Graduate Studies
Master of Arts in French, German and Spanish
Dr. Fernando Reati, Chair
Dr. Elena del Río Parra, Director
of Graduate Studies
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in French, German, and Spanish. Each language has a concentration in either literature and culture or applied linguistics and pedagogy. The M.A. in French also offers a concentration in French Studies.
The M.A. degree with concentration in literature emphasizes advanced study in language, culture, and literature. The concentration in applied linguistics and pedagogy includes courses of particular interest to foreign language teachers.
A variety of graduate seminars is offered in every language each semester. Check the Graduate Course Catalog for information on course numbers and general content. Check the actual course listings for seminars through GoSolar.
Some courses recently taught by our faculty members (in their respective languages) include:
- Sexuality / Family / Society in the Latin American Post-Boom Novel.
- Le Nouveau Roman.
- Trauma, Memory and Representation: The “Dirty War” (1976-83) in
Argentine Literature, Cinema and the Arts.
- On Mexican Identity.
- Identity, Violence, and Inequality in Latin American Culture.
- Francophone Literature.
- Sexual/Textual Author-ity: Spanish Women Writers of the 20th Century.
- Martial Masculinities: Manhood and Aggression in German Literature and
Culture.
- Sin and Sanctity in the Hispanic Golden Age.
- The Truth About Fiction: Arthurian Literature and the Birth of the
Novel.
- French Autobiography.
- Sacred Spaces: The Geography of Truth in Enlightenment and Romantic
Literature.
- Unstable Conditions: Transformation Early 20th Century German Literature.
- Writing Space and Memory in 20th Century Spanish Novel.
- Enlightement Civilization.
- The Aesthetic Revolution in Early Modern Spain.
- In Their Own Voice: Spanish Women Writers in the 20th Century.
- Evolution or Revolution: From Enlightenment to Romanticism in Spain.
- French Medieval Literature.
- The Road to Modernity: Nineteenth Century Spanish Realism and Naturalism.
- Teaching Reading in the Foreign Language Classroom.
- Flaubert.
- How We Learn a Language.
- The Quijote as a Lesson in Metafiction.
The M.A. in French, German or Spanish is the right degree for you if:
- You want to pursue a doctoral degree after completion of your M.A. studies.
- You want to pursue or are already in the middle or high school career.
- Are interested in teaching at the college level.
- You are seeking personal enrichment through the advanced study of a foreign culture.
The M.A. can be taken together with the Teacher Certification, the Translation and Interpretation Certification, and/or the Latin American Studies Certification. These certification programs can be, and are often, taken as stand-alone degrees, unrelated to the M.A. program.
High school teachers can easily take the courses to get certified or re-certified for their profession at the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Please contact the Department for more information.