6.31	French, Spanish and Italian

Head: E. Fernandez
General Office: 430 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: (204) 474 9313
Fax: (204) 474 7578
Email: fsi@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/arts/french_spanish_and_italian

Academic Staff

Program Information
For over 50 years the Department of French, Spanish and Italian has offered M.A. and Ph.D. programs in French. Graduates have become department heads and professors in Canadian and American universities. They have also become entrepreneurs, administrators, teachers, and translators. Their success in post-graduate endeavours is a testimony to the quality of the programs.

Fields of Research
Research interests of faculty members include Canadian francophone literature, French literature (17th -21st centuries), critical and feminist theory, computer assisted research and second-language acquisition.

Research Facilities
The University of Manitoba subscribes to the ARTFL database (Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language, University of Chicago). The Faculty of Arts boasts a multi-media language laboratory, one of the most modern in the country.

M.A. in French

Admission
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students with other degrees or backgrounds may be eligible for admission to a pre-Master’s program to the satisfaction of the department. Contact Department for further information.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 4 months prior to their intended start date (normally by May 1 for a start date of September 1). International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 7 months prior to their intended start date (normally by February 1 for a start date of September 1).

Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students are required to complete 12 credit hours of coursework at the 700/ 7000 level and a thesis. Part of the required coursework includes three credit hours of literary theory.

Second language reading requirement: Yes

Expected time to graduation: One to two years

Ph.D. in French

Admission
In addition to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, applicants to the Ph.D. program must normally hold an M.A. degree in French with a GPA of at least 3.5 in their M.A. courses.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 4 months prior to their intended start date (normally by May 1 for a start date of September 1). International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 7 months prior to their intended start date (normally by February 1 for a start date of September 1).

Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Candidates must complete 12 credit hours of coursework at the 700/7000 level, including a compulsory component of three credit hours of literary theory.

Candidacy examinations consist of two research papers in two distinct areas related to the thesis topic, followed by an oral examination. These examinations will normally be completed in the second year of study.

Second language requirement: yes

Expected time to graduation: Four Years