Jul 02, 2024  
USC Catalogue 2018-2019 
    
USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction


The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.

 

Finance and Business Economics

  
  • FBE 570 Advanced Topics in Real Estate Finance

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Current topics in real estate finance including sources of equity and debt, the role of capital markets, REITs, conduits, portfolio analysis, and acquisition of distressed assets. Cases and analytic methods.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 521b  or GSBA 548 ;
    Recommended Preparation: FBE 591 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 571 Introduction to Financial Analysis: Practicum

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    This introductory financial analysis (tools, techniques) practicum, emphasizes practical application of asset valuation and portfolio management techniques for those with little previous experience.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 548  or GSBA 521b .
    Duplicates Credit in FBE 572 and FBE 573.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 572 Intermediate Financial Analysis: Practicum

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    This practicum emphasizes asset valuation, including applications of tools and inputs (including economics, accounting, and quantitative techniques) in asset valuation for those with prior experience.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 548  or GSBA 521b .
    Duplicates Credit in FBE 571 and FBE 573.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 573 Advanced Financial Analysis: Practicum

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    This is an advanced practicum emphasizing portfolio management skills, including applied strategies (tools, inputs) in equity and fixed-income management for those with extensive prior experience.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 548  or GSBA 521b .
    Duplicates Credit in FBE 571 and FBE 572.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 588 Advanced Real Estate Law

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Legal aspects of real estate transactions; partnerships, syndicates, and other ownership forms. Legal aspects of land use control, zoning and environmental impact reports.
    Registration Restriction: Online registration open only to graduate accounting and business students
    Duplicates Credit in RED 562  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 589 Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Valuation and analysis of residential and commercial mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and related markets.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 521b  or GSBA 548 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 591 Real Estate Finance and Investment

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Analysis of investment in and financing of real estate assets including projections, valuation, deal structure, contracts, portfolio and tax and entity considerations.
    Prerequisite: GSBA 521b  or GSBA 548 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 592 Field Research in Finance or Business Economics

    Units: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual or team projects studying the business practices of an industry, company, government agency, country, geographic region, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and written report.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 593 Independent Research in Finance or Business Economics

    Units: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 595 Internship in Finance or Business Economics

    Units: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
    Max Units: 09
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student’s area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Graded CR/NC.
    Recommended Preparation: Completion of required MBA, MAcc, MBT, or MS Finance course work
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in accounting and business majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 596 Research Practicum in Finance or Business Economics

    Units: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member in the Finance and Business Economics Department on an ongoing research project. 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 597 Consulting Project in Finance or Business Economics

    Units: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations.
    Recommended Preparation: Completion of required MBA, MAcc, MBT, or MS Finance course work
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 598 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 1.5, 2, 3
    Max Units: 09
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Current developments in the field of Finance and Business Economics; topics to be selected each semester.
    Registration Restriction: Online registration open only to graduate business and accounting students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 599 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 1.5, 2, 3
    Max Units: 09
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Current developments in the field of Finance and Business Economics; topics to be selected each semester.
    Registration Restriction: Online registration open only to graduate accounting and business students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 621 Research Forum

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Seminar. Review and discuss current research in Finance and Business Economics. Presentations by faculty, visiting researchers, and advanced students. Open only to Marshall PhD students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FBE 630 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

    Units: 1.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Core theory and empirical evidence in corporate finance.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 631a Advanced Corporate Finance

    Units: 1.5
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Advanced and frontier issues in corporate finance. A: financial intermediation, investment-cash flow sensitivity, internal capital markets, diversification, and business groups.
    Prerequisite: FBE 630  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Duplicates Credit in former FBE 631
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 631b Advanced Corporate Finance

    Units: 1.5
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Advanced and frontier issues in corporate finance. B: mergers and divestitures, product market competition, corporate governance, and finance and development.
    Prerequisite: FBE 630  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Duplicates Credit in former FBE 631
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 633 Fundamentals of Asset Pricing

