Spanish, M.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 30
Minimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 33
Program Code: M850
Required Courses
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| SPAN 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the Peninsular Literature Course list | 9 | |
| Choose 9 hours from the Spanish-American Literature Course List | 9 | |
| Choose 9 hours in consultation with faculty advisor, to be approved by Graduate Liaison | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Non-Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the Peninsular Literature Course list | 9 | |
| Choose 9 hours from the Spanish-American Literature Course list | 9 | |
| Choose 15 hours in consultation with faculty advisor, to be approved by the Graduate Liaison | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
NOTES
- A comprehensive exam is required for the non- thesis program.
- A total not to exceed nine graduate hours of MLLL 5063, MLLL 5073, and MLLL 5813 is allowed as part of the electives.
- No more than one-half of the credits for the degree (OU, or OU and transfer combined), excluding research for the thesis (SPAN 5980), may be S/U graded coursework.
Elective Course Lists
Peninsular Literature Choices
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 5203 | Prose Fiction of Cervantes-The Quijote | 3 |
| SPAN 5353 | Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Drama | 3 |
| SPAN 5603 | Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Prose | 3 |
| SPAN 5623 | Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Poetry | 3 |
| SPAN 5683 | Studies in Modern Peninsular Prose | 3 |
| SPAN 5693 | Studies in Modern Peninsular Poetry | 3 |
| SPAN 5723 | Studies in Modern Peninsular Drama | 3 |
| SPAN 5930 | Seminar in Spanish Literature | 1-3 |
Spanish-American Literature Choices
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 5113 | Traditional Novel in Spanish America: Romanticism to Vanguard | 3 |
| SPAN 5413 | The Spanish-American Novel of the Post-Boom | 3 |
| SPAN 5423 | The Spanish-American Essay | 3 |
| SPAN 5433 | Spanish-American Drama | 3 |
| SPAN 5443 | Post-Modernista Poetry in Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 5453 | The Spanish-American Short Story | 3 |
| SPAN 5513 | Colonial Literature: The Encounter | 3 |
| SPAN 5523 | Colonial Literature: The Criollos | 3 |
| SPAN 5940 | Seminar in Spanish-American Literature | 1-3 |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.