Overview

Field of Germanic Studies / Field of Germanic Studies is located in Ithaca, NY, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	German intellectual history
Master of Arts (MA)	Old Norse
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Germanic linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Germanic literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Germanic linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Old Norse
Master of Arts (MA)	Germanic literature
Master of Arts (MA)	German area studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	German area studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	German intellectual history

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

6

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Fluency in German, writing sample, 2 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Fluency in German, writing sample, 2 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 77

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	5%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5%
Unknown	5%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (55%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Male (9)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Women's studies, minority literature, literature and intellectual history, theater and film studies, Continental philosophy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY  14850
United States

Contact Director of Graduate Studies
Phone: 607-255-4047

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