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HIEU 364 - National Minorities of Russia
Studies the ethno-historical origins and development of Soviet minorities of the USSR from the earliest times to the present. Focuses on the Uzbek, Turkmen, Kirgiz, Kazakh, Uigur, and Azeri peoples. Three hours of lectures and discussion per week. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: At least three credits of modern Russian, Chinese, South Asian, or Middle Eastern studies.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 365 - Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History, 1850-Present
Studies the foreign policy legacy of the Russian Empire to the present. Emphasizes World War I, foreign intervention in Russia, the Comintern, the Second World War and after, the Cold War, the expansion and decline of world communism, the collapse of the Soviet empire, and current Russian prospects. (Y)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 366 - Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals Since 1945
Analyzes relations between European states and the movement toward European unity from 1945 to the present; the realignment of nations and ideologies in Eastern Europe and the USSR since 1985; reintegration of Eastern Europe and USSR successor states into Europe; and challenges to and opportunities for free-market democracies, particularly the USA and Japan, arising from European unification. (Y)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 369 - Revolutionary Russia
Detailed study of the social, cultural, and political history of the revolutionary movement: the 1905 Revolution, the February Revolution, and the Bolshevik Revolution from Lenin to Stalin. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 370 - Modern Poland
History of Poland from the 18th century to the present. Focuses on opposition to successive foreign and authoritarian regimes; nationalism, nation-building, and inter-ethnic relations; the experiences of world war and communism; society, culture and everyday life. (E)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 372 - Witchcraft
Surveys Western attitudes toward magic and witchcraft from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on the European age of witch hunting, 1450-1750. Cross-listed as RELG 372. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: First-year students not admitted except by instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 373 - European Social History, 1770-1890
Studies the evolution of private life from the era of early capitalism to the end of the nineteenth century. Focuses on family life, work experience, material conditions, women’s roles, childhood, and youth. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 374 - European Social History, 1890-1980
Studies the evolution of private life from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Focuses on family life, work experience, material conditions, women’s roles, childhood, and youth. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 375 - Evolution of the International System, 1815-1950
Analyzes the evolution of great-power politics from the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna and the systems of Metternich and Bismarck to the great convulsions of the twentieth century and the Russo-American Cold War after World War II. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 376 - Homosexuality and Society in the Modern Western World
Offers a unique perspective on the emergence of a distinct subculture (more recently of a reform movement) within Western society, and on the response—usually hostile, often savagely repressive—of society at large to that subculture. Emphasizes that tense relationship and the light it throws on many facets of cultural, social, and political history in Europe and the United States. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 377 - Science in the Modern World
Studies the development of scientific thought and institutions since 1700, emphasizing the increasing involvement of science in economic, social, political, and military affairs and its relations with philosophical and religious thought. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 378 - Origins of Modern Thought, 1580-1943
Introduces central themes, theorists, and texts in secular European thought since 1580. Surveys the “age of reason,” the Enlightenment, romanticism, historicism, positivism, existentialism, and related matters. Works by a variety of thinkers are read, explicated, and discussed. (SI)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 379 - Intellectual History of Modern Europe
Studies the main currents of European thought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasizes major social movements and cultural changes. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 380 - Origins of Contemporary Thought
Studies selected themes in intellectual history since the mid-19th century, focusing on Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, and other thinkers, emphasizing the intellectual contexts out of which they came and to which they contributed. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 381 - Marx
Introduces the social theory of Karl Marx. What Marx said, why he said it, what he meant in saying it, and the significance thereof. Situates Marx’s writing in the context of 19th-century intellectual history. Focuses on the coherence and validity of the theory and its subsequent history. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 401 - Seminar in European History
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. (Y)
Credits: 4
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HIEU 402 - Colloquium in European History
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. (Y)
Credits: 4
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HIEU 403 - Topics in European History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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HIEU 404 - Independent Study in European History
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. (IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIEU 500 - Dark Age Greece
Examines the structural, political, and conceptual rise of the Greek polis and explores other aspects of the archaeology, art, history, and literature of the ‘iron age’ and early archaic period (1000-600 BC) in Greece. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 203 or equivalent
Credits: 3
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HIEU 501 - Late Archaic Greece
Examines the history of Greece in the late archaic age down to the end of the Persian wars. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 203 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 502 - Greece in the Fifth Century
Examination of the political, diplomatic, and social history of Greece from the end of the Persian Wars in 479 b.c. to the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404/3 b.c. Investigates the origins, course, and importance of the latter war, the major watershed in classical Greek history. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 203 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 503 - Greece in the Fourth Century
Advanced course in Greek history that examines in detail the social and economic history of Greece from the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 b.c. to the defeat of the Greek city-states at Chaeronea in 338. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 204 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 504 - Roman Republic
