FRENC-MA - French (MA)
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Program Overview
The French MA allows students to pursue coursework at all levels in French language, literature, cultural and intellectual history, theory, film, and Francophone studies. It understands the domain of French Studies as encompassing the complex cultural, political, social, scientific, commercial, and intellectual phenomena associated with French-speaking parts of the world, from France and Belgium to Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Visiting faculty and instructors regularly contribute to the life of the French section. The section maintains contacts with the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, and the Ecole Polytechnique.
A curator for Romance languages oversees the extensive French collection at Green Library. The Hoover Institute on War, Revolution, and Peace also includes materials on 20th-century France and French social and political movements.
Admissions Information
Applicants for the Master of Arts in French
Applicants should consult Graduate Admissions for information related to the application process. Candidates for this degree are not eligible for financial aid or teaching assistantships.
Applicants for the Coterminal Master of Arts in French
Each year the department admits a small number of undergraduates to the coterminal MA degree in French. Applications for autumn quarter must be submitted to the department Director by January 31 of the senior year. Students must submit the Coterminal Online Application and include the following:
a written statement of purpose
two letters of recommendation from faculty at Stanford
a transcript.
Students accepted into the coterminal program must have been undergraduate majors in French and must meet all BA and MA requirements.