Greetings from the
Graduate Chair | 
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Dear Prospective Student,
The Department of Modern Languages at Ohio University welcomes you to our web site. Our perspective is open to new frontiers in education, technology, and diversity. Our multi-cultural department provides an open, friendly, and collegial learning environment for all students, faculty, and staff. The history of Ohio University is the foundation of the goals of our current president, Roderick McDavis: to educate our students in cultures of the world. The Department of Modern Languages' M.A. programs in French and Spanish enhance this objective since we study and teach languages and cultures other than English. Faculty members in our department represent seven countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas as well as minority groups in the United States. We have award-winning teachers who do research in literature, culture, and pedagogy. We are also proud of our prize-winning poets, novelists, and dramatists.
Our M. A. programs prepare students for various careers and for continuing their studies at the doctoral level at prestigious institutions. We have a new joint program with the College of Education for students who would like to be licensed to teach in the public schools.
The M.A. program offers a tuition scholarship for graduate courses along with a Teaching Associateship that provides a stipend of $10,100 for first-year graduate students, who teach one beginning-level language class each quarter.
We invite you to apply for admission to our program and for a Teaching Associateship. Please consult our list of Spanish faculty and French faculty as well as the M.A. Spanish Graduate Program and M.A. French Graduate Program requirements and course listings. Our department does not require the GRE for admission.
If you are an international student, remember to legalize your translations of diplomas and transcripts into English. For Teaching Associate applicants whose native language is not English, Ohio University requires the TOEFL exam and the Test of Spoken English which have to be taken in your home country. These exams take time to schedule, so it is wise to take them at your earliest convenience. Please visit the Graduate Studies website for application information.
We look forward to receiving your complete application. We will consider your application once you have submitted all the required documents. We will give priority consideration to applications completed by January 15. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to e-mail, call, or write.
Sincerely,
| Amado J. Láscar Assistant Professor MLD Chair Graduate Studies Spanish Grad Adviser | Lois Vines Professor MLD French Grad Adviser |
Further Information
For further information regarding admissions, program options, or degree requirements, email us directly at:
modern.languages@ohio.edu
Or, you may write to:
Graduate Chair
Department of Modern Languages
Gordy Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