Studies the expansion of Rome from city-state to world empire to the death of Caesar. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 204 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 505 - Roman Empire
Studies the founding and institutions of the Principate, the Dominate, and the decline of antiquity. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 204 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 506 - Roman Imperialism
Examines Roman transmarine expansion to determine how and why it happened and the consequences it had, both in Rome and abroad. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HIEU 204 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 507 - Modern Theory
For students with previous knowledge of philosophy, political, or sociological theory, or religious studies. Discusses three or four major nineteenth- or twentieth-century theorists in depth. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One 300-level course in intellectual history.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 508 - Modernity and History
Survey a range of philosophers and other writers who have reflected on the role of history in modern life. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Upper class standing or above, with one or more courses in relevant theory.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 510 - Early Christian Thought
Intensive consideration of a selected issue, movement, or figure in Christian thought of the second through fifth centuries. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: RELC 205 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 511 - Early Medieval England
Documentary history of English society from the late Saxon period to the reign of King John. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 512 - Later Medieval England
Documentary history of English society from the reign of King John to the death of Richard II. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 513 - Medieval France
Societies and governments in medieval Francia from the 11th century to the 14th. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 516 - The Medieval Church
Studies the history of the Western church within the development of medieval society, from the time of Constantine through the 13th century, based on analysis of selected texts. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 517 - Medieval Society: Ways of Life and Thought in Western Europe
Introduces social and intellectual history from Charlemagne to Dante. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 518 - Historians in the Middle Ages
Discusses how prominent Latin writers of the medieval period looked at the past. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 519 - War and Society in the Middle Ages
A documentary history of warfare in Western Europe from the 9th century to the 16th with a discussion of its effect on the political, economic, social, and religious development of the emerging nation states. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 520 - The Culture of the Renaissance
Surveys the writing of humanists who lived between 1300 and 1600. Topics include the contributions of humanists to the history of education, political theory, religion, gender relations, and artistic theory. Authors include Petrarch, Machiavelli, Thomas More, and Erasmus. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Undergraduates require instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 521 - Early Modern Germany, 1350-1750
Studies late medieval politics, economy, and culture, including the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, the Wars of Religion, pietism and the baroque. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 522 - English Social History, 1550-1800
Provides a survey of major themes in English social history, examining agriculture, rural community structures, demography, urban life, religious, political, and legal practices, popular culture, and relations between men and women. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: undergraduates by instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 524 - The Carolingian World
Addresses the political, social and cultural history of continental Western Europe in the period c. 700 to 850. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: minimum of one course in pre-modern European history, preferably in medieval history, or instruction permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 526 - Russian History to 1700
Selected topics in the evolution of the Russian peoples to the reign of Peter the Great. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 527 - The Age of Russian Absolutism, 1613-1855
Intensive study of Russian history from the reign of the first Romanov tsar to the defeat in the Crimean War. Concentrates on the evolution of absolutism in Russia and the effects of the changes introduced by Peter the Great. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 530 - Nationality, Ethnicity, and Race in Modern Europe
Colloquium on how categories of human identity have been conceived, applied, and experienced in Western and Eastern Europe from 1789 to the present. Topics include the construction of identities, national assimilation, inter-confessional conflict, colonialism, immigration, and the human sciences. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in modern European history or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 544 - Modernity, Postmodernism, and History
An examination of modernity and postmodernist theory in relation to issues of time and historical change. Such writers as Baudrillard, Danto, Deleuze, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, Heidegger, Kolakowski, Lyotard, and Vattimo, as well as other authors critically commenting on them, will be considered. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 545 - The History of Twentieth Century Europe, 1900-1941
An intensive study of the monograph literature dealing with the first half of the 20th century, concentrating on major problems which have been the subject of scholarly controversy. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 546 - The History of Twentieth-Century Europe Since 1941
Intensive study of the monographic literature dealing with controversial issues in European history since World War II. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 552 - Era of the World Wars, 1914-1945
A study of the major countries of Europe in the era 1914-1945, with special attention to international relations, and political, economic, and social developments. Most suitable for third- and fourth- year students with some background in European history and for graduate students.(IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 555 - The German World After 1918
Studies the problems in German politics and society, including those of Austria, Switzerland, and such border areas as Alsace-Lorraine, Luxemburg, and the German regions of Czechoslovakia. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 556 - British History Since 1760
Readings and discussion on selected topics in British history since the reign of George III. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 557 - British History Since 1760
Readings and discussion on selected topics in British history since the reign of George III. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 558 - The British Empire
The history of British expansion over four centuries, moving between the history of the imperial center, and the stories of encounter, settlement, violence, resistance, and of the transformation of lifeways and identify, at the American, Asian, African, and Pacific peripheries of British influence. (Y)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 559 - The British Economy Since 1850
