French and Francophone Studies - California State University, Long Beach (2024)

Department Chair: Aparna Nayak

RGRLL Language Coordinator: Markus Muller

Single Subject Coordinator for World Languages: Cynthia Leathers

Department Office: Academic Services, Room 309
Telephone: (562) 985‑4317
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/rgrll/

Faculty: Clorinda Donato, Markus Muller, Aparna Nayak, Najib Redouane

Undergraduate Advisor: See department website

Graduate Advisor: Aparna Nayak

Administrative Analyst/Specialist:Cindy Tovar

Students desiring information should contact the department office for referral to one of the faculty advisors: Single Subject Credential Coordinator or current Program Director.

College:College of Liberal Arts

Related Departments and Programs:

• Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures
  • German
  • Italian Studies
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Translation Studies

Courses:FREN

Career Possibilities

Arts Management • Art Historian • Customs Inspector • Immigration Officer • Importer/Exporter • Foreign Service Officer • International Marketing Representative • Travel, Tourism, and Leisure industry • Social Worker • Linguist • Foreign Correspondent • Community Organization Worker • Lawyer • Librarian • International Student Advisor • Educator • Peace Corps Worker • Interpreter• Translator • CIA/FBI Agent • Proofreader • Copy editor • NGO Staff • Fashion & Design • Museum Studies • Wine industry

Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see the CSULB Careers Websiteor drop in to see an advisor (www.csulb.edu/rgrll) who can help plan your studies in our department or explore career options that you may not have considered. The possibilities are limitless!

Introduction

More than 300 million people in 55 countries across five continents speak French. French is the language of diplomacy, international relations, and development either as a working or official language (eg. the UN, the EU, NATO, UNESCO, the International Red Cross, to name a few). The French program at CSU LB offers students a wide variety of degree options, including a Certificate in French Language Proficiency as well as the Minor, the BA and the Master of Arts in French and Francophone Studies. The BA in French and Francophone studies also offers an interdisciplinary option for students who want to broaden their academic and professional portfolio while double-majoring in a related disicpline. Students with one or two semesters of French language courses are well prepared to explore numerous short- and long-term study abroad options that we support with a variety of generous scholarships. In addition, the Dept. of RGRLL also offers the Single Subject Credential in French. All degree options can be complemented separately as well as built upon incrementally throughout a student’s academic career at CSULB.

Programs

Graduate and Professional Degree

• French and Francophone Studies, M.A.

Undergraduate Degrees

• French and Francophone Studies, B.A.
• French and Francophone Studies, Interdisciplinary Option, B.A.

Minor

• French and Francophone Studies Minor

Certificate

• French Language Proficiency Certificate

Courses

• FREN 100A - Fundamentals of French for Spanish Speakers
• FREN 100B - Fundamentals of French for Spanish Speakers
• FREN 101 - Fundamentals of French
• FREN 101A - Fundamentals of French
• FREN 101B - Fundamentals of French
• FREN 200 - Intermediate French for Spanish Speakers
• FREN 201 - Intermediate French
• FREN 201A - Intermediate French
• FREN 201B - Intermediate French
• FREN 214 - Intermediate Conversation
• FREN 240 - Paris Past and Present
• FREN 312 - French Composition in Context
• FREN 312A - Advanced French I
• FREN 312B - Advanced French II
• FREN 314 - Advanced Conversation
• FREN 315 - Introduction to Direct Translation French-English
• FREN 316 - Introduction to Inverse Translation English-French
• FREN 320 - French for the Professions
• FREN 333 - Survey of French Literature I
• FREN 334 - Survey of French Literature II
• FREN 335 - Survey of French Literature I
• FREN 336 - Survey of French Literature II
• FREN 337 - Survey of French Lit III
• FREN 411 - Exploring the Text
• FREN 414 - French Phonetics
• FREN 423 - Introduction to French Linguistics
• FREN 440 - Modern French Culture and Society
• FREN 456 - French Cinema
• FREN 460 - The Art of Translation
• FREN 462 - Reading French Women Writers
• FREN 470 - French Literature of Middle Ages
• FREN 471 - French Literature of the Renaissance
• FREN 472 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century
• FREN 474 - The Age of Enlightenment
• FREN 475 - Selected Topics - Seminar in Francophone Literature
• FREN 476 - French Comic Traditions
• FREN 477 - French Literature of the Nineteenth Century
• FREN 479 - French Literature of the Twentieth Century
• FREN 480 - Senior Seminar: Self and Society
• FREN 490 - Selected Topics in French
• FREN 494 - Internship in French
• FREN 499 - Directed Studies
• FREN 523 - Introduction to French Linguistics
• FREN 556 - French Cinema
• FREN 560 - The Art of Translation
• FREN 562 - Reading French Women Writers
• FREN 570 - French Literature of Middle Ages
• FREN 571 - French Literature of the Renaissance
• FREN 572 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century
• FREN 574 - The Age of Enlightenment
• FREN 575 - Selected Topics - Seminar in Francophone Literature
• FREN 576 - French Comic Traditions
• FREN 577 - French Literature of the Nineteenth Century
• FREN 579 - French Literature of the Twentieth Century
• FREN 580 - Self and Society
• FREN 590 - Selected Topics in French
• FREN 599 - Directed Studies
• FREN 604 - Selected Topics - Seminar in a Century of French Literature
• FREN 604F - Selected Topics - French Literature Seminar: 19th-20th Century
• FREN 688 - Seminar in French Literature or Culture
• FREN 696 - Research Methodology and Critical Theory
• FREN 697 - Directed Research
• FREN 698 - Thesis