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William F. Edmiston, Chair of the Department
Professors
Ward W. Briggs Jr., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1974
Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics, Louise Fry Scudder Professor of Humanities
William F. Edmiston, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978
Freeman G. Henry, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1973
G. Buford Norman Jr., Ph.D., Yale University, 1971
Joan Hinde Stewart, Ph.D., Yale University, 1970
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professors
Catherine J. Castner, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1980
James T. Day, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1979
Nancy E. Lane, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1976
Patricia P. Matsen, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College, 1968
Paul Allen Miller, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1989
Jeffery C. Persels, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1991
Marja Warehime, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1975
Assistant Professors
Daniela DiCecco, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1998
Annie P. Duménil, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
Jeanne M. Garane, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1994
Lara L. Lomicka, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Faculty Emeriti
Elizabeth G. Joiner, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1974
William Anderson Mould, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1967
Frederick C. Perry Jr., M.A., University of South Carolina, 1949
George M. Reeves, D.U., University of Paris, 1953
David G. Speer, D.U., University of Montpellier, 1953
Rosamond Kent Sprague, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College, 1953
Overview
The Department of French and Classics offers programs leading to the Master of Arts degree and, in collaboration with the College of Education, the Master of Arts in Teaching and the Interdisciplinary Master of Arts degrees.
Recipients of the M.A. are well prepared to pursue doctoral studies in French at other institutions. In addition to the M.A., there also exist options whereby students may pursue an M.A. in French concurrently with the Ph.D. in comparative literature or an M.A. in French with a minor in linguistics. The M.A.T. includes a component in professional education and is designed for individuals seeking initial certification. The I.M.A. is designed for college graduates who already hold a professional certificate in teaching and who wish to earn the master’s degree. Experienced teachers who hold a master’s degree can earn an Educational Specialist in Teaching degree (Ed.S.).
The Department of French and Classics hosts an annual international French literature conference and edits the annual French Literature Series, published by Editions Rodopi. Study-abroad opportunities include a summer program at the Institut de Touraine in Tours, France, and a yearly program at the Université de Haute Alsace in Mulhouse, France. The department contributes to USC’s acclaimed Master of International Business Studies, directing and staffing the intensive-language and business-language courses of the French-language track. The department also oversees the annual production of a French-language play. Multimedia, computer-assisted, language-learning programs as well as audiovisual resources on French language and literature are available at USC’s state-of-the-art Ted Mimms Foreign Language Learning Center. The center also offers around-the-clock, satellite-transmitted foreign language programs via the campus network.
Admission
Admission requirements include a minimum score of 900 (combined verbal and analytical) on the GRE general test and an undergraduate major (or its equivalent) in French (for candidates who hold an undergraduate degree from a North American institution). Applicants to the interdisciplinary M.A.T. or I.M.A. programs may present a minimum score of 35 on the Miller Analogies Test in lieu of a GRE score. Candidates should have a minimum overall GPA of 2.75, with a minimum GPA of 3.00 in French. Admission requirements for non-native speakers of English who hold an undergraduate degree from an institution not in North America include a minimum TOEFL score of 570 (230 computer-based total). Applicants who wish to be considered for an assistantship must apply by March 1.
In order to enroll in graduate courses in the Department of French and Classics, candidates may be required to make up such deficiencies as may be shown by a diagnostic examination. The Department of French and Classics reserves the right to require its degree candidates to audit or enroll in undergraduate courses when this appears to be advisable.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts in French
The M.A. requires 24 semester hours of course work, 15 of which must be taken in 700-level courses; the writing of a thesis (six hours of French 799); a written and oral comprehensive examination based on a reading list; demonstration of a reading knowledge in a second foreign language; and a final oral defense of the thesis. French 511 is required for all M.A. candidates except for those minoring in linguistics, who must take FREN 516 and 517.
The final draft of the thesis signed by the professors concerned must be filed with The Graduate School not fewer than 20 days before the end of the final semester.
The Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education: French
The M.A.T. is designed for those persons seeking a master’s degree and initial South Carolina certification as an educator. All candidates must complete 21 hours of graduate course work in French and 33 hours of graduate course work in professional education as well as fulfill all other requirements for Class I certification.
