French & Francophone Studies Major

Program Director: Étienne Achille, Ph.D.
Office Location: 343 Saint Augustine Center
Telephone: 610-519-4680
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The French and Francophone Studies Program (FFS) offers a major and a minor. FFS emphasizes language skills and offer interdisciplinary studies in the faculty’s area of specialization: French literature and cinema; the cultures and literatures of the Francophone world; and stylistics and translation. Francophone studies is a dynamic and rapidly expanding field. Villanova’s interdisciplinary FFS have been designed to provide students with a thorough grounding in the literatures, history, politics, cultural production, sociolinguistics, postcolonial experiences, and development of Francophone countries.

PRIMARY MAJOR (122 credits)

Required Major Courses (31 credits)

The Major consists of 31 FFS credits above the intermediate level (FFS 1122), including courses in literature, cinema, and cultural studies. Students may obtain up to 6 credits through the Villanova summer program in Lille, France, and up to 9 credits through the semester program.

Program Notes:

  • One RLL course taught in English with FFS attribute may be accepted for the major.
  • FFS 3971 is to be taken in conjunction with any 3000-level course. 
  •  Students may obtain up to 6 credits through the Villanova summer program in Lille, France, and up to 9 credits through the semester programs.
Course
Title
Credits
FFS 3000+ elective  +
3
French and Francophone Studies Electives  +
21
Sub-Total Credits
31

Core Curriculum Requirements (44 credits)

Course
Title
Credits
Mathematics or Statistics (1 course)  +
3
Natural Science (2 courses with laboratory)  +
8
Literature and Writing Seminar (1 course)  +
3
History (1 course)   +
3
Social Sciences (2 courses)  +
6
Fine Arts (1 course)  +
3
Upper-Level Theology (1 course)  +
3
Language Requirement (Proficiency)  +
Diversity Requirement (2 courses)  +
Sub-Total Credits
44

Free Elective Requirement (47 credits)

Students with a French & Francophone Studies primary major have forty-seven (47) required free elective credits. 

Degree Credit Summary

  • Major Credits: 31 credits
  • Core Credits: 44 credits
  • Free Electives Credits: 47 credits
  • Total Required Credits: 122 Credits

Note: The above credit totals are based on the minimum number of required credits in each degree area. The minimum number of required credits in each area listed above must be met. Credits taken beyond the required minimum for one area may not be applied to another area. 

SECONDARY MAJOR

Students who declare French & Francophone Studies as a secondary major must complete the Required Major Courses to achieve this major. Students are able to count any eligible course taken in their primary major, the core curriculum, minors, concentrations, or free electives toward these requirements. 

Total Credits:
31

 

Disclaimer:
The above program requirements are applicable to students entering Fall 2023 and beyond. Please consult the appropriate archived handbook available on the homepage for years prior to these requirements. In order that programs offered by Villanova University reflect current advances and additions to knowledge and upgraded professional requirements, Villanova University reserves the right to change programs and requirements without prior notice. Students generally are bound to the requirements in effect and published online for the year in which their class begins its first year of study. Special requirements may be in effect for students who have left the University and are being readmitted. Students are advised to check with the web catalog or with their college offices regarding changes that may affect them. Additional academic information may be obtained from the various college offices and the web sites listed for the particular policies, programs and services found in this catalog. 

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Program

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Bachelor of Arts

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