Graduate Studies
Doctor of Philosophy
Literatures in Spanish
Requirements
- 90 credit hours required for graduation:
- 60 credit hours of departmental coursework, minor coursework, and M.A. transfer credits (up to 30 credits); remaining credits (roughly 30) completed by Ph.D. thesis hours (S805).
- Two foreign languages or one in-depth language.
- One minor area (at least 12 credit hours)
- Some recommended fields include American Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, French, Gender Studies, General Linguistics, History, Italian, Latin, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Portuguese, Renaissance Studies, and West European Studies.
Note: Doctoral students in Spanish who wish to minor in Portuguese must take three graduate courses in literature beyond the foreign language requirement, thus fulfilling both the in-depth language requirement and the doctoral minor.
- Some recommended fields include American Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, French, Gender Studies, General Linguistics, History, Italian, Latin, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Portuguese, Renaissance Studies, and West European Studies.
- One departmental seminar (S708); S512, Theory and Criticism, or its equivalent; 18 credit hours in Spanish Literature (excluding S504, S512 and S517).
Qualifying Examinations
The qualifying examination will consist of three parts: 1) 2 three-hour written exams; 2) an exploratory paper; 3) and an oral examination. The oral examination will be scheduled after the successful completion of the written examinations. In addition, a written or oral examination may be required in the minor field, at the discretion of the minor department. The qualifying examination may be repeated only once. For details about examinations, write to the Director of Graduate Studies.
Hispanic Linguistics
Requirements
- 90 credit hours required for graduation:
- A minimum of 63 credit hours of departmental coursework and M.A. transfer credits (up to 30 credits); remaining credits completed by Ph.D. thesis hours (S805).
- Coursework will be divided into three areas (please contact the Department Graduate Office for the number of credits required for each area):
- Major area of concentration
- Related area
- Teaching area
- Two modern foreign languages or one in-depth language
- At least one 700-level seminar
- At least three 600-level courses in Hispanic Linguistics
Qualifying Examinations
Students will take an examination in each of the three areas of concentration. If the exams are sit down, then they will last nine-hours, six-hours, and three hours. The nine-hour exam will cover the student's principal area as reflected by the dissertation topic. The three-hour area will cover the teaching concentration. The six-hour exam will cover the related areas of concentration. Faculty in linguistics have the option of offering take-home exams. If the format is to be take-home, students will have one week to write each portion of the exam and these exams will be taken in series. In either case, the sequence of exams must be completed within 60 days.
Portuguese
REQUIREMENTS
- 90 credit hours required for graduation:
- Work in the major, secondary, and minor fields must toal 75 credit hours in courses and seminars in addition to completion of a doctoral dissertation. Students' programs are individualized and depend on the approval of the graduate faculty in Portuguese.
- 75 credit hours of departmental coursework, minor coursework, and M.A. transfer credits (up to 30 credits); remaining credits (roughly 15) completed by Ph.D. thesis hours (S805).
- Two foreign languages or one in-depth language.
- One minor area (at least 12 credit hours)
QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS
The qualifying exam will consist of two written exams of six hours each and an oral exam, if the written exam warrants. Students concentrating in Portuguese will also be examined in Spanish or another approved secondary area of interest. The written examination is 12 hours. A written or oral examination may also be required in the minor field, at the discretion of the minor department. The quailfying examination may be repeated only once. All students will be held responsible for both a literary period and a genre to be chosen from the following lists:
- Genre: Prose, Drama, Poetry
- Period: Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries.
In addition to the Lusophone area, students will normally choose either Spanish, America, or the Spanish Peninsula as a second area. Students should make their selection of areas in consultation with their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
