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FREN 3042 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-14-04
by Jayne Hacker
(hackerje@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-26-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog > PeopleSoft Manual Entry

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1063 - Spring 2006

Course:

FREN 3042

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

FRS: Contes francophones

Course Title Long:

FRS: Contes francophones

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

A study of the oral tale in African and Caribbean cultures. Students will examine the form of these tales, their thematic structure, and how these tales have been translated into written and/or cinematographic texts. Meets Francophone requirement.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

offered when feasible

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Other frequency

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Spring

Component 1:

DIS (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

DIS

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

prereq or coreq 3011 or #

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

prereq or coreq 3011 or #

Editor Comments:

This course contributes to the course offerings in Francophone culture/literature. The specificities and intersections between oral and written or cinematographic texts continues to be an important question in African studies, and studying these questions will help our students to stretch their perceptions and definitions of what constitutes literature.

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Assessment: Students will write 4-5 papers and there may be a final examination. The goal of this course is to help students understand the value and importance of texts not traditionally classified as literature. Through the study of the form, themes and styles of various tales, students will learn to see the artistic and societal value in these stories, as well as the ways in which oral traditions are undergoing transformations in modern society.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THIS COURSE IS A NEW OFFERING IN THE FRENCH DISCIPLINE, AND WILL BE ONE OF THE COURSES THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE TO FULFILL THE NEW MAJOR REQUIREMENT TO TAKE AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN FRANCOPHONE STUDIES. THIS COURSE IS ONE OF THE NEW OFFERINGS INTENDED TO SATISFY OUR DISCIPLINE'S OBJECTIVE OF OFFERING MORE COURSES IN FRANCOPHONE CULTURE, LITERATURE, AND FILM.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Sarah Buchanan

Requirement
this course fulfills:

IP - IP International Perspectives

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 14, 2004