Faculty Affiliation
Arts and Science
Degree Programs
French Language and Literature
MA and PhD
- Fields:
- French Linguistics;
- French Literature
Collaborative Specializations
The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
- Book History and Print Culture
- French Language and Literature, MA, PhD
- Sexual Diversity Studies
- French Language and Literature, MA, PhD
- Women and Gender Studies
- French Language and Literature, MA, PhD
Overview
The Department of French has a rich history dating back to 1853. Since 1925, when the first PhD was granted, the department has remained one of the most reputed departments of its kind in Canada. Many PhD graduates are professors of French in Canadian and foreign universities. Since 1980, the department has graduated more than 200 PhDs.
Graduate students benefit from a number of exceptional resources, including the outstanding collections at the Robarts Library (containing more than 500,000 volumes in French) and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. The department participates in several collaborative specializations and has strong connections with other academic units.
Home to several research groups and projects, the department offers students vital and stimulating collaborative opportunities for research. The department also publishes its own peer-reviewed journal, Arborescences, with graduate student support. Graduate students are welcome to participate in many faculty-led research groups.
The department hosts lectures presented by renowned scholars, giving students a chance to network with specialists in their field. Contemporary writers from France and Québec are frequently invited to read from their works.
Department professors with literary studies expertise specialize in every period of French literature, Québec and francophone literature, and all the major types of literary theory and methodology. In linguistics, particular strengths include first and second language acquisition, languages in contact including creole studies, and formal linguistics. Several linguistics professors have strong links and collaborative research projects with Romance and Hispanic linguists and the Department of Linguistics at U of T.
Graduate students organize workshops, a forum for sharing their work in progress, as well as an annual graduate conference. Linguistics students enjoy access to a top-notch Linguistics Laboratory that is equipped with technology for data analysis and conducting psycholinguistic experiments, a space for meeting and testing subjects, and a French Linguistics library.
The MA program provides advanced academic development in either literature or linguistics, as well as outstanding training in research and communication skills in French, preparing students for doctoral studies and careers in such fields as teaching, government administration, and communications. PhD students receive rigorous research training in either literature or linguistics, culminating in original research for their doctoral thesis. While primarily training students for academic careers at the university or community college levels, the PhD in French can also lead to employment opportunities in editorial work and professions outside academia.
Contact and Address
Web: www.french.utoronto.ca
Email: french.gradcounsellor@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 926-2307
Fax: (416) 926-2328
Department of French Language and Literature
University of Toronto
50 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Canada