MA/MS in French is a master's degree in Linguistics & Language Studies programme taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,024 per year (CAD 9,945 per year for local students).
Dalhousie University's Master of Arts in French, offered by the Department of French in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Halifax, covers literature, linguistics, and francophone culture and can be completed through either a course-based or a thesis-based option. Students in the thesis stream pursue guided independent research toward a written thesis, while the course-based route emphasizes structured graduate coursework; both are delivered in person and can be taken full-time or part-time over a standard length of 16 months or longer. The curriculum spans French and francophone literatures, French and general linguistics, and second-language studies, allowing students to concentrate in the area that matches their interests. Applicants are expected to have strong academic standing and demonstrated proficiency in spoken and written French, with international applicants also required to meet the university's English-language requirements. The program suits graduates of French, linguistics, or related undergraduate programs who want to deepen their expertise before moving into teaching at the secondary or post-secondary level, work in federal or provincial administration, or roles in the private sector, such as bilingual communications or the hospitality and travel industries, that call on advanced French-language skills.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.30 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a minimum B+ average (3.30 GPA) from a recognized university; a qualifying term or year (typically three to six undergraduate classes) may be required to improve proficiency. Demonstrated proficiency in spoken and written French is required, with a qualifying term/year assigned if needed, and international applicants must also satisfy Dalhousie's English language proficiency standards since program administration is conducted in English. The deadline is June 1 for Canadian applicants and April 1 for international applicants, for a September start.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
