Fall 2026

French/francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries

FRENCH 462 explores the evolution of French culture across history through a specific topic, taught entirely in French.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jan Miernowski3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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FRENCH 321 or 322

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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JAN MIERNOWSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • French cultural history
  • Francophone studies

Skills

  • Analyzing cultural evolution in French history.

Grades

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FRENCH 462 · Fall 2026

French/Francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries

Recorded 2026-09-07
FRENCH 462 · Fall 2026

L'Humanisme de la Renaissance

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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