116-461 FRENCH PART 4
Unit 5: Twentieth Century France (a course of lecture/seminars—one hour per week during second and third term, conducted in
Unit 5: Twentieth Century France (a course of lecture/seminars—one
French Paxton R 0 Vichy France, Old Guard and New Order, Barrie & Jenkins Maier C S & White D S eds The Thirteenth of May: the Advent of
De Gaulle's Republic, Oxford
Williams P & Harrison M Politics and Society in De Gaulle's Republic, Anchor paperback
'Schnapp A & Vidal-Naquet P Journal de la Commune étudiante, Seuil Singer D Prelude to Revolution: France in May 1968, HiII & Wang
Touraine A Le Mouvement de mai ou le communisme utopique, Edi- tions du Seuil
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers (the first on unit 1, the second on unit 3); for unit 2, a viva voce test of a half-hour's duration on the full scope of the course;
for unit 4, a 5,000-word essay to be handed in at the end of second term; for unit 5, seminar papers and participation in the seminars (if this work has not proved satisfactory, it will be followed by one 3-hour paper at the end of the year).
116-821 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN FRENCH STUDIES 2 In the second year students will take two of the special subjects listed below (or two subjects suggested by themselves and approved by the Department) and explore them under the direction of a supervisor, in the first and second halves of the academic year respectively. Short papers will be submitted regularly for correction and discussion, and an essay of 5.000 words on each special subject will be handed in in September and November. A short course on bibliography will be given at the beginning of the year. Seminars on the special subjects chosen will also be held from time to time where the number of students who have chosen a given topic warrants it.
Requirements for the second year are flexible so that if a candidate wishes to spend the year in France, for instance, as an "assistant" or on a French Government scholarship, he may be allowed to do so, on condition that adequate written assignments and the major essays are sent to the supervisor in Melbourne. This flexibility is also such as to permit the inclusion of any interdisciplinary courses provided by the Faculty and approved by the Department as relevant and of suitable standard.
Special Subjects:
Contemporary French music
Painting and sculpture in contemporary France Existentialism and French literature
Aspects of French thought since 1945 French literary criticism since Bachelard Surréalisme and after
The "nouveau roman"
Modern French drama
Phonetics and present-day spoken French Old French
Historical phonology
N.B. The Department reserves the right not to offer all of the special subjects listed. Students must submit their choice of special subjects for approval by the chairman of the department not later than 14th February.
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EXAMINATION
Assessment will be based on the prescribed written work and, where necessary, viva voce examinations, but account will also be taken of papers submitted and of any other relevant work done.
MASTER OF ARTS
116-601 F. SCHOOL OF FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Prospective candidates, who should normally possess a satisfactory Honours degree (or equivalent) in French, must, after consulting the de- partment of French, lodge an application on the prescribed form at the Arts faculty office, seeking permission to enrol. If permission is granted, candidates must enrol at the Students' Records Office and subsequently re-enrol for each remaining year of their approved course. Candidates will, under supervision, prepare a thesis in French of about 50,000 words on an approved subject, and will be required to report to their supervisor regularly during the year. They will be advised as to a suitable course of reading, and may be required to attend relevant lectures or seminars.
An entry form for examination for higher degrees must be lodged with the Registrar when the thesis is submitted.
Three bound copies of each thesis (A4, typewritten, double-spaced) should be submitted, one of which will be deposited in the University Library, and one in the French seminar library collection. The attention of candidates is drawn to the recommendations on the presentation of theses and other matters set out in the department's Guide for MA Candidates in French.
In certain cases candidates may also be required to pass a written and/or oral examination on the subject of their research or on other sub-
jects approved by the chairman of the department.
Prospective candidates who do not possess a satisfactory Honours degree in French (or equivalent) will be required to complete an MA Preliminary course before being permitted to enter upon the MA. This course nor- mally requires two years of part-time study, but exceptionally may be completed in one year's full-time study. The first (part-time) year of the course covers approximately the same ground as units (i) and (iv) of French Part 4 (see above, p. 172); the second (part-time) year of the course involves a programme of study at Final-Honours level adapted in each individual case to meet the eventual background requirements of the chosen MA thesis topic. Enrolment procedure for the MA Preliminary course is similar to that prescribed for enrolment in the MA course.
The thesis should normally be submitted for examination within two years from the commencement of candidature for MA by full-time candidates and within four years by part-time candidates.
Except in special circumstances and with the permission of the faculty no thesis or course work will be examined unless the candidate presents for examination within four years from the commencement of his candidature or, in the event of his having been granted leave of absence for the maximum period of one year, within five years from the com- mencement of his candidature.
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