French and Francophone Studies

Programs

Courses

FFS 1111: Introductory French I

Credits 4

Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with no prior knowledge of French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023
Effective Term
202230

FFS 1112: Introductory French II

Credits 4

Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with one year of high school French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills. Students should have completed FFS 1111 or equivalent.

Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023
Effective Term
202230

FFS 1120: Foundations in French ll

Credits 3

Progressing from Foundations in French I, this this course enhances linguistic expertise in reading and writing. Students amplify conversational capacities, delve into complex grammar, and uncover regional distinctions. Aimed to fortify foundational skills, propelling students toward intermediate coursework.

Prerequisites

FFS 1119

Prerequisite Courses
Effective Term
202510

FFS 1130: Intensive French Language

Credits 3

Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Offered in Lille through the Villanova-in-Lille program and Intensive Language and Culture Summer Program in Lille and Paris.

Last Offered
Summer 2025, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2017
Effective Term
202230

FFS 1139: Intercultural Comm in French

Credits 3

Offered in Lille through the Villanova-in-Lille program, this course aims to develop students' intercultural sensitivity and competence by helping them to reflect on their experiences as they occur.

Last Offered
Summer 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
Effective Term
202230

FFS 2077: French and Belgian Cinemas

Credits 3

This course aims to explore how contemporary French and Belgian films with narratives set on the border between the two countries engage with questions of class, race, gender, and sex. Through the close analysis of key scenes, students will develop a keen awareness of the techniques that inform the film medium.

Last Offered
Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023
Effective Term
202410

FFS 2220: Lit and Culture of France

Credits 3

Significant developments in the arts, society, and literature in France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Pre-requisite: FFS 1132 or authorization from instructor.

Prerequisites

FFS 1132

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2018
Effective Term
202230

FFS 2285: Intro to Comics of French Expr

Credits 3

An overview of the voices, forms and innovations of the comics traditions of France and the French-speaking world. Works studied may include Tintin, Asterix et Obelix, Persepolis, Lapinot, Gaston Lagaffe.

Prerequisites

FFS 1132

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019
Effective Term
202230

FFS 2993: Service Learning Internship

Credits 3

Translation of documents as part of the CRS Partnership, working on water supply, sanitation, and environmental health issues, within the historical and cultural context of the region. Prerequisites: FFS 1132 or approval from instructor.

Prerequisites

FFS 1132

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3076: Selected Works French Cinema

Credits 3

Analysis of major works of French cinema. The course may be organized around a single director (Renoir, Clouzot, Truffaut, Resnais, Malle etc.) It may also explore a specific movement (poetic realism, the New Wave, or the so-called """cinema du look""""). Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor."

Prerequisites

FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2020, Summer 2017
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3255: Themes in Poetr of Frch Expres

Credits 3

An overview of the voices, forms and innovations of the poetic traditions of France and the French-speaking world through the themes of love; subjectivity and objectivity; masculinities and femininites; collective identity formation and affirmation and others. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.

Prerequisites

FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285

Prerequisite Courses
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3412: Special Topics

Credits 3

Advanced study of topics of special interest in French literary and/or cultural studies. May be repeated for credit if topic changes. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.

Prerequisites

FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3625: Readings in Medieval&Renai Lit

Credits 3

Analytical readings from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Works studied may include La Chanson de Roland, Tristan et Iseult, fabliaux, Montaigne, Rabelais, Ronsard, Marguerite de Navarre. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.

Prerequisites

FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285

Prerequisite Courses
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3970: Research Seminar

Credits 3

Principles and techniques of literary research. Overview of major French and Francophone authors and representative works. Students should have completed FFS 1132 or the equivalent.

Prerequisites

FFS 1132 or FRE 1132

Prerequisite Courses
Effective Term
202230

FFS 3971: Directed Research in FFS

Credits 1

Directed semester-long research project that satisfies the College research requirement, taken in conjunction with another upper-level FFS content course. Pre-requisite: FFS 2220, FFS 2221 or FFS 2075, or approval from the FFS coordinator.

Prerequisites

FFS 2220 or FRE 2220 or FFS 2221 or FRE 2221 or FFS 2075 or FRE 2075

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
202230