MA German at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The German program offers an interdisciplinary two-year MA in German that can include a direct exchange with universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Many incoming students spend the first year in Germany and return to Knoxville for the second year to complete degree requirements and receive classroom pedagogical training. Tuition waivers and GTA stipends are offered competitively.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of World Languages and Cultures | Duration: 2 years (minimum 30 graduate credit hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Thesis option: 6 hours of GERM 500 Thesis plus 24 hours of literature, culture, film or language courses, WLC 512 Teaching a Foreign Language, GERM 595 Graduate Colloquium, a reading-list exam, a thesis defense and a B2 (CEFR) German exam. Coursework-only option: 30 hours with a written comprehensive exam and the B2 German exam. Five-year BA/MA pathways with World Languages and Cultures are available.

Career pathways

Teaching, language-related careers, and preparation for PhD study (the thesis option is advised for those planning doctoral work).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply online to the Office of Graduate Admissions and should have completed a major or equivalent (usually 30 hours) in French, German or Spanish. The Graduate School requires a minimum 2.70 GPA; the MA programs expect a 3.50 GPA in all coursework in the major or a related field. Students must maintain a 3.00 graduate GPA after admission.

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. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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