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2018-2019 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering
The College of Wooster uses a five-digit course numbering system. The first three digits indicate the primary course number. The next two digits are the secondary course number and indicate whether there is a special focus for the course. For example:
The first letters are the department or program abbreviation. The next three digits are the primary course number (101 is the primary course number for all Introduction to Historial Study courses). The last two digits are the secondary course number. These two digits indicate that the special focus for this HIST 101 course is The History of Islam. A course with a given three-digit primary course number can only be taken once for credit unless specifically indicated otherwise by the department.
The following policy has been used in assigning primary course numbers:
- 100-level courses are usually introductory courses; some 100-level courses do have prerequisites, and students are advised to consult the description for each course.
- 200-level courses are usually beyond the introductory level, although many 200-level courses are open to first-year students and to majors and non-majors.
- 300-level courses are seminars and courses primarily for majors but open to other students with the consent of the instructor.
- The following numbers are for Independent Study: I.S. 40100 (Junior Independent Study), I.S. 45100 and I.S. 45200 (Senior Independent Study).
In addition to the regular course offerings, many departments offer individual tutorials under the number 40000 and internships under 41000. On occasion, departments will offer a course on a special topic as approved by the Educational Policy Committee, designated 19900, 29900, or 39900.
Abbreviation
In keeping with the general education requirements of the College’s curriculum
(see Degree Requirements ), course listings employ the following abbreviations:
W Writing Intensive
C Studies in Cultural Difference
R Religious Perspectives
Q Quantitative Reasoning
AH Learning Across the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities
HSS Learning Across the Disciplines: History and Social Sciences
MNS Learning Across the Disciplines: Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Except where otherwise noted, all courses carry one course credit.
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French and Francophone Studies |
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FREN 10100 - Level I Beginning French Course Credit: 1
LEVEL I BEGINNING FRENCH An introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. Acquisition of basic structure, conversational practice, short readings, and compositions. Cultural content. Extensive use of authentic video and audio materials. Annually. Fall.
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FREN 10200 - Level II Beginning French Course Credit: 1
LEVEL II BEGINNING FRENCH Continuation of FREN 10100 with increased emphasis on conversational, reading, and writing skills. Prerequisite(s): FREN-10100 Annually. Spring.
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FREN 20100 - French Conversation Comprehension and Communications Course Credit: 1
FRENCH CONVERSATION Intensive practice in conversational French. Course includes cultural explorations in the Francophone world and work with grammar, vocabulary, and appropriate texts. Prerequisite(s): FREN-10200 or placement Annually. Fall. [C]
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FREN 20300 - French Composition Comprehension and Communication Course Credit: 1
FRENCH COMPOSITION Intensive practice in writing and reading, with a focus on writing strategies, the writing process, and different kinds of writing. Continued study of French vocabulary and grammar. Prerequisite(s): FREN-10200 or equivalent Annually. Spring. [W]
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FREN 21600 - Advanced French Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
ADVANCED FRENCH Practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at an advanced level. Review of linguistic structures focusing on questions of usage and style. Extensive use of multi-media resources; reading on multiple topics. Prerequisite(s): FREN-20300 or equivalent Annually. Fall. [C, W]
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FREN 21800 - French Phonology Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
FRENCH PHONOLOGY Introduction to phonetics and phonology of the French language. Analysis of spoken French, including phonetic transcription. Extensive use of audio materials. Oral drill to improve pronunciation and diction. Prerequisite(s): FREN-21600 or equivalent Spring. [AH]
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FREN 22000 - Intro to Francophone Texts Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, GLIS)
INTRODUCTION TO FRANCOPHONE TEXTS This course explores a sampling of authors and works that have helped to shape the development of French literature from the seventeenth century to the present day. Throughout the semester, we will situate authors and their works in their times, so that students can develop an understanding of important literary, cultural, and historical contexts. Our explorations will be structured in part by literary genres: poetry, theater, short stories, and novels. Students will learn to become more skilled readers of each of these genres, while also developing a broadened palette analytical tools. Through extended classroom discussions and a sustained focus on literary analysis and writing, this course seeks to help students improve their French and prepare for more advanced coursework in French and Francophone Studies. Prerequisite(s): FREN-21600 or permission of instructor Annually. Fall. [AH, C, W]
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FREN 22400 - Studies in Francophone Culture Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
