Overview

College of Humanities / College of Humanities is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Brigham Young University Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Center for Language Studies

Comparative Arts and Letters

Department of English

Department of French and Italian

Department of Linguistics

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Comparative studies
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Creative writing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	69
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Varies Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

100

Applied

72

Accepted

56

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	GPA minimum, writing samples

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$30,610

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships

Student Body

176

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.52%
Black or African American	0.57%
White or Caucasian	78%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%
Asian	6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.7%
Two or more races	1.14%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (27%)

Female (72%)

Faculty

152

Total faculty

Full-time - 148

Part-time - 4

Male (110)

Female (42)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Linguistics, second language acquisition, literature, creative writing, TESOL
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4002 Joseph F. Smith Building
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Scott J. Miller
Dean
Email: scott_miller@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-2779
Fax: 801-422-0308

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