MA in Romance Languages

The Master of Arts degree in Romance Languages provides students with the opportunity to engage in advanced studies of the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Hispanophone and Francophone worlds as well as to enhance their knowledge and practice of language pedagogy.

Students in the program will work closely with faculty to devise a plan of study that will help them to develop the research, teaching, and cultural competency skills to either enter directly into the job market in a variety of fields after graduation or to pursue their studies further at the PhD level.  

The degree is offered in three emphasis areas. Students must choose one of the emphasis areas listed below:

    - French
    - Spanish
    - Language Teaching

Details on the requirements for the programs are listed under each emphasis. General information on requirements is below.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete a total of 30 credit hours at the graduate-level to earn their MA degree. At least 15 hours must be in courses at the 8000 level or above. The total number of credit hours in special readings (7960), problems (8085) or any combination of both may not exceed 12. The number of credit hours in special readings (7960) within the student’s major field may not exceed three per semester. Graduate Instructors with no pedagogical experience, or those who have not completed a graduate course in foreign language teaching methodology, will be required to take LG_LT_CT 7120 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages.

Non-native speakers will be required to complete an online proficiency assessment with the appropriate course coordinator before a decision on their admission status is finalized by the department.