Earn your combined MA and MFA
Purse a unique, combined Master of Arts in French and Francophone World Studies and Master of Fine Arts in Literary Translation. If you're interested in writing in its different forms—creative, academic, and translation—you will find the University of Iowa to be the ideal place to develop your talents and pursue more diversified career preparation.
Combined degree requirements
Students in the combined program earn both degrees by completing a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework, fewer semester hours than if each degree was completed separately. Qualified students may be eligible for up to three years of full funding for a teaching assistant (TA) position.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| FREN:5000/WLLC:5000 | Teaching and Learning Languages | 3 |
| FREN:6005 | Colloquium: Teaching French | 3 |
| Both of these: | ||
| FREN:5001 | Introduction to Graduate Study | 2 |
| FREN:5020 | Comparative Stylistics | 3 |
| Seven courses in French and Francophone literature, culture, and/or linguistics | 21 | |
| Total hours | 29 | |
Students additionally complete written and oral final exams for the MA in French and Francophone World Studies. Students are not required to complete a thesis; should they choose to do so, a separate thesis is required.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All of these: | ||
| TRNS:6000 | The Craft and Contexts of Translation | 3 |
| TRNS:6459 | Issues in Translation | 3 |
| TRNS:5999 | Publishing, Prizes, and Presige | 3 |
| TRNS:6400 | Thesis | 1 |
| TRNS:6444 | Thesis Workshop | 3 |
| Six translation workshops (18 semester hours), of which 3 semester hours may be French to English translation | 18 | |
| Total hours | 31 | |
Students additionally complete a thesis for the MFA in Literary Translation.
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