2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 6.14http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/16500.htmlthe Romance languages core requirements listed above. A student will be held responsible for the items on the M.A.Reading List only in the field for which a prescribed course is not offered during the period of the student's enrollmentor if a student fails to enroll in one of the prescribed courses. Degree requirements include success on the writtencomprehensive examination. No oral component is required. The written examination will be based on thecoursework. It is the student's responsibility to keep syllabi from each course on file for reference.Spanish Option, applied linguistics track without thesis (Plan II). Curriculum requirements: 36 hours ofcoursework. The applied linguistics track involves three components: language, linguistics, and applied linguistics.The language component consists of 21 hours of course credit in Spanish language, literature, and culture (aminimum of 6 hours must be in peninsular literature and 6 hours in Latin-American literature). The linguisticscomponent is comprised of a 3-hour descriptive linguistics course (SP 556). The applied linguistics componentconsists of 12 hours of coursework in second language acquisition and pedagogy (SP 502 and three of the following:SP 581, EN 610, EN 613, CIE 577, or other approved courses; for descriptions of courses bearing the EN prefix, seethe Department of English section of this catalog; for a description of CIE 577, see "Curriculum and InstructionCourse Descriptions" in the College of Education section). Based on the advice of the graduate advisor, appropriatecourses taken in these components will simultaneously fulfill the Romance languages core requirements listed above.Degree requirements include success on a comprehensive examination, which is based on the coursework.Romance Languages Option, without thesis (Plan II). Curriculum requirements: 30 36 hours of coursework.The curriculum requires study of French and Spanish, one as the major and one as the minor. The major includes aminimum of 18 hours. The minor includes a minimum of 12 hours. More than the minimum is recommended for boththe major and the minor. Graduate courses in Italian studies are also available (see the RL prefix in course listingsbelow). Based on the advice of the graduate advisor, appropriate courses taken in these components willsimultaneously fulfill the Romance languages core requirements listed above. Degree requirements include successon a comprehensive examination, which is based on the coursework.Thesis tracks of the Master of Arts in Romance languages (Plan I). A description of the typical configuration forthe various thesis tracks of the master of arts in Romance language follows. The Romance languages corerequirements do not apply to thesis tracks.French Option, standard track with thesis (Plan I). Curriculum requirements: 27 hours of coursework and athesis, including at least one course in five of the following six fields:Medieval and RenaissanceEarly modern (17th and 18th centuries)19th century20th and 21st centuriesFrancophone and French studiesFrench linguisticsStudents must pass a comprehensive examination based on their coursework in the five fields of study. However,students may be exempted from examination in a maximum of two fields in three ways: first, by writing a thesis inthe field; second, by writing a research paper in the field and presenting it at a professional conference; or third, bysatisfactorily completing two courses in the field, earning a grade of "A" or "B."French Option, applied linguistics track with thesis (Plan I). Curriculum requirements: 30 hours of courseworkand a thesis. In addition to the thesis, the applied linguistics track involves three components: language, linguistics,and applied linguistics. The language component consists of 15 hours of course credit in French language, literature,and/or culture. The linguistics component is comprised of a 3-hour descriptive linguistics course (FR 561). Theapplied linguistics component consists of 12 hours of coursework in second language acquisition and pedagogy (FR512 and three of the following: FR 515, EN 610, EN 613, CIE 577, or other approved courses; for descriptions ofcourses bearing the EN prefix, see the Department of English section of this catalog; for a description of CIE 577, see"Curriculum and Instruction Course Descriptions" in the College of Education section). Degree requirements includesuccess on a comprehensive examination, which is based on the coursework.Spanish Option, Hispanic literature track with thesis (Plan I). Curriculum requirements: 24 hours ofcoursework and a thesis, including at least one course in each of the following eight fields:Golden Age19th-century peninsular20th- and 21st-century peninsular