项目介绍

2022年10月10日

The PhD in French trains scholars in the literature, culture, and history of France and the Francophone world.

The Department of French is committed to admissions that are free from bias and discrimination. We welcome applications from talented, passionate individuals from all backgrounds and strive to build a community that is diverse and inclusive. Our admissions committee approaches each application holistically, taking into consideration factors that may have had an impact on an applicant’s academic history. Admissions are not a one-size-fits-all process in which we look for a single applicant profile – rather we embrace the fact that applicants bring different skills and life experiences to the study of French and Francophone literature, history, and culture. Successful candidates come from many different national and educational backgrounds but generally have strong written and oral skills in both French and English and a record of excellence in the study of French and Francophone literature, culture, thought or history or in an adjacent academic field.

Applicants are asked to please consider responding to the questions about race/ethnicity, gender, and other background characteristics and identities on the GSAS application form. This allows them to be notified about relevant resources and enables us to better capture the rich diversity in our student body

Financial hardship should never be a barrier to applying to our program. If you are unable to pay Columbia’s application fee, you may apply for a fee waiver (Application Fee Waivers).