French/Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact within the Francophone Аrеa

Degree programs in Romance studies consider Romance languages, literature, and cultures. The study of French focuses more particularly, on languages, literature, and cultures in the French-speaking world.

The degree program entails analysis of the literary, linguistic, and cultural phenomena that have arisen as a result of contact across territorial, ethnic, political, and religious boundaries within the francophone linguistic and cultural area.

The degree course therefore focuses on variants of the French language and culture, as well as literary traditions. The degree program takes an integral perspective to consider the entirety of the world’s francophone territories; from France to francophone parts of Africa, to Québec. During the course of study, an emphasis is placed on literary, cultural, and linguistic expressions of francophone culture and transcultural studies which have arisen as a result of transcultural contact phenomena within the francophone area.

To embark on the Master’s degree program, students must have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree in a philological or cultural subject. During the degree program, students will strengthen their French language proficiency and will gain language skills in an additional Romance language.