Overview

Department of Comparative Literature / Department of Comparative Literature is located in Amherst, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	6

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	1 Foreign Language Exam or project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

35

Applied

16

Accepted

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, undergraduate transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, undergraduate transcripts

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

19

Total Graduate Students

26%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	31.58%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Theory; interaction between literature and philosophy; European, Francophone, African, American, and South American literature; postmodernism; post colonialism
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 712 Clemens Hall
SUNY Buffalo
Amherst, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Krzysztof Ziarek
Chair
Email: kziarek@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-0858
Fax: 716-645-5979

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