University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Colorado Denver

MA in Spanish: Curriculum

Program requirements:

All students will be required to complete 33 credit hours of graduate-level course work, distributed with respect to one of the following two options:

Thesis option (27 hours of coursework + 6 thesis hours):

3 hours

SPAN 5000 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish

15 hours

Literature / Culture and Linguistics, with at least 6 hours in each

6 hours

Courses outside the Modern Languages Department, as approved by advisor

3 hours

Elective, as approved by advisor

6 hours

Thesis preparation and writing

Non-thesis option (33 hours of coursework):

3 hours

SPAN 5000 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Spanish

18 hours

Literature / Culture and Linguistics, with at least 6 hours in each

6 hours

Courses outside the Modern Languages Department, as approved by advisor

6 hours

Elective, as approved by advisor (May include another course outside the Modern Language Department.)