MA Comparative Literature at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Comparative Literature offers a core of courses in the discipline and draws on the teaching and scholarly resources of faculty members in more than 20 programs in language, literature, culture, and area studies. Students seeking the Master of Arts degree are expected to develop a broad knowledge of the theory and practice of comparative literature, both through coursework and through the completion of a report or thesis. In addition, they expand their acquaintance with a single world-language literature by studying it at the graduate level.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Duration: 31 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 31 semester credit hours. To earn the Master of Arts degree with a major in comparative literature, the student must complete either 31 semester hours of coursework, including the six-hour thesis course, or 34 hours of coursework, including the three-hour report course. The student must also demonstrate a high degree of competence in one world language and sufficient competence in a second world language.

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Application information

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 entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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