Degree: Master of Arts
School/College: Arts and Sciences
Department: Romance Languages
Program of Study or Area of Emphasis: Spanish (Linguistics, Thesis Option)*
Total Hours Required for this Degree: 30
See the Graduate Handbook for additional information on this program.
REQUIRED COURSES (18 HOURS)
Choose six cross-listed SPAN (LING) courses from the list below:
| Course Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN (LING) 6350 | Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis | 3 hours |
| ROML (LING) 6350 | Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6450 | Variation and Sociolinguistics in Spanish | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6550 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6650 | Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6750 | Spanish Syntax and Morphology | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6850 | Spanish Applied Linguistics | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 6950 | Spanish Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 7750* | Teaching College Spanish | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 8010 | Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the Spanish-Speaking World Seminar (repeatable) | 3 hours |
| SPAN (LING) 8850 | Spanish Second Language Acquisition | 3 hours |
*Required course for all Teaching Assistants. This course may also be substituted for by ROML 7700, Romance Languages Pedagogy.
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 HOURS)
Electives are other graduate SPAN and ROML courses. Up to two graduate courses with another prefix, such as LING or LLED, may be included if approved by the major professor in consultation with the members of the student's advisory committee.
THESIS WRITING
SPAN 7300 Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. A minimum of 3 hours is required by the Graduate School. 3 hours
NON-THESIS OPTION
Total hours required for this degree: 33. See the requirements above, except that non-thesis students do not take SPAN 7300, but take 15 hours of elective courses.