MA French at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures offers an MA in French literatures with emphasis on French and Francophone poetry, narrative, and film; or interdisciplinary studies, literary theory, and teaching. The expertise of faculty spans all the major periods of French and Francophone literature, and are active scholars at the national and international levels.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

Students graduating with an MA in French have pursued a wide range of academic and professional paths. Many continue their studies by entering PhD programs in French and Francophone Studies or related fields such as Comparative Literature, Linguistics, or Cultural Studies, including at highly competitive universities such as the University of Pittsburgh, the University of

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or its equivalent, preferably in French or literature A minimum GPA of 3.00 Curriculum Vitae (CV, resume) Three letters of recommendation, preferably from recent language or literature professors Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended A 500 word statement of purpose, preferably in French A writing sample in French For non native English speakers: TOEFL scores, the minimum: 520 (paper), 190 (computer), 80 (internet) Oral English Proficiency Test administered by UC before being allowed to teach

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.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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