Guidelines and Coursework Certification
General Requirements
- A Ph.D. minor in French consists of four courses (12 units) in French/Francophone language, literatures, and cultures.
- Up to six units of graduate credit for courses (taught in French or in English) may be transferred from a graduate degree program in French (at the University of Arizona or any other accredited institution).
- Ph.D. minors in French must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in French and the Head of the Department of French and Italian.
Examinations
- At the University of Arizona, Ph.D. Comprehensive Examinations consist of two examinations (written and oral).
- Ph.D. minors in French are tested on coursework (i.e. on the syllabi of up to four courses in French/Francophone language, literatures, and cultures).
- The written part of the examination consists of a take-home essay of 10-12 pages, in French, to be completed within three weeks.
- The oral part focuses on the topic treated in the essay, as well as on the works on the students course syllabi.
The student is responsible for declaring their PhD Minor in French by listing the courses on their plan of study in GradPath. At the beginning of the semester during which the Comprehensive Examination will take place, the student is responsible for providing the DGS in French with the syllabi of four courses they took in French.
Any questions or inquiries about the program can be sent to the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Lucy Swanson at lucyswanson@arizona.edu.