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Accounting 010
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures 013
Africana Studies 014
African Area Studies 016
Aging 018
American History 512
American Literature
American Studies 050
Anthropology 070
Archaeology
Armenian 078
Art 081
Art History 082
Arts and Sciences 090
Asian Studies 098
Astrophysics 105
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Biomathematics
Biomedical Sciences
Botany
Business Law 140
Cell Biology
Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Chinese Studies 170
Cinema Studies 175
Classics
Cognitive Science 185
Communication 192
Community Development
Comparative Literature 195
Computer Science 198
Criminal Justice 202
Criminology 204
Dance 203, 206
Dentistry
East Asian Languages and Area Studies 214
Economics 220
Education 300
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English
Entomology
Environmental Certificates
European Studies 360
Exercise Science and Sport Studies 377
Film Studies
Finance 390
Food Science 400
Foreign Language Proficiency Certificates
French 420
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Departmental Honors Program
Teaching Certificate Option
Summer Program in Paris
Study Abroad Program in France
Certificate of Basic Knowledge in French
Diploma in French Commerce
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Genetics
Geography 450
Geological Sciences 460
German 470
Gerontology
Greek 490
Greek, Modern Greek Studies 489
Hindi
History
History/French Joint Major 513
History/Political Science Joint Major 514
Human Resource Management 533
Hungarian 535
Individualized Major 555
Information Technology and Informatics 547
Interdisciplinary Studies, SAS 556
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Jewish Studies 563
Journalism and Media Studies 567
Junior Year Abroad
Korean 574
Labor Studies and Employment Relations 575
Latin 580
Latin American Studies 590
Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies 595
Law
Life Sciences
Linguistics 615
Management 620
Marine Sciences 628
Marketing 630
Mathematics 640
Medical Technology 660
Medicine and Dentistry
Medieval Studies 667
Microbiology
Middle Eastern Studies 685
Military Education, Air Force 690
Military Education, Army 691
Military Education, Naval 692
Molecular Biology
Music
Nursing
Nutritional Sciences 709
Operations Research 711
Organizational Leadership 713
Pharmacy
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Physiology and Neurobiology
Planning and Public Policy 762
Polish 787
Political Science 790
Supply Chain Management and Marketing Science 799
Portuguese 810
Psychology 830
Public Health 832
Religion 840
Russian 860
Russian, Central and East European Studies 861
Science, Technology, and Society 880
Critical Sexualities Studies 888
Social Justice 904
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
South Asian Studies 925
Spanish 940
Statistics and Biostatistics 960
Statistics-Mathematics
Study Abroad 959
Theater 965, 966
Ukrainian 967
Urban Studies
Visual Arts
Women's and Gender Studies 988
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School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate–New Brunswick
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
School of Management and Labor Relations
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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2011–2013 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses French 420 Learning Goals  

Learning Goals


1a. The attainment of basic proficiency in the French language

In our lower-division courses, students learn to speak, read, and write grammatical French through class instruction, oral laboratory, and reading and writing exercises.

1b. Exposure of undergraduates to French language and culture

Students with no prior knowledge of French are given the opportunity to explore French literature and culture thanks to courses in English, which include a few select examples of untranslated documents. Additional reading courses bridge the gap between these culture courses in English and our standard elementary language courses.

2. In our gateway to the minor and major courses students develop fluency in written and spoken expression, and basic skills in critical thinking and in the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.

Two advanced-level language courses (Advanced Grammar and Composition and Composition and Stylistics) and two introductory courses to the early and modern periods of French literature (Aspects of French Literature, 215 and 216) train students to think and express themselves critically on topics of culture and literature.

3. In a wide variety of upper-division courses students acquire advanced proficiency in French; a solid knowledge of French and Francophone culture and literature; and analytical skills within the areas of French linguistics, cultural, or literary studies (reflecting the three options within our major).

4. Senior French majors develop research skills and readiness for postgraduate study.

All of our majors are required to take a senior seminar in the cultural, literary studies, or linguistics options. These courses assign 10- to 15-page research papers that require advanced writing and research and critical skills. Ten to 15 percent of our graduating majors also choose to write an honors thesis in French or an interdisciplinary thesis. This 35- to 50-page thesis is expected to attain the level of beginning graduate work in French studies.

 
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