Overview

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures / Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Slavic Languages and Literatures	Russian literature and culture
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Film and Media Studies	Slavic

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	4

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 N/A 2 Foreign Languages Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam N/A Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

10

Applied

5

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	N/A
Doctoral Degree Exam	N/A
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Personal Statement Transcript copies Three letters of recommendation (online submissions) Writing Sample (in English); a Russian sample can also be submitted (optional)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$24,468

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

9

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	11.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (44%)

Female (55%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 10

Male (7)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Russian cinema & media; 20c. and contemporary Russian culture, 19c. Russian literature and material culture; digital humanities; applied linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1228 Cathedral of Learning
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Bella Grigoryan
Department Chair
Email: grigoryan@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-9958
Fax: 412-624-9714

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