17 Part-time PhD programmes in French Studies

On French Studies programmes at the University of Reading, they offer expert supervision in a wide range of areas.

The Department of French is committed to research innovation and excellence in major aspects of French Studies. University of Bristol offers the French programme. 

Do you want to be part of a stimulating research environment? Join the French Studies programme at University of Birmingham.

Kent offers an excellent environment for postgraduate study in French literature, thought, culture, society and the visual arts from the 18th century to the present.

Our PhD French Studies programme at The University of Manchester will enable you to carry out a significant piece of in-depth research in an area of interest.

Earn a research degree at the UK's leading institute in France, either on campus in Paris or via distance learning. Our world-leading academics offer supervision in areas including Paris history and culture, transnational and postcolonial literature, and translation studies.

Studying for a PhD in French at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from our international partnerships and broad and deep specialisms in Francophone Studies, especially Africa and Canada/Quebec, as well as metropolitan France.

French at University of Glasgow offers a broad spectrum of expertise and supervision from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period, on poetry, the novel, theatre and performance studies, language studies, cultural studies, theory and thought, and visual cultures including emblems, fine art and cinema.

The French Research programme offered by King's College London explores French and Francophone literature, culture, thought, history, politics, and visual media across diverse historical periods and contexts.

The French course from The University of Cambridge, is awarded on the basis of a thesis, a substantial piece of writing which reports original research into a closely defined area of enquiry.

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.

This French (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Language, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics at the University of Johannesburg.

The French Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter all students have a primary and a secondary supervisor who provide regular, high quality advice, support and direction in their academic endeavours. You will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of research.

A French and Comparative Literature programme from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

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

At University of Aberdeen, in the French and Francophone Studies programme, you can Investigate the rich diversity of French and Francophone cultures, histories and societies from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The French programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in Francophone literature, language, culture, and identity, preparing researchers to investigate the diverse historical, linguistic, and cultural dimensions of the French-speaking world.