The goals of this degree are:
- To provide students with the tools for the critical analysis of literature and culture or linguistics and for carrying out research in the fields of literary and cultural studies or linguistics.
- To provide students with a basis for future study and research in literature and culture or linguistics for those who qualify for and choose to enter a PhD program.
- To help students develop the skills to formulate well-organized, well-supported arguments both orally and in the form of academic papers, using stylistically effective Spanish.
- To acquaint students with the vocabulary associated with literary and cultural or linguistic analyses in Spanish and the analytical resources of diverse approaches and theories.
- To train students to teach Spanish and/or Portuguese language courses.
- To provide students with in-depth knowledge in two areas of Spanish and Spanish American literatures and cultures or Hispanic Linguistics.
- To acquaint students with other areas that comprise the field of Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures and Hispanic Linguistics.
Possible Fields of Concentration:
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Syntax & Semantics
- Sociolinguistics & Pragmatics
- Historical Linguistics (Spanish & Romance)
- Psycholinguistics
Required Course: (All courses are SPANISH unless otherwise noted)
- 8893 Hispanic Linguistics Colloquium (1 credit hour)
Core Courses: Students take 3 courses from 2 of the fields listed below, 2 courses from 2 other fields, and 1 course from the remaining field.
- Phonetics and Phonology (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7340 Spanish Phonology and Morphology
- 8340 Studies in Synchronic Spanish Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology
Syntax and Semantics
- 8320 Studies in Synchronic Spanish Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (3 credit hours)
Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7380 Spanish Sociolinguistics
- 8380 Studies in Spanish Sociolinguistics
Historical Linguistics (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7360 History of the Spanish Language
- 8360 Studies in Spanish Historical Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
- 8370 Studies in Spanish Psycholinguistics (3 credit hours)
Variable Topics Courses (which count in the different fields according to subject matter taught) (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 8330 Studies in Spanish Synchronic Linguistics
- 8390 Seminar in Spanish Linguistics
TOTAL: These course requirements total 33-40 graduate credit hours for the completion of the M.A.