Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrated advanced proficiency in French
2.
Demonstrated proficiency in one of the areas of the experimental humanities (digital, environmental, medical, and urban)
3.
Demonstrated deep understanding of European culture and history, including in a global context, with a particular expertise in French
4.
Ability to interrogate, analyze, and discuss literary and filmic production
5.
Evidence of strong oral and writing skills
Entry to the Major
Transfer Students
Transfer applicants to the European Languages and Transcultural Studies with French and Francophone major with 90 or more units must complete the following introductory courses prior to admission to UCLA: two years of French and any one course on European literature, culture, film, or media.
Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
Major Requirements
Preparation for the Major
Complete three courses as follows:
French (Intermediate Level)
Complete the following course or equivalent:
European Literature, Language, Culture, or Film and Media
Select one course from:
FRNCH 12 - Introduction to Study of French and Francophone LiteratureFRNCH 14 - Introduction to French Culture and Civilization in EnglishFRNCH 14W - Introduction to French Culture and Civilization in EnglishFRNCH 16 - Society And Self in Early Modern FranceFRNCH 41 - French Cinema and CultureFRNCH 60 - French and Francophone NovelGERMAN 50B - Great Works of German Literature in Translation: Romanticism to PresentGERMAN 56 - Figures Who Changed World: Cosmopolitanisms within a Global ContextGERMAN 59 - Holocaust in Film and LiteratureITALIAN 42A - Italy through Ages in English: Saints and Sinners in Early Modern ItalyITALIAN 42B - Italy through Ages in English: Modern and Contemporary ItalyITALIAN 42C - Italy Through the Ages in English: Food and Literature in ItalyITALIAN 46 - Italian Cinema and Culture in EnglishITALIAN 50A - Masterpieces of Italian Literature in English: Middle Ages to BaroqueITALIAN 50B - Masterpieces of Italian Literature in English: Enlightenment to PostmodernityITALIAN 77 - Encounters between Christianity, Islam, and New Worlds in Age of DiscoverySCAND 40 - Heroic Journey in Northern Myth, Legend, and EpicSCAND 40W - Heroic Journey in Northern Myth, Legend, and EpicSCAND 50 - Introduction to Scandinavian Literatures and CulturesSCAND 50W - Introduction to Scandinavian Literatures and CulturesSCAND 60W - Introduction to Nordic Cinema
Experimental Humanities (Digital, Environmental, Medical, and Urban)
Select one course from:
Digital
Environmental
Medical
The Major
Complete an advanced language course, three area courses, five electives, and a capstone senior thesis. In addition to the advanced language requirement, students are required to complete a minimum of three upper-division courses in the target language from the required and elective sequences.
Advanced Language Requirement
Areas
Select one course from three of the following four areas (total of three courses):
European Literature
French
FRNCH 115 - Studies in Medieval French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 116 - Studies in Renaissance French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 117 - Studies in 17th-Century French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 118 - Studies in 18th-Century French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 119 - Studies in 19th-Century French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 120 - Studies in 20th-Century French Culture and LiteratureFRNCH 121 - Studies in Francophone Cultures and LiteraturesFRNCH 136 - French and Francophone AutobiographyFRNCH 163 - French and Francophone Short Story in TranslationFRNCH 164 - French and Francophone Novel in TranslationFRNCH 166 - French and Francophone Autobiography in Translation
German
GERMAN 110 - Special Topics in Modern Literature and CultureGERMAN 112 - Feminist Issues in German Literature and CultureGERMAN 158 - Introduction to Study of LiteratureGERMAN 170 - Goethe and World LiteratureGERMAN 173 - Advanced Study of Modern LiteratureGERMAN 174 - Advanced Study of Contemporary Literature and Culture
Italian
