Texas A&M International University

MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH
THESIS PLAN

MAJOR CURRICULUM - SPANISH			24 SCH

Research and Criticism
SPAN	5300	Theory of Literary Analysis, Bibliographic Search, & Literary Writing
		Method¹
Language Studies
SPAN	4312	History of the Spanish Language OR
SPAN	4320	Romance Linguistics²
Literature
Six courses chosen from:
SPAN 4301/SPAN 4302/SPAN 4303/SPAN 4304/
SPAN 4305/SPAN 4309/SPAN 4317/SPAN 4330/
SPAN 4340/SPAN 4398/SPAN 4399/SPAN 5301³/
SPAN 5302/SPAN 5303/SPAN 5305/SPAN 5307³/
SPAN 5308³/SPAN 5309³/SPAN 5310SPAN 5311/
SPAN 5313³/SPAN 5330/SPAN 5332/SPAN 5334/
SPAN 5336/SPAN 5338/SPAN 5340³/SPAN 5342/
SPAN 5344³/SPAN 5345/SPAN 5346/SPAN 5347

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT⁵
Reading Knowledge of a Second Romance Language

THESIS			6 SCH
SPAN	5352	Thesis
SPAN	5354	Thesis
TOTAL 30 SCH
¹To be taken in the first three semesters of student’s graduate work.
²To be taken for graduate credit only if student has no undergraduate course in Romance Linguistics. If taken for graduate credit, this course will comprise one of the allowable two courses at the 4000 level taken for graduate credit.
³When topic changes, course may be repeated only once to fulfill the credit requirement in this area
⁴Students contemplating doctoral work in Spanish should take six additional hours in Spanish. Minors may be selected from CRIJ/ENGL/HIST/PSCI//PSYC/SOCI.
⁵The requirement of reading knowledge of a second Romance Language may be met by completing at least six hours of course work with a grade of B or higher in one Romance language (French and Portuguese are currently available at TAMIU) or by passing a departmental reading exam in one Romance Language. This requirement must be met prior to beginning work on the thesis.

No more than six hours at the 4000-level may be applicable to the degree.