    Units: 1.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Financial Economics course that focuses on core theory and empirical evidence in asset pricing.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 634 Advanced Asset Pricing

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Continuous time finance and advanced empirical methods.
    Prerequisite: FBE 633 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 652 Financial Economics I

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Doctoral level seminar in financial economics; concentration on corporate finance theory and evidence.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 653 Financial Economics II

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Doctoral level seminar in financial economics; concentration on contingent claims and continuous time models.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 654 Ph.D. Seminar-Empirical Research Methods in Finance

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Empirical financial research methods are introduced. Applications are discussed and critiqued. Special attention is given to new statistical methods and to identifying fruitful research programs.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 655 Financial Economics III

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Doctoral-level seminar in financial economics; concentration on the theory of corporate governance and incentives in organizations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 670 Selected Topics in Finance Research

    Units: 1.5
    Max Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Selected topics in finance research.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FBE 699 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 1.5, 2, 3
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Exploration of emerging topics, literature and research techniques in contemporary finance and/or business economics.
    Registration Restriction: Open to doctoral students only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Food Industry Management

  
  • FIM 410 Leadership in the Food Industry

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An integrated approach for executives in the food industry to understand different leadership styles, tools, and dynamics while working to further define and improve their own leadership skills.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Food Industry Management students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 420 Food Retailing Management

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Strategic techniques of merchandising, pricing, and distributing products in the food industry with emphasis on new product development, including market segmentation and positioning.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 481 Marketing Management in the Food Industry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An integrated approach to marketing new and existing products and services within a strategic food industry management context.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Food Industry Management students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 482 Communication Management in the Food Industry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Development of communication skills required to write well, to speak dynamically and persuasively, to cultivate relationships using interpersonal communication skills, and to implement organizational strategies.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Food Industry Management students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 485 Financial Analysis and Valuation in the Food Industry

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Theory and practice of financial analysis and valuation in the food industry.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Food Industry Management students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 497 Strategic Management in the Food Industry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to the concepts, tools, and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis as applied to food industry management decision-making.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Food Industry Management students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FIM 582 Food Industry Decision-Making

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Involvement with specific management situations related to the food industry, its environment, and its consumers. Emphasizes managerial functions and decision-making through case studies.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Fixed Prosthodontics

  
  • FPRO 520 Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics (ISP)

    Units: 2
    Basic fundamentals of fixed prosthodontics; preparation for clinical procedures in posterior PFM’s, posterior mandibular FPD’s and in restoring endodontically treated teeth.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FPRO 521 Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics I

    Units: 3
    Fundamentals and principles of posterior prosthodontic procedures, including diagnosis, biomechanic principles, and construction of fixed prosthodontic restorations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FPRO 522 Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics II

    Units: 3
    Fundamentals of aesthetic restorations; fabrication of posterior and anterior porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations and anterior porcelain jacket crown; restoration of endodontically treated teeth.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FPRO 561a Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics I

    Units: 0
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Letter Grade

  
  • FPRO 561b Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics I

    Units: 0
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Letter Grade

  
  • FPRO 561c Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics I

    Units: 0
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Letter Grade

  
  • FPRO 561d Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics I

    Units: 3
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FPRO 562a Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics II

    Units: 0, 1, 2, 3
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Letter Grade

  
  • FPRO 562b Clinic: Fixed Prosthodontics II

    Units: 0, 1, 2, 3
    Clinical application of fixed prosthodontic principles in patient treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FPRO 601 Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics

    Units: 4
    Critical review and evaluation of the fixed prosthodontic literature; guided experience in the laboratory and clinical phases of fixed prosthodontic therapy.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


French

  
  • FREN 012x French 120 Language Practicum

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    English grammar as it relates to French in order to improve students’ French language skills; explicit pronunciation and intonation practice.
    Concurrent Enrollment: FREN 120 
    Credit Restriction: Not available for credit
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 015x French 150 Language Practicum

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    English grammar as it relates to French in order to improve students’ French language skills; explicit pronunciation and intonation practice.
    Concurrent Enrollment: FREN 150 
    Credit Restriction: Not available for degree credit
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 020x Course in Reading French

