Our M.A. and Ph.D. programs offer training in language, literature, literary history, critical theory, film, cultural studies, Francophone studies, medieval literature and language, neurohumanities, and methods of research.
Fellowships are available for high-ranking incoming students and also for students who are writing doctoral dissertations. The department has a number of teaching assistantships for both Masters and Ph.D. students. Incoming teaching assistants receive valuable training in pedagogical theory and methodologies during the first semester of their program.
Graduate students may also participate in an exchange with partner universities in Grenoble
Guidelines
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M.A. Guidelines
Ph.D. Guidelines
Guidelines for the Ph.D. Preliminary Examinations in French Literature
Students are permitted to select half of the reading list provided for their examination for each category, allowing them to tailor the material to align with their academic interests and research focus.
Funding
All graduate students who are accepted to the SLC graduate programs receive financial support in the form of teaching assistantships or other types of funding.
Graduate students have access to many other funding opportunities through the Fellowship Office, and the College of Liberal Arts, that we encourage you to explore.
Andrews Doctoral Fellowships provide two years of support to new PhD students of superior academic ability.
David Ross fellowships provide one year of support for incoming graduate students.