Master of Arts Degree Program

M.A. Degree Requirements

The following special requirements must be met:

1. A minimum of 30 graduate credit hours (up to 6 credits may be transferred).
2. Required courses. Three of the four courses listed below:
   • FRENCHST 670 Expository Prose (3 credits) Native French-speakers may substitute another course.
   • FRENCHST 681 French Civilization (3 credits)
   • FRENCHST 683 Textual and Literary Analysis (3 credits)
   • FRENCHST 801 Contemporary French Literary Theory (3 credits). Specific title and content would vary.
3. Distribution requirements. Four courses, one from each of the following:
   • Medieval or Renaissance
   • 17th or 18th Century
   • 19th or 20th Century
   • Francophone Studies
4. An examination, both written and oral, based on a reading list, is given upon satisfactory completion of course requirements.

M.A. Thesis

Candidates may elect to write an M.A. thesis for six of the 30 required semester hours of credit. This option makes it possible to explore one aspect of French or Francophone literature or culture in greater depth.

A student who elects this option must have the approval of his or her M.A. adviser and of the Graduate Program Director. The thesis may be written in either French or English; the choice, requiring the approval of the thesis director, depends upon the student’s preparation and objectives.