Program requirements:
All students will be required to complete 33 credit hours of course work, selected from one of the following two options:
Curriculum Description:
Thesis Option - 27 credit hours of coursework + thesis prospectus + 6 thesis hours and oral thesis defense:
- SPAN 5000*, Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish – 3 credit hours * Or another course approved by the graduate advisor
- A minimum of 6 credit hours in Literature/Culture taken in the Department of Modern Languages at CU Denver
- A minimum of 6 credit hours in Linguistics taken in the Department of Modern Languages at CU Denver
- 9 credit hours electives. Up to six hours may be taken outside of the department, as approved by advisor
- 6 credit hours Thesis Preparation and Writing
Non-Thesis Option - 33 hours of coursework and 4 comprehensive exams and oral exam defense:
- Required: SPAN 5000*, Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish – 3 credit hours * Or another course approved by the graduate advisor
- A minimum of 6 credit hours in Literature/Culture taken in the Department of Modern Languages at CU Denver
- A minimum of 6 credit hours in Linguistics taken in the Department of Modern Languages at CU Denver
- 12 credit hours electives. Up to six hours may be taken outside of the department, as approved by advisor
Notes:
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Required for TA’s: MLNG 5690 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages
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Graduate Elective Courses in the Department of Modern Languages comprise any course with a SPAN or MLNG prefix and numbered at the 5000 level
- No more than one undergraduate course (3 credit hours) may be applied toward the M.A. Degree, and then only in ancillary fields
