MA French Studies at New York University

Programme overview

Students of the MA program in French Studies examine the French and the French-speaking world in French and in English through multiple disciplinary lenses: history, sociology, political science, anthropology, cultural analysis, and more. They explore the imperial nation and post-colonial situations, welfare and discrimination, memory and forgetting, gender and race, religion and secularism, and other questions that play out in singular ways in the Francophone world.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Science | Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

The program requires successful completion of eight courses (32 credits) and a comprehensive examination. The latter covers the following fields in French studies: (1) 19th-Century French history; (2) 20th-Century French history; (3) French society; and either (4) French politics and the economy or (5) French culture in society. The Institute offers two graduate courses in Paris, usually from early June to mid-July.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) are required to submit the general application requirements, which include: Academic Transcripts Test Scores (if required) Applicant Statements Résumé or Curriculum Vitae Letters of Recommendation, and A non-refundable application fee. See French Studies for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.

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