该系提供法语和法语研究博士学位课程，使学生有机会获得高水平的学术能力并发展为该领域贡献原创知识的能力。博士学位的目标 法语和法语系的研究方向如下：1）为学生提供必要的分析工具和研究技能，以构想，创建和发布所选领域的原创性和重要研究成果； 2）训练学生成为有效的专任教师通过研讨会，观察，学徒制和各种课程的授课机会在他们的领域中开展工作； 3）通过研讨会，讲习班和服务机会使学生做好成为未来就业和学术领域领导者的准备，使他们了解部门，大学和专业组织的管理。通过我们课程提供的创新课程以及在研究，教学和服务方面的广
The Department offers a doctoral program in French and Francophone Studies that gives students an opportunity to achieve a high level of scholarly competence and to develop the capacity to contribute original knowledge to the field. The goals of the Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies are the following: 1) to provide students with the analytical tools and research skills necessary to conceive, create, and publish original and significant research in their chosen fields, 2) to train students to become effective post-secondary teachers in their fields through workshops, observations, apprenticeships, and the opportunity to teach a variety courses, and 3) to prepare students to become leaders in their future institutions of employment and scholarly fields through seminars, workshops, and service opportunities that expose them to the administration of departments, universities, and professional organizations. With the innovative coursework and wide range of experiences in research, teaching, and service our program offers, students may expect to become competitive candidates on the job market and successful working professionals.<br><br>The path towards the Ph.D. degree follows a natural progression from course work to candidacy to dissertation. For students entering without an approved Masters degree in French and/or Francophone Studies, the Ph.D. is a five-year program. Students take courses for approximately two and a half years then take their candidacy examinations in spring of their third year. Upon successfully passing the candidacy examinations, students submit and defend a dissertation prospectus in early autumn of their fourth year, then engage in the writing of the dissertation. For students entering the Ph.D. program with an approved Masters degree in French and/or Francophone Studies, the program normally takes four years. Students take courses for one and a half years then continue on as above. Students in the program who are making good progress but who have not finished their dissertation by their last year of regular funding may apply for an additional year of funding, but such funding is awarded on a competitive basis and is in no way guaranteed.