Department of Foreign Languages

M.A. in Spanish

42 Hours total

36 + 6 hours Thesis
or

42 hours without Thesis

Click HERE for the M.A. Course Rotation

For Advising

Please contact one of the Program Directors:

 

 

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

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 550 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 42 hours.

    1.  Thesis Option: 30 hours required course work + 6 hours of electives + 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 thirty hours of required course work, students who do not plan to enter a Ph.D. program will take 12 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.

 

Required Courses:

Click HERE for the M.A. Course Rotation

Thesis option:

SPAN 5230G Medieval Literature
SPAN 6130 History of the Spanish Language

SPAN 6132 Phonetics

SPAN 6230 Survey of Colonial Spanish American Literature

SPAN 6231 Survey of 18-19C Spanish American Literature

SPAN 6232 16-17C Drama in Spain

SPAN 6233 16-17C Poetry and Prose in Spain

SPAN 6235 18-20C Major Authors in Spain

SPAN 7131 Stylistics

SPAN 7236 Contemporary Spanish American Literature

Plus six hours additional course work at the 6000 or 7000 level

SPAN 7999 Thesis (6 hours)

 

Non-thesis option:

Same 30 hours as above

Plus 12 additional hours course work at the 5000 level or above

 

Students will select additional hours from those listed below:

SPAN 5030G Selected topics in Spanish

SPAN 5232G Literature of Hispanic Minorities

SPAN 5234G Modern Peninsular Women Writers

SPAN 5235G Modern Spanish American Women Writers

SPAN 5330G African Hispanic Culture

SPAN 5331G Latinos in the USA

SPAN 5332G Hispanic Culture through Cinema

SPAN 5890G Directed Studies in Spanish

SPAN 6234 Spanish American Poetry: 1910 to the Present

SPAN 6236 Modern Spanish American Theater

SPAN 6331 Contemporary Spanish American Culture and Civilization

SPAN 7090 Selected Topics in Spanish

SPAN 7091 Seminar in Spanish

SPAN 7195S Study Abroad: Language

SPAN 7230 Epics and Ballads

SPAN 7231 Picaresque Literature

SPAN 7232 Cervantes

SPAN 7233 Romanticism

SPAN 7234 Quijote

SPAN 7237 Modernism

SPAN 7395S Study Abroad: Culture

SPAN 7890 Directed Study in Spanish

To print these details, CLICK HERE for the PDF version.

Click HERE for the M.A. Course Rotation

For M.A. Program Information, please contact one of the Program Directors,

Dr. Doralina Martínez-Conde or Dr. Jorge Suazo,

or the Foreign Language Department Chair, Dr. Eric Kartchner (912) 478-5282.

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