About Master’s Program,
Earn your Masters in French from UL, and be part of the only graduate program in the United States specifically in Francophone Studies where you’ll study to study all the regions of la Francophonie individually and as a whole. With us, you’ll deepen and expand your knowledge of French and Francophone literature and culture and perfect your French language skills, but you will also actively participate in the Francophone future of Louisiana.
The breadth and reach of the courses and approaches offered in the Masters program make the experience at UL unique. Our dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary program regularly provides courses on the literatures, cinema, and cultures of France, Belgium, Quebec, Acadia, Louisiana, the Antilles and Haïti, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Maghreb. The graduate program in Francophone Studies was the first in the United States to design courses on Louisiana Cajun and Creole languages, as well as courses on Belgian Francophone literature.
Students from all over the Francophone World come together at UL to explore the rich variety, hybridity, and créolisation of the global Francophonie using a variety of approaches: literary, linguistic, critical, ethnographic, cinematographic, historical, culture and folklore studies.
Holding a Master of Arts in French degree from UL opens doors to a remarkable variety of professional and educational possibilities, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Master’s Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
36 graduate-level credit hours,
A minimum of 18 credit hours in 500- or 600-level courses,
FREN 540 – Critique littéraire (3 credit hours), to be taken in your first year,
Comprehensive exams (examens de synthèse) in three areas, two Francophone areas and one French historical period,
Reading proficiency in a third language (i.e., a language other than French and English). You may satisfy this requirement in one of three ways: (1) through the Graduate Language Requirement Exam – Intermediate Reading Knowledge, (2) by earning a C or higher in a course in the language at the 202 level or its equivalent, or (3) providing official transcripts that clearly demonstrate that you have completed university coursework in the language up to the 202 level.
Master’s Funding Coverage,
We have a number of merit-based scholarships available to students in Modern Languages.
Each spring, the available scholarships for the following academic year and the award amounts are announced, and students submit applications for specific scholarships during the spring semester. Double majors should verify that Modern Languages is listed as their primary major in order to be eligible to apply. Applications will be available in the main Department of Modern Languages office on the fourth floor of Griffin Hall.
Below is the list of current scholarships along with their particular requirements.
Application Requirement,
To apply for admission the M.A. program, you must
hold the equivalent of a B.A. in French,
have earned a minimum of 24 university hours in French beyond the elementary level,
have taken the equivalent of 6 hours of Advanced French Composition, 12 hours of courses in French or Francophone literature and/or culture,
submit a writing sample of approximately 30 total pages, at least 10 pages in academic French, and a total of 30 pages total on an academic topic, such as a thesis or final papers for courses,
provide a statement of academic purpose outlining their interests and why UL’s M.A. in French will help them develop them,
submit official transcripts for previous all institutions to the Graduate School.
Non-native speakers of French will be contacted for Skype or phone interviews for evaluation of their spoken French.
International applicants must submit additional application materials. Visit the Graduate School’s International Applicant Information to learn more.
Deficiencies in prerequisites and language proficiency must be made up during the first year of graduate studies.
Application Deadline,
Feb 15, 2025
Application Fee
Application Fee $25
International Application Fee $30
