Contacts • Faculty/Staff • Undergraduate • Graduate • Courses • Study Abroad • Language Media Center • Newsletter • Support Us
Contacts • Faculty/Staff • Undergraduate • Graduate •
Courses • Study
Abroad • Language Media Center • Newsletter • Support Us
The degree Doctor of Philosophy is awarded on completion of an extensive program of study, the passing of a comprehensive examination, and the writing and successful defense of a dissertation. It certifies that the recipient has acquired a sound general knowledge of the whole of French literature, and an in-depth knowledge of specific areas with concomitant critical and research methodologies to resolve problems of literary criticism, history, and scholarship. The doctorate should prepare a teacher-scholar capable of addressing both students and peers, and of making significant and original contributions to learning.
Program requirements include the following: