French, Minor

Saint Louis University's French minor explores both language and culture through required courses and electives dedicated to literature, cinema, food, politics science and more. 

French students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours for the minor regardless of whether they start at FREN 2010 Intermediate French Language & Culture or later. No more than six related hours conducted in English will be counted toward the French minor.

Required Courses
FREN 2010Intermediate French Language & Culture3
Developing mastery of French in specific themes and contexts
Select no fewer than 3 courses at the FREN 3000-level9
French 4000-level Elective Courses
Select one FREN 4000-level course3
Additional French Elective Courses
Select one FREN 3xxx and/or 4xxx level course3
Discovering the French-Speaking World
Text, Voice, & Self-Expression
21st-Century France
Society, Nation & the Arts in Pre-Revolutionary France
Special Topics
French for the Professional
French and the Sciences
French and International Relations: Global Simulation
Perceiving Others: US & France
Translation & Comparative Stylistics - French/English
French and Francophone Media : Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?
French Masterpieces: Survey of French Literature
French Cuisine: Culture, Text, and Context
The World of New Media: Friend ou Faux?
Conflict and Social Change: Women Writers in French
Masculin/Feminin
Performing Texts: Performativity and Gender in French Literature
French Short Story
Paris in 19th-Century Lit
Hugo and the Misérables
Early Modern French Theatre: Comedy, Tragedy and Mystery
French Cinema
Themes in French Literature
Studies in Francophone Literature
Nation, Identity, Culture
Love and Honor in Early Modern France
Women and Writing in Early Modern France
Exoticism in French Literature
Total Credits18

Continuation Standards

All French minor courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher in order to count for the minor and for the student to continue in the minor.