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Paris

Semester / Trimester:

French Language, Culture, and Civilization at the Catholic University of Paris

Fall 3 2008 (Sep 20, 2008 to Dec 20, 2008)
Catholic University of Paris
Catalog Code: IPRF1308

Hours & Credits Total:

180

Hours of Instruction

12

Semester Credits

18

Quarter Units

Notes:

See Course Disclaimer
  • Levels at the Catholic University are as follows=
    Beginning (Debutant)
    Elementary (Elementaire) 1,2,3
    Intermediate (Intermediaire) 1,2,3
    Advanced (Avance) 1,2,3
    Superior (Superieur) 1,2,3
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Courses in English for All Levels

45
Language Level: Taught In English
Contemporary French Cinema
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Europe Today
45
Language Level: Taught In English
History and Architecture of Paris
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Politics and Economy in France and Europe
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BEGINNING

120 - 270
Language Level: Beginning
French Language (Required)
30 - 45
Language Level: Beginning
Spoken French
30 - 45
Language Level: Beginning
French Phonetics
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ELEMENTARY 1, ELEMENTARY 2, ELEMENTARY 3

90 - 270
Language Level: High Beginning
French Language (Required)
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Spoken French
30 - 90
Language Level: High Beginning
Written French
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
French Phonetics
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Elementary 2 and 3 continued

30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Business Correspondence I
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Culture and Religion in France
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Current Affairs in France
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Discovering Art
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Discovering Paris
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Introduction to the History of France
30 - 45
Language Level: High Beginning
Paris Cinema
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INTERMEDIATE 1, INTERMEDIATE 2, INTERMEDIATE 3

60 - 270
Language Level: Intermediate
French Language
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Spoken French
30 - 90
Language Level: Intermediate
Written French
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Phonetics
60 - 90
Language Level: Intermediate
Business French
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Intermediate 1 continued

30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
16th to 20th Century Literature, Painting, Music
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Business Correspondence II
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Culture and Religion in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Discovering Art
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
France and its Heritage
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Style and Fashion
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
The Main Periods of French History: 13-19th Centuries
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Overview of French Literature and Ideas
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Intermediate 2 and 3 continued

30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Adventures of Art in France: 1900-1935 (Fall Only)
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Adventures of Art in France: 1945 to Nowadays
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Art in France from the Renaissance to Impressionism
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Business Correspondence II
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Contemporary French Cinema
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Contemporary French Literature
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Cultural Journeys I: France, a Chronology
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Europe from Yesterday to Today
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
France, How Does it Work?
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
France and its Heritage
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Style and Fashion
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
History of French Cinema
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
History of France and the French in the 20th Century
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
History of Philosophy in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Introduction to English-French Translation
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
The Main Periods of French History: 13-19th Centuries
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Media in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Paris, a Captial for Art and History
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
Overview of French Literature and Ideas
30 - 45
Language Level: Intermediate
The Sources of 20th Century Art
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ADVANCED 1, ADVANCED 2, ADVANCED 3, SUPERIOR

60 - 270
Language Level: Advanced
French Language
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
French Phonetics
60 - 90
Language Level: Advanced
Business French
90
Language Level: Superior
Business French
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Spoken French
30 - 90
Language Level: Advanced
Written French
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Advanced 1 continued

30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Adventures of Art in France: 1945 to Nowadays
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Contemporary French Cinema
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Contemporary French Literature
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Cultural Journeys I: France, a Chronology
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
France, How Does it Work?
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
French Style and Fashion
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Europe from Yesterday to Today
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
History of Philosophy in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Introduction to English-French Translation
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Media in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Paris, a Capital for Art and History
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
The Sources of 20th Century Art
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced
Synthesis Writing and Argumentation
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Advanced 2, Advanced 3, and all levels of Superior continued

30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Adventures of Art in France: 1900-1935 (Fall Only)
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Cinema
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Language
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Literature
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Cultural Journeys I: France, a Chronology
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
History of France and the French in the 20th Century
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
History of Philosophy in France
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
How to Create a Literary Text
30 - 90
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Synthesis Writing and Argumentation

Course Disclaimer

Course placement is often based on a placement test administered on-site.

There may be mandatory prerequisites for some of the courses offered. For a specific list of course prerequisites, please refer to the course listing/course descriptions for this program.

The majority of students taking courses in English will be American.

Students enrolled in English-taught courses are required to take at least one French Language course whose minimum hours of instruction per week will depend upon each student's language level placement.