Overview
The French and Francophone Studies program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has an excellent record in preparing students for admission to some of the top PhD programs in the country, sending students just since 2009 to doctoral programs at Yale, Princeton, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Northwestern, Penn State, Tulane, University of Connecticut and UMass Amherst. And because of the flexible, interdisciplinary nature of our programs, we have prepared students for doctoral programs not only in French, but also in history, applied linguistics, education, comparative literature and political science, as well as for careers in translation and interpretation. Likewise, our MAT program has prepared students for positions at some of the best public and private secondary schools throughout the region, as well as for doctoral programs in education.
Master of Arts
The Master of Arts (MA) in French and Francophone Studies is a two-year, 30-credit program that serves students who have a strong preparation in French at the undergraduate level (a major or possibly a minor) and who seek to undertake more advanced work in a humanistic discipline and gain a more thorough knowledge of the broad French intellectual tradition, including French language and linguistics, French and Francophone literatures and cultures, and literary and cultural theory. The program is designed to offer a rigorous educational experience not only to students intending to pursue a PhD program, but also to those interested in careers in fields in which expertise in French is directly relevant or a valuable complement: government and public service, communications, research, public health, the hospitality industry, fashion, business and international relations, translation and interpretation, as well as high-school and community-college teaching. The program includes both thesis and non-thesis options.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Literature of Africa and the Caribbean
- Basic Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
- French Canadian Literature
- Late Medieval and Renaissance Storytellers
- Exoticisms
- Textual and Literary Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies Linguistics View 999 other Masters in Language Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants must complete a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association; or complete an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree from a college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency.
- Application Fee ($80)
- Please submit your transcripts from all colleges/universities attended, undergraduate and graduate, where nine (9) or more credits were earned.
- Personal Statement and Résumé
- Most programs require a minimum of two letters of recommendation, but some programs require more.
- Residency Statement
- GRE or GMAT Scores
Tuition Fee
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International
20992 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10496 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
20992 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10496 USD per semester during 24 months. -
In-State
9576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4788 USD per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for Amherst Center
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Funding
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