Program requirements

We offer an MA in French and Francophone Studies, comprising a minimum of 15 units of graduate credit. Students may choose:

  • a project-based option, or
  • a thesis option (with the possibility of a concentration in Cultural, Social & Political Thought)

Program Requirements

Students must complete 15 units of course. Each course is worth 1.5 units

  1. FRAN 500A (1.5 units) and FRAN 500B (1.5 units)

  2. 7.5 units of course work, of which a minimum of 6.0 units must be at the graduate level, including up to 1.5 units taken outside the department. Up to 1.5 units may be taken at the senior undergraduate level within the Department of French and Francophone Studies;

  3. FRAN 598 (4.5 units): Reading list compiled in consultation with advisers; critical paper and oral examination.

The reading list will normally consist of 30 titles covering a period (e.g., a century), a genre (e.g., drama), a movement (e.g., Surrealism), or a specific topic (e.g., sociolinguistics, technology-mediated learning, etc.). Evaluation will be by oral examination. The examiners will assess the student's ability to express himself or herself in a literate and critical way, and to synthesize an extensive amount of reading. The critical paper will be the focus of the oral examination.

Resources / Policy documents

For more information, contact the Graduate Adviser,

Program Requirements


Students must complete 15 units

  1. FRAN 500A (1.5 units) and FRAN 500B (1.5 units);

  2. 4.5 units of course work, of which a minimum of 3.0 units must be at the graduate level, including up to 1.5 units taken outside the department. Up to 1.5 units may be taken at the senior undergraduate level within the Department of French and Francophone Studies;

  3. FRAN 599 (7.5 units): Thesis (normally 80 to 120 pages) and an oral defense. The thesis topic selected by the candidate must have the approval of both the Supervisory Committee and the Graduate Committee. This regulation also applies to any substantial change from the approved topic which the candidate may wish to make in the course of his or her research.

Resources / Policy documents

For more information, contact the Graduate Adviser,

Concentration In Cultural, Social And Political Thought (CSPT)

Admission Requirements

Students must meet the core graduating requirements of the individual departments as well as specific requirements of the CSPT program.


Program Requirements

Students wishing to pursue a Master's with a CSPT concentration must complete a minimum of 7.5 units of course work and a 7.5-unit thesis as follows:

 

 Complete all of the following
 
    • Complete all of:

      • CSPT501 - Contemporary Cultural Social and Political Thought I (1.5)

    • Complete 1.5 units from:

      • CSPT500 - Topics in Cultural, Social and Political Thought (1.5)
        or
      • CSPT590 - Directed Readings (1.5 - 3)

    • Complete all of:

      • FRAN500A - Introduction to Research Methods (1.5)
      • FRAN599 - Thesis/Oral (7.5)

    • Complete 1 of the following:
      • Complete 1.5 units of:
        additional FRAN courses taken at the 400-level.
        or
      • Complete 1.5 units of:
        courses outside the Department of French and Francophone Studies

    • Complete 1.5 units of:
      additional FRAN courses taken at the graduate level within the Department of French and Francophone Studies.
Note
The thesis topic must be within the field of CSPT and the thesis must be written in French.

 

At least two members of the three MA supervisory committee members must be drawn from the faculty members affiliated with the CSPT program. At least one CSPT faculty member on the student's supervisory committee must be from outside the student's home department. The supervisor will be from the Department of French and Francophone Studies, and may be affiliated with CSPT.

Resources / Policy documents

For more information, contact the Graduate Adviser,