Overview
About French & Francophone World Studies at The University of Iowa
Faculty expertise enables the department to offer courses in the traditionally recognized historical periods of French literature, various literary genres, and critical theories as well as the Francophone literatures of Canada, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. The department has particular strengths in interdisciplinary studies, notably in the areas of comparative arts, film studies, history, and second language acquisition.
Undergraduate students in all majors may satisfy the World Languages requirement of the GE CLAS Core with courses in Arabic, French, Italian, or Swahili; see "Language for GE CLAS Core" below. The department offers other GE CLAS Core courses, and entering students may take the department's First-Year Seminars.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Modern Standard Arabic
- French
- Italian
- Swahili
- First-Year French Review
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages View 1103 other Masters in Language Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions.
- A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00, or the foreign equivalent as determined by the Office of Admissions.
- English Proficiency Requirements
- A Statement of Purpose
- Application for Graduate Awards
- One or more samples of your original writing (one of which should be in French)
- Three letters of recommendation
- A set of your unofficial academic records/transcripts uploaded on your Admissions Profile.
- Once recommended for admission, international students must send a Financial Statement.
Tuition Fee
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International
29739 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29739 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
31012 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31012 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
12065 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12065 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Iowa City
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Funding
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