Master of Arts in French Literature

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 York University.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.

Minimum Required GPA BAll students must hold an Honours Baccalaureate, with a minimum overall average of B-. Their knowledge of spoken and written French must be near native and they must also have a good command of English.Students who hold a Bachelor's degree specializing in French and whose course of study corresponds essentially to the courses offered in the Departments of French Studies in Canada may be admitted directly to the program.Candidates holding a Bachelor's degree specializing in a field other than French must take a certain number of courses as part of a preparatory program. A minimum average of B is required for admission to the Master's program.The candidates concerned must provide the following information:A cover letter of approximately one and a half pages written in French.A copy of written work completed as part of an undergraduate course in literature or linguistics.