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French Courses
French Program

All current offerings are below. The courses listed below are provided by the JHU Public Course Search. This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses and may not be complete.

Course registration information can be found on the Student Information Services (SIS) website.

Course # (Section) Title Day/Times Instructor Location Term Additional Details
AS.210.102 (01) French Elements II MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM Mehra, Julianne Marlis Gilman 75 Spring 2026
  • Description: The second semester of this highly interactive course for beginners emphasizes spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar, in the classroom. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in reading and writing. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or appropriate score on Placement test 1: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 11/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.102 (02) French Elements II MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Lulu, Annie Shriver Hall 001 Spring 2026
  • Description: The second semester of this highly interactive course for beginners emphasizes spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar, in the classroom. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in reading and writing. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or appropriate score on Placement test 1: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.102 (03) French Elements II MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM Jean-Pierre, Jean-Ederson Gilman 219 Spring 2026
  • Description: The second semester of this highly interactive course for beginners emphasizes spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar, in the classroom. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in reading and writing. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or appropriate score on Placement test 1: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 7/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.105 (01) Fast-Track Beginning French MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, TTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM Anderson, Bruce Gilman 377; Gilman 377 Spring 2026
  • Description: This beginning French course is a fast-paced, intensive introduction to the French language and the culture of France and the French-speaking world, covering the content of French Elements 1 and 2 (AS 210.101-102) but in one semester. As such, it is meant for students who have some previous classroom or independent study of French (as assessed by a placement exam), or who are native or bilingual speakers of another Romance language. Classroom activities will emphasize spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in listening, reading, and writing. Completion of this class will allow students to enroll in Intermediate French 1 (AS 210.201).
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 15/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.201 (01) Intermediate French I MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM Staff Gilman 413 Spring 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 15/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.201 (02) Intermediate French I MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Anderson, Bruce Gilman 479 Spring 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.202 (01) Intermediate French II MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Roos, Suzanne Lois Gilman 134 Spring 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or appropriate score on Placement test 1: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.202 (02) Intermediate French II MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM Roos, Suzanne Lois Gilman 377 Spring 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or appropriate score on Placement test 1: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 7/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.301 (01) Advanced French for Writing MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna Gilman 77 Spring 2026
  • Description: Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 3/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.301 (02) Advanced French for Writing MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna Spring 2026
  • Description: Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 10/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.302 (01) Advanced French for Speaking TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM Wuensch, April Gilman 400 Spring 2026
  • Description: Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.302 (02) Advanced French for Speaking TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges Gilman 55 Spring 2026
  • Description: Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.306 (01) Medical French : Santé et Société TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM Guillemard, Claude H Gilman 77 Spring 2026
  • Description: In this interactive language course (not exclusively designed for pre-meds), students learn how to communicate in the fields of public health, medicine, and humanitarian aid in a French-speaking environment. While acquiring new lexical and syntactic tools weekly, students examine and debate the current structures and issues of the French health system, through a variety of media (governmental websites, mainstream and specialized newspapers, movies, blogs, first-account books, etc.). A final project is tailored to each student’s own area of interest. Please note that this course is taught by a language instructor, not a medical expert. Recommended course background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Students interested in taking the exam for the French For Health Diploma should visit the following website: https://www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr/tests-diplomes/diplomes-francais-professionnel-dfp/sante/
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/12
  • Tags: MSCH-HUM
AS.211.311 (01) Introduction to Romance Linguistics MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Anderson, Bruce Gilman 479 Spring 2026
  • Description: If the modern‐day Romance languages all evolved from Latin, how and why do they differ in so many important ways? What drives language change in the first place and why should this be the case? We approach these questions not only from a linguistic perspective (analyzing Romance sound systems, vocabulary, morphosyntax, and semantics), but from a cognitive‐psychological and a socio‐political perspective as well. Recommended Course Background: At least intermediate-level proficiency in a Romance language as assessed by coursework or placement exam; some previous coursework in linguistics is desirable but not necessary.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 7/15
