Graduate Program
French and Francophone literature and culture have influenced in crucial ways the formation of European, American, African and Caribbean thought and society. The UK MA Program in French situates its students at the intersection of these cultures through exploration of their diverse literary, linguistic, social and philosophical traditions. Our larger mission is to prepare students to live and work in a global environment in which expert knowledge of other languages and cultures have become indispensable tools for success.
Graduate students in French are members of a dynamic intellectual environment. In addition to their coursework in French, M.A. candidates pursue their intellectual interests in adjacent fields such as philosophy, history, women's studies, film studies, linguistics, English and art history. Along with its sister programs, the Division of French and Italian sponsors the annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, which, every April, brings to campus some 800 nationally- and internationally-recognized scholars to present and discuss their current research. Our graduate students participate in the KFLC by organizing panels featuring graduate students from all over North America. Graduate students with a particular interest in multidisciplinary training are encouraged to pursue a graduate certificate through the Committee on Social Theory, one of the University's most vibrant centers of innovative research and collaboration across the social sciences and the humanities.
Admission Requirements
Application forms are available from: The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
101 Gillis Building, Lexington, KY 40506; (859) 257-4613
Applicants must submit the application, official undergraduate transcripts, an official copy of the GRE score (non-native speakers of English are required to submit TOEFL results) to the Graduate School.
Applicants must submit directly to the French Director of Graduate Studies: a statement of purpose for seeking an M.A. degree in French; three academic letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's qualifications for work in French; a writing sample (analytic prose) in French; a cassette recording (3-4 minutes) of the applicant reading out loud a contemporary prose passage in French (e.g., a newspaper article).
Contact: Dr. John Erickson: Director of Graduate Studies, 1055 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0027; Office Phone: (859) 257-3761; Office Fax: (859) 257-3743