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POSTGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2012 - 2013
THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
MPhil/PhD in French
See General Regulations for all programmes in the Faculty
MPhil and PhD students are required to pass the following
Departmental courses (coursework and examinations):
LITS 6699 - Methods of Research and Literary Scholarship
LITS 6007 - Modern Critical Theory
A candidate for the M.Phil is required to read for courses totalling
a minimum of six (6) credits and must pass both coursework and
the written examination before submitting the thesis.
Students enrolled in the MPhil degree must satisfactorily
complete at least two (2) research seminars.
A candidate for the PhD Is required to read for courses totalling
a minimum of nine (9) credits and must pass both coursework
and the written examination before submitting the thesis.
Students enrolled in the PhD degree must satisfactorily
complete at least three (3) research seminars.
MA in Spanish
Introduction
The MA in Spanish is a part-time programme. Students are
required to complete it in a maximum period of two (2) calendar
years. The programme targets graduates who hold a BA in
Spanish from UWI or a valid equivalent degree from another
university.
Admission Requirements
The criteria for admission are as follows:
1. At least a Lower Second class degree from UWI or
equivalent.
2. Candidates must have passed at least four (4) courses in
Spanish in Year 2 and four in Year 3 of the B.A. programme,
all at or above the B grade.
3. Candidates who do not satisfy these requirements may be
allowed to take a qualifying examination.
Programme of Study
1. One semester-long course at six (6) credits:
LITS 6699 – Methods of Research and Literary Scholarship
(Semester 1& Semester 2/Year 1 only)
2. Two (2) semester courses (read in English) at four (4) credits
each:
LITS 6007 – Modern Cultural & Critical Theory
(Semester 1/Year 1)
LITS 6004 – Caribbean Poetics (Semester 2/Year 1)
3. Four (4) semester courses in Spanish at four (4) credits each.
Courses offered may vary from year to year. (Year 2)
COURSE LISTING
MA in Spanish
Courses presently offered in the programme are as follows:
Year
Semester
Course Code Course Title Credits
SPAN 6007 Narcotrafficking in Colombian Narrative 4
SPAN 6039 From Autobiography to Testimonial:
Narratives of the Authority,
Self and Community 4
SPAN 6299 Caribbean Baroque: G ngora in the
New World? 4
SPAN 6399 Revolution and Society in Spanish
America 4
SPAN 6499 The Spanish American Short Story 4
SPAN 6599 Social & Political Thought in the Spanish
American Essay 4
SPAN 6799 20th Century Venezuelan Poetry 4
SPAN 6899 Urbanization, Ecology and Quality of Life in
Spanish American Narrative 4
SPAN 6999 African-Caribbean Literature in Spanish 4
Plus:
a) One Reading Field (list provided to students at beginning
of programme of study. Seminar presentation made at the
end of semester 4 of the course of study)
b) One (1) research paper of 10,000 words for twelve (12)
credits (submitted at the end of Year 2 by November)
Total weight: 42 credits
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MA IN SPANISH
Spanish Courses
COURSE CODE: SPAN 6007
COURSE TITLE: NARCOTRAFFICKING IN CONTEMPORARY
COLOMBIAN NARRATIVE
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
PRE-REQUISITES: NONE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will expose students to a
selected body of contemporary Colombian fiction which features
key aspects of the drug trade in the country. Narcopolitics,
narcoguerrilla activity, money laundering, and narcoterrorism
are some of the themes treated by mainstream writers with
admirable literary skills and verisimilitude. The texts focus on
the violence of the 1990s and analyse the complex system
of cultivation, processing, transportation, commercialization,
control, and eradication of illicit drugs. The student will be able
to analyse particular aspects of literary techniques that reflect
the latest trends in Colombian literature.