The Interdisciplinary Master of Arts
The I.M.A. degree for secondary-school teachers is designed for college graduates who already hold a professional certificate in the teaching field in which they wish to earn the master’s degree or who are academically certifiable by virtue of course work previously earned. Upon completion of the I.M.A. degree program, recipients will be eligible for a South Carolina Class I certificate in the teaching area. Major emphasis in this program is placed on course work in the teaching area. The I.M.A. degree requires 33 hours of graduate-level course work with nine credits in professional education, 21 credits in the teaching area, and three credits in an elective course that addresses current issues and concerns of teachers. Candidates must pass a comprehensive oral and written examination based on a reading list.
Course Descriptions
The Department of French and Classics offers the following courses, contingent on approval of the degree-awarding department and The Graduate School, to students who need to fulfill the reading-knowledge requirement for certain graduate degrees. In such cases graduate students fulfill their language requirement by obtaining a grade of S in the course.
- FREN 315–Intensive Readings in French.
- LATN 315–Intensive Readings in Latin.
Classics (CLAS)
- 586–Classical Mythology. (3) The major Greek and Roman myths, with emphasis on their meaning, functions, and influence on ancient and later Western culture.
- 598–Classics of Western Literary Theory. {=CPLT 701, =ENGL 733} (3) Problems of literary theory in texts from the ancients to the 17th century, with an emphasis on the classical tradition.
Foreign Languages (FORL)
- 510–Teaching Second Languages to Young Children. {=EDEL 510} (3) (Prereq: 210 level of a foreign language or its equivalent) To assist prospective teachers of young children in the development of a second language and multicultural learning activities. Practicum sessions are an integral part.
- 598–Topics in World Film. {=FILM 598} (3) Intensive study of a specific topic concerning films produced in a country other than the United States. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of courses by suffix and title.
- 700 A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S–Language Training in International Business I. {=DMSB 700} (1—12) An introduction to the fundamentals of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, English, or such other languages as may be required, and an intensive study of the culture and specialized language of the business world in which the language is used as may be necessary for M.I.B.S. candidates to function as business specialists in regions other than their native country. Open to M.I.B.S. majors only. Not for graduate credit in a foreign language department. (A suffix will denote the language to be taught.)
- 703 A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S–Language Training in International Business II. {=DMSB 703} (1—3) A continuation of MIBS/FORL 700 for practice in written and oral communication as may be required for students enrolled in the Master of International Business Studies program. Open to M.I.B.S. majors only. Not for major credit in a graduate program in the foreign language departments.
- 705 A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S–Language Training in International Business III. {=DMSB 705} (6) Intensive course for students in the Master of International Business Studies program, intended to investigate on an advanced level the linguistic and cultural aspects of business and to prepare the student for an internship either in the United States or abroad. Not for major credit in a graduate program in the foreign language departments.
Courses offered in the Comparative Literature Program may also be taken for graduate credit.
French (FREN)
- 501–La France Contemporaine. (3) (Prereq: FREN 310 and 311 or equivalent) Readings in and discussion of the culture of contemporary France.
- 510–L’Actualité Française. (3) (Prereq: FREN 310 or permission of instructor) Development of advanced oral skills in French. Study of linguistic and cultural aspects of French-language media. Does not count toward the M.A. degree in French.
- 511–Techniques of Literary Analysis. (3) Texts from standard authors, with emphasis on explication de texte.
- 515–Advanced French Stylistics. (3) Practice in descriptive and narrative composition with special attention to contrastive stylistics; théme et version.
- 516–French Phonology. {=LING 512} (3) The sound system and its functioning in the morphological system of French from the point of view of current phonological theory.
- 517–French Linguistics. {=LING 502} (3) (Prereq: FREN 515) The structure, morphology, and syntax of modern French.
- 575–Teaching French in Secondary Schools. {=EDSE 575} (3) Current methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate for secondary schools.
- 595–Selected Topics in French. (3) Poetry, prose, theatre, cinema, civilization. May be repeated.
- 715–History of the French Language. {=LING 732} (3) Development of the French language from its origins to 1600.
