A minimum of 30 credit hours in graduate-level courses, at least 20 credit hours of which must be in departmental courses. A thesis (1-6 credits) is optional. With the approval of their advisor, students may take up to 10 credit hours of coursework in a minor field.
Reading knowledge of an approved second foreign language.
In the fourth/final semester of the M.A. program, students are required to take a six-hour long, written examination, based on a reading list, as well as a one-hour oral examination if the written exam warrants it. Students must demonstrate a good command of oral and written Portuguese language in the examinations. Exams are held the first Saturday in April and November.
The M.A. exam is broken into three sections:
90 credit hours required for graduation:
Doctoral students are expected to take their qualifying exams in the semester following completion of coursework (typically in the fifth or sixth semester).
The qualifying exam for the Ph.D. in Portuguese consists of two written exams of six hours each and an oral exam, if the written exam warrants. Students concentrating in Portuguese will also be examined in Spanish or in the language related to their approved secondary area of interest. A written or oral examination may also be required in the minor field, at the discretion of the minor department. The qualifying examination may be repeated only once.
Students are held responsible for both a literary period and a genre (which coincide with the literary period and genre that is the focus of the student’s dissertation) to be chosen from the following:
In addition to the Lusophone area, students choose a secondary area of interest (normally Spanish America or the Spanish Peninsula). Students should make their selection of areas in consultation with their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
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