The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers a graduate program leading to the M.A. degree in Spanish. The program permits selective enhancement of particular skills, such as translation, linguistics, or cultural and literary analysis. The curriculum provides a core experience consisting of courses in linguistics, culture, and literature culminating in a practicum (applied project or internship) or thesis. It also allows for the exploration of related interdisciplinary fields.
After admission to the program, in consultation with the graduate coordinator, each student will select three graduate faculty members who will serve as members of the defense committee. The defense committee will be chaired by a graduate faculty member chosen by the student. Responsibility for approving the student’s program of courses rests with the graduate coordinator, who will also assess any work done at other institutions and grant up to 6 semester hours of transfer credit for graduate work deemed acceptable, subject to subsequent approval by the Graduate School. Student-at-large hours may not exceed 9 semester hours for students pursuing a master’s degree in world languages, except in special circumstances with consent of department. The committee will be responsible for the administration of the thesis or practicum and for the supervision of an exit examination to test oral proficiency.
Students seeking admission to the M.A. program in Spanish should have completed an undergraduate major in Spanish or have a demonstrated proficiency at an equivalent level. Students also must possess a practical command of the target language (determined by interview) and be able to follow lectures in it. Admission to the program is on a competitive basis.
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