36 PhD programmes in French Studies in North America

French Language and Literature students at the University of Toronto receive rigorous research training in either literature or linguistics, culminating in original research for their doctoral thesis.

The Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies at University of Kansas offers the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in French literature, with a balanced emphasis on all periods from medieval through twentieth century.

Graduate students in French and Francophone World Studies Ph.D. Program at The University of Iowa benefit from the expertise of a nationally and internationally known faculty.

Students in the French PhD program at the University of Manitoba will explore literatures and cultures from different parts of la Francophonie, from the 17th century to this day.

Yale University’s graduate program in French literature offers both a rigorous grounding in French Literature and an interdisciplinary approach to French theory, thought, and culture.  

The French and Francophone Studies program at Northwestern University focuses on literary and cultural production from the Francophone world. 

The joint Ph.D. Program in French Studies and Anthropology at New York University allows students to blend rigorous training in anthropology with a broad, multi-disciplinary exploration of the French and Francophone worlds.

The Institute of French Studies (IFS) at NYU is an interdisciplinary program devoted to the study of modern and contemporary France and francophone countries. We offer a French Studies and French degree at the New York University. 

The French Ph.D Program at Emory University provides an interdisciplinary and theoretically sophisticated approach to understanding how French and Francophone texts continue to make highly relevant and enduring contributions to many of the questions that are central to intellectual life and the culture of the future.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at The University of New Mexico offers an M.A. and Ph.D. in French. Both Degrees provide a rigorous and comprehensive training in French literary history, theory and criticism. 

The Graduate Program in French Studies at University of British Columbia offers a dynamic curriculum that focuses on a contextualized understanding of the languages, literatures, and cultures of France, Québec, and the Francophone world.  

The French Studies programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in Francophone culture, literary scholarship, and digital textual heritage.

Our French program at Stanford University offers a robust and rigorous training in literary criticism and theory, literary and political history, the digital humanities, and the study of French and Francophone literatures and cultures from the medieval period through contemporary times.

Our French Studies graduate program at University of Washington encourages students to develop their own academic and professional interests in a cumulative way, rather than using a traditional coverage or period model.  

A direct-admit PhD program is offered in French. The Ohio State University graduate students enjoy collegial faculty who work closely with students throughout the PhD programs. 

The French Department’s doctoral program at the University of California, Berkeley reflects the interdisciplinary priorities that have long defined the pursuit of knowledge at Berkeley.