Honors Specialization in
French Language and Literature

Admission Requirements:

Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, including French 1900E or 1910 plus 2.0 additional courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%.

Module: 10.0 senior courses

Language component (2.5 credits)

1.0 credit from

  • 2905A/B and 2906A/B (may be taken in any order)
  • 2900 Advanced Language (II)

1.0 credit

  • 3900 Advanced Language (III)

0.5 credit from

  • 4900A/B – 4901A/B Language (IV)

Literature component  (5.5 credits)

1.0 credit from

  • 2605F/G and 2606 F/G Reading Literature in French (may be taken in any order)
  • 2600E Introduction to French Literature

1.0 credit

Maximum 0.5 per group

  • 3580F/G - 3582F/G France in the 18th Century
  • 3690F/G - 3692F/G France in the 19th Century
  • 3600F/G - 3602F/G France in the 20th Century

1.0 credit

Maximum 0.5 per group

  • 3540F/G - 3542F/G The Middle Ages in France
  • 3560F/G - 3562F/G The French Renaissance
  • 3570F/G - 3572F/G France in the 17th Century

0.5 credit from

  • 3700F/G - 3702F/G Literary Theory

0.5 credit from

  • 3720F/G - 3722F/G Québec Literature
  • 3730F/G - 3732F/G Women’s Literature
  • 3750F/G - 3752F/G World Francophone Literature

1.5 credits

  • 4000 level Literature courses

Additional French courses (2.0 credits)

1.0 credit from

  • 2403A/B – 2408A/B French & Francophone Cultures
  • 2805A/B – 2806A/B General Linguistics in French

1.0 credit  

  • Additional 3000 or 4000 level courses

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