Minor Advisor: Sabine Levet

 

 

In light of the importance of foreign languages in today's international world of science, engineering and management, the HASS Minor gives undergraduates a unique opportunity to combine a degree in science or engineering with a Minor in French. The HASS French Minor offers students who have already reached an intermediate level of proficiency (third semester or above) an opportunity to pursue more advanced study of French language, literature and culture. Note that French I and II do not count toward the Minor.

The Minor Program in French consists of six subjects, typically distributed among the following three tiers, depending on your level of language competence and the approval of the Minor Advisor. Unlike other Minor Programs in HASS, the Minor Advisor for languages can, at his or her discretion, approve a minor in which MIT subjects comprise a minimum of one third of the subjects of the program. However, this exception to the general HASS Minor Requirement is only allowed in those cases in which students have received transfer credits equal to four subjects through study abroad in a country where the language of the minor is the dominant tongue. Please consult the MIT bulletin or the FL&L web page or subject offerings.

Tier I: Two language subjects or fewer depending on demonstrated level of competence:

21F.303/373 French III (HASS-D Language Option)
21F.304/374 French IV (HASS-D Language Option)

Tier II: Two or three subjects from the following French subjects in language, literature and culture: 21F.308-21F.315

21F.308 Advanced French Language Study
21F.310 French Conversation: Intensive Practice
21F.311 Introduction to French Culture (HASS-D, Category 1)
21F.312 Basic Themes in French Literature
21F.315 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary French Society

Tier III: Two or three subjects from the following French subjects in literature and culture: 21F.016, 21F.018, 21F.050J, 21F.051, 21F.052, 21F.320-21F.348, 21H.346.

Current Offerings:
21F.051 Topics in French Film (taught in English)
21F.052 French Film Classics (taught in English)
21F.320 Introduction to French Literature
21F.341 Contemporary French Film and Social Issues
21F.345 Contemporary French Theater: Traditions and New Trends
21F.346 Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture
21H.346 France 1660-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Napoleon (taught in English)

 

YOUR FRENCH MINOR AND YOUR G.I.R.S.

Of the six subjects required for the minor, at most five can count toward satisfaction of the eight-subject Institute HASS Requirement. Of these five, only one can count toward the HASS-D requirement.
You can Minor and Concentrate in the same field.

1. You may not use your junior- senior Pass/Fail option for any of your minor subjects.

3. There is a $40 late fee if you have not filed your Minor Completion form by the end of the third week of the semester in which you intend to graduate.

HASS-D Language Option: Because the Institute regards competence in foreign language as a fundamental value, students may substitute one language subject at the level III or IV (Intermediate Level) for one HASS-D subject. Intermediate Level foreign language subjects taken at MIT will automatically count toward the HASS-D requirement; no petition is necessary. Students do NOT need to enter the HASS-D Lottery to choose the HASS-D Language Option. The two remaining HASS-Ds may be chosen from any two of the five HASS-D categories.

Contact the Academic Administrator, Andrea Wirth, with any other questions:
awirth@mit.edu
14N-310 or x3-4550

PAPERWORK
1. Pick up a Minor Proposal form in 14N-305, 14N-310, 14N-408, or 7-104.
2. Fill it out in consultation with the minor advisor. Distribute copies of the proposal to your major advisor, the HASS office, and the FL&L main office.
3. When you complete all of your minor subjects, bring the white copy of your grade report (as well as a copy of your proposal) back to your minor advisor. You will need her signature and that of the FL&L Section Head to certify that you have completed your minor program.