Through a specialization in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, students explore and analyze texts across world cultures. With its methodology based in the idea that new insights about our world traditions are illuminated when they are compared and contrasted, the program promotes cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis. Within the Department of World Languages & Cultures students have access to specialists who work in European, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern cultural traditions. We are also affiliated with richly interdisciplinary programs such as Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. In their courses, faculty offer students various critical frameworks through which to link and/or interrogate national traditions. Our challenge is to overcome conventional national and linguistic divisions, and produce scholars with a new vision of world aesthetics.

The American Comparative Literature Association is a great resource for CLCS students. Please check it out for information about conferences, prizes and other resources.

CLCS WLC.MA Course of Study

Our distinguished faculty have a wide range of teaching and research interests, covering French and Francophone literature, culture, and language studies. All of our graduate classes are discussion-based seminars, so students enjoy a communal approach to education and forge meaningful intellectual relationships with their professors. As a Teaching Assistant (TA), you will also be trained in the latest advances in second-language pedagogy. The University of Utah has an excellent research library, rare book collection, film and video collection, and Fine Arts Museum.

The French Studies program of the Department of World Languages & Cultures is committed to offering students a truly eclectic forum for the study of literature and culture. Our approach is multicultural and interdisciplinary. Graduate students in French work alongside students in German, Spanish, and Comparative Literature. We draw our diverse student population from North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The French MA is offered in two formats - a traditional MA degree or an MA degree with licensure. Please review the courses of study below:  

French WLC.MA COURSE OF STUDY  French WLC.MA With LicensurE COURSE OF STUDY

Funding Opportunity

French Embassy Fellowship for Master's Students in French Teaching DLI

The candidate will complete Candidate Information and Motivation sections of this application. A faculty member or administrator from the Partner University will support the candidate’s application. The faculty member or administrator will complete the Nominating Faculty or Administrator section of the application, and will also complete a letter of support for the candidate. The candidate will submit this Application, along with their CV (in English or French) and the Letter of Support (in English or French)

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The Spanish specialization provides intensive training in the analysis and research of Latin American and Peninsular literary and cultural studies and language pedagogy. The Spanish Literature specialization prepares students to approach texts and cultural production from a variety of methodological and theoretical paradigms, and to conduct research in the field. Students will acquire knowledge of a broad body of canonical and non-canonical texts from Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean from an interdisciplinary perspective. Skills and knowledge developed in the MA program prepares students for continued graduate work in the humanities and other professional disciplines. Faculty areas of expertise are diverse and consider national, transnational and post-national perspectives on research areas including Hispanic cultural history, Afro-Caribbean music, indigenous literary trends, subaltern, environmental, and queer studies.

All of our graduate classes are discussion based seminars, so students enjoy a communal approach to learning and meaningful intellectual relationships with the faculty. Teaching Assistants will receive training in language pedagogy. The University of Utah has an excellent research library, rare book collection, film and video collections and access to numerous electronic data bases and resources.

Spanish WLC.MA Course of Study  Spanish WLC.MA Reading List

This is a comprehensive list of the works students should know before taking the final exams for the Master of Arts in World Languages & Cultures with an emphasis in Spanish.

The MALP in Chinese allows students to choose coursework which focuses on a specific area - secondary teaching, pedagogy, or dual language immersion - while providing a solid foundation in Chinese culture and literature.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate Chinese proficiency at the Advanced Low (or equivalent) level per ACTFL guidelines.

Chinese MALP Course of Study

The MALP in Japanese allows students to choose coursework which focuses on a specific area - secondary teaching, pedagogy, or dual language immersion - while providing a solid foundation in Japanese culture and literature.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate Japanese proficiency at the Intermediate High level per ACTFL guidelines.

Japanese MALP COURSE OF STUDY

The MALP in Portuguese allows students to choose coursework which focuses on a specific area - secondary teaching, pedagogy, or dual language immersion - while providing a solid foundation in Portuguese/Brazilian culture and literature.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate Portuguese proficiency at the Advanced Low level per ACTFL guidelines.

Portuguese MALP COURSE OF STUDY

The MALP in Russian allows students to choose coursework which focuses on a specific area - secondary teaching, pedagogy, or dual language immersion - while providing a solid foundation in Russian culture and literature.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate Russian proficiency at the Intermediate High level per ACTFL guidelines.

Russian MALP COURSE OF STUDY

The Master of Arts in Spanish Language Pedagogy (MALP) exposes the student of Spanish to three main areas of study: language pedagogy, second language acquisition, and the literature and culture of the target area. The course of study focuses on developing professional skills and enabling students to critically evaluate and apply literature and research in the discipline. The MALP prepares students to teach adult learners at post-secondary institutions and private secondary institutions, or to continue graduate work in second language acquisition, research and pedagogy. The program does not offer K-12 teaching licensure. 

Students who participate in the MALP program have the option to study in Oviedo, Spain for one semester.

*Course of Study linked here effective as of Fall 2020