The Department of French Studies at the University of Waterloo offers a wide variety of excellent undergraduate studies programs (French Teaching Specialization, Honours, Arts and BusinessFrench, Minors, Certificates) and graduate studies programs (M.A. and Ph.D.). If you wish to study and live in French, our Department should be part of your career plans. The Department of French studies offers degree programs at the Bachelor of Arts, Masters and PhD levels. Our degree programs, research-oriented Faculty and inclusive environment prepare students for various career paths within the fields of education, tourism, government and business. The Department of French studies also offers service and language courses for students looking to improve their French. A full list of courses that we offer along with program information is available on our site. Doctorate in French Studies 4 year program, Three major fields of research which reflect the challenges of the development of French studies and the new realities of the labor market: archiving and electronic publishing the literature of the Ancien Régime and its theories cultural and literary studies of Francophonies (19th - 21st centuries)This unique field of research includes the study of manuscript transcription and editing, hypertext research, studies on the impact of digital media on literatures and French-speaking cultures, questions of the history of books and digital books, etc. The use of multimedia in the teaching of French-speaking literatures and cultures as well as archiving issues (letters, personal archives, etc.) also fall within this first field of study.