This department does not offer a graduate degree program. The courses listed below are available to graduate students and may complement their work in their particular fields. The master of arts in area studies is a collaborative program among the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Geography, History, and the International Studies program. A rich and diversified curriculum with courses in history, culture and civilization, literature, geography, development, political science, economics, architecture, and urban affairs and planning will prepare students for careers that require expertise in a chosen international area of specialization. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.
Students normally expect to complete their degree program in four semesters.
Variable credit course. Writing intensive approved. May be repeated for credit with different content. In-depth study of a selected topic in French culture or language as manifested in creative and historical literature, music, art, film, etc., such as phonetics, translation techniques, or the staging of dramatic works in French. May be repeated for credit with different content.