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FRA3900

Master's Thesis in French

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 60
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025 / Spring 2026
Duration 2 semesters
Language of instruction French
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master's thesis with oral defense

About

About the course

Course content

An academic exploration of approximately 30 000 words of a linguistic or literary topic, a topic in cultural history or an interdisciplinary topic. The thesis must be written in French. All students must write an abstract of the thesis of approx. 1/2 - 1 page. The abstract will be written in both French and Norwegian and be placed first in the document, before the table of contents.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Candidates who have passed this course

- possess specialized knowledge of a chosen topic within French linguistics, literary studies and/or cultural history

Skills

Candidates who have passed this course

- know how to make use of scientific methods and are able to apply theoretical approaches in formulating and investigating research questions

- can complete an independent research project in linguistics, literary studies, cultural history or within an interdisciplinary topic

- are able to express themselves in academic French, both in speaking and in writing

General competence

Candidates who have passed this course

- are able to work with a large quantity of texts, and to summarize and synthesize them

- have a critical approach to the research material and are able to structure and articulate ideas in a clear and insightful manner

- have advanced analytical skills and abilities for critical reflection

Learning methods and activities

Independent work, in combination with personal guidance. Please see link for the numbers of hours of supervision eligible for your master's thesis https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Masteravtale+HF

Further on evaluation

The master's thesis must be written in French. The final assessment of the thesis is adjusted through an oral defense in French of about 30-40 minutes. The oral examination will be cancelled if the thesis has been failed by the examiners.

It is not possible for students who have been awarded a passing grade for the master's thesis in French to have a new master's thesis in French assessed (cf. the academic regulations for NTNU, §5-9).

Students whose master's thesis has been assessed as a Fail (F) may apply to the department to submit a new thesis (cf. the additional academic regulations of the Faculty of Humanities).

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
French (MFRAN) - some programmes

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the master's programme in French.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
HFFRA390 60 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • French Language
  • French Literature
  • French
  • French Cultural Studies
  • French Literature
  • French Linguistics

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Language and Literature

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master's thesis with oral defense
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Master's thesis with oral defense
Weighting 100/100 Date Submission 2025-11-17 Time Submission 12:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Master's thesis with oral defense
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment