Explore courses

Spring 2027

4,369 courses

An introduction to important literary works from the medieval era to the French Revolution, taught in French, covering key writers, texts, and cultural evolution.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Anne Vila

Getting an A required consistent effort, though the workload was never overwhelming. Taking good lecture notes was helpful when writing essays.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to important literary works of modernity from the French Revolution to the twenty-first century. Taught in French.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Jennifer Gipson

The course involved thought-provoking conversation and was rated as moderately difficult by a past student who had previously struggled in other classes.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines French fashion from the Middle Ages to today through literary texts and visual arts, analyzing clothing as a reflection of aesthetic, social, and gender values.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Anne Theobald

The course included many homework assignments written on paper, a format one student found appealing despite it being old-fashioned.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026

French for Reading Knowledge offers intensive grammar and reading for students with little or no French experience, using texts from humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sample

Study of how culture evolved over French history relative to a chosen topic, taught in French as part of Francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Graduate seminar exploring a specific topic in French/Francophone literature and culture, analyzing texts/film in historical contexts using diverse methodologies, taught in French.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

No recorded grade history

Graduate-level course on French grammar and style, taught in French, focusing on grammatical review, stylistic practice, and analysis of various textual forms.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

No recorded grade history

A graduate seminar on French literature and culture, organized thematically or chronologically, taught entirely in French.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Cultural study of contemporary Francophone Africa's government, organizations, and enterprise, exploring relations with France, the EU, and US while developing bilingual networking and communication skills.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Humanities-oriented analysis of cultural representations of women and men in contexts of race, class, gender, and sexuality, engaging literature, mass media, and popular culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Global, interdisciplinary social science analysis of gender, race, class, and sexuality in relation to social institutions and movements for social change.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health examines physiological and social processes relating to gender and health across the lifespan for cisgender, transgender, and non-binary individuals.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introductory course on critical global health studies linking historical trends to current inequalities, examining disaster relief and interventions through a gendered and intersectional lens.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2025

Investigates specific topics in gender and women's studies related to gender, women, and society.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Fall 2025

Queer Bodies examines the intersection of LGBTQ identities and dis/ability through race, class, and location using critical theory and personal narratives to analyze the politics of bodily experience.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Explores experiences, needs, and goals of BPA people, including outcome disparities, coalition building, media representation, and multiple marginalization within BPA communities.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2025

Special topics course exploring gender and visual culture, including artistic practice, political/creative expression, and cultural phenomena; topic changes each offering.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Special Topics in Feminist Theory investigates specific theorists, themes, problems, or eras in feminist social and cultural theory, with topics varying by semester.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Race, Gender, Health, and Medicine uses theoretical frameworks to analyze how race and gender shape health experiences, wellness, disease, and medical institutions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explores epigenetics, maternal/fetal health, and the toxic effects of late industrialism using an eco-social approach to redefine normal reproduction and parent/child health.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Special Topics in Gender and Health examines specific topics exploring health issues in social, economic, and cultural contexts, including public health, policy, and intersections with identity.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Capstone seminar for GWS majors focusing on major contributions of the field, honing interdisciplinary skills, and applying feminist theory knowledge.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Looking for a professor? →