Program Overview
The Franco-Arab Studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is a MA programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Franco-Arab Studies programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United States and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- Location: Chapel Hill, United States, United States
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Franco-Arab Studies programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Readings in Arabic Literature
- Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
- Dissident Voice in Arab Cultures
- Imagining Palestine
- Film, Nation, and Identity in the Arab World
- Modernity and its Discontents in Arabic Literature and Culture
- Orientalist Fantasies and Discourses on the Other
- Writing the Mediterranean: Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Early Modern World
- Readings in Francophone Literature (with a focus on the Maghreb, Lebanon and literatures of immigration in France)
- Readings in Cultural Studies
- Diaspora and Transcuralism in Quebecois Literatures (with a focus on Lebanon, The Maghreb and literatures of immigration in Canada)
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Admission Requirements:
Prospective students will submit their applications electronically to the Graduate School. Applications are only accepted for study beginning in the fall semester of each year. Recommenders must submit their letters electronically through the online application system. We do not accept any recommendations on paper or via email. To be considered for a competitive Graduate School fellowship, an applicant must have all materials in by December 15, 2015 for Fall 2016 admission. (The final deadline to complete & submit your application is February 9, 2016.) This includes GRE scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, writing sample, and the mp3/wma file (all are submitted electronically). Please do not send hard copies of transcripts when applying \xc2\x96 hardcopies of your final transcripts are due only to the Graduate School upon admission.
Tuition & Financial Information
Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.
Application Deadline
2009-02-18
About University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
North Carolina, US
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university began enrolling students in 1795,...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2009-02-18
- Start Date 2018-08-23
- Language English
- Duration 24 months
- Credits 2