French Language and Literature (FRIT)

Graduate Degree Program
College: Arts and Humanities

Abstract

The Department of French and Italian prepares students for the Master of Arts (FRIT) and Doctor of Philosophy (FRMS) degrees in French language, literature and culture. The research interests of the graduate faculty span the Renaissance to the present. For the doctoral program, consult the graduate catalog under FRMS, "Modern French Studies."

Financial Assistance

Graduate applicants can request to be considered for Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Fellowships. Graduate Teaching Assistantships carry ten-month stipends for two years, plus financial assistance of all fees (10 credits) other than those for registration and health facilities.

Contact

Andrea Frisch, Ph.D.
Graduate Director

Department  of French and Italian
University of Maryland
3106 Jimenez Hall
4125 North Library Lane
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.4029
Fax: 301.314.9752
Email: afrisch@umd.edu

Website: http://www.sllc.umd.edu

Courses: FREN

General Requirements

Program-Specific Requirements

  • Letters of Recommendation (3)
  • CV/Resume
  • Writing Sample (one required, up to one more optional)

All applicants are automatically considered for departmental Fellowships and Teaching Assistantships.

Application Deadlines

Type of Applicant Fall Deadline Spring Deadline
Domestic Applicants
US Citizens and Permanent Residents January 17, 2025 August 23, 2024
International Applicants
F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants January 17, 2025 August 23, 2024

RESOURCES AND LINKS:

Program Website: sllc.umd.edu
Admissions Information: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions 

With a total student enrollment of over 35,000, the University of Maryland is supported in its academic endeavors by the University Libraries, a system of eight libraries and more than three million volumes. Other area research facilities include two of the world’s outstanding libraries: the Library of Congress and the Folger Library, both of which have extensive holdings in French. The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the Women’s Studies Program, and the David C. Driskell Center For The Study of The Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and The African Diaspora, among other campus units, offer seminars, lectures, and symposia on a wide variety of topics relevant to graduate students in French.

Last Name First/Middle Name Graduate Faculty Status Academic Credentials Positions
Accilien Cécile Full Member Ph.D. Tulane University, 2002; M.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1997. Professor, French Modern Studies
Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
Benharrech Sarah Full Member Ph.D., Princeton University, 2002; M.A., University of Missouri, 1995; M.A., Classics, Université Bordeaux III, 1993 Associate Professor, French Modern Studies
Associate Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Associate Professor, French Studies
Brami Joseph Full Member B.A., University of Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Paris, 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., New York University, 1984. Professor Emeritus, French Modern Studies
Professor Emeritus, French Studies
Campangne Herve Thomas Full Member B.A., Universite Francois Rabelais, Tours, France, 1984; M.A.,Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 1989; Ph.D., 1992. Professor, French Modern Studies
Professor, French Studies
Eades Caroline M. Full Member Agregation Lettres classiques, 1979; Doctorate, University of Paris III, 1987. Professor, French Modern Studies
Professor, French Studies
Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
Falvo Joseph D. Full Member B.A., Loyola University, New Orleans, 1974; M.A., Catholic University of America, 1977; M.A., 1979; M.A.,Johns Hopkins University, 1984; Ph.D., 1986. Associate Professor, French Modern Studies
Associate Professor, French Studies
Frisch Andrea Full Member B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1996 Professor, French Modern Studies
Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Professor, Comparative Literature
Graduate Director, French Modern Studies
Graduate Director, French Studies
Jones Christine Associate B.A., Villanova University, 1991; M.A., Princeton University, 1995; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2002. Adjunct Associate Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Associate Professor, French Modern Studies
Mossman Carol A. Full Member B.A., University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, 1975; M.A., Rice University, 1979; Ph.D., 1982. Professor Emerita, French Modern Studies
Professor Emerita, French Studies
Orlando Valerie Full Member Ph.D., Brown University, 1996 Chair, French Modern Studies
Chair, French Studies
Professor, French Modern Studies
Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
Scullen Mary Ellen Full Member M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1990; Ph.D., 1993. Associate Professor, French Modern Studies
Associate Professor, French Studies
Affiliate Associate Professor, Second Language Acquisition
Solomon Maria Beliaeva Full Member M.A., Rutgers University (2013); Ph.D., New York University (2019) Assistant Professor, French Modern Studies
Assistant Professor, French Studies
Verdaguer Pierre M. Full Member M.A., Paris III, 1972; Agregation, University of Paris, 1974; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1981. Professor Emeritus, French Modern Studies
Professor Emeritus, French Studies