Doctorate in French Studies (Ph.D.)
Aglantzia, Cyprus
DURATION
8 up to 16 Semesters
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 Mar 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* holders of Master's degree
Key Summary
Introduction
The Ph.D. Program in French Studies provides students with a contemporary and specialized education and allows them to acquire scientific expertise in the rich cultural field of French Studies. The Ph.D. program in French Studies allows exploring the linguistic and literary richness of a French tradition in constant revitalization through the perspective of various theoretical and methodological approaches, thus connecting the expected creativity and originality of a doctoral dissertation with the requirements of epistemological, technical, and deontological norms.
The Ph.D. program in French Studies provides students with a contemporary and specialized education and allows them to acquire scientific expertise. The program trains students for research and research methodology in compliance with the current requirements of academic knowledge, being aware of the data of new European reality.
Graduate students of this program may work in various sectors and institutions of the Republic of Cyprus as well as in the European Union, such as academic teaching, public and private teaching, cultural and linguistic services, public services, international institutions, diplomatic corps, translation centers, tourism and hotel industry, media, multinational companies, NGOs.
Admissions
Curriculum
Structure
- Compulsory: 180 ECTS
- Recognition of prior studies: 60 ECTS
- Total ECTS: 240
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of the requirements of the Program.
- Up to 60 ECTS may be exempted from postgraduate courses.
Program Outcome
At the end of the PhD in French Studies, students will be able to demonstrate:
- specialized knowledge and understanding of distinct periods and domains belonging to the wide range of French studies
- the ability to develop complex interpretations of individual and corpus literary texts, often in an interdisciplinary manner
- the ability to critically apply acquired theories and methodologies in order to solve the issues in their main field of study
- the competence to carry out independent and original research in the fields of French studies (linguistics, didactics, literature, culture and history)
- the ability to present the results of their research at a professional level equivalent to that of a university publication with peer evaluation
- the ability to deliver an oral speech and the necessary confidence in their knowledge and ideas in order to defend them before their peers
- a broader commitment within the research community (ability to disseminate knowledge, defend the impact, value and challenges of their research, participate in research collaborations)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This program’s graduates may work in various sectors and institutions of the Republic of Cyprus as well as in the European Union, such as academic teaching, public and private teaching, cultural and linguistic services, public services, international institutions, diplomatic corps, translation centers, tourism and hotel industry, media, multinational companies, NGOs.