Master of Arts in French and Francophone Intercultural Studies (MA)
An intercultural, experiential, open, interdisciplinary approach.
Our master’s programs help you develop your skills:
- in communication (writing and presentations in French)
- in research (data use, analysis and discovery)
- in community and intercultural relations
Academic Programs
A flexible course schedule: study full or part-time
Course-based Master’s Program
Diversify your knowledge, establish connections between topics and disciplines, develop your skills
- Perspectives on the study of Francophone communities: immersion in the situation of Francophones in Saskatchewan and Canada
- Community internship: immersion in Francophone life and work experience in French (unpaid)
- Seminar: for collaborative work and exposure to research by professors from the University of Regina as a whole
- Bibliography and methodology: everything you need to succeed!
- A choice of courses in various disciplines
Thesis-based Master’s Program
Become a specialist in a subject and explore a question in depth
- Three elective courses to provide you with material for reflection
- One-on-one work with your thesis advisor
- A research topic developed according to your interests
- Research and teaching assistantships
- Bibliography and methodology: everything you need to succeed!
Master’s Certificate
Discover your interests and passions
- Perspectives on the study of Francophone communities: familiarize yourself with the realities, use data, discover challenges and opportunities
- Three elective courses for a wide range of experiences and skills
- Easy transition into the thesis or course-based master’s program
Fields of Study
Develop your master’s path by choosing from one or more of our fields of study:
- Social sciences: political studies, sociology
- Languages: applied linguistics, sociolinguistics
- Humanities: philosophy, literature, history
Course offerings change each year to reflect professors’ research interests
CRFM Research Centre: a Team to Guide You
Members of the Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire (CRFM) conduct multidisciplinary research on various aspects of Francophone groups and communities in Canada and around the world. Members have their own particular fields of expertise and study other issues that may be of interest to you.
The CRFM also offers research internships, no matter what your place of study.
Professors Accredited to Direct Theses
Emmanuel Aito
Michael Akinpelu
Professor at the University of Regina since 2016. His research interests focus on language policies on education in multilingual environments, language planning and sustainable development, comparative francophonies, French as second / foreign language in multilingual setting, sociolinguistics, language contact and multilingualism management, vitality of languages in minority setting. His recent publications include:
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2018: « The Promotion of Languages in Nigeria: An Example of Problematic Official Multilingualism in Africa », dans Gillian Lane-Mercier, Denise Merkle et Jane M. Koustas (dir.), National Languages, Minority Languages, and Official Language Policies, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2018, p. 231-250.
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2018: « Politique linguistique et développement durable au Nigéria », dans Lelo Matundu-Lelo et Kalamba Nsapo (dir.), Développement, Management et Interculturel. Regards croisés du Sud et du Nord face aux défis du développement. Publications Universitaires Africaines, Montréal, Éditions JFD, 2018, p. 23-32.
- 2016: “L’implantation du français comme deuxième langue officielle au Nigéria,” in Gillian Lane-Mercier, Denise Merkle and Jane Koustas, Modèles de plurilinguisme et pluriculturalisme : des modèles officiels dans le monde, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal
Jérôme Melançon
Professor at the University of Regina since 2016, after eight years of teaching at the University of Alberta, Augusta Campus. His research focuses on political ideas, the politics of intercultural relations, the sociology of political forms, social and political philosophy (particularly phenomenology and existentialism), and popular music. His publications include:
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2016: a transcribed annotated version of Entretiens avec Georges Charbonnier et autres dialogues 1946-1959, byMaurice Merleau-Ponty, Éditions Verdier
- 2015: “Liberty, Equality, Laicity: Québec’s Charter of Values and the Reframing of Politics,” Canadian Political Science Review
- 2014: “La philosophie et les transformations de l’identité francophone au Québec. Fernand Dumont et les possibilités du nationalisme,” Revue internationale d’études canadiennes
- Two collections of poetry, Quelques pas quelque part (2016) and De perdre tes pas (2011), Éditions des Plaines
Michael Popylansky
Professor at the University of Regina since 2015 after having been professor of history and political science for two years at Université Sainte-Anne. His interests focus primarily on the political and intellectual history of the Canadian Francophonie. Recent publications:
- 2018: "Le « moment 68 » au Collège Sainte-Anne : la mentalité estudiantine au moment de la grève de 1968," Historical Studies in Education – Revue en histoire de l'éducation, 30.1 (2018): 114-140
- 2018: Contre toute attente : histoire de la présence francophone à l'Université de Regina, Caraquet, Éditions de la Francophonie, 2018
- 2016: “The Rootedness of Acadian Neo-nationalism: The Changing Meaning of le 15 août 1968-1982,” in Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake (eds.), Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics. University of Toronto Press
- 2015: “Acadien ou francophone? Indécision identitaire au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Nouvelle-Écosse 1968-1973,” Port Acadie: Revue interdisciplinaire en études acadiennes
- 2013: “L’Acadie aux Acadiens! Le nationalisme du Parti acadien 1977-1982,” Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region
- 2012: “Unilinguisme québécois versus bilinguisme acadien : les politiques linguistiques du Parti québécois et du Parti acadien 1970-1978,” Francophonies d’Amérique
Sylvain Rheault
Professor at the University of Regina since 1998. His research deals with 20thcentury French literature, rhetoric, stylistics and comic strips from all cultures (European, Asian and North American). He has published:
- 2015: With Philippe Mather: Rediscovering French Science-Fiction in Literature, Film and Comics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- 2004: Le Style de Poisson d'amour de Didier van Cauwelaert, Peter Lang
- 1998: With Bernard Dupriez: La Clé des procédés littéraires, Montréal, ETC inc, in an interactive dictionary of stylistic devices on CD-ROM
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Course Descriptions
FR 803
Critique littéraire contemporaine
On mettra l'accent sur une application pratique des méthodes considérées.
