Overview

Department of World Languages and Cultures / Department of World Languages and Cultures is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Spanish
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	French
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	Spanish
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	Chinese
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	Portuguese
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	Russian
Master of Arts (MA)	Language pedagogy	Japanese
Master of Arts (MA)	Comparative literary & cultural studies
Master of Arts (MA)	French
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Comparative literary & cultural studies
Master of Arts in Language Pedagogy (MALP)	Spanish
Master of Arts (MA)	World languages

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Bachelor's Degree Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

22

Applied

13

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's Degree
Doctoral Degree Exam	Bachelor's Degree
Doctoral Degree Requirements	B.A. degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 80 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits

Student Body

30

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (70%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 4

Male (14)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Latin American Literature & Culture, Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies, Environmental Humanities, Second Language Acquisition, Film Studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,625

Location & Contact

Address 255 South Central Campus Drive, Room 1400
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
United States

Contact Christopher T Lewis
Associate Professor of Portuguese
Email: christopher.t.lewis@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-4786

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