- 720–La Nouvelle Vague et Aprés/The New Wave and After. (3) Modern French films in their cultural context beginning with the cinema of the Tradition of Quality and the Nouvelle Vague of the late fifties.
- 730–Francophone Literatures. (3) Literatures in French from Africa and the New World.
- 735–Francophone Literature from Quebec. (3) Introduction to the literature and culture of French-speaking Canada and specifically of Quebec. A survey of influential works will be discussed in relation to their historical and cultural background.
- 740–Old French Literature. (3) French literature from 842 to 1500.
- 750–Sixteenth-Century French Literature. (3) Extensive readings and study in the prose, poetry, and drama of 16th-century literature.
- 760–Seventeenth-Century French Literature. (3)
- 770–Eighteenth-Century French Literature. (3)
- 775–Seminars on Selected Topics in Foreign Language Education. {=EDSE 785, =GERM 775, =LATN 775, =SPAN 775} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Topics will be indentified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Each topic may be taken only once.
- 776–The Teaching of Foreign Language in College. (2) Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate assistants. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. degree. May be repeated for credit.
- 777–Supervised Instruction in Teaching Foreign Languages in College. (1) Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate assistants who are teaching. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. degree. May be repeated for credit.
- 780–Nineteenth-Century French Literature. (3)
- 790–Twentienth-Century French Literature. (3)
- 795–French Seminar. (3) May be repeated with approval of advisor.
- 796–Special Projects in French. (1—3) Directed research and reading in subjects to be individually assigned. Prior written approval of professor required. May be repeated once for credit.
- 799–Thesis Preparation. (1—9)
Greek (GREK)
- 501–Herodotus. (3) Readings from the Histories.
- 502–Thucydides. (3) Readings from the History of the Peloponnesian War.
- 533–Sophocles. (3) Selected plays.
- 534–Euripides. (3) Selected plays.
- 543–Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns. (3) Readings from the Works and Days, the Theogony, and the Homeric Hymns.
- 550–Greek Seminar. (3) Authors and topics not covered in other Greek language courses, chosen to meet the needs of individual students. May be repeated with the approval of the department.
- 560–Independent Study. (3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special projects for independent study and research.
- 561–Independent Study. (3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special projects for independent study and research.
Latin (LATN)
- 501–Latin Drama. (3) Selected plays of Plautus and Terence.
- 502–Cicero. (3) Readings from a variety of Cicero’s works to gain a concept of the man as a humanist.
- 504–Horace. (3) Readings from the Odes.
- 508–Ovid. (3) Selected readings from the Metamorphoses.
- 513–Tacitus. (3) Agricola or selections from the Annales.
- 514–Livy. (3) Readings from Ab Urbe Condita.
- 525–Roman Satire. (3) Readings in Horace, Juvenal, and Petronius.
- 530–Latin Erotic Poetry. (3) Readings from the elegies of Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid.
- 537–Lucretius. (3) Readings from the De Rerum Natura.
- 551–History of Latin Literature from the Origins to the Golden Age. (3) Readings from the Twelve Tables to Virgil, supplemented by readings in history and scholarship. Designed to prepare majors and honors students for further study.
- 552–History of Latin Literature in the Silver Age. (3) Readings from Ovid to Ammianus, supplemented by readings in history and scholarship. Designed to prepare majors and honors students for further study.
- 560–Independent Study. (1—3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special projects for independent study and research.
- 561–Independent Study. (1—3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special projects for independent study and research.
- 575–Teaching Latin in Secondary Schools. {=EDSE 577} (3) Current methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate for secondary schools.
- 580–Teaching Advanced Latin in Secondary School. {=EDSE 580} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Methods and materials for teaching the Latin Advanced Placement courses in secondary school.
- 703–Medieval Latin. (3 each) (Prereq: LATN 315 or equivalent) Survey of the survival of the classical tradition in the middle ages from the birth of Ammianus Marcellinus to the fall of Constantinople. (A.D. 330—1453).
- 775–Seminars on Selected Topics in Foreign Language Education. {=EDSE 785, =FREN 775, =GERM 775, =SPAN 775} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Each topic may be taken only once.
- 790–Directed Reading and Research. (3)
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