I. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a program leading to the Master of Arts degree in Romance Languages with concentration in either French or Spanish.

Program objectives are: (1) development of a sound knowledge of the language, literature, and culture in the selected field, and (2) preparation for career in teaching, business, or government; and (3) preparation for study at the doctoral level.

II. MA Degree Program

A student entering the program will be assigned a major advisor by the chair, and this advisor is to be consulted in all matters concerning the student’s program of study. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain from the department office copies of the Information Sheet and the Required Reading List for detailed descriptions of requirements.

A. Program Admission

1. A minimum of 24 upper-division semester hours or the equivalent in French, Spanish or a combination of the two.
2. A reasonable proficiency in the language of concentration, to be determined by the department prior to admission.
3. Two letters of recommendation from professors who have taught the applicant.
4. A 3.0 GPA for upper-division courses in the field.
5. Minimum of 430 on the verbal portion of the GRE and a quantitative score acceptable to the Department.
6. Exceptions to Requirements 1, 4, and 5 may be made with the approval of the coordinator of graduate studies, the department chair and the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Studies.

1. A total of 30 semester hours for candidates writing a thesis.
2. A total of 33 semester hours for candidates not writing a thesis.
3. A minimum of 6 semester hours in the field of Romance Languages and Literatures from the following options:
1. Coursework in linguistics offered in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (LING 7101, 7201, FREN 6301, 7401, SPAN 6306, 7301, 7302, 7304, 7305).
2. Coursework in the field of Romance Languages and Literatures outside the language of concentration.
4. With prior written approval of the coordinator of graduate studies, students concentrating in French may take up to 9 hours in a collateral area.
5. At least 23 hours must be taken in 7000 level courses.
6. A reading knowledge of a foreign language other than that of the concentration. This may be demonstrated in the following ways:
1. achieving the forty-fifth (45th) percentile on the Graduate School Foreign Language Test (ETS),
2. achieving a grade of "3.0" or better in a fourth-semester language course (e.g. FREN/GERM/SPAN 2202 or equivalent),
3. achieving a grade of "3.0" or better in a graduate reading course (FREN/ GERM 5701 or equivalent), or
4. some other manner approved by the coordinator of graduate studies.
7. A comprehensive written and oral examination after completion of all course work.
8. If a thesis is presented, an oral examination on the area of the thesis is required. The thesis requires 6 hours. The maximum number of thesis hours that will count toward the degree is 6, although a student may have to enroll in more hours in order to maintain continuous enrollment.

7101. Introduction to Linguistics I. (3). Nature of language; history of linguistic theory; morphology and syntax, concentrating on languages other than English.

7201. Introduction to Linguistics II. (3). Principles and applications of phonology, with major emphasis on languages other than English; historical linguistics, concentrating on Romance and other language families; psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, semantics.

6301. French Phonetics. (3). The theory and practice of French sounds; especially recommended for teachers of French.

6302. Advanced French Grammar. (3). Practical, syntactical, and lexical usage of contemporary French.

6412. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century French Literature. (3). Classical theater and critical theories; essay, nouvelle, and conte in the eighteenth century. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301; RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

6413. Nineteenth Century French Literature. (3). Survey of literary movements and major authors with readings in all the major genres. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301. RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

6414. Twentieth Century French Literature. (3). Survey of literary movements and major authors with readings in the novel, poetry, and theater. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301 RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

7101. French for Business and Economy. (3). Basic vocabulary and institutions necessary for dealing in the French business world. Open only to students enrolled in International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of proficiency examination.

7102. French for Commerce. (3). Practical training in various aspects of correspondence and communications necessary for conducting business in French-speaking communities. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: FREN 7101 or equivalent.

7103. Readings in French Business I. (3). Close reading of a selection of texts on business and economic life of the French-speaking world; emphasis on perfection of reading and writing skills in French. PREREQUISITE: 7102 or equivalent.

7305. French Stylistics. (3). (6305). Way in which texts produce meanings, development of analytic and interpretative skills with which to read the textuality of literary writing and to determine devices that affect its particular expressiveness; examination of vocabulary, syntax structure, and rhetorical figures as literary convention and as deviation from convention.

7401. History of the Language and Old French. (3). Development of the French language from Latin to the early 14th century; structure of Old French in preparation for reading medieval texts. Readings include several Lais of Marie de France and la Chanson de Roland.

7402. Medieval French Literature. (3). Major genres and authors of the Middle Ages; readings include the roman courtois of Chretien de Troyes, the Lais of Marie de France, le Roman de la Rose, Aucassin et Nicolette, le Roman de Renard, theatre, and lyric poetry from the trouveres to Charles d’Orleans and Villon.

7421. The French Renaissance. (3). Changes in aesthetics, poetics, and philosophy as seen in the writings of l’Ecole Lyonnaise, the Pleiade, Rabelais, Montaigne, Calvin, de Navarre, Etienne Jodelle, and Robert Garnier.

