French and Francophone Studies (MA)
You will study French and Francophone literature, language and culture in our MA program, with an option to do a concentration in Cultural, Social & Political Thought (CSPT).
Faculty specialities include French, Quebec, French-Canadian, African and Caribbean literatures, culture and theory, cinema, theatre, Indigenous literatures, creative writing, research-creation, queer theories, digital humanities and theoretical and applied linguistics.
You will take courses in research methods and professional practices and develop a close-knit cohort. Choose a project-based or a thesis option.
| Expected length | Project or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Master's
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Outcomes
Students who graduate from our MA program can find employment in a variety of fields, for example:
- education: K-12 teachers/instructors (with the proper credentials), post-secondary education, continuing studies, etc.
- translation/interpretation
- linguistics, copyediting, professional writing
- creative writing, media writing
- communications
- cultural programming
- publishing
- entrepreneurship
- public service (all levels of government)
- foreign services
- human resources
- immigration/intelligence services
- international project coordination
- legal professional
- libraries and archives
- marketing
- program management
- student services
Find a supervisor
It is not necessary to identify a potential supervisor in your application but you are welcome to explore the research interests of our faculty members before applying.
Catherine Caws
Professor French applied linguistics, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), lexicology
Catherine Léger
Associate Professor Syntax, semantics, contact linguistics, French in North America.
Emile Fromet de Rosnay
Assistant Professor 19th to 20th Century French and comparative literature, Romanticism, modernist poetics; post-Enlightenment and posthumanist philosophy; research-creation.
Hélène Cazes
Professor Literatures and cultures (France), Editorial Mediations, Comics, Humanism, Gender and Medicine.
Moustapha Fall
Associate Teaching Professor Second Language Acquisition and Language Theory, Francophone Literary Theory
Mylène Dorcé
Assistant Professor Insular Francophone Literatures (Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean); Francophone African Literatures (Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa); Québécois Migrant Literature; First Person Narratives; Postcolonial, decolonial and transnational theories; Feminist Theories and Praxis; Women Writers
Pierre-Luc Landry
Associate Professor Cultural studies; Québécois and French literature and culture; Indigenous literature and culture; Creative writing; Research-creation; Queer theories; Children’s literature; Contemporary Cultural, Social and Political Thought
Sara Harvey
Associate Professor Media Archaeology [theatre and press] (17th and 18th centuries), Dramatic criticism in the press (17th and 18th centuries), History, repertoire and theatrical life at the Comédie-Française (18th century), Auctoriality (17th-18th centuries), Theatrical archives, historiography and new technologies, Critical digital humanities, Ecodramaturgy of early modern performances (16th-18th centuries).
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Application deadlines
September entry – apply by May 31
UVic Fellowship consideration – apply by February 1
September entry – apply by May 31
UVic Fellowship consideration – apply by February 1
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Need help?
Contact Genevieve Arsenault at french@uvic.ca or 250-721-7364.