ITALIAN 103A - Introduction to Classic Italian Literary and Cultural StudiesITALIAN 103B - Introduction to Modern Italian Literary and Cultural StudiesITALIAN 110 - Dante in EnglishITALIAN 113 - Dante's "La Divina Commedia"ITALIAN 114B - Middle Ages: Medieval Humor, Moralism, and SocietyITALIAN 120 - Modern and Contemporary LiteratureITALIAN 140 - Italian Novella from Boccaccio to Basile in TranslationITALIAN 150 - Modern Fiction in Translation
Scandinavian
SCAND C133A - SagaSCAND 134 - Scandinavian MythologySCAND C141A - Theory of Scandinavian NovelSCAND 141C - Short Story in ScandinaviaSCAND 143A - Scandinavian Detective FictionSCAND 143C - Scandinavian Crime LiteratureSCAND C145A - Henrik IbsenSCAND C145B - Knut HamsunSCAND C146A - August StrindbergSCAND 147A - Hans Christian AndersenSCAND C147B - Soren KierkegaardSCAND 147C - Karen BlixenSCAND 154 - RomanticismSCAND C155 - Modern BreakthroughSCAND 156 - Scandinavian Literature of 20th CenturySCAND 157 - Contemporary Nordic LiteratureSCAND 172A - Nordic Folk and Fairy TalesSCAND C180 - Literature and Scandinavian SocietySCAND C185 - Seminar: Scandinavian Literature
European Culture
European Languages and Transcultural Studies
French
FRNCH 121 - Studies in Francophone Cultures and LiteraturesFRNCH 130 - Contemporary French and Francophone CulturesFRNCH 137 - French and Francophone Intellectual HistoryFRNCH 138 - Contemporary French TheoryFRNCH 139 - Paris: Study of French CapitalFRNCH 160 - Francophone Cultures in EnglishFRNCH 167 - French and Francophone Intellectual History in TranslationFRNCH 169 - Paris: Study of French Capital in Translation
German
GERMAN 102 - War, Politics, ArtGERMAN 109 - Jewish Question and German ThoughtGERMAN 113 - German FolkloreGERMAN 114 - Fairy Tales and FantasticGERMAN 115 - 19th-Century German PhilosophyGERMAN 116 - 20th-Century German PhilosophyGERMAN 117 - German Exile Culture in Los AngelesGERMAN 118SL - Between Memory and History: Interviewing Holocaust SurvivorsGERMAN 154 - Business GermanGERMAN 155 - Advanced German Language through Cultural History and Current AffairsGERMAN 159 - German Cultural StudiesGERMAN 175 - Intercultural Germany: Literature, Politics, Migration, and Culture
Italian
ITALIAN 102A - Italian Cultural Experience in EnglishITALIAN 102B - Italian Cultural Experience in EnglishITALIAN 102C - Italian Cultural Experience in EnglishITALIAN 116A - Italian Renaissance: Renewal of Art and ThoughtITALIAN 116B - Italian Renaissance: Power and Imagination in RenaissanceITALIAN 122 - Italian TheaterITALIAN 123 - Modern Italian Cultural StudiesITALIAN 124 - Food and Literature in ItalyITALIAN 125 - Italian through OperaITALIAN 152 - Italy between Europe and AfricaITALIAN M158 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Italian Culture
Scandinavian
SCAND C131 - Introduction to Viking AgeSCAND 133C - Social Network Analysis and Icelandic Family SagaSCAND 134 - Scandinavian MythologySCAND C137 - Old Norse Literature and SocietySCAND 138 - VikingsSCAND 142A - Introduction to Nordic Theater and DramaSCAND C171 - Introduction to Scandinavian FolkloreSCAND 172A - Nordic Folk and Fairy TalesSCAND 173A - Popular Culture in ScandinaviaSCAND C174A - Minority Cultures in ScandinaviaSCAND 174B - Queer Scandinavia
European Film and Media
German
Scandinavian
Experimental Humanities
Community Engagement and Social Change
Comparative Literature
Digital Humanities
European Languages and Transcultural Studies
Food Studies
Public Affairs
Electives
Complete five courses as follows:
French 100 through 169
Select three courses from French 100 through 169:
Additional Electives
Select two courses from:
European Languages and Transcultural Studies
European Languages and Transcultural Studies 191
French
German
Italian
Scandinavian
Capstone Senior Thesis
During their senior year, students must also take European Language and Transcultural Studies 187 in which they complete a capstone senior thesis.
Policies
The Major Policies
Student may apply no more than two courses or 8 units from other departments. Approval for outside courses must be petitioned with the undergraduate adviser of the department. Students may apply no more than 4 units of European Languages and Transcultural Studies 195, 197, and 199 as a substitution for one elective course. Each major course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the major.