Overview

Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages / Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages is located in Nashville, TN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying and final exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

5

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Sample of written work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Sample of written work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

22

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.55%
Black or African American	4.55%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (31%)

Female (68%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	1750 to present, Middle Ages, Baroque, language pedagogy, linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN  37240
United States

Contact Dr. Lutz Koepnick
Chair
Email: lutz.koepnick@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-322-2611
Fax: 615-343-7258

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