Degree Requirements (36 Post Masters Hours)

Beyond the B.A., candidates for the Ph.D. are required to take 66 graduate hours. They must demonstrate a reading knowledge in one other language. This requirement may be satisfied by coursework in another program of the DLLC (with such courses not included in the total number of required credit hours of approved doctoral work). Each doctoral candidate must take 24 credit hours of approved coursework, and 12 hours of Dissertation preparation (beyond the M.A.). With the approval of the Graduate (Academic) Advisor, student may substitute 6 credit hours of graduate course work in another area related to their field of study. Each student will pass a six hour Comprehensive Examination, and present any analytical commentary of a text in the student’s major area of concentration. There will be an oral exam (to be given within two weeks after successfully passing the written exams). A Comprehensive Examination Committee will design questions based upon reading lists pertinent to all parts of the Examination. Each student will write a dissertation on a topic which will be chosen in consultation with the Dissertation Committee and the Graduate Advisor in Spanish.

Students with a B.A. and who are admitted to the doctoral program should complete 54 hours of graduate coursework, and 12 additional credit hours of SPAN 899 (Dissertation Preparation).

SPAN 777  and FORL 776 , The Teaching of Foreign Languages in College (3). Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college (Required of all graduate assistants. These courses will not count toward the M.A. or Ph.D.). Students who have completed similar courses during their M.A. training at another institution will be exempt from these courses.

Dissertation Requirement

In order to obtain the Ph.D. in Spanish, candidates should write a Dissertation that makes a relevant contribution to current scholarship in their chosen field. The candidate must designate as Doctoral Advisor a Graduate Faculty member of the Spanish program.

The proposal for the Dissertation and the composition of the Dissertation Committee should be endorsed by the Doctoral Advisor and approved by the Graduate Advisor in Spanish. A Prospectus will be presented and defended (after passing the Comprehensive Examination and no later than two semesters thereafter).
 

Coursework

Students should complete the core courses designated in the M.A. in Spanish program. In addition, students may choose courses to complete the 24 credit hours of required coursework from the following courses: