French

Entry requirements

A 2:1 first degree, usually in French (or in a combined honours degree including French) and a taught master's degree with an overall grade of at least Merit.

Months of entry

January, April, September

Course content

Our department offers research strengths in all periods of French literature, modern French history and politics, Francophone literature and French thought. There are several active research seminars and reading groups in which staff and research students participate.

We provide formal, subject-specific training and individual guidance on research methods, writing research proposals, applying for funding and presenting research papers.

Current students are working on topics across the whole range of French literary studies, and many of our recent PhD graduates have gone on successfully to academic posts or postdoctoral fellowships.