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Graduate Certificate in Arts - French

Graduate Certificate in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2018

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Overview

French is one of the world's major international languages: it is spoken by over 200 million people in 43 countries, on five continents. Knowledge of French may increase access to careers in international relations, development studies, business, science and the arts among others.

The overall objective of the French specialisation in the Graduate Certificate in Arts is French language acquisition and to teach students to process information from a wide variety of materials in French, both written and spoken, and to produce accounts and discussions of that information in a variety of forms that allow the appreciation of French and Francophone cultures in a differentiated and informed way.

Students will start at an entry level that is based on the results of their Placement Test or subject to approval from the head of the French program.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Independently apply a wide range of learning techniques including the use of technologies (in French and English) as autonomous, motivated, self-directed and well-organised learners.
  • Apply relevant research and analytical skills combined with a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship.
  • Appreciate French and Francophone cultures in a differentiated and informed way.
  • Engage critically and to constructively in intercultural dialogue as a bi/multicultural and bi/multilingual person and as a global citizen.
  • Act confidently in French-speaking milieus and target cultures, and work effectively in a cooperative way using French and English as media.
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of oral and written formats, comprehending and producing French discourse with fluency (relative to entry level) and appreciate its cultural contexts.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

50 credit points

Entry Point 1

Students completing this French specialisation at Entry Point 1 are required to complete French 1, Graduate French B, French 3 and French 4 (total 50 points).

In lieu of French 3 and French 4, students may choose to complete the summer intensive subject Intensive French 3 and 4.

Compulsory Subjects (50 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN10004 French 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN90004 Graduate French B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20015 French 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20017 French 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or (in place of French 3 and French 4):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN20018 Intensive French 3 and 4
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Entry Point 2

Students completing this French specialisation at Entry Point 2 are required to complete Graduate French B, French 3 and French 4 (37.5 points) and one level 3 elective OR French 5 (12.5 points).

In lieu of French 3 and French 4, students may choose to complete the summer intensive subject Intensive French 3 and 4.

Compulsory Subjects (50 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN90004 Graduate French B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20015 French 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20017 French 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN30003 French 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or (in place of French 3 and French 4):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN20018 Intensive French 3 and 4
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Entry Point 3

Students completing this French specialisation at Entry Point 3 are required to complete French 3, French 4, Graduate French A (total 37.5 points) and one level 3 elective OR French 6 (12.5 points).

Compulsory Subjects (37.5 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
FREN90003 Graduate French A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

French 6:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN20002 French 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Entry Point 4

Students completing this French specialisation at Entry Point 4 are required to complete French 4, French 5, Graduate French B, (37.5 points) and one level 3 elective OR French 7 (12.5 points).

Compulsory Subjects (37.5 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN10003 French 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20001 French 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN90004 Graduate French B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

French 7:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30001 French 7
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Entry Point 5

Students completing this French specialisation at Entry Point 5 are required to complete French 5, Graduate French B, French 7 (37.5 points) and one level 3 elective (12.5 points).

In lieu of French 7, students may choose to complete an additional level 3 elective.

Compulsory Subjects (37.5 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN10006 French 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN90004 Graduate French B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN20019 French 7
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level Three Electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30013 French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond Not available in 2018 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30015 Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures Not available in 2018 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30019 New Caledonia in the 21st Century Not available in 2018 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30018 In the Heart of the Loire Valley
Winter Term (Off Campus)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30005 Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels Not available in 2018 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30006 French Translation
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30020 From Page to Stage: French Theatre
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30014 French Travel Writing
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30017 Immigration in France
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN30012 The Origins of the Novel
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 18 December 2020