Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (FLCL)
French and Francophone Studies
NEW! Distance-Learning option now available. Contact MA.FLCL@vt.edu for details.
Non-Thesis Option
Required core courses — 15 credits
FL 5024 Area Studies Methods - 3 credits
FL 5114 Applied Linguistics - 3 credits
FR 5344 Writing in the Francophone World - 3 credits
FR 5404 Topics in French Studies - 2 courses, 6 credits
Electives — 15 credits
Students will choose from the following list of courses:
FL 5124 Techniques in Foreign Language Translation - 3 credits
FL 5334 Topics in French or Francophone Cinema - 3 credits
FR 5154G Composition, Stylistics, and Verbal Analysis - 3 credits
FR 5314G Advanced Studies in French Literature (may be repeated with different content) - 3 credits
FR 5164 Business and Culture in the French-Speaking World - 3 credits
Students may take elective courses in other disciplines if approved by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Thesis Option
Required core courses — 18 credits
FL 5024 Area Studies Methods - 3 credits
FL 5114 Applied Linguistics - 3 credits
FR 5344 Writing in the Francophone World - 3 credits
FR 5404 Topics in French Studies - 3 credits
FR 5994 Research and Thesis - 2 courses, 6 credits
Electives — 12 credits
Same as elective courses for the non-thesis option above.