  • Tags: COGS-LING
AS.212.304 (01) Révolution française, mythe universel? TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges Bloomberg 178 Spring 2026
  • Description: La Révolution française de 1789 s'apparente aujourd'hui à un mythe national. Ses adeptes ont tenté d'en faire un horizon indépassable, tout en dissimulant ses parts d'ombre. Cette dimension mythologique se double d'une prétention universaliste qui entend faire bénéficier des avancées révolutionnaires à l'humanité tout entière. En cette année anniversaire d'une autre révolution (1776), nous étudierons les grands discours et textes fondateurs de la Révolution française, mais aussi des œuvres littéraires, picturales et musicales. Nous verrons comment se construit le mythe révolutionnaire grâce à la promotion de valeurs universelles : souveraineté nationale, liberté politique, égalité des droits, justice sociale. Nous irons au-delà la France européenne de 1789 et voyagerons de la France contemporaine aux colonies antillaises en passant brièvement par la Russie Bolchévique, où s’est réinventé voici un siècle le mythe fondateur de la Grande Révolution.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 10/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.334 (01) Introduction à la littérature française II MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM Russo, Elena Gilman 443 Spring 2026
  • Description: Readings and discussion of texts of various genres covering the time period from the Revolution to the 20th century. This sequence is a pre-requisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 1/10
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.353 (01) La France Contemporaine TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM Wuensch, April Krieger 300 Spring 2026
  • Description: Students will explore contemporary French society and culture through a wide variety of media: fiction and non-fiction readings (graphic novels, news periodicals, popular magazines), films, music, art, websites, and podcasts. A diverse range of hands-on activities in addition to guided readings will help students develop cultural awareness as we discuss topics such as education, politics, humor, sports, cuisine, immigration, slang, and national identity, as well as the historical factors that have influenced these facets of French and francophone culture. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 2/12
  • Tags: INST-CP
AS.212.402 (01) The Count of Monte Cristo and its Avatars TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM Desormeaux, Daniel Gilman 443 Spring 2026
  • Description: Alexandre Dumas’s Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1844-46) is widely regarded as one of the most popular novels of all time and as one of the best adventure novels ever written. Perhaps no other masterpiece of French literature has been subjected around the world to such countless film adaptations, including animation, television series, and serials. This course aims to study and contextualize the reasons behind this sustained transnational and transcultural interest. Close reading and analysis of Dumas' novel will provide a good point of departure to explore problems that cut across nineteenth-century French society: politics, social class, revolution, family, love and desire, revenge, justice, science, and religion. Course conducted in French; most films in English or with English subtitles.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 3/10
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.430 (01) French Honors Thesis Desormeaux, Daniel Spring 2026
  • Description: An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.430 (02) French Honors Thesis Anderson, Wilda Spring 2026
  • Description: An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.430 (03) French Honors Thesis Russo, Elena Spring 2026
  • Description: An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.430 (04) French Honors Thesis Schilling, Derek Spring 2026
  • Description: An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Canceled
  • Seats Available: 12/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.720 (01) Le Livre Antillais: Culture, Écriture et Passages T 3:00PM - 5:00PM Desormeaux, Daniel Gilman 482 Spring 2026
  • Description: On s’arrête trop souvent pour souligner l’inexistence d’une véritable sphère du Livre lorsqu’on aborde la littérature haïtienne, mais assez rarement pour s’interroger sur la place de cet objet dans la fiction. Il nous semble que la représentation du Livre et de ses avatars est omniprésente dans les œuvres des écrivains antillais depuis la fin du XIXe siècle. La lecture et l’écriture jouent en effet un rôle important dans les représentations culturelles, esthétiques et politiques qu’ils se font de leur société, soumise à une certaine forme de tyrannie intellectuelle. Ce séminaire sera principalement consacré à la question du Livre dans un contexte caribéen. Nous examinerons ainsi la figure de l’auteur antillais, sa présence dans l’œuvre fictionnelle, sa conception fétichisée de la Littérature à travers des perspectives esthétiques, sociales, historiques et politiques, en prenant comme exemples les romans de Jacques Stephen Alexis, Marie Chauvet, René Depestre, Jean-Claude Fignolé, Frankétienne, Fernand Hibbert, Dany Laferrière, Frédéric Marcelin, Émile Ollivier, René Philoctète.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 7/10
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.793 (01) Georges Perec: Methods and Meanings Th 9:30AM - 11:30AM Schilling, Derek Gilman 443 Spring 2026
  • Description: Ce séminaire doctoral a pour base des (re)lectures intensives d'une œuvre-phare qui a profondément transformé la poétique post-moderne, dans l'aire francophone comme en traduction. Lire Perec, c'est faire l'expérience d'une constante redécouverte des possibles de la langue et des formes, héritées ou nouvellement engendrées. Nourrie d'échanges avec l'OuLiPo, cette production hors commun déborde largement les confins de la littérature narrative et expérimentale pour irriguer les domaines de la création théâtrale, radiophonique, filmique entre autres. En plus de nous familiariser avec quelques courants critiques qui se sont saisis de l'œuvre, nous nous interrogerons au fil de nos lectures sur ce "reste" qui résiste à toute capture : un regard "oblique", une voix bien moins "neutre" qu'il n'y paraît, un corps semble-t-il absent qui ne cesse d'insister dans l'écriture comme pour témoigner de la perte.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 4/10
