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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| SPAN 504 | Introduction to Literary Theory 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 538 | Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 21-24 credits from the list below. Any combination of courses from Groups A or B may be taken. | 24-21 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| Complete either the Comprehensive Examination or the Master's Thesis (with department approval) | 0-3 | |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Group A: Literature and Culture | ||
| SPAN 522 | Theatre of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 523 | Prose and Poetry of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 524 | Cervantes | 3 |
| SPAN 525 | Enlightenment and Romanticism | 3 |
| SPAN 526 | Spanish Novel of the 19th Century | 3 |
| SPAN 527 | The Generation of 1898 | 3 |
| SPAN 528 | Spanish Fiction and Film | 3 |
| SPAN 530 | Spanish Cultural History | 3 |
| SPAN 533 | Contemporary Spanish Theater | 3 |
| SPAN 534 | Contemporary Spanish Novel | 3 |
| SPAN 535 | Contemporary Spanish Poetry | 3 |
| SPAN 537 | Lorca | 3 |
| SPAN 540 | Colonial Latin American Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 541 | Latin American Literature of the 19th Century | 3 |
| SPAN 542 | Contemporary Latin American Novel | 3 |
| SPAN 543 | Contemporary Latin American Theater | 3 |
| SPAN 546 | Modernismo in Latin America | 3 |
| SPAN 547 | Spanish in the United States | 3 |
| SPAN 548 | Latin American Novel: After the Boom | 3 |
| SPAN 549 | Contemporary Latin American Short Story | 3 |
| SPAN 551 | Contemporary Latin American Poetry | 3 |
| SPAN 553 | Bilingual Prose Workshop: Fiction and Non-Fiction Writing | 3 |
| SPAN 554 | Bilingual Poetry Workshop: Writing Poetry in the 21st Century | 3 |
| SPAN 555 | Literary Translation: Crossing Borders in Poetry and Fiction | 3 |
| SPAN 560 | Special Topics in Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 562 | Autobiographical Acts in Spain and in Latin America | 3 |
| Group B: Translation and Linguistics | ||
| SPAN 501 | Special Topics in Advanced Studies of Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 505 | History of Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 507 | Translation and Health Services | 3 |
| SPAN 509 | Translation and the Law | 3 |
| SPAN 511 | Consecutive Interpreting | 3 |
| SPAN 512 | Simultaneous Interpreting | 3 |
| SPAN 515 | Computer-Assisted Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 520 | Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 521 | Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-12 | 3 |
| SPAN 529 | Audio Description | 3 |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete the requirements for this program of study within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| SPAN 504 or 538 | 3 | SPAN 504 or 538 | 3 | Elective course | 3 |
| Elective course | 3 | Elective course | 3 | ||
| Elective course | 3 | Elective course | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | ||||
| Elective course | 3 | ||||
| Elective course | 3 | ||||
| Elective course | 3 | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| Total Credits 30 | |||||
The Comprehensive Examination or SPAN 698 Master's Thesis should be completed during the last semester of the second year.