foreign Language 2nd Semester
3 credits
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FL 199 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits
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FL 299 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, freshman or sophomore standing only and consent of instructor. For students who wish to pursue a special area of study not included in the curriculum. To enroll in individual study and research, students must complete the individual study and research form (available from the Office of the University Registrar) and obtain the signatures of the department chair of the course and course instructor. Students should spend 40 to 50 hours in instruction and research for each credit of individual study. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits
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FL 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
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French |
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FREN 101 - Elementary French I
Students gain mastery of a basic vocabulary, structural patterns, pronunciation, an overview of French geography, and social customs. Two hours of lab per week are required. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FREN 102 - Elementary French II
Prerequisite, FREN 101 . Students gain mastery of a basic vocabulary, structural patterns, pronunciation, an overview of French geography, and social customs. Two hours of lab per week are required. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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FREN 104 - Intensive Elementary French
Prerequisite, two or more years of high school French with a gap of two or more years in the study of the language, or FREN 101 , or consent of instructor. Mastery of a basic vocabulary and structural patterns, pronunciation, an overview of French geography, and customs. One hour per week of lab required. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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FREN 180 - Intensive French Language: Elementary (Cannes)
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. This course is only offered at the American Institute for Foreign Studies in Cannes, France. This is a first-year college-level cours pratique in grammar, conversation, phonetics and writing practice for beginners and students with up to two years of high school French. (Offered every semester.) 3-9 credits
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FREN 199 - Individual Study
(Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French I
Prerequisite, FREN 102 . The course covers conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, and cultural and literary readings. Two hours per week of lab are required. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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FREN 201B - Intermediate French I for Business Professionals
Prerequisite, FREN 102 , or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, cultural and readings for business professionals. Two hours per week of virtual lab required. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 201C - Intermediate French I for Film and TV Professionals
Prerequisite, FREN 102 , or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, cultural and readings for Film and TV professionals. Two hours per week of virtual lab required. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French II
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . The course covers conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, and cultural and literary readings. Some sections of this course may be taught with FREN 345 . (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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FREN 280 - Intensive French Language: Intermediate (Cannes)
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. This course is only offered at the American Institute for Foreign Studies in Cannes, France. At the intermediate level, this cours pratique covers vocabulary, grammar, composition, phonetics, and techniques of written expression. (Offered every semester.) 3-9 credits
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FREN 310 - Introduction to Translation
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . oday, nations and populations are increasingly intertwined in business, communications, and the arts. As we navigate between cultures and languages, translation has become essential and represents a growing field. The goal of this course is to examine the many facets of translation in theory and practice. As such then, students from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds are invited to participate. In this introduction to translation studies, we will look at a range of texts and translation issues to begin to understand the broad scope of translation in today’s globalized world. Topics covered will include literary prose and poetry, but also the type of subjects encountered in professional translation practice, such as business communications, sustainable development, and even video game localization and film subtitling. The exact topics discussed will be determined by student interests and goals during the first weeks of class. We will also discuss the reality of the language marketplace and potential avenues for further study. During the first half of the course, students will develop a personalized project to translate a text in their language pair. The aim will be to work on a document of relevance to their other coursework so as to avoid a merely academic exercise. Over the second half of the course, in addition to the discussion of the topic for that week, the class will be held as a workshop during which students will have the opportunity to present their work and raise questions regarding difficulties they may have encountered. As part of their final project, students will also be asked to maintain a journal documenting their translation process in which they discuss the challenges faced and how they overcame them. The course will be taught in French and English. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 320 - French Humor in Literature, Cinema and Society
