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Professor Véronique Duché-Gavet
Email: veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au
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Structure
75 credit points
French
A 100-point major and 75-point minor sequence is available in French Studies. Students complete a sequence of core subjects determined by their background in French and by their level of achievement. Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the French Program, based on evidence of prior language learning and/or results on a placement test as required. The remaining credit points required for the major are attained by the completion of elective subjects in French Studies.
- Entry at French 1 is for students who have little or no background in the French language. Students commencing their study of French at this level range from absolute beginners to students who have completed up to four years of French study at secondary level (not including VCE or equivalent).
- Entry at French 3 is for students who have completed more than four years of French study at secondary level, including those who have achieved a VCE French study score of up to 34 (up to 4 in IB French), or equivalent.
- Entry at French 5 is for students who have achieved a VCE French study score of 35 or more (5 or more in IB French), or equivalent.
Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the French Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll/resources/language-placement-testing
Students completing a major in French will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three. Students completing a minor will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 25 points at level two and 25 points at level three.
Subject Options
FRENCH 1 ENTRY POINT:
French 1 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the French major or minor are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10004 | French 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10005 | French 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 1 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the French major with a French 1 entry point are required to complete French 3, French 4 and French Cultural Studies (37.5 points) OR Intensive French 3 and 4 and French Cultural Studies (37.5 points). Students completing the French minor are required to complete only French 3 and French 4 or Intensive French 3 and 4 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN20018 | Intensive French 3 and 4 | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
FREN20015 | French 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20017 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20016 | French Cultural Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 1 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the French major with a French 1 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subjects (25 points) plus one Level 3 elective (12.5 points). Students completing the French minor are required to complete only French 5 and French 6 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN30003 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30004 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRENCH 3 ENTRY POINT:
French 3 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the French major or minor with a French 3 entry point are required to complete French 3 and French 4 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10001 | French 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10003 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 3 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the French major with a French 3 entry point are required to complete the following Level 2 subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the French minor are required to complete only French 5 and French 6 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN20001 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20002 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20004 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 3 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the French major with a French 3 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subject (12.5 points) plus two Level 3 electives (25 points) with a minimum of one French Elective. Students completing the French minor are required to complete the following Level 3 subject (12.5 points) plus one Level 3 French elective (12.5 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN30001 | French 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRENCH 5 ENTRY POINT:
French 5 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the French major or minor with a French 5 entry point are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10006 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10007 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 5 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the French major with a French 5 entry point are required to complete the following level 2 subjects (25 points) plus one level 2 French elective (12.5 points). Students completing the French minor with a French 5 entry point are only required to complete the following two subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN20019 | French 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20004 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
French 5 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the French major with a French 5 entry point are required to complete 37.50 points of level 3 electives, with a minimum of two French electives. Students completing the French minor with a French 5 entry point are required to complete 25 points of level 3 French electives:
French Electives - Level 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN20011 | French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20013 | Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20021 | New Caledonia in the 21st Century | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20020 | In the Heart of the Loire Valley | Winter Term (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
FREN20003 | Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20004 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20022 | From Page to Stage: French Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20007 | Immigration in France | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20012 | French Travel Writing | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20010 | The Origins of the Novel | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
French Electives - Level 3
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN30013 | French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30015 | Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30019 | New Caledonia in the 21st Century | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30018 | In the Heart of the Loire Valley | Winter Term (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
FREN30005 | Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30006 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30020 | From Page to Stage: French Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30014 | French Travel Writing | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN30017 | Immigration in France | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN30012 | The Origins of the Novel | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Other Electives - Level 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO20007 | A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20006 | Europe: Making and Breaking of Nations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20002 | European Modernism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20003 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO20005 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO20001 | Language and Society in Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Other Electives - Level 3
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO30006 | A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30005 | Europe: Making and Breaking of Nations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30003 | European Modernism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30002 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO30004 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO30001 | Language and Society in Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
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