Certificate Program in French and Francophone Studies

Undergraduate Catalog

Certificate Program Information

French and Francophone Studies Certificate

The process for officially enrolling in the Certificate Program is a simple one. Interested students should contact either ...

Larry Kuiper
Program Coordinator
French, Italian, and Comparative Literature
Curtin Hall 782
Phone: 414-229-5966/4382
e-mail: kuiper@uwm.edu

Aparna Datey
Academic Advisor
Center for International Education
Phone: 414-229-3042
e-mail: datey@uwm.edu

AJ Corner
Academic Advisor
Center for International Education
Phone: 414-229-6925
e-mail: corner@uwm.edu

To sign-up for the certificate program you will need to schedule an advising appointment to complete a Declaration of Certificate Program form.

FFS encourages participation in UWM's foreign study programs in France (Paris, Orléans, and Bordeaux), Canada (Montréal and Québec), and Senegal (Dakar) and interaction with students from French-speaking countries enrolled in UWM programs

Program Information

Students must complete at least 18 credits in courses from the French and Francophone Studies list, including:

• 3 credits in a French language course numbered 200 or above
• 3 additional credits in Humanities
• 6 credits in Social Sciences
• 6 credits in courses dealing with Europe
• 6 credits in courses dealing with Francophone areas outside of Europe
• 9 credits in courses numbered 300 or above

Students must achieve a grade-point average of 2.75 or higher in the courses that satisfy the program requirements, and all such courses must be graded rather than taken on a credit/no credit basis.

Students majoring or minoring in French must take at least 9 credits outside the French Curricular area.

Credits earned at other institutions in equivalent FFS courses will be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements. Students must obtain the approval of the Certificate Program Committee to apply more than 9 credits from courses at other institutions to the UWM program.

Students currently enrolled at UWM who fulfilled some of the program's requirements prior to its approval may have their credits applied retroactively toward the certificate.

To obtain a certificate in FFS with Language Proficiency, students must complete, as part of or in addition to the certificate requirements, 9 credits in language, literature, or culture courses taught in French and numbered 300 or above.

French and Francophone Studies Courses

Africology

205 The Poetry of African, African-American, and Caribbean Writers

418 Race, Class, and Gender in the Caribbean

Anthropology

213 Indian Peoples of Wisconsin

318 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean

323 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia

Art History

340 Baroque Art in Italy, France, and Spain

426 French Gothic Architecture, c. 1130-c. 1300

444 The Arts of France in the Seventeenth Century

465 Dada and Surrealist Art

French

145 Views of France

203 Third-Semester French

204 Fourth-Semester French

210 French Immersion: Intermediate

257 Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation

289 Internship in French

290 Intermediate French Electives

299 Ad Hoc: (with appropriate subtitle)

303 Conversation and Composition: Intermediate Level

310 Contemporary French Usage

311 French for International Business/Professional Communication (Oral Emphasis)

324 (327) Contemporary French Language and Culture

325 Intensive Grammar and Usage

332 (322) Approaches to Poetry and Fiction

349 Studies in French Culture: (Subtitle)

357 Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation

361 French for International Business/Professional Communication (Writing Focus)

391 French Literature in Relation to Social and Historical Issues: (Subtitle)

392 Phoenetics

410 French Immersion: Advanced

411 Conversation and Composition: Advanced Level

412 Conversation and Composition: Advanced Level

415 (425) Introduction to Translation: French to English

428 Castles, Cathedrals, and Common People

429 Royalty, Reason, and Revolution: The Golden Age of French Culture

430 Reaction and Innovation: French Culture of the 19th and 20th Centuries

431 Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: (Subtitle)

432 Topics in French and Francophone Cultures: (Subtitle)

433 Seminar in French Literature: (Substitle)

449 Studies in French Culture: (Subtitle)

450 Institutions and Culture of Contemporary France

451 Cinema of the French-Speaking World

457 Topics in French and Francophone Studies in Translation: (Subtitle)

465 Introduction to Translation: English to French

489 Internship in French

499 Ad Hoc: (with appropriate subtitle)

510 Seminar on Masterpieces of Literature Written in French: (Subtitle)

515 (526) Seminar in Advanced Translation: French to English

History

205 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1815

242 Women and Gender in Europe, 1750 to the Present

355 Modern and Contemporary France

382 Southeast Asia: The Age of Imperialism and Revolution Since 1800

386 Africa: The Age of Empires to 1880

387 Africa: Imperialism and Independence, since 1880

398 (501) Honors Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)

Honors

200 Honors Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)

Philosophy

432 History of Modern Philosophy

435 Existentialism

Political Science

300 Western European Politics

327 Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

339 European Integration

Translation

415 Introduction to Translation: French to English

465 Introduction to Translation: English to French

515 Seminar in Advanced Translation: French to English