休斯敦大学

The M.A. program in Spanish offers an academic environment for students interested in advanced studies in the fields of Hispanic, Latin American and Peninsular Literature, and Spanish Linguistics. The program has been designed to provide knowledge and develop critical thinking on traditional and modern approaches used in these fields. The main goal of the M.A. program in Spanish is the preparation of future professionals to develop successful careers in education, administration, interpretation, and translation in diverse public and private institutions. The M.A. program in Spanish provides a strong preparation to pursue advanced studies at the Ph.D. level.

Degree Requirements

Credit hours required for this degree: 36.0

A total of 36 hours is required for the M.A. in Spanish, all at the 6000-level or above. Students may elect to write a thesis; if they do so, a maximum of 6 hours of thesis credit may count as part of the 36. A maximum of 6 hours, as well, may be taken in a complementary field outside the department if students obtain written permission in advance from the Graduate Director.

Once admitted to the program, no course in which a grade below B- (2.67) is received may be applied toward the Master’s degree. Comprehensive written and oral examinations are required to obtain the degree; these are scheduled during the last term of course work. A minimum of 27 term hours must be earned in residence at the University of Houston.

At the end of each student’s first year of course work at the graduate level, a screening procedure will be conducted by all faculty members with whom the student has studied in order to determine whether the individual is progressing satisfactorily toward the degree objective.

Before entering the M.A. Program, students should decide on the concentration they wish their M.A. in Spanish to reflect.

Possible concentrations include:

• Spanish literature
• Spanish literature and linguistics
• Spanish linguistics