7425. Classicism prior to 1600. (3). Aesthetics and poetics of the baroque and preclassical periods: selections from the writings of the precieux and baroque poets, Mairet, Rotrou, Saint-Sorlin, Scarron, Sorel, Cyrano de Bergerac; the theater of Corneille; early comedies of Moliere.

7426. Classicism after 1660. (3). The impact of Boileau and l’Art poetique in crystallizing classical principles and patterns; masterpieces of Moliere and Racine; representative selections from masters of the other genres in this period of French literature.

7470-7479. Special Topics in French Literature. (3). Literary movements, individual authors, or groups of authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

7491. Seminar in French Literature. (3). Introduction to research through investigations of limited scope. May be repeated for up to 9 credit hours with a different topic.

‡7492. Research in French Studies. (1-6). May be repeated for credit toward the concentration in French up to a maximum of 6 hours.

7531. The Age of the Enlightenment. (3). Comprehensive study of literary trends and innovations within the major genres as related to liberal ideas underlying the philosophy of Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and their contemporaries.

7691. Bibliography and Methods of Research. (1). Examination of bibliographical aids for the study of French literature; problems involved in various types of research; and study of the presentation and documentation of scholarly writing. Required of all graduate students.

†7791. The Teaching of French. (1). Required of all graduate assistants in French.

†7792. Practicum in Teaching (1-3). Professional development in teaching of French, including classroom experience, tests and measurement, language proficiency, computer-assisted instruction, and use of audio-visual resources in the classroom. May be repeated. Limited to graduate students in French. PREREQUISITE: Permission of graduate coordinator.

†7793. Reading for Comprehensives. (1-6). Directed readings of required lists as preparation for comprehensive written and oral examination. Arranged on an individual basis. May be repeated. Limited to graduate students in French. PREREQUISITES: Students must have completed 18 hours of graduate work; permission of graduate coordinator.

†7996. Thesis. (1-6). The thesis in French carries 6 semester hours and must be approved by the candidate’s thesis committee.

†Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
‡Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

7101. Advanced Business German I. (3). Intensive work with interpreting and composing German business letters and other correspondence (TELEX, FAX, e-mail), German business organization and accounting practices; maintenance of conversational skills. Course is conducted in German. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of proficiency examination.

7102. Advanced Business German II. (3). German business documentation for domestic and foreign trade; finance, banking, role of the Bundesbank; advertising and marketing. Maintenance of conversational skills. Course is conducted in German. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: GERM 7101 or equivalent.

7103. Advanced Business German III. (3). Business and West German society 1949-1994; culture and business of the former East Germany; reunification; culture and business practices of other Germanophone countries of Europe (i.e., Austria, Switzerland, etc.); continuation of practice in correspondence and conversation. Conducted primarily in German.

7101. Advanced Business Japanese I. (3). Vocabulary and institutions necessary for dealing in the Japanese business world. Maintenance and extension of conversational skills to business context. Course is conducted in Japanese. Open only to students enrolled in International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of proficiency examination.

7102. Advanced Business Japanese II. (3). Business Japanese language skills applied to specific fields of business, which include finance, manufacturing, the tourist industry, etc. Course is conducted in Japanese. Open only to students enrolled in International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: JAPN 7101 or equivalent.

7103. Advanced Business Japanese III. (3). Interpreting and composing various letters and documents for conducting business in Japanese. Course is conducted in Japanese. Open only to students enrolled in International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: JAPN 7102 or equivalent.

6302. Advanced Grammar. (3). Special problems in grammar. Required of all graduate assistants in Spanish and recommended for all MA candidates.

6306. Applied Spanish Linguistics. (3). (6501). Current research in linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics and their contribution to second language teaching and second language learning.

6410. Spanish Literature and Civilization. (3). Survey of literary movements and major figures with readings in literature and civilization. Required for all MA candidates.

6510. Spanish American Literature and Civilization. (3). Survey of literary movements and major figures with readings in literature and civilization. Required for all MA candidates.

6563. Introduction to Spanish Literary Genres. (3). Study of literary genres with concentration on Spanish Peninsular literature; selections from origins to present time; emphasis on textual analysis.

7101. Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Business. (3). Hispanic community and family, customs, geography, demography of Spain and Spanish America; United States business in Latin America and Hispanic business in the United States. Course is conducted in Spanish. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of proficiency examination.

7102. Commerce in the Hispanic World. (3). Hispanic markets and techniques of penetrating them; international advertising, import-export and economic review of Hispanic nations; history and circumstances of the Hispanic corporate world. Course is conducted in Spanish. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. PREREQUISITE: SPAN 7101 or equivalent.

