The French Major Program

at the University of Dallas

The major program places equal emphasis on developing an active command of the language and on getting to know French culture in its richness and complexity, primarily (though not exclusively) as this culture has expressed itself in literary form.

Majors take ten French courses (30 credits) at the 3000-level or above. These courses fall into two categories:

1. The French Language-and-Literature Unit (six courses [18 credits], all required)

Reading and Expression in French (MFr 3310)
Advanced Communication in French (MFr 3311, 3312, or 3313)
French Literary Tradition I (MFr 3341)
French Literary Tradition II (MFr 3342)
French Literary Tradition III (MFr 3343)
Advanced French Grammar sequence (MFr 3145, 3146, and 3147)

See Course Descriptions for details. As much as possible, the courses of the Language-and-Literature Unit should be taken in the sequence given above. The whole cycle is offerred at least every two years.

These courses are entirely conducted in the target language.

2. Electives; focus courses (four courses [12 credits])

Students take four more courses on more specialized topics in literature, language, and culture. These will normally be on the 4000-level. See Course Descriptions for details. Some of these focus courses may be "bi-lingual," that is, with some of the lecture-discussions in English, in order to allow the participation of a wider audience.

With the permission of the program adviser, a student may take up to two CLT courses (with the designation MCT or MCTF) as part of the major. Particularly recommended are MCT 3301 Principles of Comparative Literary Study, MCT 3330 Historical Linguistics, and 4348 Contemporary Europe.