Below is a list of extra-departmental courses that can count toward the French and Francophone Studies major, organized by department.
Comparative Studies
2301 - Introduction to World Literature (when taught by Armstrong or Pérez) (GE Diversity: Global Studies)
Analysis of oral and written literatures of diverse cultures and historical periods.
3360- Introduction to Globalization and Culture (when taught by Armstrong)
History and contemporary dimensions of globalization, focusing on period preceding European hegemony, era of European colonialism, period of decolonization, and contemporary contexts.
5957.02 Folklore in Circulation topic: Cultures of Waste and Recycling
Study of transmission of culture. Topics vary, e.g., tourists, travelers, tricksters; cultures of waste and recycling; orality and literacy.
Film Studies
3660 - Documentary Film Studies (when taught by Flinn)
An upper-level course in documentary geared toward film studies majors.
4640 - Studies in Cinema History (when it includes substantial French and/or Francophone material)
An upper-level course on aspects of film history geared toward film studies majors.
4650 - Studies in Regional Cinema (when it includes substantial French and/or Francophone content)
An upper-level course on topics in a (sub-)national, geographic, or cultural region's cinema conducted in English and geared toward film studies majors.
4895 – Advanced Seminar: Topics in Film Studies (when taught by Flinn)
Selected problems (themes, movements, theories, genres, styles, etc.) in film studies; topics vary per semester.
Geography
5601 – Foucault, Power, Governance
Governance and society from a geographic perspective using Foucault's governmentality framework.
History
2203 - Introduction to Early Modern Europe. GE
A survey of European history from the Black Death to the Congress of Vienna. This course examines social, cultural, religious, political and economic developments from the mid fourteenth to the early nineteenth century. Sometimes taught at distance.
2302 - History of Modern Africa, 1800 - 1960s. GE
Thematic survey of African history from 1800 to the 1960s.
2303 - History of Contemporary Africa, 1960 – present. GE
Africa from independence to the present. Contemporary African societies, cultures, economics, and politics from independence to the present.
2500 – 20th Century International History
Examines international political, economic, and military relations from the origins of World War I through the break up of the Soviet Union.
3249 – Early Modern Europe, 1560-1778. GE
A survey of Europe from the late-sixteenth-century wars of religion to the more secular political conflicts on the eve of the French Revolution.
3250 Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, 1750-1815. GE
A survey of European but especially French history from the crisis of the Old Regime to the end of the wars of the French Revolution.
3263 - France in the 20th Century
Study of the major political, economic, social, and cultural transformations between the Dreyfus Affair and the postcolonial present.
3270 - History of World War I. GE
Origins, conduct, and consequences of the First World War in global context.
3301 - History of Modern West Africa, post 1800. GE
History of Modern West Africa since 1800; examines West African history from the era of European conquests to the present. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
3304 - History of Islam in Africa. GE
Africa from the emergence of Islam in the 600s to the Present. African contributions to Islam and the impact of Islam on African societies. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
3306 - History of African Christianity. GE
The development of Christianity in Africa from antiquity to the present; Christianity's interaction with Islam and indigenous religions; Mission Christianity and its aftermath. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
3308 - History of US - Africa Relations, 1900 – Present. GE
History of the United States' relations with Africa since World War I. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
3552 - War in World History, 1900 – Present. GE
Study of the causes, conduct, and consequences of warfare around the world, 1900-present.
3798.06 - Between France and Morocco: Inclusivity and Diversity in the Francophone World. GE
This is a Study Abroad course offered in the 4-Week May Session that traces the evolution of plural (cultural, religious, political, and national) identities in France and North Africa, focusing on shared histories and tensions between the two countries.
History of Art
2002 –Western Art II: The Renaissance to the Present. GE
Examination of the history of art in Europe and the United States, from 1400 to the present.
3611 - Impressionism, Then and Now
An examination of the emergence and evolution of French Impressionism and its impact on subsequent artistic production from the early 20th century to the present.
4050 - Art of Paris
Study of the painting, sculpture, buildings, and public and private spaces created in and for the people of Paris.
4421 - Medieval Art
Art and architecture of Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean from the 5th to the 15th centuries; focuses on visual culture of monasteries, cathedrals, and castles.
4550 - Eighteenth-Century European Art
Artistic trends in eighteenth century Venice, Rome, Paris and London.
5001 - Post-Impressionisms: Art and Culture in fin-de-siècle Paris (1880-1900)
Topics: Western Art: Topics to be announced.
5611 - European Art in the Age of Revolution, 1774-1851
Survey of major trends in European art from the French Revolution until the middle of the 19th Century.
5612 - European Art in the Age of Empire, 1852-1900
Survey of major trends in European art from 1852 until the end of the 19th Century.
5621 - Post-Impressionism to Dada
Survey of major trends in European art from circa 1880 to the aftermath of World War I.
International Studies
2000 - Introduction to Africa. GE
Interdepartmental survey of the land, people, history, politics, social institutions, economic development, literature and the arts.
3350 - Introduction to Western Europe. GE
Presents an introductory overview of the historical background to modern Western Europe. It surveys the development of society & politics, as well as the evolution of art, architecture & music.
4195 - Selected Program in International Studies: Belonging Europe
This course introduces you to the everyday habits and everyday contradictions of life in Europe. We will be thinking about the big political and existential issues--identity, coexistence, migration, attachment to place, coping with change--not through the operations of institutions, but as lived on the ground and considered in culture.
4515 - Ethnicity, Development, and the State in Sub-Saharan Africa
Takes a theoretical and comparative historical approach to analyzing problems of development and ethnic conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.
INTSTDS/ AEDECON 4534 Comparative Challenges to Economic Development: Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and China
An introductory survey course of issues shaping economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and China, such as: population growth, agricultural development, industrialization, trade, structural adjustment, and environmental issues.
4800 – Cultural Diplomacy (when taught be Noyes)
Cultural Diplomacy is the exchange of information, ideas and values among nations and peoples. Public and private mechanisms for these exchanges are explored.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
2215 - Gothic Paris: 1100-1300 (GE Culture and Ideas and Diversity-Global Studies Course)
The arts, architecture, poetry, history, music, theology, food, and fashion of Paris in 1100-1300, the age of Gothic cathedrals and the birth of the university.
Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
Arabic 2241 – Contemporary Arab Cultures. GE
This course explores the intersecting political, artistic, and intellectual currents and practices that have shaped contemporary Arab cultures. It is organized as a survey of different cultural phenomena in Arab societies and diasporas including: the Arabic language and its varieties, music, poetry, law, television & cinema, and more.
Arabic 2702 - Modern Arabic Literature in Translation. GE
Reading and analysis of representative works of the 19th and 20th centuries; by contemporary women authors.
NELC 3201 - Muslims in America and Europe: Migration and Living Between Worlds. GE
What does it mean to live as modern Muslims in western societies? How do they cope with prejudice, Islamophobia, traditions, integration, war, migration, and new opportunities? We explore the experiences of religious minorities in the U.S. and Europe for Muslims whose families are originally from the Arab world, Iran, South Asia, Turkey, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia.
3501 - Introduction to Islam. GE
Examination of Islam as a world religion, enabling an understanding of its major tenets and beliefs as they are envisioned by insiders and outsiders.
Arabic 3702 - Place, Space, and Migration in Modern Arabic Literature and Film, GE
Examines how literature and film in a variety of Arabic-speaking regions and diasporas explore different modes of mobility and belonging.
Philosophy
3230 - History of 17th-Century Philosophy. GE
Major figures in European philosophy in the 17th century.
3261 - Fundamental Concepts of Existentialism. GE
Key concepts of the movement: commitment, absurdity, freedom, and death, as expressed in the works of Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, Kierkegaard, and others.
5261 - Phenomenology and Existentialism
Early existentialist ideas of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche; Husserl's phenomenological method and critical analysis of works of philosophers such as Heidegger, Jaspers, Sartre, Beauvoir, and others.
Political Science
3290 - Comparative Public Policy
This course serves as an introduction to public policy in comparative perspective; its focus is on wealthy democracies. The first part of the course explores broad theories about how and why public policy differs so dramatically across countries. The second part of the course focuses on cross-national differences across specific policy domains.
3596 - Nationalism and Ethnicity. GE
Explores socio-political identities, especially ethnicity and nationality, from a comparative perspective. Drawing upon theories from political science, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and economics, we will study the origins and characteristics of these identities, as well as their consequences for democracy, economic development, and violent conflict.
3910 - Identity Politics
Explores who controls the meaning of identity in society; examining identity from the perspective of liberal, sociological, and social psychological, structuralist, and institutionalist theories.
4200 - Politics of Modern Democracies
A survey of the basic institutions and politics of modern democracies, with emphasis on representativeness and democratic stability.
4210 - Politics of European Integration
A survey of the politics of European integration since the Second World War; topics include theories of political integration, institutions of the EU, its policies and decision making, common currency, and internal and external relations.
4285 - Comparative Politics of the Welfare State
Analyzes different kinds of welfare capitalism including social, economic, and political considerations shaping welfare policy; and contemporary welfare reform as an exercise in reallocation, reorganization, and budget-cutting.
4332 - Politics of Globalization
Examines globalization's origins, impacts on human welfare, and political conflicts that arise from it, including actions of governments, multinational corporations, and the anti-globalization movement.