Studies the structure, performance and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain’s relative economic decline. Cross listed as ECON 507. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 561 - The Age of Reform and Revolution in Russia, 1855-1917
Addresses the social and political effects of efforts to modernize and industrialize Russia, which led to the growth of political and revolutionary opposition and the overthrow of the monarchy. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 562 - Russia Since 1917
Readings and discussion of the causes for the collapse of the Tsarist regime and the triumph of the Bolsheviks. Examines the development of the Soviet state. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 564 - Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History
An examination, through readings and discussion, of aspects of Soviet diplomatic history between the wars; attempts by the revolutionary regime to overthrow the capitalist states and to coexist with them; and the road to World War II. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 566 - Nineteenth-Century Russian Intellectual History
Readings and discussion of seminal Russian intellectuals and their ideas under the later Romanov Tsars. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 567 - Russian Social History
Readings and discussion on selected topics in Russian social history during the 19th and early 20th centuries. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 572 - Germany 1500-2000
A comparison of topics from early modern German history with their modern manifestations. Topics such as the history of warfare, death, religion, politics, intellectual life, and the economy are considered. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduates with prior coursework in European History or graduate status.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 573 - European Social History
Reading and discussion of the evolution of private life, emphasizing methodology and the interpretation of sources in social history. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 575 - Evolution of the International System, 1815-1950
Studies the evolution of great-power politics from the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna and the systems of Metternich and Bismarck to the great convulsions of the twentieth century and the Russo-American Cold War after World War II. Covers same thematic material as HIEU 375 on a more intensive level. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 577 - History of Modern Science
Reading and discussion on selected topics in the history of the natural and social science since 1600. (IR)
Credits: 3
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HIEU 578 - European Intellectual History
Reading, discussion, and papers on selected topics in European intellectual history since the 17th century. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 579 - European Intellectual History
Reading, discussion, and papers on selected topics in European intellectual history since the 17th century. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIEU 580 - Postmodernism: Contexts and Anticipations
Explores the notions of postmodernism and postmodernity. The names are recent and are much in dispute, but the various phenomena that they designate seem interesting and important. Plays postmodernism off against modernism in its several senses (aesthetic, sociological, philosophical), and to examine earlier anticipations of the recent intellectual conflict. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some modest prior background in intellectual history, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, or music.
Credits: 3
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FREN 101 - Elementary French
Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 102. (S-SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Limited or no previous formal instruction in French.
Credits: 4
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FREN 102 - Elementary French
Designed for students with an elementary knowledge of French. Further develops the skills of speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 201. (S-SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 101 or one or two years of previous formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.
Credits: 4
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FREN 105 - Accelerated Elementary French
Reviews basic oral expression, listening, reading comprehension, and writing. Covers the material in the FREN 101-102 text in one semester at an accelerated pace. Language lab required followed by FREN 201. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Previous background in French (more than two years of French in secondary school) and an achievement test score below 540 or a placement score below 378, or permission of the department.
Credits: 4
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French
Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Focuses on reading skill development through readings on contemporary Francophone culture and short stories. Followed by FREN 202. (S-SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 102 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.
Credits: 3
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French
Designed for continued development of the four skills at an advanced level. Readings emphasize contemporary Francophone culture and include a modern French play. (S-SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 201 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.
Credits: 3
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FREN 211 - Intermediate French Conversation
Supplementary course in conversation and vocabulary to compliment FREN 201 and FREN 202. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: FREN 201 and 202, or instructor permission.
Credits: 1
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FREN 231 - Intensive Intermediate French Conversation
Supplementary course in conversation and vocabulary to complement FREN 232. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: FREN 232
Credits: 1
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FREN 232 - Intensive Intermediate French
This in-depth, intermediate-level course is recommended for students whose placement scores nearly exempt them from FREN 202, and for any students who wish to refine and expand their mastery of French grammar before taking 300-level courses. Students who have completed FREN 202 may take 232 as an elective to fine-tune their language skills. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or departmental permission (contact the Language Program Director).
Credits: 3
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FREN 311 - French Conversation and Vocabulary
Supplementary course in conversation and vocabulary development. May not be used for major or minor credit or to satisfy the language requirement. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Completion of the foreign language requirement; corequisite: enrollment in a 300-level French course.
Credits: 1
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FREN 331 - Intensive Grammar
Confirms and consolidates the knowledge of basic linguistic patterns. Emphasizes writing and progressive build-up of vocabulary. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 202, 232, or the equivalent, or appropriate SAT score. Required of majors and strongly recommended to others as preparation for all subsequent courses (except FREN 333 and 339).
