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Languages and Linguistics
Web site at:
http://www.utep.edu/lgsling/
137 Liberal Arts
(915) 747-5767
2.- Spanish
Admission to the Program
- Fulfillment of all general requirements for admission to the Graduate
School.
- A satisfactory score on the Departmental Advanced Spanish examination.
Students seeking conditional admission with deficiencies will be required
to complete advanced level undergraduate courses as directed by the
Graduate Advisor. Such courses will not count toward the degree.
Degree Requirements
MA in Spanish:
- Complete 36 hours of work, including the appropriate options chosen from
"Required Courses and Subject Areas" listed below. With the approval of the
Committee on Graduate Studies, a student may present a minor consisting of
6 to 12 hours in a related field.
- Complete course 3202 (fourth semester) in a second foreign language with
a grade of at least "B", or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.
Must select Plan I or Plan II below:
- Plan I (Non-Thesis Option): Submit two graduate seminar research papers,
suitably bound, as required by the Graduate School. A prospectus outlining
each proposed paper must be approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies.
The papers will be defended orally.
- Plan II (Thesis Option): Complete Spanish 3598-3599, Thesis, which counts
for six of the required 36 hours of work. A prospectus outlining the
proposed thesis must be approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies. The
thesis will be defended orally.
Required Courses and Subject Areas:
In order to ensure a balanced course of study, all students must complete
21 credit hours distributed as follows:
- Required Course: Spanish 3501
- Required subject areas:
(A) Spanish peninsular literature:
- One course in Golden Age (Spanish 3533, 3534, or 3535)
- One course in Twentieth Century (Spanish 3540 or 3541)
(B) Spanish American literature:
- One course in Prose Fiction (Spanish 3519 or 3521)
- One course in Poetry (Spanish 3515 or 3517)
(C) Hispanic linguistics:
- One course. Students who have not taken Spanish/Linguistics 3309 (or the
equivalent) prior to undertaking MA course work will be required to take
this course, which will count for credit toward the MA. Those who have
completed 3309 before entering the master's program will be required to
complete one of the following: 3472, 3585, or 3588.
(D) One course selected from among the following:
- Spanish 3504
- Spanish 3535
- A second course in Hispanic linguistics
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