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. Students will explore the notion of French humor in literature, music and cinema. Students will read humoristic selections from the following great literary works of Rabelais (“Gargantua”), Pascal (“Lettres Provinciales” & “Pensées”), Molière (“Tartuffe”) La Fontaine (“Les Fables), Lesage (“Gil Blas”), Montesquieu (“Les Lettres persanes”) , Diderot (“Jacques Le Fataliste”), Voltaire (“Candide” & “Les Lettres philosophiques”), Rostand (“Cyrano”) and Ionesco (“La Cantatrice chauve”). Students will analyze the role of humor in French literature, comic strips such as “Charlie Hebdo”, cinema, and society. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 323 - French Popular Music: A Mirror of Society
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . This course will explore French popular songs from post World War II to present day. From Edith Piaf to Daft Punk, students will be exposed to songs that reflect the evolution and the issues of French society. The effects of globalization, the youth culture and language, and the role of the artist will be emphasized. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 340 - Cuisine in French Literature and Film
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course is a thematic survey of some selected French literary texts and films about the topic of food, eating, and cuisine. Emphasis will be placed on reading and critical analysis of primary and secondary texts and films in French and English. Students will write in French. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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FREN 341 - Literary and Cinematographic Images of the French Past: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary approach to the study of French cinema, history, civilization, culture, and literature. This seminar explores the manner in which these two popular art forms influence the very nature of French cultural identity. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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FREN 343 - Advanced Grammar and Composition
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. Detailed review of grammar and exercises in various styles of writing. Content varies each time offered. May be repeated for credit. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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FREN 345 - Topics in Advanced French Conversation and Composition I
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. Exercises in conversational French and composition. Discussions may be based on current activities and periodicals. Presentation of films. Content varies each time offered. Some sections of this course may be taught with FREN 202 . Letter grade. May be repeated for credit if a different topic. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 346 - Topics in Advanced French Conversation and Composition II
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or equivalent proficiency or consent of instructor. Exercises in conversational French and composition. Discussions may be based on current activities and periodicals. Presentation of films. Content varies each time offered. Some sections of this course may be taught with FREN 202 . Letter grade. May be repeated for credit with different topic. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 347 - Business French
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course presents specialized vocabulary dealing with all aspects of business. Students learn the use of forms, letters and other documents, and practice preparing correspondence of various types. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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FREN 348 - Topics in Francophone Literatures of the World
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course will explore the rich Francophone literatures of the world from the poetry of the former President of Sénégal, Léopold (Sédar) Senghor, to the famous novels of the Moroccan novelist, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Guadeloupean novelist Maryse Condé. Content varies each time offered focusing on either Francophone literature of Africa or the Americans and the Caribbean. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 349 - French Theater Across the Ages
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course will examine famous French theatrical texts from Molière’s Tartuffe to Ionesco’s Cantatrice Chauve. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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FREN 350 - French Poetry and Music Across the Ages
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. This course will examine the work of famous French poets and poetic singers such as Marie de France, Marot, Ronsard, LABBE, CHENIER, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Hugo, Apollinaire, Elouard, VALERY, PREVERT, and Ponge, Brassens, Brel, Pial and others. This course will explore the various poetic movements and schools, versification, and poetic discourse. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 351 - The French Resistance and Holocaust
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. This course will examine the question of the narration of the unspeakable and the importance of written testimony. Students will read and analyze writers who chose the French language to tell their story during the French Resistance and Holocaust such as VERCORS, CHARLOTTE DELBO, ELIE WIESEL, MARGUERITE DURAS, JORGE SEMPRUN. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 352 - The New Novel and New Wave Cinema: Le Nouveau Roman & La Nouvelle Vague
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. The course will examine the new novels (les nouveaux romans) of famous French writers such as Alain Robbe-Grillet, Marguerite Duras, Nathalie Sarraute, Georges Perec, Michel Butor, JMG Le CLEZIO in relationship to New-Wave Cinema (La Nouvelle Vague) of Truffaut, Godard, Varda, Demy, and others. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 353 - Topics in Historical Tours: Paris, A Literary History
