What is French honours?

A French honours degree (fourth year French) is a passport to travel, study and work in France or in francophone countries. Some of our honours graduates are now working and studying at French Universities including Paris VII, ENS Cachan and Institut des Sciences-Politiques. An honours degree is also an excellent general qualification in Arts.

Students from all three first year courses (introductory, intermediate, advanced) can qualify for honours in French. Joint or double honours are also possible.

For further information please consult the French Honours coordinator for more information, or follow this link for an information booklet for Honours students in the School of Languages and Cultures.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements to fourth year honours are:

A major in advanced French or in French (36 senior credit points)

and

A credit average or better in the major

Plus 12 senior credit points including:

• FRNC2666 Research Methods in French Studies (6 credit points)
• FRNC3631 Senior French Language (or equivalent) (6 credit points)

Introductory and intermediate stream students intending to do honours should discuss their fourth year program with the honours coordinator in the latter part of their third year.

Note that Faculty permission is required for entry to the part-time stream and special conditions apply.

Program Requirements

The Fourth Year Honours program consists of:

• Thesis in French or English (12,000-15,000 words) with a supervisor from the department.
• Three semester length seminars.

Classes begin in the second week of semester one and the first week of semester two. Follow this link for Guidelines to writing your Honours thesis for 2009.

Honours Units 2009

• Semester 1 Seminar
  La représentation des minorités dans le cinéma français (Michelle Royer)
• Semester 2 Seminars
  Mots, images et traces dans la littérature français (Françoise Grauby)
  Les avatars du nationalisme en France (Elizabeth Rechniewski)