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French (PhD) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Specialize in French literature, linguistics or francophone culture. In the field of French literature, the study of contemporary and twentieth century writing has an important role and includes the study of modern and contemporary Quebec and Francophone literatures.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of French  |  Duration: 5 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

A PhD degree opens the doors toward careers in universities and research centres nationally and internationally, and in information technologies and communications.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Living and Studying French in Halifax, Dalhousie, and the Department The Department of French at Dalhousie University invites applications for admission to the program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French. Medieval and Early Modern literature of France; Modern and contemporary literatures of France, Québec, and Francophonie: literary theory, novel, cinema, poetry and poetics, theatre, art, and other cultural studies. Theoretical and applied linguistics in the following fields: contrastive studies, lexicology, morphology, pragmatics, second language learning and teaching, semantics, sociolinguistics, terminology, text linguistics, and translation. In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies , the candidates must satisfy the following specific requirements: An excellent French oral and written proficiency.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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