Overview

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures / Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is located in Kansas City, MO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Romance languages and literatures	Spanish
Master of Arts (MA)	Romance languages and literatures	French

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 2 Foreign Languages

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

12

Applied

7

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75, 2 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

16

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	50%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

70

Total faculty

Full-time - 32

Part-time - 38

Male (20)

Female (50)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Literary analyses; psychology and literature; narrative techniques, poetic structure, and style; literature, politics, and society (especially in Latin America)
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO  64110
United States

Contact Dr. K. Scott Baker
Chair
Email: bakerks@umkc.edu
Phone: 816-235-2823
Fax: 816-235-1312

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