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LITERARY TRANSLATION AND CREATIVE WRITING (FR3400)

This workshop offers an introduction to literary and cultural translation between French and English. Students encounter, through practical exercises, key differences between French and English linguistic and cultural forms, and find ways to resolve and explore these differences in their literary translation and in their creative writing. Practice in translation is supplemented by reflection on translation.

TOPICS IN FRENCH (FR3910)

TOPICS VARY BY SEMESTER

INTERNSHIP (FR3980)

Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

INTERNSHIP (FR3980)

Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

SENIOR PROJECT (FR4095)

The senior project in Global French Studies is a required four-credit project that each student majoring in Global French Studies must complete during their senior year. It is supervised by a faculty member whose research and teaching encompass your chosen topic(s). A Senior Project needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form.

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FIRST YEAR EXPLORATORY (FYE1099)

Topics vary by semester

FIRST YEAR SUCCESS (FYS1999)

First Year Success is a co-curricular program designed for first-year, degree-seeking students. It aims to help students land at the University, find their place in Paris and in our residences, build friend connections and feel at ease in our community. The program kicks off with a Welcome Day at Orientation and carries on throughout the year with a series of workshops scheduled on alternating weeks with the FirstBridge seminar. Topics covered include navigating Paris and the AUP campus, time management, wellness and diversity. A common read and weekend trip are also offered in the Fall. Each FYS group is assigned a Student Advisor and faculty or staff FYS Mentor.

ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I (GK1005)

This is a course for beginners. By reading simple ancient Greek texts and trying to write (or, if you like, speak) some Greek yourself, you learn the first grammar essentials and acquire a basic vocabulary of c. 1000 words. Choice of a particular textbook and specialization on particular aspects, e.g. Greek for students of philosophy, is possible.