Program requirements
All students will be required to complete 33 credit hours of graduate-level course work, distributed with respect to one of the following two options:
Thesis option (27 hours of coursework + six thesis hours):
| 3 hours |
SPAN 5000, Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish |
| 15 hours |
Literature/Culture and Linguistics, with at least six hours in each |
| 6 hours |
Courses outside the Modern Languages Department, as approved by advisor |
| 3 hours |
Elective, as approved by advisor |
| 6 hours |
Thesis preparation and writing |
Non-thesis option (33 hours of coursework):
| 3 hours |
SPAN 5000, Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish |
| 18 hours |
Literature/Culture and Linguistics, with at least six hours in each |
| 6 hours |
Courses outside the Modern Languages Department, as approved by advisor |
| 6 hours |
Elective, as approved by advisor (may include another course outside the Modern Languages Department)
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