M.A. Program

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Requirements

The M.A. requires 33-36 semester hours. It affords students three specializations: second languages education, a target language area (may subsume language, linguistics, literature, history, geography, or civilization), and a cognate area. The cognate area may be teacher education, reading, instructional design, measurement and statistics, or another area selected in consultation with the advisor.

Students must take at least 15 semester hours in second language education coursework, 9 semester hours in graduate language or linguistics, and 9 semester hours in a cognate area. Students must earn 9 semester hours in courses numbered 200 or above. Successful candidates complete a research project; they also must pass a written examination developed by the graduate committee. The student's graduate committee consists of at least three faculty members, two of whom must be in the foreign and second languages education department. Suggested courses are as follows.

Target Language

At least 9 semester hours of graduate language courses in the student's area of interest, chosen in consultation with the adviser.

Cognate Area

At least 9 semester hours chosen in consultation with the adviser.

Master's Examination

A written examination in the two areas of study selected by the candidate and in second language education should be taken during the student's graduation semester.

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