Minimum Credit Units

30

Core Coursework Requirements

Minimum credits: 30. Our Master's programs in French and Francophone Studies require 30 units of coursework; except the Secondary Teaching Certificate option, which requires 48 units including the teaching internship. Students normally proceed through the program in four semesters, completing 5 courses or 15 units during each year in residence.

FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES

Courses are taught in French unless cross-listed or otherwise indicated.

Core Courses in Culture and Literature (21 units)
- FREN 540 Topics in French Literature
- FREN 542 French Narratives and Film
- FREN 543 Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
- FREN 544 Topics in French Culture
- FREN 545 Francophone Cultures and Traditions
- FREN 547 Topics in Francophone Studies
- FREN 552 French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
- FREN 553 Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
- FREN 554 Critical Theory and French-Speaking World
- FREN 555 French and Francophone Cinema
- FREN 556 Topics in the Maghreb and the Near East—Peoples and Cultures
- FREN 557 Topics in Sub-Saharan Africa—Peoples and Cultures
- FREN 558 Topics in the Francophone Caribbean—Peoples and Cultures

French Linguistics and Second Language Learning & Teaching

Core Courses (12 units)
- Courses in French:
  FREN 561 French Linguistics
  FREN 567 Topics in French Linguistics
- Courses in English:
  FREN 578  Literacy in L2/FL Classroom: Theory, Research, and Practice
  FREN 579  Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/Learning
  FREN 581  Technology and Foreign Language Learning
  FREN 587  Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language
French Studies courses (9 units)
- FREN 540 Topics in French Literature
- FREN 542 French Narratives and Film
- FREN 543 Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
- FREN 544 Topics in French Culture
- FREN 545 Francophone Cultures and Traditions
- FREN 547 Topics in Francophone Studies
- FREN 550 French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
- FREN 551 French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
- FREN 552 French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
- FREN 553 Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period

Secondary Teaching Certification

1. French Language, Literature, and Culture (12 units)

FREN 532 French Translation
FREN 540 Topics in French Literature
FREN 542 French Narratives and Film
FREN 543 Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544 Topics in French Culture
FREN 545 Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547 Topics in Francophone Studies
FREN 550 French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551 French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552 French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553 Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
FREN 561A French Linguistics
FREN 563 Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation

2. Secondary Teaching Certification (24 units)

Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy
Certification
- EDP 510 Learning Theory in Education
- TLS 536 Alternatives in the Secondary Classroom
- LRC 516 Structured English Immersion
- SERP 500 Special Learning needs

3. Student Teaching (12 units):

TLS 593 Teaching Internship

4. Constitution (Online test can be taken within 3 years)

Professional MA in French & Business Management

1. Core courses (15 units)

FREN 532, French Translation
FREN 533, Business French 1
FREN 534, Business French 2
*FIN 510A, Finance (2 units)
*ACCT 540, Introduction to Financial Accounting (2 units)
MKTG 510, Market-Based Management (2 units)
* ACCT 550 is listed as requisite for FIN 510A. However, students take ACCT 540 in August to mid-Oct followed by FIN 510A from mid-October to December (that’s how those courses are sequenced). ACCT 540 is a suitable substitute for ACCT 550.

Professional MA in French & Management Information Systems

1. Core courses (9 units)

FREN 532, French Translation
FREN 533, Business French 1
FREN 534, Business French 2

Professional MA in French & Marketing

1. Core courses (9 units)

FREN 532: French Translation
FREN 533: Business French 1
FREN 534: Business French 2

Professional MA in French & Journalism

1. Core courses (9 units)

FREN 532, French Translation
FREN 533, Business French 1
FREN 534, Business French 2

Professional MA in French & Collaborative Governance

1. Core courses (15 units)

FREN 532, French Translation
FREN 533, Business French 1
FREN 534, Business French 2
PA 620A, Collaborative Governance in Theory, Practice and Research
PA 622A, Institutional Design and Learning for Collaborative Governance

Elective Coursework:

FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES

Electives in Related Fields (9 units)

FREN 532 French Translation
FREN 525 Paris: Capsule/Capital of French Cultural History
FREN 533 Business French 1
FREN 534 Business French 2
FREN 561 French Linguistics
FREN 562 Linguistics and the Study of Literature
FREN 567 Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 563 Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 573 Semiotics and Language
FREN 578 Literacy in L2/FL Classroom: Theory, Research, and Practice
FREN 579 Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/Learning (required for GATs)
FREN 581 Technology and Foreign Language Learning
FREN 583 Materials Design
FREN 584 Second/Foreign Language Learning and the Web
FREN 586 Language Learning in Study Abroad Context
FREN 593 Internship (1-3 units)
FREN 599 Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910 Thesis (up to 3 units)

French Linguistics and Second Language Learning & Teaching

Electives (9 units)

Courses in French:
FREN 532  French Translation
FREN 533  Business French 1
FREN 534  Business French 2
FREN 563  Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
Courses in English:
FREN 583 Materials Design
FREN 584  Second/Foreign Language Learning and the Web
FREN 586  Language Learning in Study Abroad Contexts
FREN 593  Internship
At the student’s discretion and with the DGS's approval, 3 units of electives may be taken in FREN, LING, LRC, SLAT, or a related field.

