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	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

12

Applied

9

Accepted

7

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

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,700

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

16

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
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 (62%)

Female (37%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 3

Male (24)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Renaissance skepticism, ancient novels, papyrology, Mediterranean piracy, Renaissance devotional art, Seventeenth Century French comedy, representations of chance and probability, Dutch baroque art empowering women, Nineteenth Century Denmark and memory studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Graduate Coordinator/Professor of Classical Studies
Email: macfarlane@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-9078
Fax: 801-422-0305

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