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  4. MA Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures

MA Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

The Catholic University of America

Program Overview

The Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures offers two programs--Ancient Near East and Christian Near East studies--that lead to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Students in Ancient Near East studies focus on the languages of the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew and Aramaic) with considerable course work in other ancient Near Eastern languages. The department offers more different forms of Aramaic than any other program in North America. Students in Christian Near East studies can specialize in Arabic, Coptic or Syriac with crossover studies among these specialities. Catholic University was founded as a graduate center, and the Semitics department remains primarily a graduate department; undergraduates, if interested in intensive language study, may enroll in Semitics department courses. It is a part of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Program Key Stats

$44400 (Annual cost)



80 %

Eligibility Criteria


80
155
155
580
6.5
80

Additional Information & Requirements

Essay, High School Documents, Secondary school report with counselor letter, Official high school transcripts, Academic letter of recommendation, TOEFL 550-paper; 213-computer; and 80 Internet, IELTS score is 6.5

Career Options

  • Language engineering
  • Information processing: computer science and computer technology
  • information sciences
  • library science
  • Speech technology: speech synthesis and speech recognition
  • Advanced study in linguistics or in related fields
  • (such as experimental psychology or language or child development)
  • Education: educational research
  • bilingual education
  • Teaching: English
  • English as a second language
  • other languages
  • Speech pathology
  • Law

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