Introduction to cultural, historical, and societal analysis. Topic changes from year to year. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): FREN 21600 or permission of instructor Annually. [AH, C]
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FREN 22403 - Contemp France: Econ/Soc/Institutions Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
CONTEMPORARY FRANCE: ECONOMY, SOCIETY, INSTITUTIONS This course uses a number of different lenses to explore French society, French identity, and the French state from World War Two to the present. Topics to be covered include: the modernization of France; work, unemployment and the welfare state; the French school system; and immigration and national identity. Prerequisite(s): FREN-21600 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 22406 - North Africa and France Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
NORTH AFRICA AND FRANCE This course explores France’s deep and often problematic relationships with the francophone Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia). Through a selection of historical and cultural readings, memoirs, novels and films, the course examines the evolution of these relationships from the nineteenth century and up to the present day. Prerequisite(s): FREN-21600 or permission of instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 31000 - French Theatre Course Credit: 1
FRENCH THEATER This course explores the evolution of French theater from the seventeenth century to the present through the study of works by major playwrights, including Corneille, Molière, Racine, Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Rostand, Jarry, Sartre, Beckett and Reza. Attention will be paid to dramatic theory and to the historical and cultural contexts in which plays were produced. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-22400 [AH, C]
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FREN 32200 - Studies in the 17th Century Course Credit: 1
(CMLT)
STUDIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY An examination of works that explore the relationship between language, art, knowledge and power in the Age of Absolutism. Authors studied include Mme. de Lafayette, Madeleine de Scudéry, Racine, La Fontaine and Molière. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 33002 - Remembering War Course Credit: 1
REMEMBERING WAR This course explores the memory of the First World War, the Second World War and the Algerian War of Independence in French society. This examination will be conducted through literature, films and historiographical texts. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-224xx; or permission of the instructor. [AH, C]
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FREN 33003 - Youth & Educ in France: May 1968-PRESENT Course Credit: 1
YOUTH & EDUCATION IN FRANCE: FROM MAY This course examines contemporary France through the experiences of the nation’s youth. Throughout the semester, we will compare the challenges of being young, going to school, and growing up in France to equivalent experiences in the United States or in other countries. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 33500 - W. Afr. & France:Encounters since 1900 Africa Course Credit: 1
(AFST, CMLT)
WEST AFRICA & FRANCE: ENCOUNTERS SINCE 1900 This course explores complex encounters that have shaped both France and francophone West Africa, a region that includes the present-day countries of Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Tacking back and forth between West African and French contexts, we will examine themes such as colonialism, decolonization, nation-building, migrations, immigrant communities, diaspora, and francophonie. As part of these various course units, we will be working with many different kinds of materials, including historical readings, two novels, a selection of films, photographs, and iconography. This course gives particular emphasis to questions relating to cultures and identities. Students will be challenged to think more critically and historically about the diversity of the French-speaking world and about the making of multicultural France. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-224xx [AH, C]
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FREN 39901 - Research in French Phonology Course Credit: 1
FREN 399: Research in French Phonology In this course, students will conduct original and empirical research in the areas of phonology and sociolinguistics in French. This hands-on course will enable students to work both individually and collaboratively in their study of two main phonological phenomena in French (schwa and liaison), across two different styles (conversation and reading), and with members of different social groups (differences in age, gender and country of origin). Although this course does not require students to have prior knowledge of linguistics, a background in linguistics and/or phonology will be useful. Prerequisite: FREN 22000 or FREN 22400, or equivalent, or permission of the professor. Prerequisite(s): FREN-22000 or FREN-224xx [AH]
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FREN 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
TUTORIAL May be repeated.
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FREN 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
INTERNSHIP A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated. S/NC.
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FREN 45100 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
SENIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY–SEMESTER ONE The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor. Prerequisite(s): FREN-40100 Annually. Fall and Spring.
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FREN 45200 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
SENIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY–SEMESTER TWO The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the finished thesis or an equivalent project and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): FREN-45100 Annually. Fall and Spring.
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