Spanish Divison
Graduate studies
Master's DegreeThe department has designed the master's program to emphasize this unity of culture, while at the same time preserving high standards of competence and performance in a particular language area. This aim is accomplished by providing a common core of courses for all students in the program, yet allowing for concentration in a given language and literature. Students are encouraged to extend their competence by taking courses in languages outside their area of concentration. The program aims for flexibility in order to promote individual interests. It recognizes current job needs in which knowledge of two or more languages is useful and often required.
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate Division, applicants must have the following:
1. A major or its equivalent in the chosen area of concentration with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B);
2. The competence equivalent to two years of study at the college level in a second foreign language.
3. An acceptable level of fluency in the language of the area of concentration as demonstrated in a personal interview or by a tape recording as specified by the department. Applicants with deficiencies may be accepted provisionally, but course work taken to make up deficiencies may not be counted toward satisfaction of the degree requirements. Students deficient in a second modern language are strongly advised to make up this deficiency as soon as possible in order to participate meaningfully in the interdisciplinary aspects of the program.Spanish Requirements
Candidates in Spanish may select Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis). Candidates in both plans are required to take 30 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of LLEA core courses. At least 18 of the 30 credit hours must be numbered 600 and above, including at least one graduate seminar. Students electing Plan A (thesis) must complete 6 credit hours of LLEA 700 Thesis Research. Graduate assistants in Spanish are also required to take SPAN 658 Seminar in Spanish Linguistics. Candidates of both plans must pass a comprehensive final examination in literature (Peninsular and Spanish American) and in one of the following three areas (language, Latino Studies, cultural studies/critical theory). The examination is based on the minimum reading list and is also tailored to fit the background and course work of the individual candidates and the thesis, if offered.
Other requirements
All students in the program will be required to
* present during the first semester a plan of study approved by the graduate chair, two graduate faculty members from the area of concentration, and, if a significant number of credits from another department is elected, a member of the graduate faculty from that department;
* earn 6 credit hours selected from among the core courses (LLEA 680, 681, 682, and 683);
* satisfy remaining specific requirements in the area of concentration; and
* pass satisfactorily the comprehensive examinations required in the area of concentration.Students who select Plan A (thesis) in their area of concentration must present a thesis proposal, including justification of the topic and a bibliography, for approval by the thesis director and two members of the thesis committee before the end of the second semester of work. The completed thesis must be presented to the thesis committee at least four weeks before the Graduate Division deadline. The Graduate Division requires all theses to be written in English.
All graduate students must take at least one 600-level course in the selected area of concentration each semester.
The core courses are designed to show how the European languages and literature are interconnected and stem from a common influence in classical antiquity. Although the courses are taught in English, candidates are expected to read the works from their own area of concentration in the original language.
Graduate AssistanshipTo apply for a Graduate Assistantship, you must be admitted to our Master's Program. Please click on Graduate Application to go to the Graduate Division site: Graduate Application
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For the Graduate Assistantship application, click on the link below. Fill out the form, print, then return to it our Department. Then fill out 3 Graduate Assistantship Evaluation Forms. Give the evaluation forms to 3 people and have them return the form to the address above.
Graduate_Asst_Evaluation_Form.pdf
If you need further information regarding our program, please contact the following advisors:
Division Advisor Phone No. Office E-mail Address Dr. Joy Logan (808) 956‑4163 Moore 488 logan@hawaii.edu