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    For graduate students who wish help in meeting the French reading requirement for the PhD degree. Synoptic presentation of French grammar. Emphasis on development of reading skills.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 120 French I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to current French. Oral practice, listening and reading comprehension; grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression.
    Prerequisite: No previous experience or appropriate placement score.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 150 French II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuation of FREN 120 .
    Prerequisite: FREN 120  or appropriate placement score.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 220 French III

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuation of FREN 150 . Review of structural patterns of French; selected cultural and literary readings; conversation and composition.
    Prerequisite: FREN 150  or appropriate placement score.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 235x Intermediate Conversational French: Culture, Society, and Communication

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Designed for non-majors/minors interested in maintaining and developing French language competency. Builds vocabulary, ease of communication, and cultural knowledge through discussion of contemporary topics.
    Prerequisite: FREN 220 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 236x Professional Communication in French

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Professional communication skills and cultural competency as preparation for working in an international environment.
    Prerequisite: FREN 220 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 250 French IV

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to French literature through the study of texts and audiovisuals organized around a central theme; develops close-reading techniques and discursive skills; reviews French grammar.
    Prerequisite: FREN 220  or French placement exam.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 300 French Grammar and Composition

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Grammatical structure and vocabulary building with practical application to written composition.
    Prerequisite: FREN 250 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 310 Media French

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Analysis of French media. Practice in sustained conversation. Emphasis on spoken sentence patterns.
    Prerequisite: FREN 250 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 315 Inside the Courts: the French Legal Language and Culture

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Broaden understanding of differences between American and French cultures; acquire specialized vocabulary; develop ability to address legal issues in writing and orally. Taught in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 300
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 320g The French New Wave and its Legacy

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Film-making in France from the earliest experiments to current trends. Emphasis on the political, social, historical context of French films. Taught in English. Reading knowledge of French recommended.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 330 Critical Writing in French

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced composition through critical reading of literary texts; comprehensive analysis of difficult grammatical structures and stylistics.
    Prerequisite: FREN 300 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 340g Italian and French Cinema and Society

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in ITAL 340 )
  
  • FREN 347 Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Study of post-colonialism as a ferment for literary creation in the literature of French expression from Africa, the Caribbean and Canada. Conducted in French.
    Corequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as SWMS-347
  
  • FREN 351 Introduction to Research in French and Francophone Cultures

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to research methods through the study of a specific topic in French and/or Francophone literature and culture.
    Corequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 360 Business and Technical French

    Units: 4
    Specific vocabulary and formulae used in international commerce. Attention given to developing vocabulary and standard forms appropriate to individual career objectives.
    Recommended Preparation: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 368 French Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    (Enroll in IR 368 )
  
  • FREN 370gm Equality and Difference around the Enlightenment

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    18th - and 20th century debates around the idea of equality and the notion of difference. Relevance of the Enlightenment to contemporary discussions of identity, citizenship, and human rights. Conducted in English.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 373g Remembering Loss, Writing Memory

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An exploration into how genocides and episodes of mass violence have been thought about, remembered and expressed in France and the Francophone world. Conducted in English.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 375gmw Global Narratives of Illness and Disability

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Study of difference as represented through French, Francophone and related narratives of disability and illness, with attention to race and gender. Conducted in English.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
    Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizens in a Diverse World
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 382 Paris Avant-Gardes

    Units: 4
    Exploration of experimental artistic collaborations between poets, novelists, art critics and artists of the Paris Avant-gardes in 19th and 20th century. Taught in French. Paris Semester.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 ;
    Corequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 383 French Women Writers

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Major figures and their roles in French society and contributions to French literature. Conducted in French.
    Corequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as SWMS-383
  
  • FREN 389 Islam in France

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in IR 389 )
  
  • FREN 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 392 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Selected topics in French and Francophone literature and culture. Conducted in French.
    Corequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 393 Seminar in French Thought and Theory

