An ambitious and balanced curriculum of literary and interdisciplinary studies encourages students to shape their own programs while acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of literatures in French. Our distinguished faculty of fifteen offer seminars that explore a broad range of perspectives in all areas of French literature, including literatures in French of Africa, the Americas, and Asia, as well as topics in critical theory, cinema, and culture. Students preparing the Master of Arts degree must take a total of 30 credits beyond the B.A. Course work for the M.A. concentrates primarily on literature. Coverage of all literary periods is a concern at the M.A. level, and should be a factor in course selection, which will be monitored. Students are expected to take at least one course in each period. Another three credits of work outside of but germane to the field of French may be used toward the M.A. (subject to the approval of the Graduate Director). No more than 12 credits may be transferred from graduate programs at other institutions (see the Graduate Catalog for procedures for transferring credits).