Units that can be counted towards French Studies
Students who exit at level 10 or above will be awarded an Advanced French major, students who exit below level 10 will be awarded a Basic French major.
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- Major sequences - choosing the right entry point for you
- Basic major sequences
- Basic French major, entry point 1
- Basic French major, entry point 2
- Advanced major
sequences
- Advanced French major, entry point 3
- Advanced French major, entry point 4
- Language Study Abroad units
- Elective units
Major sequences - choosing the right entry point for you
Students wishing to undertake French Studies have the option of starting in one of four entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. There are several ways to structure your French Studies major. But, if you wish to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because your language acquisition results allow you to, you must consult with the language program before enrolling.
Basic major sequences
Basic French major, entry point 1:
For students with no knowledge of French or who have previously studied French at junior secondary level only.
- FRN1010 French Studies 1
- FRN1020 French Studies 2
- FRN2030 French Studies 3
- FRN2040 French Studies 4
- FRN3050 French Studies 5
- FRN3060 French Studies 6
- one 2nd or 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
Students whose entry point is French Studies 1 may complete an alternative, extended basic major, consisting of eight core language units as follows:
Alternative Entry point 1: Extended basic proficiency major sequence
- FRN1010 French Studies 1
- FRN1020 French Studies 2
- FRN2030 French Studies 3
- FRN2040 French Studies 4
- FRN3050 French Studies 5
- FRN3060 French Studies 6
- FRN3070 French Studies 7
- FRN3080 French Studies 8
Note: no electives are required.
IMPORTANT: This option is not available to students commencing studies in French at higher entry points. Students wishing to complete this extended version of the French major must seek advice from the French program and their home Faculty before commencing as part-time enrolment may not be allowed for some students.
Basic French major, entry point 2:
For students who have completed VCE 1/2 (year 11) French or VCE 3/4 French and achieved a study score of below 30, or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.
- FRN1030 French Studies 3
- FRN1040 French Studies 4
- FRN2050 French Studies 5
- FRN2060 French Studies 6
- FRN3070 French Studies 7
- FRN3080 French Studies 8
- one 2nd or 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
Advanced major sequences
Advanced French major, entry point 3:
For students who have completed VCE3/4 French and achieved a study score of above 30 or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.
- FRN1050 French Studies 5
- FRN1060 French Studies 6
- FRN2070 French Studies 7
- FRN2080 French Studies 8
- FRN3090 French Studies 9
- FRN3100 French Studies 10
- one 2nd or 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
Advanced French major, entry point 4:
For students who have completed VCE3/4 French and achieved a study score of above 40 and who have spent a period of at least several months in a French-speaking country, or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.
- FRN1070 French Studies 7
- FRN1080 French Studies 8
- FRN2090 French Studies 9
- FRN2100 French Studies 10
- one 2nd or 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
- one 3rd year level elective
Language Study Abroad units
- FRN2801 French Studies Abroad 2/1
- FRN2802 French Studies Abroad 2/2
- FRN2803 / FRN3803 French Studies Abroad (Summer Semester) 1
- FRN2804 / FRN3904 New Caledonia Study Abroad Program
- FRN2807 / FRN3807 French Studies Abroad (Summer Semester) 2
- FRN3901 French Studies Abroad 3/1
- FRN3902 French Studies Abroad 3/2
- FRN3903 French Studies Abroad 3/3
Elective units
- FRN2603 / FRN3603 The media in France
- FRN2701 / FRN3701 Business French
- FRN2702 / FRN3702 French noir
- FRN2703 / FRN3703 Rap culture: an ethnographic analysis of contemporary France
- FRN2704 / FRN3704 Telling tales: an introduction to French narrative fiction
- FRN2705 / FRN3705 Rebelling against conventionality: expressions of French individualism
- FRN2706 / FRN3706 Representing Paris
- FRN2707 / FRN3707 Contemporary French Fiction: Rewriting Identity
- FRN2708 / FRN3708 Realism and Representation: Literature and Visual Culture
- FRN2710 Individual option
- VSA2280 / VSA3280 France on Film
- FRN3800 Contemporary Francophone fiction: writing, identity and difference
- FRN3801 The female body
- FRN3805 Translation: theory and practice
- FRN3806 20th century French poetry: writing practices, reading strategies
- FRN3812 Individual option