Lyon, France Advising Guides
The following is a list of USAC Specialty Program courses scheduled to be offered in the upcoming academic terms and their corresponding UNR equivalents. Visit USAC's UNR advising guides' to view guides for other programs or disciplines. Course details are available on USAC's website'. Speak with your academic advisor to see how these courses fit into your University of Nevada, Reno degree program.
Available terms
2026 Spring
Course offerings are subject to meeting minimum student enrollments and are subject to change.
| UNR # | UNR Course | Credits | USAC Courses (name of course taught abroad) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 493 | Individual Studies in Art History | 3 | From Impressionism to Modern Art: 1850-1918 |
| COM 412 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | Intercultural Communication |
| COM 490 | Special Topics in Communication | 3 | Media and Political Communication |
| ENG 402B | Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | 3 | Travel Writing |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B1: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B2: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | C1: French Conversation |
| FREN 321 | Survey of French and Francophone Cultures | 3 | French Culture and Civilization |
| FREN 342 | Introduction to the History of French Literature II | 3 | Survey of French Literature II |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| MGT 480 | International Management | 3 | International Business |
| MKT 477 | Digital Marketing | 3 | Digital Marketing |
| PSC 405H | International Human Rights | 3 | International Human Rights |
| PSC 405Z | Special Topics in International Relations and Foreign Policy | 3 | French International Relations Since 1945 |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A1: Basic French Conversation for Daily Communication |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | A2: French Conversation |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | Lyon: History, Identity, and Traditions |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | Art, City and Society in Lyon |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
2026 Summer Session I
Course offerings are subject to meeting minimum student enrollments and are subject to change.
| UNR # | UNR Course | Credits | USAC Courses (name of course taught abroad) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 440 | Problems in Photography | 1 | Travel Photography |
| ART 493 | Individual Studies in Art History | 3 | Exploring French Art and Architecture I: Classical to Beaux Arts |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 1 | B1: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 1 | B2: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 1 | C1: French Conversation |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| MKT 477 | Digital Marketing | 3 | Digital Marketing |
| PSC 407A | Political Systems of Western Europe | 3 | Government and Politics in France and Europe |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A1: Basic French Conversation for Daily Communication |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A2: French Conversation |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | Art, City and Society in Lyon |
2026 Summer Session II
Course offerings are subject to meeting minimum student enrollments and are subject to change.
| UNR # | UNR Course | Credits | USAC Courses (name of course taught abroad) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 402B | Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | 3 | Travel Writing |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 1 | B1: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B2: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 1 | C1: French Conversation |
| FREN 315 | Introduction to Translation | 3 | Words in Motion: Translating France for a Global World |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | Francophone Women Writers |
| MGT 480 | International Management | 3 | International Business |
| PSC 405H | International Human Rights | 3 | International Human Rights |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A1: Basic French Conversation for Daily Communication |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A2: French Conversation |
2026 Fall
Course offerings are subject to meeting minimum student enrollments and are subject to change.
| UNR # | UNR Course | Credits | USAC Courses (name of course taught abroad) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 440 | Problems in Photography | 3 | Travel Photography |
| COM 412 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | Intercultural Communication |
| ENG 402B | Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | 3 | Travel Writing |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B1: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B2: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | C1: French Conversation |
| FREN 321 | Survey of French and Francophone Cultures | 3 | French Culture and Civilization |
| FREN 341 | Introduction to the History of French Literature I | 3 | Survey of French Literature I |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | Multiculturalism and the Media |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | Understanding the French Bande Dessinée |
| FREN 495 | Independent Study in French | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| MGT 480 | International Management | 3 | International Business |
| MKT 477 | Digital Marketing | 3 | Digital Marketing |
| PSC 403C | Environmental Policy | 3 | Comparative Environmental Policies |
| PSC 407A | Political Systems of Western Europe | 3 | Government and Politics in France and Europe |
| SOC 432 | Advanced Ethnography | 3 | France and the Mediterranean |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A1: Basic French Conversation for Daily Communication |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | A2: French Conversation |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | Lyon: History, Identity, and Traditions |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
2027 Spring
Course offerings are subject to meeting minimum student enrollments and are subject to change.
| UNR # | UNR Course | Credits | USAC Courses (name of course taught abroad) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 493 | Individual Studies in Art History | 3 | From Impressionism to Modern Art: 1850-1918 |
| COM 412 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | Intercultural Communication |
| COM 490 | Special Topics in Communication | 3 | Media and Political Communication |
| ENG 402B | Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | 3 | Travel Writing |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 111 | Elementary French I | 4 | A1: First Year French I |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 112 | Elementary French II | 4 | A1: First Year French II |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 | A2: Second Year French I |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 | A2: Second Year French II |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 305 | French Composition I | 3 | B1: Third Year French I |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 306 | French Composition II | 3 | B1: Third Year French II |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B1: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | B2: French Conversation |
| FREN 309 | French Conversation | 3 | C1: French Conversation |
| FREN 321 | Survey of French and Francophone Cultures | 3 | French Culture and Civilization |
| FREN 342 | Introduction to the History of French Literature II | 3 | Survey of French Literature II |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 407 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition I | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French I |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 408 | Advanced French Grammar and Composition II | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| FREN 441 | Seminar in Language and Literature | 3 | C1: Seminar in French Language |
| FREN 495 | Independent Study in French | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| MGT 480 | International Management | 3 | International Business |
| MKT 477 | Digital Marketing | 3 | Digital Marketing |
| PSC 405H | International Human Rights | 3 | International Human Rights |
| PSC 405Z | Special Topics in International Relations and Foreign Policy | 3 | French International Relations Since 1945 |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 1 | A1: Basic French Conversation for Daily Communication |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | A2: French Conversation |
| WLL 295 | Independent Language Study | 3 | Lyon: History, Identity, and Traditions |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | Art, City and Society in Lyon |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | B2: Fourth Year French II |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
| WLL 495 | Independent Study | 3 | C1: French Stylistics |
| WMST 489 | Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature | 3 | LGBTQ+ France |
Visit us in the Virginia St. Gym next to Church Fine Arts; drop-in advising available.