Overview

Department of French / Department of French is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Romance languages and literatures
Master of Arts (MA)	French language and civilization
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	French

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

10

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

110

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 4th	January 4th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Proficiency in French
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Proficiency in French

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 4
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

29

Total Graduate Students

37%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.45%
Black or African American	3.45%
White or Caucasian	44%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	6.9%

Gender

Male (31%)

Female (68%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 2

Male (11)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	French and Francophone literature, literary theory, and history; rhetoric and poetics; cultural history; theater and cinema
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 70 Washington Square South
New York, NY  10012-1019
United States

Contact Mr. Lucien Nouis
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: french.grad@nyu.edu
Phone: 212-998-8700
Fax: 212-995-4187

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