7103. Spanish Commercial Correspondence and Documents I (3). Various letters and documents for conducting business among Hispanic nations. Conducted in Spanish. PREREQUISITE: SPAN 7102 or equivalent.

7201. Workshop on Spanish Language. (3). Idiomatic construction, word formation, culturally connotated vocabulary and modern style techniques through intensive text analysis and writing. Recommended: SPAN 6302.

7301. Spanish Phonology. (3). (6301). Principles of analysis of the sound system of human language; general sound system (phonetics) of Spanish; and phonemic contrastive analysis of sound systems of Spanish and English.

7302. Spanish Syntax and Semantics. (3). Spanish syntax and compositional semantics: constituent structure, syntactic categories and grammatical relations, prepositional semantics, quantification, modality, and tense.

7304. Evolution of Spanish. (3). (6304). General history of the Spanish language based on political and cultural history of Spain and Spanish America; history of sound system, grammatical structures, word borrowings, and changes in meaning.

7305. Spanish American Dialectology. (3). (6305). Fundamental notions of language variation, regional and social varieties, stylistic varieties and linguistic demography of general features of Latin American Spanish with respect to phonology, morphosyntax, and semantics.

7420. Medieval Spanish Literature. (3). (6420). Reading of Old Spanish; Medieval Spanish literature from Mozarabic lyric through La Celestina.

7421. The Golden Age. (3). Don Quixote and other classic works of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

7430. Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Spanish Literature. (3). (6430). Romantic and post-romantic poetry and drama; costumbrismo and rise of regional novel, realistic novel, and naturalistic novel.

7431. Studies in 20th Century Peninsular Literature. (3). Spanish drama, prose, and poetry of the twentieth century. Particular attention given to generations of 1898 and 1927 as well as the post-civil war period.

7451. Studies on Spanish Culture. (3). Literary history of Spanish autonomous regions as viewed through important writers; emphasis on regional dialects, character, economy, and culture; readings and discussions in Spanish. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Recommended: SPAN 6410.

7453. Studies on Latin American Culture. (3). Literary survey of social issues that affect perceptions of Latin America, its peculiar problems and its social upheaval; readings and discussions in Spanish. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Recommended: SPAN 6510.

7532. Spanish American Drama. (3). (6532). Development of the drama in Spanish America, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. PREREQUISITES: Permission of instructor.

7561. Pre-Contemporary Spanish American Prose Fiction. (3). Evolution of the Spanish American novel and short story from their beginnings through early twentieth century.

7562. Contemporary Spanish American Prose Fiction. (3). Representative Spanish American novels and short stories of the twentieth century since 1940.

7591. Seminar in Spanish American Literature. (3). Topics in Spanish American literature designed to be of special interest for the advanced graduate student. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

7691. Research in Hispanic Studies. (1-6). May be repeated for credit toward the concentration in Spanish up to 12 hours.

7790-7799. Special Topics in Hispanic Literature and Linguistics. (3). Selected topics in Hispanic literature and linguistics; may include, but not limited to Latin-American short fiction, nineteenth century Peninsular literature, Latin-American drama, and variety of sociolinguistic studies. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

†7891. Teaching of Spanish. (3). Methodology, theory, practice of teaching a foreign language. Credit not applicable to major. Limited to graduate students in Spanish. PREREQUISITE: Permission of graduate coordinator.

†7892. Bibliography and Methods of Research. (3). Examination of bibliographical aids for study of Hispanic literature or Spanish linguistics, or both; problems involved in various types of research and study of the presentation and documentation of scholarly writing. Limited to graduate students in Romance Languages. PREREQUISITE: Permission of graduate coordinator.

†7893. Professional Development Seminar for Romance Language Majors. (3). Presentation of scholarly work by faculty, graduate students, and visiting professors, writers. Limited to graduate students in Romance Languages. PREREQUISITE: Permission of graduate coordinator.

†7894. Reading for Comprehensives. (1-6). Directed readings of the required lists as preparation for the comprehensive written and oral examination. Arranged on an individual basis. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Limited to graduate students in Romance Languages. PREREQUISITE: Permission of graduate coordinator and 18 hours of graduate work.

†7996. Thesis. (1-6). The thesis in Spanish carries 6 semester hours and must be approved by the candidate’s thesis committee.

†Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

6010-29. Special Topics in Foreign Literatures. (3). Topics are varied and announced in online course listings.

6441. Dante. (3). Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia; presented in English.

6493. Contemporary French Literature. (3). Emphasis on widely translated, well-known works by major French writers; presented in English translation.

6890. Literary Criticism. (3). Study of the history and theory of literary criticism from Antiquity to the present as exemplified by texts selected from various European and non-European literary traditions.

‡7780. Individual Studies in Business Foreign Language. (1-3). Directed individual study in selected areas of language and culture chosen in consultation with instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

†Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
‡Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.