Advising Sheets

Graduate Advising Sheets

Students are encouraged to review their Academic Advising sheet to identify the courses and exit requirements needed to complete their degree. Download your advising sheet to review your requirements and progress in the program:

Graduate course requirements for the MA in Languages and Cultures are as follow:

2 Core Courses (6 credits)

  • LNC 501 Linguistic Studies
  • LNC 503 Cultural Studies

6 Target-Language Courses (18 credits)

Select at least six courses in your target language: French, German, or Spanish.

French

  • FRE 501 French Business Culture
  • FRE 503 Oral Proficiency
  • FRE 504 Francophone Literature & Culture
  • FRE 505 Writing Proficiency
  • FRE 510 French Theater
  • FRE 515 French Civilization
  • FRE 520 Topics in French Literature and Language.  (Repeatable for credit up to six times as topics vary.)
  • FRE 550 French Film Studies

 

 

German

  • GER 500 20th Century German Culture
  • GER 505 Survey of German Film
  • GER 522 Austrian Literature and Culture
  • GER 525 German Linguistics
  • GER 526 Communicating the Unspeakable: Holocaust Survivor Narratives
  • GER 550 German Literary Genres

 

 

Spanish

  • SPA 510 Spanish Phonetics and Applied Linguistics
  • SPA 511 Spanish Through Time and Space
  • SPA 512 Advanced Grammar and Stylistics 
  • SPA 513 Living in Two Languages
  • SPA 542 Shaping National Identity in Latin America
  • SPA 556 Graduate Seminar. Repeatable for credit. Topics vary according to the professor’s research area. Topics may include:
      • The Taste of Poetry: Early Modern Poets, Poems and Poetics 
      • The Utopian Impulse in Latin America
      • Politics and Aesthetics since 1959
      • Memory Studies in 20th Century Fiction
      • Hispanic Women Writers and Directors
      • Indigeneity in Latin American Literature
      • Migrant Children: Latinx Literature and Culture
      • Extraction: Andes to the Amazon
      • Latin American Geographies
      • Hispanic Health Humanities
  • SPA 558 Violence in Latin American Cinema
  • SPA 559 Adaptation: Literature to Film in Latin America
  • SPA 560 Nobel Laureates in Hispanic Letters

 

 

2 Electives (6 credits)

Students not completing Teacher Certification may choose any two graduate courses from the following options:

  • Additional graduate courses in your concentration language
  • Graduate course in another language (such as French or German)
  • Graduate courses in fields such as Education, ESL Certificate, Language Pedagogy, Latin American Philosophies of Education (LAPE Certificate), Linguistics, PA K-12 Certification courses, or others that relate to your professional goals (consult with your Graduate Coordinator for additional options)
  • LAN 525 Internship in the target language
  • Pre-approved Study Abroad graduate courses

Students completing the Teacher Certification:

● Teacher Certification courses automatically fulfill the 2 Electives toward the M.A.

Exit Requirement

In addition to all coursework, graduate students must inform the Graduate Coordinator of their Exit Requirement choice the semester prior to graduation. Choose of on the following:

  • Research Portfolio
  • Original Research Project
  • Comprehensive Exam

See the Graduate Handbook for timeline and detailed descriptions.