Overview

You can take a wide range of courses covering the entire spectrum of literary history, combined with allied courses in cultural studies, comparative literature, film, literary theory, history, and philosophy.

Key Facts

University of Notre Dame is especially suited for you if you seek close collaboration with faculty and the opportunity to develop innovative research projects. Our faculty in the Program of French and Francophone Studies represent the array of disciplines from the medieval through the contemporary periods and include specialists in North African, sub-Saharan, and Caribbean Francophone literatures. We have strong areas of expertise in the following areas: cinema and media studies; the intersections of literature, philosophy, and religion; music particularly opera; gender studies, and migration. Learn about some impactful international and interdisciplinary projects such as:

Why do global women writers gravitate towards Paris?
How can we improve how we teach and learn languages?
What can we learn about xenophobia through the interdisciplinary study of French language, culture, and history?

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Early Periods (medieval - 17th-century)
Classical French Theatre and Psychoanalysis
Modern periods (18th-century - 21st-century; Francophonie)
Performing the Text: Literature, Philosophy, Cinema Grammatology of Cinema
Francophones Extremes: French Writing on the Cutting Edge

Writing Disappearance in 20th- and 21st-Century Fiction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Bend, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Curriculum vitae
Statement of intent (maximum 750 words)
Three letters of recommendation, preferably by professors with whom the candidate has recently studied
Results of GRE (note that the GRE is optional)
Results of the TOEFL or IELTS (non-native English speakers)

Two writing samples (maximum of 20 pages each)
Please also supply a one- to two-minute MP3 file demonstrating your competency in oral French. (You may read a short passage or poem.)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

66934 USD / year

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66934 USD / year

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In-State

66934 USD / year

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Living costs

South Bend

United States

885 - 1432 USD / month

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

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Financing

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