Graduate Studies in French
Consistently ranked among the top graduate programs in the nation over the past twenty years, the Department of French Language and Literature at the University of Virginia has granted the Ph.D. since 1905 and the M.A. since the 1820s
The Master's degree (usually completed in two academic years) is suitable either as a first professional degree or as a preparation for doctoral work. The Ph.D. allows specialization in a period of French literature, in African and New World literatures and cultures, in French civilization/culture, and in specific critical approaches to literature. The programs leading to these degrees have been carefully designed by the entire faculty to meet specific practical and intellectual goals.
The Ph.D. is a closely supervised research degree, emphasizing (1) extensive advanced work in at least two related fields of French studies; (2) a high degree of sophistication in appropriate aspects of theory and methods; and (3) proficiency in the expository, investigative and linguistic skills required in the chief modes of professional writing.
The Program:
MA Comprehensive Examination
TA Exchange Program
Resources:
Getting settled in Charlottesville
Graduate Record
A Guide to Compositions in French
Contacts:
Director of Graduate Studies
Claire Lyu
308 Cabell Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
434-924-4630
2009-2010 Elected Representatives
Ph.D. Representative to the Faculty
Sherri Rose
M.A. Representative to the Faculty
Emilie Roman
Representative to the Graduate Council of Arts & Sciences
Elizabeth Head
Mediation Committee
Rachel Geer