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The Department of French and Italian focuses on preparing students to excel as educators and researchers in French language and literature. (While no graduate program exists for Italian, the department provides advanced Italian literature courses for qualified students from this and other departments.) Teaching and guidance are structured to help students gain comprehensive knowledge of French studies while developing expertise in specific areas, equipping them for independent scholarly work. The curriculum blends seminars and courses with self-directed study and research, interspersed with regular assessments. The goal is for students to complete their dissertation defense by the conclusion of their fifth year.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate School applicants must, before they are enrolled, hold a bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent from an accredited college or university. (Foreign equivalents may in some cases have a normal program length that is shorter or longer than four years. No degree that has a normal program length shorter than three years will be considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree.)
Admitted students who score below an 8.0 on the speaking subsection of the IELTS will be required to take an English placement test at Princeton.
Masters applicants who are required to take the TOEFL must score a minimum of 28 on the spoken part of the TOEFL in order to be considered for the program.
Application Deadline: December 15.