Course Requirements
The Hispanic Studies M.A. is a two-year program.
- All students must complete 7 half-courses.
- All students must take the Seminar on Transatlantic Studies (one half-course) and the Seminar on Information Systems and Research Methods (one half-course).
- Students will choose between two areas of concentration: 1) Literature; 2) Language and Linguistics. In order to fulfill the program requirements, students will take 4 half-courses in their designated area and 1 more half course from any area or graduate program.
- All students must choose their courses in conjunction with the Graduate Chair, who will approve all course selections.
- Due to the importance given, by Doctoral programs, to a wide knowledge in literary history and to a deep understanding of various periods and genres, students in the area of Literature are strongly encouraged to take one half-course in each of the following periods: Medieval, Golden Age, Modern, and Latin-American.
With the approval of the Graduate Chair, students may complete the M.A. program by taking 10 half-courses over two years, instead of writing a thesis.
Program Requirement
International students whose first language is not English must provide
evidence of their proficiency in English in order to graduate successfully
from the program. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score
of 213 or better is required for graduation.
Theses and Thesis Supervision
Students who write a Master's thesis choose a subject of interest in consultation with their supervisor. In accordance with University regulations for graduate supervision, each student will have a Supervisor and a Second Reader, both members of the Graduate Faculty in Hispanic Studies. The student should decide by the end of the first term of the first year in residence whether to write a thesis, or pursue a non-thesis M.A. By the end of the second term, students who pursue the thesis option complete a 5-10 page proposal for the thesis, including bibliography.