Overview

Department of Comparative Arts and Letters / Department of Comparative Arts and Letters is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Comparative studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5

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	Entrance Exam GRE 2 Foreign Languages Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Coursework ÔÇö 33 credit hours in seminars at graduate level and other courses by approval

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

15

Applied

10

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours, writing sample, foreign language experience, undergraduate degree or experience in a humanities discipline, Proficiency in a language of scholarship or other spoken language.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$15,210

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	September 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

19

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	94%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 29

Part-time - 4

Male (24)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	East asian culture and film, european renaissance literature and philosophy, american photography and imagery of the american west, hellenistic greek history, roman imperial history and greek and latin literature, mayan and mesoamerican literature and early modernism art and culture,
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3008 Joseph F. Smith Building
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Julie Allen
Graduate Coordinator/Professor of Comparative Literature
Email: julie_allen@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-7891
Fax: 801-422-0305

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