Overview

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures / Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is located in Newark, DE, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Technical Chinese translation
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages and literatures	German
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages and literatures	French
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages and literatures	Spanish
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages pedagogy	German
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages pedagogy	French
Master of Arts (MA)	Foreign languages pedagogy	Spanish

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

16

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Letters of recommendation, writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

38

Total Graduate Students

26%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	2.63%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (26%)

Female (73%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Medieval to Modern French and Spanish literature, twentieth-century German, French, Spanish literature by women, computer-assisted instruction
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	12,000

Location & Contact

Address 210 South College Avenue
Newark, DE  19716
United States

Contact Dr. Richard Zipser
Phone: 302-831-2000

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