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course will be taught on location in Paris during the interterm or summer. If offered during the interterm, several lectures will be first conducted on the Orange campus before the Paris segment of the class. Students will explore the rich history of literature of France, with specific emphasis on the city of Paris, through immersion in the historic places and sites of the proverbial city of lights. May be repeated for credit if the tour sites, experiences and assignments are different than those in which students previously received credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 353B - Topics in Historical Tours: A Literary History of the French Riviera and Provence
(Same as HUM 353B .) A segment, or the entire course, will be taught on location in the South of France. Both the French Riviera and Provence have inspired writers and artists from Fitzgerald, Pagnol and Daudet to Cezane, Cbagall and Picasso. Students will explore the region’s rich history and literature. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 353C - Topics in Historical Tours: A Tale of Two Cities
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. Students will spend ten days in both London and Paris during the interterm period. The center of this course is a self-chosen and self-designed research project that looks at some aspect of the life in and history of London and Paris. Fee: TBD. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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FREN 354 - French Opera in the Time of the Sun King: The “Libretti” of Quinault and Music of Lully
Prerequisite, FREN 201 or consent of instructor. An exploration of both the literary and the musical traditions of the finest operas written in French during the reign of Louis XIV. Students will read, listen to and view libretti written in French from the classical era such as Quinault’s “Alceste” and Corneille’s “Psyché.” Students will examine the rich literary tradition of the libretti and their fascinating interplay with the music of composers such as Lully. The class will provide students with an understanding of the historical setting in which the most popular performing art emerged as a powerful instrument of royalist propaganda during the reign of the Sun King. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 355 - Memories of World War II in French Films
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . Students will examine the debates and changing attitudes towards the war through the prism of film. The class will explore films produced in the last sixty years and we will consider the ways in which these representations helped shape the image the French had of themselves. Films to be screened include works by Clément, Melville, Renais, and Malle. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 356 - Topics in French Opera
(Same as MUS 356 .) An exploration of both the literary and the musical traditions of the finest operas written in French and their relationship to other literary genres and performing arts. May be repeated for credit if a different topic. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 357 - French Surrealism
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . In this course we will examine the emergence of Surrealism within French culture in the early part of the 20th century. We will seek to understand the ways in which this avant-garde movement found expression in literature, art, and film, and how it continues to influence the arts even today. Because so much of Surrealism was based on direct experience, this course will also include a creative aspect. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 360 - Performance in French
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. This course is designed for students who are interested in performance in a foreign language. Emphasis will be placed on acting as well as on the improvement of foreign language skills. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 365 - Of Avatars and Apes: The Supernatural and Science in French Fiction
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . What do we know about ourselves in the world, on this planet? How do we react to fundamental shifts in society that lead us to question our place within it? How do we interpret the world around us? In this course, we will examine the ways in which French writers use imaginary worlds and temporalities to reflect on society. As advances were made in science and industry in 19th and 20th-century France, writers sought to express their fears and concerns concerning these changes through stories. By examining three distinct yet interrelated genres–French fairy tales, fantastical short stories, and science fiction novels–we will analyze the ways in which each seeks to use supernatural experiences, extraterrestrial beings, and distant places to explore the unknown, both in the external world and especially within their own unconscious. Readings will include, among others, fairy tales by Charles Perrault, short stories by Maupassant and Gauthier, and novels by René Barjavel and Pierre Boulle. Secondary readings will assist in problematizing our analysis and discussions. Two to three films will also be screened throughout the semester to supplement our readings. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 370 - Writing About Food: French Composition
Prerequisite, FREN 201 . This course is designed to improve students writing skills in French through the topic of food. Students will learn how to write on numerous styles of French: manifesto, description, opinion, critic of a text or a film, and improve their grammar and vocabulary through the topic of food as a cultural, historical, sociological, poetical subject. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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FREN 375 - Topics in French Literature
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. Students read and analyze selected works from representative authors in the novel, drama, and poetry. Content varies each time offered. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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FREN 378 - Contemporary French Society, Politics, The European Union and French-Speaking World
Prerequisite, FREN 201 , or consent of instructor. The study of the geography, political history, and cultural development of France, the European Union and French-Speaking World. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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