M.A. in Spanish
Master of Arts Degree in Spanish
30 Hours
total
24
+ 6 hours Thesis
or
30
hours without Thesis
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Graduate Program Director
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College
of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department
of Foreign Languages
Dr.
Eric Kartchner, Chair
Georgia
Southern University
P.O.
Box 8081, Statesboro, GA 30460
(912)
478-5281, FAX: (912) 478-0652 |
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Admission
Requirements:
Regular:
1.
Completed requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in a college accredited
by the appropriate regional accrediting associations
2.
A 3.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average or higher on all
undergraduate work
3.
A score of no less than 480 on the Verbal section of the Graduate
Record Examinations (GRE)
4.
An undergraduate major or the equivalent in the proposed field of
study or permission
5.
Two letters of recommendation by persons familiar with the applicant’s
academic experience
6.
Successful completion of Spanish proficiency exam administered by
Georgia Southern University Department of Foreign Languages or other
accredited institution
Provisional:
A
minimum score of 450 on the Verbal section of the GRE accompanied
by a better than 2.75 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average
on undergraduate college work. Students who do not meet provisional
requirements may appeal to a departmental committee of graduate
faculty members for admission.
Program
of Study:
Candidates for the M.A.
in Spanish must complete a total of 30 hours.
1. Thesis Option: 24 hours
course work + 6 hours Thesis
In cooperation with a
thesis advisor and committee, the student will write an M.A. thesis
(minimum of 60 pages, not counting Notes and Works Cited). The
student must pass an oral examination consisting of a discussion
of the thesis and of questions related to it. In depth and scope,
the thesis must demonstrate originality in research as well as
independent and critical judgment in interpreting materials. The
major professor shall supervise the research, direct the writing
of the thesis, and approve the thesis in its final form. Prior
to final approval, the members of the thesis committee will have
read the thesis. Both second and third readers shall report all
comments to the major professor. Prior to beginning the thesis,
the students should have the supervisor complete a Thesis Prospectus
Form to be approved by the department and the Graduate College.
Upon completion of the thesis there will be a thesis defense administered
by the major advisor and at least two other members of the Spanish
faculty as determined by the candidate and the advisor.
2. Non-Thesis Option
After completing 24
hours of required course work, students who do not plan to enter
a Ph.D. program will take 6 additional hours instead of writing
the thesis.
Students choosing the
non-thesis option will prepare a paper (of fifteen-twenty pages)
that they write in their last six hours of course work to present
before a faculty forum, followed by a question and answer session.
The paper and the presentation will be assessed by a panel consisting
of the student’s teacher for the course and two other professors.
READING LIST:
All degree
candidates will take a comprehensive examination over course work
and a masters reading list which will be placed in their hands
upon entering the degree program.
MA Reading List
- Spanish American Literature
MA Reading List -
Peninsular Literature
Other
Program Requirements:
Language
Requirement:
All degree programs leading to
the Master of Arts degree require a reading knowledge of a second
foreign language. Either French, German, Japanese or Latin is generally
required, but another language may be specified by the major professor
when the latter is appropriate to the area of research proposed
by the student in the thesis prospectus. A foreign national may
not use English or his or her native language to satisfy the language
requirements.
Georgia Southern University offers
the following two options for graduate students who need to complete
a foreign language requirement:
1. The language requirement
may be satisfied by a grade of "C" or better in the fourth
course of a college-level foreign language that is approved by the
student’s advisor.
2. A student primarily interested
in reading research in his or her field should prepare to take the
Foreign Language Graduate Reading Exam administered by the Department
of Foreign Languages. The student must register for the exam with
the Department of Foreign Languages no later than the last week
of the semester before the test is to be taken.
The examination will be based on
material selected in advance by the student and approved by the
examiner. The exam will have a limit of two hours, during which
time the student will be expected to prepare a reasonably accurate
written translation of several passages selected by the examiner.
The use of dictionaries during the exam will be permitted. The examining
committee for foreign languages shall report "pass" or
"fail" to the College of Graduate Studies.
Click
HERE for the M.A. Course Rotation
For
M.A. Program Information, please contact Graduate Program Directors for Spanish,
Dr. Leticia McGrath,
or
the Foreign Language Department Chair,
Dr. Eric Kartchner
(912) 478-5282.
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