Master of Arts in French (Thesis)

The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics offers graduate courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in French, German and Spanish, and the Doctor of Philosophy in French or Spanish. Advanced courses and seminars are offered in all the major fields and periods of French, German, Spanish, and Spanish-American literature. MA degrees in French, German, and Spanish are offered in both a thesis and a non-thesis program. The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (MLLL) plays a key role in bringing the world to OU and OU to the world. Thus, MLLL is dedicated to upholding OU's mission of excellence through research and teaching in the humanities. The MLLL faculty teaches fundamental linguistic skills and provides the intellectual training to contextualize cross-cultural experiences. We also emphasize the significance of literary and cultural traditions, as developed through history, for human self-understanding. At the graduate level, master's and doctoral students combine advanced courses in literature, culture, theory, and methodology with supervised pre-professional training. Consequently, our programs are designed to prepare the next generation of researchers, teachers, and professionals, whose expertise builds upon modern languages, literatures, and cultures.

To be considered for admission to the MA program in French a student must:

Hold a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in French, or equivalent hours in the major.
Have a 3.0 grade point average in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work.
Have taken one college-level course in European history.
The MA degree in French is offered in both a thesis and a non-thesis program.

Scoring 6.5 or higher on the IELTS, Scoring 79 or higher on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT).