French Major Requirements
(Also see Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree.)
The program stress the importance of students meeting each semester with their appointed faculty advisor to ensure a coherent and adequate course of study and students with previous exposure to French must take a web-based language placement test to determine the appropriate course level in which to enroll when selecting their first French language course. Of the ten courses required for the French major, only one may be a course taught in English (indicated under either the 211 and 212 prefixes with a MLL-ENGL POS-Tag. Six of the ten courses must be completed through the French Program at JHU on the Homewood campus. The program encourages students to study abroad and students should be sure to follow all required procedures for the approval of study abroad coursework. All major requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better and may not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AS.210.301 | Advanced French for Writing | 3 |
| AS.210.302 | Advanced French for Speaking | 3 |
| AS.212.333 | Introduction à la littérature française I | 3 |
| AS.212.334 | Introduction à la littérature française II | 3 |
| AS.210.417 | Eloquent French (no later than fall of senior year) | 3 |
| AS.212.353 | La France Contemporaine | 3 |
| Elective Courses 1 | 12 | |
| At least one course numbered AS.212.4xx is required for the major | ||
| Up to one course numbered AS.210.3xx-4xx (in French) may be counted towards the major 2 | ||
| Up to one course listed as AS.211.xxx with POS-Tag MLL-FREN may be counted towards the major | ||
| Any remaining electives must be AS.212.3xx-4xx | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
- 1
No more than one course may be taught in English.
- 2
Courses that currently apply include: AS.210.306 Medical French : Santé et Société, AS.210.309 The Sounds of French, and AS.210.409 Le monde francophone.
Sample Program of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.101 | 4 | AS.210.102 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.201 | 3 | AS.210.202 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.301 | 3 | AS.210.302 | 3 |
| AS.212.353 | 3 | AS.212.334 | 3 |
| AS.210.3xx-4xx or AS.212.3xx-4xx course | 3 | ||
| 6 | 9 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.417 | 3 | AS.212.3xx-4xx elective | 3 |
| AS.212.333 | 3 | AS.212.4xx elective | 3 |
| AS.211.3xx-4xx or AS.212.3xx-4xx elective | 3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | ||
| Total Credits 44 | |||
Honors in French
Qualified majors may earn Honors in French by meeting the minimal GPA requirement (3.7 in all French classes) and completing four credits capstone thesis. This includes the 1-credit “Thesis Prep” (AS.212.429 Honors Thesis Prep) and the 3-credit “Senior Thesis” (AS.212.430 French Honors Thesis). Note that these courses, usually taken in the Senior year, are in addition to the 10 required three-credit courses of the major.