French

French is spoken in more than 50 countries across the world and thus offers numerous career opportunities in different fields around the globe. It was first introduced in Pune in Wadia College in the year 1932 and got introduced in the University of Pune curriculum with the establishment of the Department of Foreign Languages in 1954.

Today the French Section offers M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. and 6 different part time language courses. We have a highly qualified teaching faculty for higher courses as well as trained teachers working as contributory or visiting faculty. A high demand for foreign language professionals ensures job placements for most of our students.

The French embassy offers continuous support and at the moment we have a native teacher who teaches and also helps in organizing extra-curricular activities. The embassy offers the possibility of teaching English in French schools to all students with a Masters level qualification in the language.

In the past we have had a 7 year collaboration with the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Many students and teachers have benefited through this collaboration through which the Masters students who were selected to go on a scholarship also got a transfer of credits. A text book for teaching French (2 levels) was published by us under the aegis of this program.

Since 2013, we have been collaborating with CEGEP de Sherbrooke in Quebec. Many professors from this university have been coming as guest lecturers, as well as our professors have been going to conduct lectures in CEGEP de Sherbrooke. The exchange program between the two universities that was conducted in 2014 was a huge success.

Part Time Language Courses:

• Certificate : 1 Year
• Intensive Certificate : 4 ½ Months (twice a year)
• Diploma : 1 Year
• Advanced Diploma : 1 Year
• Special Diploma in Commercial French: 1 Year
• Special Diploma in Teaching of French: 1 Year (Eligibility: B.Ed. and minimum B2 level in French).

Post Graduate Courses:

• M.A. (two years)
• M. Phil. (one year course work+ two years for dissertation)  
• Ph.D. (five years: course work and dissertation)