MA German at University of Alabama

Programme overview

We offer a vibrant MA program in German, with areas of study in literature, linguistics, and interdisciplinary studies. Our graduate students, former and present, have come from a variety of countries beyond the US (e.g., Cameroon, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, to name a few), making for a truly international group, all united by an interest in German. Tuscaloosa is also home to Mercedes-Benz US International, and the city has a substantial German community.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Modern Languages Classics | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include GN 510 History of the German Language, GN 515 Middle High German.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include: • Three Letters of Recommendation • A curriculum vita or resume Applicants to any German are of focus are not required to submit an entrance exam score. However, applicants to all programs who want to position themselves for possible consideration for additional financial support in the form of an enhanced assistantship or fellowship should submit an entrance exam score, even when it is not required for admission. Applications for both full-time and part-time status are welcome. All applicants seeking full-time student status are considered for financial support in the form of a graduate teaching assistantship. For students with deficiencies in undergraduate preparation, admission may be contingent upon completion of designated undergraduate requirements. In particular, all three tracks of the Master of Arts program in German, as described below, presup

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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