Department of Comparative Arts and Letters

Overview

Brigham Young University / 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	8

Earning Your Degree

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

9

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

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$56,308

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

16

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (31%)

Female (68%)

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, 17th century spanish art and literature, greek and early christian papyri and graffiti, 13-16th century devotional art and mariology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3008 Joseph F. Smith Building
Provo, UT  84602-1001
United States

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

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