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.801 (01) French Independent Study Desormeaux, Daniel Spring 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.801 (02) French Independent Study Anderson, Wilda Spring 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.801 (03) French Independent Study Russo, Elena Spring 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.801 (04) French Independent Study Schilling, Derek Spring 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.802 (01) French Dissertation Rsch Desormeaux, Daniel Spring 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 4/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.802 (02) French Dissertation Rsch Anderson, Wilda Spring 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 3/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.802 (03) French Dissertation Rsch Russo, Elena Spring 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.802 (04) French Dissertation Rsch Schilling, Derek Spring 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 2/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.803 (01) French Proposal Prep Desormeaux, Daniel Spring 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 4/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.803 (02) French Proposal Prep Anderson, Wilda Spring 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.803 (03) French Proposal Prep Russo, Elena Spring 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.803 (04) French Proposal Prep Schilling, Derek Spring 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 5/5
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.850 (01) Professional Training - French Anderson, Bruce; Schilling, Derek Online Spring 2026
  • Description: Training for professional academic performance.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Closed
  • Seats Available: 12/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.101 (01) French Elements I MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM Staff Krieger 309 Fall 2026
  • Description: In this highly interactive first-year language course, you will learn frequently asked questions and expressions used in conversations; develop a base of vocabulary and grammatical structures for discussing one’s origins, personality, and appearance; studies and leisure activities; family; and eating habits. You will also learn about cultural trends in France and in areas of the French-speaking world (the Caribbean, West Africa) and compare those trends to those of your own culture. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/15
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.101 (02) French Elements I MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Staff Gilman 75 Fall 2026
  • Description: In this highly interactive first-year language course, you will learn frequently asked questions and expressions used in conversations; develop a base of vocabulary and grammatical structures for discussing one’s origins, personality, and appearance; studies and leisure activities; family; and eating habits. You will also learn about cultural trends in France and in areas of the French-speaking world (the Caribbean, West Africa) and compare those trends to those of your own culture. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/15
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AS.210.101 (03) French Elements I MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM Staff Krieger 307 Fall 2026
  • Description: In this highly interactive first-year language course, you will learn frequently asked questions and expressions used in conversations; develop a base of vocabulary and grammatical structures for discussing one’s origins, personality, and appearance; studies and leisure activities; family; and eating habits. You will also learn about cultural trends in France and in areas of the French-speaking world (the Caribbean, West Africa) and compare those trends to those of your own culture. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 13/15
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AS.210.102 (01) French Elements II MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Staff Gilman 75 Fall 2026
  • Description: In this highly interactive first-year language course, you will learn frequently asked questions and expressions used in conversations; develop a base of vocabulary and grammatical structures for discussing one’s origins, personality, and appearance; studies and leisure activities; family; and eating habits. You will also learn about cultural trends in France and in areas of the French-speaking world (the Caribbean, West Africa) and compare those trends to those of your own culture. Recommended background: AS.210.101 or placement test score. To take the placement test, visit: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
  • Credits: 4.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 12/15
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AS.210.201 (01) Intermediate French I MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM Roos, Suzanne Lois; Staff Gilman 75 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/15
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AS.210.201 (02) Intermediate French I MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM Roos, Suzanne Lois; Staff Shriver Hall 001 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/15
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AS.210.202 (01) Intermediate French II MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Anderson, Bruce; Roos, Suzanne Lois Gilman 313 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/15
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AS.210.202 (02) Intermediate French II MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM Anderson, Bruce; Roos, Suzanne Lois Gilman 377 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 13/15
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AS.210.301 (01) Advanced French for Writing MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
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AS.210.301 (02) Advanced French for Writing MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM Staff Gilman 217 Fall 2026
  • Description: Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 11/12
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AS.210.302 (01) Advanced French for Speaking TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM Staff Gilman 277 Fall 2026
  • Description: Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/12
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AS.210.302 (02) Advanced French for Speaking TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM Wuensch, April Gilman 277 Fall 2026
  • Description: Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.210.417 (01) Eloquent French MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: This interactive, writing intensive course has a double agenda: 1) to guide students towards linguistic proficiency in French by exposing them to an extended range of stylistic, idiomatic and grammatical expressions; 2) to strengthen students' individual voices in written and oral expression. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 and AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Contact Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected]).
