MA in Italian in Chestnut Hill United States | Boston College

Candidates for all Master of Arts programs should have an undergraduate major or its equivalent in the appropriate field including advanced composition and surveys of the pertinent literatures Since nearly all courses in the department are conducted in the target language students must enter the program with sufficient oral and written proficiency to perform with ease in the relevant linguistic environment A complete application to be submitted directly to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences consists of the following Official transcripts of all previous study both undergraduate and graduate Two letters of recommendation from persons who have worked with you in an academic or other professional setting A statement of purpose of 2-4 pages elaborating on your professional objectives and suitability for the graduate program eg previous training in language and literature related work experience or travel and study in a targetlanguage country A formal writing sample in the target language of 8 to 12 pages in length generally a paper written in ones senior year of college or some other scholarly text properly identified International students are required to submit the International Application as well as the TOEFL exam scores Students who speak a native language other than English must provide evidence of English proficiency A score of 100 or higher on the TOEFL iBT test or 7.0 or higher on the IELTS test is required.