Credits: 3
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FREN 332 - The Writing and Reading of Texts
Develops writing skills and strategies in French, including grammar, vocabulary, organization, and style through the careful reading and analysis of a variety of texts. This course is a prerequisite for all higher-level undergraduate FREN courses, except 333 and 339. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 331.
Credits: 3
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FREN 333 - Oral and Written Expression in French
Improves student’s command of present-day spoken French. Includes conversation on topics of current interest, advanced vocabulary, some individualized writing practice. Limited enrollment. May not be used for major or minor credit (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 232 or equivalent; instructor permission for those who completed only FREN 202; students who completed FREN 332 are excluded and must take FREN 334.
Credits: 3
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FREN 334 - Advanced Oral and Written Expression in French
Improves command of present-day spoken French. Conversation on topics of current interest; advanced vocabulary; some individualized writing practice. Enrollment limited. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 331 and either completion of FREN 332 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 335 - Writing Workshop in French
Improves skills in analytic and expository writing in French. Intensive exercises in composition and rewriting, including peer editing. May not be used for major or minor credit. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 339 - Phonetics
Reviews pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology for undergraduates. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FREN 341 - Literature of the Middle Ages and Sixteenth Century
Examines important trends in medieval and Renaissance literature through close reading of representative works. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 342 - Literature of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Studies representative works of the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing certain themes common to the two centuries. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 343 - Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Explores representative works of the 19th and 20th centuries. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 344 - Topics in French Cinema
Studies topics relating to concepts of film structure, history, and criticism in French and within the French tradition. Topics offered include Introduction to Cinema and Texte ècrit/texte filmique. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 345 - Topics in Cultural Studies
Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture and society. Topics vary annually and may include literature and history, cinema and society, and cultural anthropology. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 346 - African Literatures and Cultures
Introduction to African cultural studies. Languages and educational policies. Oral traditions: myths, epic narratives, poetry, folktales in French translation. Modern African-language literatures. Francophone literature. Representations of the postcolonial state in contemporary arts: painting, sculpture, music, and cinema. Museums and the representation of African cultures. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 347 - Litterature et Culture Francophone au Maroc
Explores representative works of major Moroccan francophone authors in their cultural context. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 350 - History and Civilization of France: Middle Ages to Revolution
The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 351 - History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945
The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution until 1945. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 352 - The History of Paris from 1850 to 1900
An examination of the complex and changing urban landscape and its relationship to society as revealed in the literary and artistic output of the time. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 353 - L’immigration en France
An introduction to the variety of topics, issues and current events related to the phenomenon of immigration in France. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 355 - Victor Hugo: Poete, dramaturge, romancier, critique social, artiste
Explores Hugo’s work and universality in all the contexts in which he worked, to appreciate Hugo’s genius, find personally-compelling perspectives, and improve French and research skills. Taught in French. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 356 - Le cas Simenon
Studies representative works of Belgian mystery novelist Georges Simenon, emphasizing the uniqueness of his genre. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 357 - Le Rire: A Study of Laughter in French Literature
An analysis of the universals of the comic tradition, the role of stock characters, and recurrent techniques and themes in texts drawn from the Middle Ages to the present. These texts are considered within a changing social context. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332.
Credits: 3
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FREN 368 - Selected Topics in French Linguistics
This course will include topics such as French outside France; regional French varieties; Romance dialectology; French socio-linguistics. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 331 and 339.
Credits: 3
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FREN 401 - Topics in Medieval Literature
Topics may vary and include individual identity, love, war, humor, and their expression through literary techniques. Texts are read in modern French translation. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332 and at least one FREN course numbered 341 to 343 (or instructor permission).
Credits: 3
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FREN 402 - Topics in Renaissance Literature
Examines major works of sixteenth-century French literature situated in the larger historical and cultural context of the Continental Renaissance. Topics vary and may include, for example, humanism and reform, women writers, and urban culture. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332 and at least one FREN course numbered 341 to 343 (or instructor permission).
Credits: 3
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FREN 404 - Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Topics in eighteenth-century French literature. Works of authors such as Beaumarchais, de Charriere, du Deffand, Diderot, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Rousseau, de Stael, Voltaire. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332 and at least one FREN course numbered 341 to 343 (or instructor permission).
Credits: 3
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FREN 405 - Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature
Study of the various aspects of the nineteenth-century French literature. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (IR)
Credits: 3
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FREN 406 - Topics in Twentieth-Century Literature
Readings of significant literary works of the twentieth century. The genre, theme and specific chronological concentration will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: FREN 332 and at least one course in the 340 sequence.
Credits: 3
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FREN 408 - Topics in Seventeenth-Century Literature
Topics vary; may be repeated for credit. Recent topics have included classical theatre; poetics of the lyric; moralists; and fiction. May be repeated for credit with different topics. (Y)
Credits: 3
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