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to important trends in recent French philosophy, political and social theory, psychoanalysis, ethnology, semiotics, and media studies. Emphasis to be determined by department. Conducted in English.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 401 Studies in Early Modernity

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study and analysis of representative works and major intellectual, cultural, and artistic trends from the early modern period (pre-1789).
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 402 Studies in Modernity

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study and analysis of representative works and major intellectual, cultural, and artistic trends from the modern period (post-1789).
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 403 Studies in Colonialism and Postcolonialism

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study and analysis of colonialism and postcolonialism in French and Francophone contexts.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 404 Studies in an Author

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Close readings in works of a single influential French or Francophone author. Focused study of style, creative developments, historical context. Conducted in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 410 Actualités Françaises

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Present day French life through readings in French periodicals and viewing of French films and art exhibits. Non-majors prepare assignments in English. Conducted in French. Spring semester in Paris only.
    Recommended Preparation: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 432 French Theatre

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Paris Semester only) A survey of French theatre from the 17th century to the present. Students read plays ranging from classical comedy and tragedy to modern movements. Live theatre performances will supplement class work. Taught in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 ;
    Recommended Preparation: familiarity with French history since the Renaissance.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 445 Studies in Gender, Feminism and Sexuality

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Major feminist thinkers and writers viewed from the perspective of the evolution of gender and sexuality in contemporary France. Conducted in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as SWMS-445
  
  • FREN 446 Contemporary French Thought

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Readings in structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and deconstruction. Conducted in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 448m France and Islam

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Historical and theoretical analyses of the complex history of Western perceptions of Islam, focusing on France. Taught in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 
    Recommended Preparation: REL 137  for Religion majors and minors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as MDES 448, REL 448
  
  • FREN 449 Studies in French Civilization

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Paris Semester only) An analysis of the prestige of Paris, past and present, based upon close examination of literary texts and graphic materials, and visits to sites and monuments.
    Recommended Preparation: FREN 300 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 464 Colloquium: French Civilization

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Selected topics such as the press, educational institutions, French cinema today, and French colonial history. Conducted in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Individual research and readings.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 8.0
    Selected topics in French.
    Prerequisite: FREN 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 501 Early Modernities

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Broad introduction to French culture from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century; investigation of works of literature, philosophy, and visual culture.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 503 Modernities

    Units: 4
    An intellectual genealogy of French modernity and modernism through the examination of canonical literary texts and theories.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 504 Studies in Francophone Literature and Thought

    Units: 4
    Topics in Francophone literature and intellectual history of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Emphasis on colonial history and political and aesthetic concerns.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 520 Studies in Diaspora and Transnationalism

    Units: 4
    Introduction to contemporary literature and thought on the dynamics of diaspora, transnationalism, and globalization.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 530 Studies in a Genre

    Units: 4
    Studies one of the genres in French literature (including novel, poetry, drama, and essay) in any historical period or periods.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 540 Studies in French Literature and Philosophy

    Units: 4
    Examines literary and philosophical works side by side in any historical period or periods in France.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 550 Studies in Literature and Other Media

    Units: 4
    Survey-like review of the interaction between verbal and other artistic media such as print, music, dance, theater, and painting and the visual arts.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 592 Practicum in Teaching French

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the approaches and techniques of teaching French as a second language. Open only to master’s and PhD students who will be assistant lecturers in French.
    Registration Restriction: Only open to Master and PhD students who will be Assistant Lecturers in French.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: CR/NC

  
  • FREN 603 Seminar on an Author

    Units: 4
    Examines the work of a significant French author along with its critical and theoretical assessments.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 604 Topics in Contemporary French Thought

    Units: 4
    Examines French thought from 1960 to the present day.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 695 Topics and/or Themes in French Literature

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12.0
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 696 Topics and/or Themes in Francophone Literature

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12.0
    Advanced seminar with varying focus on the Francophone literature and culture of West Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean, Quebec and Southeast Asia.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  • FREN 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  
  • FREN 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

 

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