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French Studies 

Major Overview 

The Bachelor of Arts in French Studies (BAFS) provides students with an opportunity to earn an American BA degree in a French-speaking environment. Leveraging its location in Aix-en-Provence, France near the Mediterranean, ACM offers a program uniting mainland French with the Francophone countries of North Africa, ensuring that students are exposed to the rich diversity of the French language and culture. The BAFS prepares students for a variety of public and private careers in the international sector and provides them with a foundation to continue their education at the master level. Upon completion, graduates of the program will have the capability and tools to teach French, work as a translator or interpreter, be a public relations specialist, or they may pursue careers in business or government agencies.  

Course Requirements 

ACM’s Bachelor of Arts in French Studies requires students to satisfy the ACM Core Curriculum in addition to the following major-specific requirements. Students are required to take 6 credits per semester in French.  

Lower Division (can be used for core curriculum credits), 12 credits required  

  • FRE 151 – Immersive Elementary French  

  • FRE 251 – Immersive Elementary French II then Intermediate French I 

  • FRE 252 – Immersive Intermediate French I then II  

  • FRE 201 – Intermediate French I 

  • FRE 202 – Intermediate French II 

  • FRE 203 – Intermediate-Advanced French 

  • FRE/WNS 206 – An introduction to French Wine 

  • FRE 211 – Living in France: Intercultural Communication 

  • FRE 235 – The Phonetics of Contemporary French- Introduction  

Electives (for 2 first years), 6 credits required 

  • ARC/ARH 312 - European and Mediterranean Prehistoric Art and Archaeology  

  • ART/ARH 201 – Survey of Western Art: Prehistory to Modern Times 

  • ART/ARH 320 – Picasso, Matisse, and the Mediterranean 

  • ART/ARH 382 - Cezanne and Van Gogh 

  • ART/ARH 381 - The XIXth Century and French Impressionism 

  • LIT/COM 375 – The European City in Literature and the Visual Arts 

  • LIT 325 – The European Novel  

Upper-Division French, 27 credits required 

     Language upper level: 9 credits required 

  • FRE 301 – Advanced French I: Structure and Expression 

  • FRE 302 – Advanced French II: Conversation and Composition 

  • FRE/LIN 335 – The Phonetics of Contemporary French  

  • FRE 379 – Deep-Dive into the French Language: History, Acquisition and Teaching  

  • FRE 401 – Translation and Structure I: From Colloquial to Literary   

  • FRE 402 – Translation and Structure II: From Colloquial to Literary  

  • FRE/LIT 411 – Cultural Approach of the Other 

  • FRE/LING 412 – Contemporary French: The Linguistics of Everyday Language 

    Cultural upper level: 9 credits required 

  • FRE 306 – Cross-Cultural Studies in Food and Culture 

  • BUS/FRE 311 – Business French 

  • FRE/FLM 325 – France as Seen through its Movies: post-WWII to the 1970s 

  • FRE/FLM 326 – France as Seen through its Movies: The 1980s to Today 

  • FRE/HIS 328 – Provencal History and Culture through its Monuments 

  • FRE 333 – Contemporary France: Society, Politics, and Culture 

  • FRE/POL 376 - Contemporary French Identities 

    Literature upper level: 9 credits required

  • FRE/LIT 315 - Readings in French Literature I 

  • FRE/LIT 344 – French Children’s Literature: Powers of Imagination from Picture Books to Young Adult Fiction 

  • FRE/LIT 345 – French Children’s Literature: Exploring French Culture Through Classics and Modern Classics 

  • FRE/LIT 362 – Women and the Mediterranean: From the 16th to the 20th century 

  • FRE/LIT 363 – Women and the Mediterranean: From the 18th to the 21st century 

  • FRE/LIT 414 - Ecrire après le Colonialisme : Littérature, Pouvoir et Puissance 

  • FRE/POL 417 – Dissent in the Mediterranean from Albert Camus to Leila Slimani 

  • FRE 470/471 – Translation and Publishing Workshop 

Required Course (4 credits): FRE/LIT 411 – Cultural Approach of The Other; Literature, Art, and Experiences in the new Cultural Spaces in Aix-en-Provence and the surrounding area.  

Internship (3 credits)  

Elective Independent Study (3 credits) 

January Term Seminar (3 credits)  

 

Total Major Credits: 49 

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