Overview

Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures / Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	French
Master of Arts (MA)	Film and Media Studies	French

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
Doctoral Degrees	2

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 Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11

Applied

4

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 10th	January 10th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Application must be completed through Apply Yourself. Three (3) letters of recommendation Unofficial transcripts of all post-secondary academic work, and official translations if these are not in English. A personal statement (1-3 pages single-spaced) written in English outlining goals and reasons for pursuing graduate education in French. This is

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$24,468

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 10
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

15

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	26.67%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	6.67%

Gender

Male (53%)

Female (46%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Environment; film and media; gender and sexuality; nation/transnation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4200 5th Avenue
1328 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Todd Reeser
Department Chair
Email: reeser@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-6258

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