Our graduate programs are geared toward students with strong background in Spanish and with interest in Spanish acquisition, literature, culture, or teaching. Most of our students obtain certificates in addition to the Ph.D. (e.g., cinema studies, cognitive science, language teaching). Half of our graduate students are placed in tenure-track academic positions and the other half in teaching and industry positions.
The PhD Program prepares highly accomplished future scholars in the field of Italian Studies for academic as well as alternative careers. A strong pedagogical approach in language and culture teaching offers MA and MAT students job opportunities at the K-12 level.
The Department of French offers areas of interest that go beyond the normal confines of a language and literature program. These include a strong emphasis on Francophone literatures and cultures (three core faculty members and one affiliated member), the theory and practice of translation, Frenc and Francophone cultural studies, and French and Francophone film and media.
This program serves the needs of those interested in pursuing a career related to Chinese language and culture teaching, especially at K-12 schools. It partially fulfills the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) requirements to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) to teach Chinese at K-12 schools in NJ.
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