3 credits
FR 804
Traduction avancée du français vers l'anglais: théorie et pratique
Étude d'approches contemporaines en théorie de la traduction; pratique approfondie de la traduction français-anglais et du commentaire qui lui est associé.
3 credits
FR 805
Traduction avancée de l'anglais vers le français: théorie et pratique
Étude d'approches contemporaines en théorie de la traduction; pratique approfondie de la traduction anglais-français et du commentaire qui lui est associé.
3 credits
FR 810 AA-ZZ
Études spécialisées en langue et linguistique françaises
Études spécialisées en langue et linguistique françaises.
3 credits
FR 820 AA-ZZ
Un auteur et son oeuvre
Étude d'un auteur et de son oeuvre.
3 credits
FR 830 AA-ZZ
Études par genre
3 credits
FRN 831 AH
Études spécialisées en sociolinguistique
3 crédits
FR 840 AA-ZZ
Études spécialisées en littérature et en culture françaises
3 credits
FR 850 AA-ZZ
Un siècle et sa littérature: études spécialisées
3 credits
FR 860 AA-ZZ
Études spécialisées en théorie littéraire
3 credits
FR 870 AA-ZZ
Études spécialisées en littérature canadienne d'expression française
3 credits
FR 890 AA-ZZ
Travaux dirigés
3 credits
FR 900
Séminaire
3 credits
FR 900
Recherches et rédaction de thèse
3-15 credits
Not all the courses listed can be offered in any one year, and it may not be possible to provide supervision for a thesis in all of the fields in which the Department offers courses.
Possible Paths
Master’s Certificate
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FRN 802 (required course) |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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Total |
12 credits |
* Except FRN 803, FRN 890 and FRN 900
Course-based Master’s
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FRN 801 (required course) |
3 credits |
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FRN 802 (required course) |
3 credits |
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FRN 803 (required course) |
6 credits |
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FRN 8XX |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX* |
3 credits |
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FRN 900 |
3 credits |
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Total |
30 credits |
* In addition to FRN 801, FRN 802, FRN 803 and FRN 900, students must take at least 6 credits offered by La Cité. Students may take up to 9 credits outside La Cité, of which only 6 credits may be in English.
** Students who are unable to complete FRN 900 may take FRN 890 with prior approval.
Thesis-based Master’s
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FRN 801 |
3 credits |
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FRN 802 |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX |
3 credits |
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FRN 8XX |
3 credits |
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FRN 900 |
3 credits |
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Thesis (FRN 901) |
15 credits |
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Total |
30 credits |
Possible Sequence
These are suggested timelines; individual circumstances may be taken into account.
Certificate – full-time
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Fall |
Year 1 |
FRN 802 FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX FRN 8XX |
Certificate – part-time
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Fall |
Year 1 |
FRN 802 |
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Winter |
Year 1 |
FRN 8XX |
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Fall |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX |
Course-based Master’s – full-time
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Fall |
Year 1 |
FRN 801 FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 1 |
FRN 802 FRN 8XX |
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Spring |
Year 1 |
FRN 803: internship (80 hours) |
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Summer |
Year 1 |
FRN 803: report |
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Fall |
Year 2 |
FRN 900 FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX FRN 8XX |
Course-based Master’s – part-time
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Fall |
Year 1 |
FRN 801 |
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Winter |
Year 1 |
FRN 802 |
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Spring |
Year 1 |
FRN 803: internship (80 hours) |
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Summer |
Year 1 |
FRN 803: report |
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Fall |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX |
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Fall and Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 900: seminar |
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Fall or Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 8XX |
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Spring or Summer |
Year 2 |
Electives |
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Fall |
Year 3 |
FRN 8XX |
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Year[R1] |
Year 3 |
FRN 8XX |
Thesis-based Master’s – full-time
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Fall |
Year 1 |
FRN 801 FRN 8XX |
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Winter |
Year 1 |
FRN 802 FRN 8XX |
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Spring |
Year 1 |
FRN 901 thesis research and writing |
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Summer |
Year 1 |
FRN 901 thesis research and writing |
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Fall |
Year 2 |
FRN 900 seminar FRN 901 thesis research and writing |
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Winter |
Year 2 |
FRN 901 thesis research and writing |
The master’s is rooted in the Fransaskois experience while exploring issues affecting the Francophonie in Western Canada, Quebec, Acadia, Africa and the rest of the world.
The program’s interdisciplinary approach allows the various facets of a theme to be explored beyond disciplinary boundaries.
Choose the path that best suits your needs:
Course-based Path
- 30 credits
- 8 courses
- Work experience in French (unpaid)
Thesis-based Path
- 30 credits
- 4 courses
- The research topic is developed according to your interests with personalized guidance from your thesis advisor.
Master’s Certificate
- 12 credits
- 4 courses
- The master’s certificate is a diploma that also offers the opportunity to transition quickly and easily into a course or thesis-based master’s program.
The three paths are offered on site with flexible schedules, including evening and weekend courses. In this way, La Cité hopes to allow students the opportunity to pursue professional and personal projects simultaneously.
Why Study at La Cité universitaire francophone?
- A multicultural learning environment
- A vibrant connection with Francophone organizations
- Free in-person and virtual tutoring services
- Numerous scholarships
Make the most of your experience at La Cité thanks to its research centre.
The Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire (CRFM) is at the heart of research on Francophone communities in Saskatchewan.
Enrol!
The master’s in French and Francophone intercultural studies is open to students with an undergraduate degree with a specialization in French or with equivalent qualifications approved by the head of the Department of French and Francophone Intercultural Studies and by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
Admission is possible in September as well as January, depending on the path.
The admission application, along with all admission requirements, can be found on the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research’s webpage.
