Requirements for the Minor

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The minor in Francophone Studies promotes the acquisition of superior language skills along with an opportunity to explore via a set of multidisciplinary approaches the richness of Francophone cultures.

A minimum of 6 courses is required to complete the minor for students starting at the 200 level. Students who begin their study of French at Colby in the required 125-126-127 sequence need to take 5 additional courses, including 128 or 131. Students who begin in either 128 or 131 need to take 5 additional courses.
– Students who enter the major from Colby in Dijon may count FR240D toward the minor.
– One of the courses at the 200 or 300 level must be focused on a non-European French-speaking country (as of the class of 2027).
– Students minoring in Francophone Studies may select a course taught in English with a significant focus on France and/or the Francophone world. This course treating specific topics and/or theory can be completed in Anthropology, Art, African American Studies, Cinema Studies, Global Studies, Government, History, and Sociology, among other departments/programs. It must be approved in advance by the designated advisor in the department or the chair.

*An independent study cannot take the place of a course selected to fulfill requirements for the minor.

5 courses: After the completion of the language sequence (FR125-126-127)

• FR128 or FR131
• Two courses at the 200 level: FR 231, FR2XX (French or Francophone)
• Two courses at the 300 level: FR3XX (French or Francophone)

6 courses: Beginning at the 200 level

• FR 231
• FR2XX: two ADDITIONAL course at the 200 level (French or Francophone)
• FR3XX: 3 courses at the 300 level (French or Francophone)