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/12
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AS.212.333 (01) Introduction à la littérature française I TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM Anderson, Bruce; Schilling, Derek; Staff Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: Readings and discussion of texts of various genres (poetry, short story, novel, theatre) covering the time period from the Middle Ages to the present day. The course will expose students to core principles of literary understanding and analysis; the texts themselves are drawn from socio-cultural and historical frameworks that cross the French-speaking world. The two semesters (212.333 and 212.334) may be taken in either order. Students may co-register with an upper level course during this course. 212.333 covers the time period from the Middle Ages to the Revolution. Taught in French and writing intensive.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/12
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AS.212.340 (01) Topics in French Cinema: Cinéma et le corps MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM Anderson, Bruce; Roos, Suzanne Lois; Schilling, Derek Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course explores how French films have interrogated the body. We will ask how they have attempted to come to terms with human physicality, desire, and fragility--and with the ability of cinema itself to move spectators emotionally and even physically. Themes explored will include sexuality, gender identity and illness and disability. Conducted in French. Students will have the opportunity to progress in French oral expression and critical analysis. Screenings include works of Céline Sciamma, Michael Haneke, Agnès Varda, Jacques Audiard, and Alain Resnais.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 7/12
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AS.212.354 (01) Le monde francophone TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM Anderson, Bruce; Schilling, Derek Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: This course examines both sociolinguistic and cultural aspects of the French-speaking world and the relationship between la francophonie and France itself. We focus on five regions—Sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroun and Senegal), Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria), the Caribbean (Martinique and Haiti), North America (Quebec), and Europe (Belgium)—and consider language features unique to those regional varieties, the status of French as opposed to other indigenous languages and creoles, the demographics of their speakers, and the representation of their culture in media (particularly in short stories, poetry, song, and film). A semester-long research project on one of these main areas will allow students to combine their study of the French-speaking world with other disciplines of interest to them.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • Tags: n/a
AS.212.378 (01) Reading Caribbean History through Literature TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM Anderson, Bruce; Schilling, Derek; Staff Krieger 307 Fall 2026
  • Description: The Caribbean occupies a central place in the history of the modern world, yet it is frequently portrayed as peripheral. Conventional narratives of its past are framed through the perspective of European empires, depicting the region as a sequence of colonial episodes that illustrate Europe’s expansion. This course explores the history of the French-speaking Caribbean through nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, examining how these works challenge colonial narratives, give voice to silenced perspectives, and reimagine the past. Readings include works by Émeric Bergeaud, Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Jacques Stephen Alexis, Edwidge Danticat, Aimé Césaire, Édouard Glissant, and Patrick Chamoiseau, paired with critical scholarship. The course will be conducted in English, with all texts available in English or English translation.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 18/18
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AS.212.420 (01) La chanson française TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM Anderson, Bruce; Schilling, Derek Gilman 443 Fall 2026
  • Description: À quoi servent les chansons, et à quoi bon chanter dans un monde plein de bruit et de fureur ? Ce cours plonge dans l'histoire de la chanson française moderne, depuis la romance fin-de-siècle et la chanson "réaliste" (popularisée entre autres par Édith Piaf) jusqu'au chant contestataire des années soixante et au néo-cabaret actuel. Nous nous interrogerons sur ce qui caractérise la chanson en tant que forme poétique et sur les divers contextes sociaux dans lesquels elle a pu se déployer : salle de concert, scène de music-hall, rue ou square, écran de cinéma... Une grande partie de votre travail consistera à écouter des enregistrements et à tenir un journal de bord personnalisé consignant vos expériences d'écoute ; nous visionnerons également quelques films musicaux marquants (Clair, Demy, Honoré...). Aucune compétence musicale n'est requise de la part des inscrits. Lectures et discussion en français.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/15
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AS.212.801 (01) French Independent Study Desormeaux, Daniel Fall 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Approval Required
  • Seats Available: 10/10
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AS.212.801 (04) French Independent Study Schilling, Derek Fall 2026
  • Description: This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
  • Credits: 12.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Approval Required
  • Seats Available: 5/5
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AS.212.802 (01) French Dissertation Research Desormeaux, Daniel Fall 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 9/10
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AS.212.802 (02) French Dissertation Research Anderson, Wilda Fall 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/5
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AS.212.802 (03) French Dissertation Research Russo, Elena Fall 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/5
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AS.212.802 (04) French Dissertation Research Schilling, Derek Fall 2026
  • Description: Research work toward dissertation.
  • Credits: 9.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 4/5
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AS.212.803 (01) French Proposal Preparation Desormeaux, Daniel Fall 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 10/10
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AS.212.803 (04) French Proposal Preparation Schilling, Derek Fall 2026
  • Description: 1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep. 2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense. Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
  • Credits: 3.00 - 20.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/5
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AS.212.850 (01) Professional Training - French Schilling, Derek Fall 2026
  • Description: Training for professional academic performance.
  • Credits: 3.00
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 9/10
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