The Francophone Studies Certificate offers a deep dive into the rich linguistic and cultural landscapes of French-speaking regions across the globe. Designed to enhance proficiency in French, students can tailor the certificate to their interests with the variety of electives in literature, culture, or linguistics, or they can study abroad.
Admission Requirements
- Students must complete the elementary French Language sequence or demonstrate proficiency in French to be admitted to the certificate. Native speakers, heritage speakers, and students who are already proficient at the intermediate level in French will substitute two 3000- or 4000- level French courses for FRE 2200 and/or FRE 2201.
Certificate Requirements
- For degree-seeking students, certificates will be awarded only at time of degree completion.
Prerequisite Courses
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- FRE2200 - Intermediate French Language and Civilization I (3)
- FRE2201 - Intermediate French Language and Civilization II (3)
Restricted Electives
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Any upper-level FRE, FRT, or FRW course offered by the Modern Languages and Literatures department.
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- FRT3140 - French and Francophone Literary Masterworks in Translation (3)
- FRT3451 - French Translation and Interpretation (3)
- FRT3810 - French Multimedia Translation and Interpretation (3)
- FRT3831 - French Legal Translation and Interpretation (3)
- FRT3830 - Medical French Translation and Interpretation (3)
- FRT4521 - Language and Culture through Francophone Cinema (3)
- FRE3300 - French Grammar (3)
- FRE3400 - French Conversation and Composition (3)
- FRE3423 - Advanced French Grammar Abroad (3)
- FRE3440 - Business French I (3)
- FRE3780 - French Phonetics and Diction (3)
- FRE4421 - Advanced French Conversation (3)
- FRE4500 - French Civilization and Culture (3)
- FRE4701 - Francophone Linguistics (3)
- FRT3140 - French and Francophone Literary Masterworks in Translation (3)
- FRT3562 - French Contemporary Pop Culture (3)
- FRT3564 - Frenglish in Social Media (3)
- FRT4421 - War, Love, and Laughter in the French Middle Ages (3)
- FRT4521 - Language and Culture through Francophone Cinema (3)
- FRT4563 - French Women Warriors and others of the World: Myth and Reality (3)
- FRT4801 - French Business Translation and Interpretation (3)
- FRW3001 - Fundamentals of French and Francophone Literature (3)
- FRW3101 - Survey of French Literature II (3)
- FRW3100 - Survey of French Literature I (3)
- FRW3370 - From the Merveilleux to the Fantastique: French Modern Short Stories (3)
- FRW3740 - The French Literature of Canada (3)
- FRW3810 - French Literary Texts and Analysis (3)
- FRW4281 - 20th Century French Novels (3)
- FRW4380 - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales to Ex-Machina (3)
- FRW4440 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3)
- FRW4532 - French Romanticism (3)
- FRW4552 - Nineteenth Century French Literature (3)
- AFH3100 - African History to 1870 (3)
- AFH3200 - African History Since 1870 (3)
- CPO3104 - Politics of Western Europe (3)
- CPO3132 - Canadian Politics (3)
- CPO4101 - Politics of the European Union (3)
- EUH3451 - History of Modern France (3)
Grand Total Credits: 12
Other Requirements:
- A grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required in all courses used to satisfy the certificate.
- At least 9 hours used in the certificate must be earned at UCF within the department.
- No more than six (6) credit hours of overlap between the certificate and the French and Francophone Studies major or minor.
- Independent Study or Co-op credit may be used toward the certificate with departmental permission.
- Additional courses may be approved by the program director. Students need approval prior to completing courses not listed.
- No credit by exam (TSD, military credit) may be used.
