French Language and Literature program requirements
What the French Language and Literature Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
French Language and Literature Specialist
- Arts program
- 10.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASSPE1295
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(10.0 credits)
11) (FSL220H1 and FSL222H1)/ FSL221Y1, FSL225H1
22) FRE210H1, FRE245H1, FRE246H1, FRE272H1, FRE273H1, (FSL320H1 and FSL322H1)/ FSL321Y1
33) 3.0 credits from among the following courses, including at least 0.5 credit from each group:
Group 1 - Literary History: FRE318H1/ FRE319H1/ FRE320H1/ FRE324H1/ FRE326H1
Group 2 - Genres and Gender: FRE304H1/ FRE310H1/ FRE345H1
Group 3 - Quebec and Francophone Literatures: FRE314H1/ FRE332H1/ FRE334H1/ FRE336H1/ SLA263H1
44) FSL442H1, FSL443H1
55) 1.0 credit from the following 400-level FRE literature courses: FRE410H1/ FRE438H1/ FRE441H1/ FRE443H1/ FRE446H1
N.B.
i) Students not placed in FSL220H1 or higher by the Placement test must first complete FSL122H1 before starting this program. Students exempted from FSL220H1/ FSL222H1 may replace it with any FRE 200+ or FSL 300+ level course.
ii) Students exempted from FSL320H1/ FSL322H1 may replace it with any FRE course at the 300+ level.
Courses these requirements name
- FSL220H1Intermediate French I
- FSL222H1Intermediate French II
- FSL221Y1French Language II last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FSL225H1Practical French for Exploring Literature
- FRE210H1Introduction to Québec Literature and Culture
- FRE245H1Introduction to French Cultural and Literary Studies
- FRE246H1Introduction to French Literary Analysis
- FRE272H1The French Language: A Linguistic Introduction
- FRE273H1Introduction to the History of the French Language
- FSL320H1Intermediate French III
- FSL322H1Intermediate French IV
- FSL321Y1French Language III last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FRE318H1Medieval French Literature
- FRE319H1Laughter and Thought in French Renaissance Literature
- FRE320H1French Literature of Classicism and Enlightenment
- FRE324H1French Literature in the Time of Revolutions and Industrialization
- FRE326H1Contemporary French Literature
- FRE304H1Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction
- FRE310H1Relations between Text and Other Media
- FRE345H1Study of a Literary Genre
- FRE314H1Quebec and French-Canadian Literature
- FRE332H1Francophone Literatures
- FRE334H1Francophone Cinema
- FRE336H1Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
- SLA263H1Studies in Russian-French Cultural History
- FSL442H1Advanced Written French II
- FSL443H1Advanced Oral French II
- FRE410H1Advanced Topics in Quebec Literature
- FRE438H1Advanced Topics in Francophone Literatures
- FRE441H1Advanced Topics in French Literature
- FRE443H1Advanced Topics: Authors
- FRE446H1Advanced Studies in Literary Theory
- FSL122H1Elementary French IV
French Language and Literature Major
- Arts program
- 7.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ1295
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(7.0 credits)
11) (FSL220H1, FSL222H1)/ FSL221Y1, FSL225H1
22) FRE210H1, FRE245H1, FRE246H1, FRE272H1/ FRE273H1, (FSL320H1, FSL322H1)/ FSL321Y1.
33) 1.5 credits from the following three groups (students are strongly encouraged to include 0.5 credit from each group):
Group 1 - Literary History: FRE318H1/ FRE319H1/ FRE320H1/ FRE324H1/ FRE326H1/
Group 2 - Genres and Gender: FRE304H1/ FRE310H1/ FRE345H1
Group 3 - Quebec and Francophone Literatures: FRE314H1/ FRE332H1/ FRE334H1/ FRE336H1
44) 0.5 credit from the following 400-level FRE literature courses: FRE410H1/ FRE438H1/ FRE441H1/ FRE443H1/ FRE446H1/ FRE471H1/ FRE491H1/ FRE492H1
55) 0.5 additional credit from the list of courses in (3) or (4).
N.B.
i) Students may also satisfy requirements (4) and (5) through completion of a senior essay (FRE490Y1).
ii) Students not placed in FSL220H1 or higher by the Placement test must first complete FSL122H1 before starting this program. Students exempted from FSL220H1/ FSL222H1 may replace it with any FRE 200+ or FSL 300+ level course.
iii) Students exempted from FSL320H1/ FSL322H1 may replace it with any FRE course.
Courses these requirements name
- FSL220H1Intermediate French I
- FSL222H1Intermediate French II
- FSL221Y1French Language II last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FSL225H1Practical French for Exploring Literature
- FRE210H1Introduction to Québec Literature and Culture
- FRE245H1Introduction to French Cultural and Literary Studies
- FRE246H1Introduction to French Literary Analysis
- FRE272H1The French Language: A Linguistic Introduction
- FRE273H1Introduction to the History of the French Language
- FSL320H1Intermediate French III
- FSL322H1Intermediate French IV
- FSL321Y1French Language III last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FRE318H1Medieval French Literature
- FRE319H1Laughter and Thought in French Renaissance Literature
- FRE320H1French Literature of Classicism and Enlightenment
- FRE324H1French Literature in the Time of Revolutions and Industrialization
- FRE326H1Contemporary French Literature
- FRE304H1Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction
- FRE310H1Relations between Text and Other Media
- FRE345H1Study of a Literary Genre
- FRE314H1Quebec and French-Canadian Literature
- FRE332H1Francophone Literatures
- FRE334H1Francophone Cinema
- FRE336H1Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
- FRE410H1Advanced Topics in Quebec Literature
- FRE438H1Advanced Topics in Francophone Literatures
- FRE441H1Advanced Topics in French Literature
- FRE443H1Advanced Topics: Authors
- FRE446H1Advanced Studies in Literary Theory
- FRE471H1Medieval French Language
- FRE491H1Independent Study
- FRE492H1Independent Study
- FRE490Y1Senior Essay
- FSL122H1Elementary French IV
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