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Overview
With a large faculty of renowned scholars and dedicated teachers, the department offers a wide range of courses in traditional and emerging fields of literary and cultural study.
Key Features
- Students should not apply to the free-standing program if they wish to advance beyond the MA in the English and Comparative Literature department at Columbia University: the free-standing program is terminal.
- In the MA year students take eight courses, which must include the Master’s Seminar and the Colloquium in Theory and Method. MA students must also complete the Master’s Essay and demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language. No advanced standing will be granted toward the MA for graduate work completed at other institutions.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Literary History of Atrocity
- Interpreting Early Film
- The Frequency of Black Life
- Genealogies of Feminism: Vision and Difference
- Literary Theory from Plato to Kant
- History of the English Language
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 7.5
PTE Academic 67
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages Literature View 999 other Masters in Language Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
GRE® Required
English requirements
IELTS 7.5
PTE Academic 67
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- transcripts of all previous post-secondary education
- a statement of academic purpose
- a curriculum vitae or résumé
- three letters of recommendation from academic sources
- GRE scores and, if applicable, results of the TOEFL or IELTS examination to fulfill the English Proficiency Requirement
- a sample of scholarly writing, if required by the department or program
- payment of the application fee
Tuition Fee
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International
64726 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 32363 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
64726 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 32363 USD per semester during 12 months.
Living costs for Manhattan
2638 - 5751 USD /month
Living costs
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Financing
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