Études françaises
Program focuses is French literatures and the evolution of ideas and literary fields as well as research training in French linguistics.
This unique interdisciplinary program features a double specialization in French Literature and French Linguistics and offers courses in French only on both campuses of ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø.
You will have the opportunity to research and study French literature and the language of France, French Canada and French communities across the world (for instance Professor Szmidt’s research on North African literature and Professor R. Mougeon’s research on Canadian French and immersion French).
Students are actively involved in research: as graduate or research assistants assigned to professors; for students in Linguistics, as members of the Centre for Research on Language Contact, located at Glendon; and as organizers and participants in student colloquia showcasing their research. Entrance in the program requires high competence in French for non-native French-speaking students.
Stream and Specializations
Literature program areas of specialization:
- Literary theory and fields
- Women's literature
- Literature and society (France, French Canada, and the Francophone world)
Linguistics areas of specialization:
- Descriptive and theoretical linguistics
- Historical and Romance linguistics
- Enunciative linguistics
- Descriptive linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- French language learning in a Canadian context
Degrees Offered
MA
Program Length (Full-time)
5 term(s)
Program Component(s)
- Major research paper
- OR Thesis
- OR Course work only
Minimum Required GPA
B
Fall Entry
- Full-time
- Part-time
Deadline - Fall (All Applicants)
2025-02-15French Proficiency Requirement
| Test de français international (TFI) | Minimum score of 785 |
| Test de connaissance du français (TCF) | Minimum score of B2 |
| Test d'evaluation de français (TEF) | Minimum score of B2 |
| Diplome d'etudes en langue française (DELF) | Minimum score of B2 |
| Diplome approfondi de langue française (DALF) | Minimum score of C1 or C2 |
| TESTCAN | Minimum score of 4 |
Additional Admission Requirements
Required Forms
En français
Informations complémentaires (PDF)
Formulaire d'évaluation (PDF)
Number of Recommendation(s)
- 3 recommendation(s)
Other Requirements
- Students must have an excellent close-to-native written proficiency in French
- Provide a 1.5 page letter of motivation to attend the program in French
- Resumé or CV
- An interview may also be required
- fansuperieures@glendon.yorku.ca
- frengraduate@glendon.yorku.ca
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