Overview
The Department of French is a thriving point of contact between American, European, and African scholarship in the field of French and Francophone literature and cultures.
The faculty currently comprises ten professors whose specialties range from medieval literature and culture to twentieth and twenty-first century literature and intellectual history. Approximately thirty graduate students are currently studying French at Columbia.
Students from French program from Columbia University undergo rigorous and comprehensive training in literary and cultural history and theory before specializing in one area of research.
Fellowships
A comprehensive program of financial aid is available to PhD students. All PhD students admitted to the program receive full funding, which includes the prevailing stipend and appropriate tuition and health fees through the fifth year, provided that they remain in good academic standing.
Fellowships are awarded to students in the PhD program in recognition of academic achievement and in expectation of scholarly success. Teaching and research experience is considered an important aspect of the training of graduate students. Thus, graduate fellowships include some teaching and research apprenticeship.
Programme Structure
- Proseminar
- French Lecture Series
- Language Pedagogy
- Dissertation Workshop
- Literature
- Cultural theory
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Disciplines
French studies View 25 other PhDs in French studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students must submit one transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, and three letters of evaluation from academic sources.
- All international students whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English must submit scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.
Tuition Fee
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International
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months. -
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53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months. -
In-State
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months.
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Scholarships Information
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