Romance Languages: Master of Arts (MA)

Application Deadlines

Spring Admission
November 1

Summer Session 1 Admission
April 1

Fall Admission
July 1, priority deadline is March 15

Exams & Waivers

Entrance exam: GRE
Exam waiver available: Yes

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Location

On campus

Completion Time

2 years (full time)

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Teach romance languages? Oui! Si!

Choosing to study a foreign language in an increasingly global world allows for the development and refinement of communication, listening and speaking skills — while also endowing yourself with a concern for world affairs and an appreciation of and respect for individual differences.

The Master of Arts in Romance Languages program at App State offers two areas of emphasis: French and Spanish. Each track is designed for you to start or advance your teaching career, in either a K–12 or college classroom.

Visit the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures website for more information about the Romance Languages program.

A 2024 ‘Best’

In its 2024 “Best Colleges” rankings, U.S. News & World Report named App State:

No. 1 — Most Innovative School among Southern universities
No. 2 — Top Public Schools in the South
No. 3 — Best Regional Universities of the South

The Princeton Review named App State among the best schools in the U.S. and the Southeast for 2024.

‘Top’ school for 2023

Forbes magazine ranked App State among “America’s Top Colleges” for 2023.

Learn more about App State’s accolades

Concentrations and Courses

- French College Teaching
  
  Learn or brush up on your French language skills with this concentration, designed for new and practicing educators teaching French at the collegiate level.
  
  Graduate Bulletin & Course Catalog
- French K-12 Teaching
  
  Position yourself for Master (M) level licensure for K-12 French teaching.
  
  Graduate Bulletin & Course Catalog
- Spanish College Teaching
  
  Designed for new and practicing educators teaching Spanish at the collegiate level.
  
  Graduate Bulletin & Course Catalog
- Spanish K-12 Teaching
  
  Position yourself for Master (M) level licensure for K-12 Spanish teaching.
  
  Graduate Bulletin & Course Catalog

Careers

Where can an App State degree take you? Anywhere you want to go!

Careers

French Language Teacher
Spanish Language Teacher

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App State’s Career Development Center
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