Professional MA in French & Business Management

2. Electives in French (12 units) from:

FREN 550, French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551, French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552, French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553, Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
FREN 540, Topics in French Literature
FREN 542, French Narratives and Film
FREN 543, Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544, Topics in French Culture
FREN 545, Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547, Topics in Francophone Studies
FREN 554, French Theory
FREN 555, French Cinema
FREN 556, Topics in the Maghreb and the Near East—Peoples and Cultures
FREN 557, Topics in Sub-Saharan Africa—Peoples and Cultures
FREN 558, Topics in the Francophone Caribbean—Peoples and Cultures
FREN 561, French Linguistics
FREN 563, Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 567, Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 593, Internship
FREN 599, Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910, Thesis

3. Elective in Business Management (3 units) from:

MGMT/ENTR 514, International Management of Services (3)
MGMT 535, International Management (3 units)
MGMT 564, Negotiation (3 units)
MIS 513, Business Foundations for IT (3 units)
MIS 578, Project Management (3 units)
MKTG 500, Marketing Management (3)

Professional MA in French & Management Information Systems

2. MIS Electives (9 units) from:

MIS 506, Healthcare Information Systems
MIS 509, Business Communications
MIS 513, Business Foundations for IT
MIS 578, Project Management

3. Electives in French (12 units) from:

FREN 540, Topics in French Literature
FREN 542, French Narratives and Film
FREN 543, Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544, Topics in French Culture
FREN 545, Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547, Topics in Francophone Studies
FREN 550, French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551, French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552, French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553, Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical periodFREN 554, French Theory
FREN 555, French Cinema
FREN 561, French Linguistics
FREN 563, Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 567, Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 593, Internship
FREN 599, Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910, Thesis

Professional MA in French & Marketing

2. Marketing Electives (9 units) from:

MKTG 500: Marketing Management
MKTG 521: Services Marketing Strategy
MKTG 530: Management of Marketing Communications
MKTG 531: Introduction to Social Media Marketing
MKTG 542: Relationship Marketing
MKTG 550: Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior
MKTG 554: Management of Sales Operations
MKTG 555A: Special Topics in Marketing-Brand Management
MKTG 559: Product Strategy
MKTG 560: International Marketing

3. Electives in French (12 units) from:

FREN 540, Topics in French Literature
FREN 542, French Narratives and Film
FREN 543, Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544, Topics in French Culture
FREN 545, Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547, Topics in Francophone StudiesFREN 550, French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551, French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552, French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553, Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
FREN 561, French Linguistics
FREN 563, Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 567, Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 593, Internship
FREN 599, Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910, Thesis

Professional MA in French & Journalism

2. Journalism Electives (9 units) from:

JOUR 502, Media and Terrorism
JOUR 504, Freedom of Expression
JOUR 506, Introductory and Advanced Reporting
JOUR 507, Reporting with Multimedia
JOUR 509, International and US Media Law
JOUR 511, Feature Writing
JOUR 520, Digital Communications Law
JOUR 528, Entrepreneurial Journalism
JOUR 533, Digging with Data
JOUR 558, International Opinion Writing
JOUR 560, International Media Systems
JOUR 572, Science Journalism
JOUR 580, Advanced Multimedia
JOUR 584, Mobile App Development
JOUR 593, Internship specializing in digital storytelling
JOUR 596D, Journalism Seminar
JOUR 597B, Advanced Photojournalism in Italy

3. Electives in French (12 units) from:

FREN 540, Topics in French Literature
FREN 542, French Narratives and Film
FREN 543, Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544, Topics in French Culture
FREN 545, Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547, Topics in Francophone Studies
FREN 550, French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551, French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552, French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553, Literature in Context: Focus on a historical period
FREN 561, French Linguistics
FREN 563, Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 567, Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 593, Internship
FREN 599, Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910, Thesis

Professional MA in French & Collaborative Governance

2. Collaborative Governance Elective (3 units) from:

PA 507, Conflict Management in the Public Sector (3 units)
PA 582, Managing to Collaborate on Environmental and Natural Resources Conflicts (3 units)
PA 626, Collaborative Governance Skills Workshops (3 units)

3. Electives in French (12 units) from:

FREN 540, Topics in French Literature
FREN 542, French Narratives and Film
FREN 543, Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema
FREN 544, Topics in French Culture
FREN 545, Francophone Cultures and Traditions
FREN 547, Topics in Francophone Studies
FREN 550, French Cultural & Literary History: Renaissance to Revolution
FREN 551, French Cultural & Literary History: Revolution-World War II
FREN 552, French Cultural & Literary History: Contemporary France (20th-21st)
FREN 553, Literature in Context: Focus on a Historical period
FREN 561, French Linguistics
FREN 563, Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
FREN 567, Topics in French Linguistics
FREN 593, Internship
FREN 599, Independent Study (1-3 units)
FREN 910, Thesis

Elective Coursework

N/A, see Core Coursework Requirements above

Additional Requirements

Masters exam or thesis

Students in the Masters programs in French and Francophone Studies must either complete a comprehensive exam or write a thesis. The exams or thesis are done during the second year, usually in the spring semester, with written and oral components. The graduate handbook has a detailed timeline for preparing the exams and thesis.

Other degree requirements

Students should complete a Plan of Study in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies and file the form via GradPath no later than their second semester in residence. The Plan of Study should list all courses that you have taken, are taking, and plan to take as part of your Master's program curriculum. Students complete the form online and pay the fee. The Graduate College requires that the Plan of Study be submitted during the second semester in residence. The Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Service Coordinator for SILLC will assist in revising the POS, as needed, if the planned curriculum changes.

Independent Study: When a student is interested in a topic/area that is not addressed at all by regular course offerings, up to three credits of Independent Study (FREN 599) may be counted toward the degree, pending faculty availability and DGS approval.

Satisfactory Academic Progress: Satisfactory progress is determined by the Department Head in consultation with the faculty, the Graduate Studies Committee, the Director of Graduate Studies, the Director of Basic Languages (for GATs), and the Graduate College. To demonstrate satisfactory progress, students must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA as assessed at the end of every semester and must be making normal progress toward the degree. This typically involves completing at least 6 units per semester with at least a B average.

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

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