French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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FREN 1210

FREN 1210-FREN 1220 is a two-semester sequence. FREN 1210 is the first half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2434 FREN 1210   SEM 101

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2435 FREN 1210   SEM 102

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2436 FREN 1210   SEM 103

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2437 FREN 1210   SEM 104

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2438 FREN 1210   SEM 105

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2439 FREN 1210   SEM 106

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18634 FREN 1210   SEM 107

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

FREN 1220

FREN 1210-1220 is a two-semester sequence. This is the second half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence. French is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18646 FREN 1220   SEM 101

    • MTRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisites; FREN 1210, or LPF 37-44, or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220 students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

FREN 1230

FREN 1230 is an all-skills course designed to improve oral communication, listening comprehension, and reading ability, to establish a groundwork for correct writing, and to provide a substantial grammar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2440 FREN 1230   SEM 101

    • TWRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2441 FREN 1230   SEM 102

    • TWRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2442 FREN 1230   SEM 103

    • TWRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2443 FREN 1230   SEM 104

    • TWRF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

FREN 2090

This intermediate-level course is designed for students who want to focus on their speaking and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on strengthening of grammar skills, expansion of vocabulary and discourse ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2681 FREN 2090   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2682 FREN 2090   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2683 FREN 2090   SEM 103

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2684 FREN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2685 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8370 FREN 2090   SEM 106

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q.

FREN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is highly recommended for students planning to study abroad as it aims to develop the writing and speaking skills needed to function in a French speaking university ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3549 FREN 2095   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3550 FREN 2095   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+.

FREN 2180

In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized. A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated through a variety of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18671 FREN 2180   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisites: French 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor. French 2310 or French 2320 may also be taken concurrently with French 2180.

FREN 2310

This course, designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to an array of literary and visual material from the French and Francophone world. It aims to develop students' proficiency in critical writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3385 FREN 2310   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 2860

The French Revolution was one of the most dramatic upheavals in history, sweeping away centuries of tradition and ushering in the political and cultural modernity we arguably still live in today. Although ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18468 FREN 2860   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Friedland, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18469 FREN 2860   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18470 FREN 2860   DIS 202

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18471 FREN 2860   DIS 203

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18472 FREN 2860   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3270

I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep is a famous quote of 18th C. French writer Beamarchais;it presents a durable trait of French culture, where laughter used to be - and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18672 FREN 3270   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 3460

The concept of intellectual - the writer or scholar who takes a political commitment - was born in France at the end of the nineteenth century. From the Dreyfus Affaire to the recent polemics on French ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8407 FREN 3460   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 3520

This course will offer an overview of theoretical and historical responses to bodily and cognitive difference. What was the status of people with (dis)abilities in the past, when they were called monsters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 3520SHUM 3520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18904 FREN 3520   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3770

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3760RELST 3770

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18673 FREN 3770   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11877 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11878 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12230 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12453 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12454 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12489 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13337 FREN 4190   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17632 FREN 4190   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  2691 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3742 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3743 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3953 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3954 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4016 FREN 4290   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6675 FREN 4290   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9101 FREN 4290   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

FREN 4610

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18907 FREN 4610   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6390

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2727 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2728 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3104 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3955 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3956 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4017 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6676 FREN 6390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9102 FREN 6390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 6580

This seminar will offer a critical examination of the literature of perversion (sadism, masochism, fetishism), with readings drawn from major texts of the libertine or S/M traditions (Sade, Sacher-Masoch, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6784

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18681 FREN 6580   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person