Spanish, Hispanic Studies M.A.

Requirements

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The 33-hour program includes 12 hours of required graduate course work in Spanish encompassing four areas:

Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition	FOL 714
Textual Analysis	SPAN 720
Writing Workshop	SPAN 709
Technology-Enhanced Foreign Language Education	SPAN 760

These courses must be taken in the department. A variety of courses in language, linguistics, literature, culture, and technology will be offered to allow students to complete their degree.

Students may apply a maximum of 9 credits at the 600 level to their graduate program. Upon departmental approval, students may take 6 of their total credits at the graduate level outside the department in an area relevant to their chosen concentration. Students choosing the written examination option must include:

  in their program, while those following the project option must take six credits of  .

Courses taken for graduate credit may not be repeated, with the exception of

  and  , provided that topics change. Graduate courses may not be audited without the consent of the instructor. A grade below a B- will place a student on probation. A second grade below a B- will cause a student to be separated from the program.

Final Examination

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Written Examination 

Students will take a written Master’s Examination.  Students choosing the written examination option must include

  in their program After completing 21 credits, students, in consultation with the graduate coordinator, students will choose for their examination three of the following seven areas of concentration: Peninsular culture, Latin American culture, linguistics, Peninsular literature, Latin American literature, technology in the classroom, and translation theory.  Once these areas are chosen they may not be changed, nor may the option be changed.  The exam will be based on the courses taken as well as on a supplementary list of readings for each area available in the department.  The exam will include three 90-minute sections drafted by the examination committee.  Grammatical accuracy will also be a graded component of the exam.  After passing all three parts of the written exam, students will take an oral examination covering these chosen areas.  Students who do not pass any part(s) of the exam will be allowed to retake the failed part(s) only once.  Students who do not pass all three parts and the oral examination the second time will be separated from the program.   

Final Project Option

Students with at least a 3.8 GPA may (upon the approval of the Spanish graduate coordinator) substitute a final project (six credits of

  ) for the written examination.  Before initiating the project, students will establish a three-member faculty examination committee and secure their approval of the project proposals.  If the proposal is rejected twice, the student must take the written examination option.  When accepted projects are completed, students will take the Final Examination, an oral examination covering the final project.  The committee shall consist of the project director, two other members of the graduate faculty, and the graduate faculty representative.  Students whose projects are not acceptable for defense will be allowed to resubmit their project the following semester.  Students who do not secure approval the second time will be separated from the program.  More detailed guidelines will be distributed to enrolled students.