270 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION


Graduate Coordinators: R. GAY-CROSIER (French), J. J. ALLEN (Spanish)
 The department offers work leading to the master's degree in French,
 Latin, and Spanish; and to the Ph.D. degree in French or Spanish. In addition,
 sufficient courses for a graduate minor are available in Portuguese and Greek.
 The prerequisite for admission to graduate work is an undergraduate major
 in the language, including advanced courses in both literature and language.
 A good foundation in a second language is desirable.
 Candidates for the Ph.D. are required to take FLE 619 and FH or SH
 610. They must also demonstrate a reading knowledge of Latin and one other
 foreign language appropriate to their area of specialization.

 GRADUATE COURSES
 FLE 619-INTRODUCTION TO ROMANCE LINGUISTICS. 5 credits
 Comparative study of the major Romance languages and their development
 from Latin.
 FLE 625-MEDIEVAL ROMANCE LYRIC POETRY. 5 credits
 Reading of representative lyrics, with attention to their cultural setting and to
 problems of origin and influence.
 FRENCH
 COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
 FH 504-FRENCH PHONETICS. 4 credits
 FH 505-ADVANCED FRENCH COMPOSITION. 5 credits
 FH 506-THE STRUCTURE OF FRENCH. 4 credits
 FH 512-HISTORY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. 4 credits
 FH 517-FRENCH MEDIEVAL LITERATURE. 4 credits
 FH 519-16TH-CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE. 4 credits
 FH 521-17TH-CENTURY FRENCH PROSE. 4 credits
 FH 523-17TH-CENTURY FRENCH DRAMA. 4 credits
 FH 530-THE PHILOSOPHIC MOVEMENT. 4 credits
 FH 531-THE NOVEL OF THE 18TH CENTURY. 4 credits
 FH 542-THE ROMANTIC PERIOD. 4 credits
 FH 545-FRENCH REALISM AND NATURALISM. 4 credits
 FH 550-MODERN FRENCH POETRY. 4 credits
 FH 560-20TH-CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE. 4 credits
 GRADUATE COURSES
FH 600-SPECIAL STUDY IN FRENCH LITERATURE. 5 credits
 Selected topic or problem (varied each quarter). May be repeated with change
of content up to a maximum of 15 credits.
FH 602-BEGINNING FRENCH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 1. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: Graduate status. For students with no formal preparation who
need to acquire a reading knowledge. Credits do not count toward any graduate
degree. Graded on an S/U basis.
FH 603-BEGINNING FRENCH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2. 4 credits
 Prerequisites: Graduate status; FH 602 or the equivalent. For students working
to acquire proficiency in reading. Credits do not count toward any graduate degree.
Graded on an S/U basis.