Overview

Department of French and Italian / Department of French and Italian is located in Bloomington, IN, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	French	French and Francophone studies
Master of Arts (MA)	French	French instruction
Master of Arts (MA)	French	French linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	French	French linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Italian
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Italian

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 Varies Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

28

Applied

20

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	December 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	BA or equivalent undergraduate preparation in French or Italian
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA from degree program at IU; MA in the specific field

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

57

Total Graduate Students

47%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.75%
Black or African American	1.75%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (38%)

Female (61%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

French and Italian literature, French linguistics, including the novel and political theory, literature and fine arts, literary theory, postcolonialism, French-Creole studies, French literature of Africa and its Diaspora, humanism, Medieval folklore and mythology, humor in Medieval and Renaissance literature, emigration, second language acquisition, syntax, sociolinguistics, phonology, lexicography, media and cultural studies, cinema, drama

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 355 North Jordan Avenue
Global and International Studies Building
Bloomington, IN  47405
United States

Contact Prof. Massimo Scalabrini
Chair
Email: mscalabar@indiana.edu
Phone: 812-855-8044
Fax: 812-855-8877

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