French Studies
The department offers courses in four curricular
areas:
- language
- linguistics
- literature
- courses for non-majors
The language sequence is a required series of
language-skills courses which prepare the student for further study
in the areas of linguistics and literature. AS/FR 1080 6.0 is a
prerequisite to all other courses in the department, excluding courses
from area 4-courses for non-majors. Students who have successfully
completed AS/FR 1030 6.0 or its equivalent will be eligible to take
AS/FR 1080 6.0. Students enrolling in a Faculty of Arts French course
for the first time must complete a French language questionnaire
prior to enrolment. Failure to do so will result in denial of access
to the course, and/or de-enrolment from the course.
In order to proceed to any French studies course
offered at a higher level, students must obtain a minimum grade
of C in each course taken within the language sequence: AS/FR 1080
6.0, AS/FR 2080 6.0, and AS/FR 3080 6.0 or AS/FR 3180 6.0, and also
in AS/FR 1020 6.0 and AS/FR 1030 6.0. Students majoring or minoring
in French studies must take all levels of the language sequence
courses unless they are exempted from one or more levels on the
recommendation of the department.
To this core of language-skills courses, majors
will add further courses in French linguistics and in French literature.
Students are advised that their choice of courses is also governed
by departmental regulations specifying the numbers and levels of
courses taken to satisfy the various program requirements.
The Department of French Studies offers two French
language courses for non-majors/minors: AS/FR 1020 6.0 and AS/FR
1030 6.0.
Students may take one academic session (which
cannot be their graduating year) at a francophone university. In
the case of students entering this program after the completion
of 24 credits, a grade of B+ in AS/FR 1080 6.0 or its equivalent
is the minimum requirement. For students entering the program after
the successful completion of 48 credits, a grade of B+ in AS/FR
2080 6.0 or its equivalent is the minimum requirement. A minimum
grade of B in either AS/FR 2100 6.0 or AS/FR 2200 6.0 is also required.
In all cases, the student must have a sessional average of 6.0 (B)
or above. Detailed information concerning this extra-mural year
is available from the Department of French Studies.
Students, (normally in their third year), may
earn a Certificate of Proficiency in French by passing a set of
optional examinations which are given immediately after the final
examination period in May (normally in alternate years e.g. 2002,
2004, etc.).
For graduate programs in French literature, several
periods of French literature may be required. For graduate programs
in French linguistics, for certain French teaching programs (BEd,
MEd, MAT), or for schools of translation and interpretation, an
undergraduate concentration in French linguistics may be favoured.
Degree students may take more than the minimum number of required
courses at any level.
Specialized Honours BA Program
Students will take at least 60 credits in French
studies, including:
- AS/FR 1080 6.0;
- AS/FR 2080 6.0;
- AS/FR 3080 6.0 or AS/FR 3180 6.0;
- AS/FR 2100 6.0;
- AS/FR 2200 6.0;
- 30 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level according to Faculty
requirements.
Honours BA Program
Students will take a minimum of 48 credits in
French studies including:
- AS/FR 1080 6.0;
- AS/FR 2080 6.0;
- AS/FR 3080 6.0 or AS/FR 3180 6.0;
- AS/FR 2100 6.0;
- AS/FR 2200 6.0;
- 18 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level according to Faculty
requirements.
Honours Double Major BA Program
The Honours BA program described above may be
pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program
in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with
a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy
in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.
Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs
The Honours BA program described above may be
linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program
in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 48 credits in
French studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary
program. Courses taken to meet French studies requirements cannot
also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program.
Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of
at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits
in French studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program.
For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific
Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.
Honours Major/Minor BA Program
The Honours BA program described above may be
pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program
in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with
a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty
of Pure and Applied Science.
Honours Minor BA Program
The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with
an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.
The Honours Minor in French studies comprises
at least 36 credits in French studies, including:
- AS/FR 1080 6.0;
- AS/FR 2080 6.0;
- AS/FR 2100 6.0;
- AS/FR 2200 6.0;
- 12 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level according to Faculty
requirements.
Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires
that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must
take a total of 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least
12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized
Honours major.
BA Program
Students will take at least 36 credits in French
studies, including:
- AS/FR 1080 6.0;
- AS/FR 2080 6.0;
- AS/FR 3080 6.0 or AS/FR 3180 6.0;
- AS/FR 2100 6.0;
- AS/FR 2200 6.0;
- six credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level according to Faculty
requirements.
Please refer to the current departmental/divisional
supplemental calendar for updated program/major requirements.
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