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Programs and Courses

Exciting changes are coming in Fall 2024! 

These include:

  • more flexibility in your choice of courses to complete your program
  • faster progression through your program
  • easy addition of a French Minor to any other program
  • a certificate tailored to your interests with entry points at different levels

Contact the French advisor at frenadv@sfu.ca for more details.

Major

Honours

Joint Major

Minor

Extended Minor

Co-operative Education Program

Certificate and Diploma

Other

Courses

For a complete list of courses offered by the Department of French, please visit the SFU Academic Calendar.

For past and present course outlines, please see SFU's Course Outline database.

It is strongly recommended that you see the student advisor regarding your degree requirements at least one semester before you plan to graduate. Unless you meet both faculty and major/minor requirements, your graduation cannot be approved.

Current Courses

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Location
FREN 101 OL01 Elementary French I Guillaume Girard
Online
FREN 102 OL01 Elementary French II Paola De Rycke
Online
FREN 201 B100 Intermediate French I : Cultures and Communication Claire Bossavit
TBA
Burnaby
FREN 201 B101 Intermediate French I : Cultures and Communication Claire Bossavit
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 201 B102 Intermediate French I : Cultures and Communication Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 202 B100 Intermediate French II: Cultures and Communication Sessional
TBA
Location: TBA
FREN 202 B102 Intermediate French II: Cultures and Communication Sessional
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 245 D100 Introduction to French and Francophone Studies Jorge Calderon
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 275 D100 French Inside Out: Introduction to French Language, Culture, and Society Rejean Canac-marquis
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 301W D100 Writing Your Way Toward French Proficiency Gaelle Planchenault
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 301W F100 Writing Your Way Toward French Proficiency Guillaume Girard
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 302 D100 Critical Thinking & Public Speaking on Contemporary Francophone Cultural, Social & Political Issues Sessional
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 334 D100 Topics in French Applied Linguistics (AI and Language Acquisition) Christian Guilbault
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 344 D100 Survey of French Literature after 1789 Stephen Steele
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 352 D100 French and Francophone Cultures through Films and/or Media Texts Gaelle Planchenault
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 365 D100 Survey of African Literature in French Joel Akinwumi
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 424 D100 Topics in French Linguistics (L2 Phonetics) Christian Guilbault
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 425 D100 Topics in the Varieties of French (CANADIAN FRENCH) Rejean Canac-marquis
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 440 D100 Topics in French Genre Studies (Poésie et voyage XIXe-XXe) Stephen Steele
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 455 D100 Special Topics in Indigenous Literatures in French and Translation (Cult. pop. & nouv. médias) Sarah Henzi
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
FREN 492 D100 Honours Essay Guillaume Girard
TBA
Location: TBA
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