Yale’s doctoral program in French offers both a rigorous grounding in French and Francophone Literatures and an interdisciplinary approach to theory, thought, history, and culture across the French-speaking world.
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For Prospective Students
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Research Abroad
Conducting sustained research outside the US is an important dimension of PhD training for most of our graduate students.
Beyond the PhD
During their final year in the program, our graduate students receive tailored professional coaching designed to help them navigate beyond the PhD.
Yale French Department PhD alumni now work in a wide variety of institutions throughout the United States and beyond. They include numerous leaders in French and Francophone studies.
Madison Mainwaring ‘23
University of Notre Dame
Doyle Calhoun ‘22
Cambridge University
Contacts
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Bethany Hayes
Assistant to DUS and DGS -
Jill Jarvis
Associate Professor of French