Courses at the 500-level
Precision of diction and accuracy and clarity of expression are the goals of this course. Oral and written exercises are used extensively, and grammar is studied pragmatically.
3 credit hours
- Graduate status
Individual and group study is made of a major author or an important period in French literature and is directed toward the writing of a major paper in thesis form. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
- Graduate status
The student selects a topic and undertakes concentrated research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. A major paper in thesis form is required. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
- Consent of department chair
Credit is assigned in the semester that the thesis is completed and approved. No grade is given in this course.
6 credit hours
- open only to students enrolled in the M.A. program in French
Topics and materials are selected from significant periods or movements of the Spanish or Spanish American novel or short story. With consent of the department chair, this course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
Topics and materials are selected from a major movement of Spanish and Spanish American drama. With consent of the department chair, this course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
Focus is on the definition, social function, and spiritual character of poetic creation as it relates to historical and artistic topics. With consent of the department chair, this course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
Students study advanced subtleties of the Spanish language and refine their knowledge of Spanish grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and stylistics through readings and literary and technical translation.
3 credit hours
- Graduate status in Spanish
- or consent of the department chair
Students engage in intensive individual and group study of one major author or any important period in the development of Spanish or Spanish American literature. A major paper in thesis form is required.
3 credit hours
- Open only to students in the graduate program