PhD in Hispanic Studies: Summary of Degree Requirements

FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THE PROGRAM WITH A MASTERS DEGREE:

• Core Courses = 9 SCH
• Courses in concentration = 15 SCH
• Outside electives in HISP-related areas = up to 15 SCH
• Free elective courses = 6 SCH
• Dissertation hours = 19 SCH (min.)
• Total Number of Hours for the Degree = 64 SCH

FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THE PROGRAM WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE:

• Courses required of all students = 9 SCH
• Courses by concentration = 15 SCH
• Outside electives = up to 15 SCH
• Free elective courses = 6 SCH
• Additional hours (courses, dissertation hours) = 32 SCH
• Dissertation hours = 19 SCH (min.)
• Total Number of Hours for the Degree = 96 SCH

Course Inventory

600. Introduction to Hispanic Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Interdisciplinary review of linguistic, literary, theoretical, cultural, historical and socio-economic issues of the Hispanic world; study of the mechanics and ethics of scholarly procedure and bibliographical guidance on original research; Spanish-language writing practicum. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

602. Spanish Applied Linguistics. (3-0). Credit 3. Current linguistic research that investigates real-world issues related to Spanish language use and the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Prerequisite: HISP 600.

603. Development of the Spanish Language. (3-0). Credit 3. The origin and development of the Spanish language from pre-Roman to modern period with emphasis on the socio-historical contexts; analysis of literary and documentary evidence of linguistic evolution. Prerequisite: HISP 602 or approval of instructor.

605. Spanish for Reading and Translation. (3-0). Credit 3. Lexical and grammatical study and practice for the acquisition of research-practical reading and translation competence in Spanish; for graduate students needing foreign language reading competence; taught in English. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

606. Spanish in the United States. (3-0). Credit 3. In-depth description and analysis of Spanish varieties spoken in the United States, by both traditional and new immigrant populations, including New Mexico and Louisiana Spanish, Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Central and South American dialects; topics include accommodation, koinéization, borrowing, code-switching, attitudes and policies related to language maintenance and shift. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

607. Seminar in Spanish Linguistics. (3-0). Credit 3. Intensive investigation of an issue important to understanding historical linguistics, dialectology, sociolinguistics, developments in theoretical and applied linguistics. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

614. Spanish Dialectology. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of regional linguistic variation from a synchronic and diachronic perspective; topics include varieties spoken in Spain, the Americas, and worldwide; dialect diversification, contact varieties, Spanish-based pidgins and creoles. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

618. Hispanic Traditional and Popular Culture and Religion. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of traditional and popular cultural forms in the Hispanic world including legends and proverbs, religious beliefs and practices, music and dance, film and media production; comparison, appreciation, and evaluation of written, visual and oral formats; application of current research methods to the analysis of cultural artifacts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

620. Studies in Critical Theory. (3-0). Comprehensive examination of theories of criticism and their application to the study of literature and culture. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

625. U.S. Hispanic Literature and Culture. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of the origins and evolution of U.S. Hispanic literature, culture and folklore, and U.S. Hispanic regional dialects. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

630. Studies in Latin American Literature. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of the literary production of Latin America from colonial times to the present; topics may include colonial literature, Romanticism, Modernism, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, contemporary trends in the Latin American novel, Afro-Hispanic literature, Hispanic Caribbean literature. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

640. Seminar in History of Ideas in the Hispanic World. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of cultural and ideological currents as reflected in Spanish literature; topics may include Spain and European culture, European thought in Latin America, the Renaissance in Spanish literature and society, Spain and Western tradition, national identity, U.S. Hispanic nationalism. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

645. Hispanic Women Writers. (3-0). Credit 3. A study of the development of writing by women in the Hispanic world, including Spain, Latin America, and the United States. Topics include identity and nation, building of a feminine aesthetics, the reception of women writers, literary canons and exclusion, women and/in the Latin American boom, Latina writers in the United States. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

646. Seminar in Cultural Encounters and Borders. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of cultural encounters across borders in geography, language, society, gender and genre. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

650.Research Methods in Linguistics. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of various methods of linguistics research and their application to issues in Hispanic linguistics; quantitative data collection (questionnaires, surveys, corpora) and statistical analysis; qualitative methods (ethnographic interviews, focus groups) and discourse analysis; mixed methods and triangulation. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

653. Don Quixote and the Hispanic Novel. (3-0). Credit 3. Don Quixote and the development of modern fiction, its influence in the Hispanic narrative tradition, from Fernández de Avellaneda to Pérez Galdós, G. García Márquez, and Carlos Fuentes, and presence in the U.S. Hispanic novel. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

660. Seminar in Hispanic Cultural Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Intensive study and research on specialized subjects in cultural studies. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

664. Seminar in Hispanic Theater. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of Peninsular, Latin American, U.S. Hispanic, Afro-Hispanic theater and performance. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

665. Seminar in Spanish Literature. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of Peninsular literary periods, genres and authors from medieval to contemporary times. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

667. Seminar in Hispanic Genre Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of selected topics in the works, characteristics and classifications of a given genre cultivated by Hispanic writers. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

668. Modern Latin American Poetry from 1850-2010. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of poetry in Latin America between 1850 and 2010 with particular emphasis on “poesía gauchesca,” Romanticism, Modernism and avant-garde, along with Neobaroque, barrococó, language poetry and cybertextual poetry. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

670. Seminar in U.S. Hispanic Literature. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of the literary production of U.S. Hispanic authors; topics may include bilingual literature, Nuyorican literature, Cuban American literature, Chicano literature, the immigrant novel, ethnic autobiography, U.S. Hispanic theater, Chicano theater. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

671. Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking World. (3-0). Credit 3. Linguistic, psycholinguistic, and social aspects of bilingualism and multilingualism with special reference to Spanish and the United States; bilingual speakers and bilingual acquisition; bilingual communities: language identity, language maintenance and shift; implications for education and society; written and oral manifestations of bilingualism in the media and arts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

672. Hispanic Film and Performance Arts. (3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical and historical exploration of cinema and performance arts in the Hispanic world: description and interpretation of films and performance arts such as flamenco and folkloric ballet with particular attention to history, ethnology, artistic trends and tendencies, and relationship to other arts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

675. Spanish Language Teaching Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of the current language methodology as it applies to the teaching of Spanish to native and non-native speakers, pedagogical and professional issues related to teaching Spanish at the college level. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.

685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4 each semester. Directed individual study of selected problems in the field of Hispanic linguistics, literature or culture.

689. Special Topics in… Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of Hispanic linguistics, literature, or culture. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Thesis research credit given only upon acceptance of completed thesis. Prerequisite: Twelve hours of advanced courses in Hispanic Studies.