What makes France France, and how did it evolve from a mostly agricultural to a modern society? Using films, essays, newspaper articles, and television this course examines major social, political, and gastronomic trends, events, debates and personalities that help shed light on contemporary French culture. Taught in English. Not for major credit. May be repeated for credit barring duplication of materials. Offered in Spring.

This course is intended to refine students? ability to write in French through the study and practice of stylistic techniques, pertinent grammatical structures, and vocabulary used in contemporary written French. Working with a variety of texts, students become familiar with, and practice different forms of French rhetoric and styles in creative, argumentative, and analytical writings. Revision and rewriting are an integral part of the course, with students? own work providing a focus for in-class analysis and feedback. Offered during the fall semester. The course sequence FREN 631- FREN 632 may be taken in any order.

Individual guided study of the work of a major author, a genre, or specific topics in literature. Training in bibliography and organization of material. (Not offered every year).

This foundation course establishes baseline knowledge of emergency service history and practice common to all organizations. Students will extend their prior professional and academic experience into overviews of emergency service organizations, leadership and management strategies, service delivery, funding, and basic principles of community and responder risk reduction.