Ohio University
Graduate Catalog
Modern Languages
Master of Arts programs are offered in French and Spanish. Both thesis and nonthesis programs are available. Courses for a secondary area can be taken in any language offered by the Department of Modern Languages. Within the Spanish M.A. program, you can choose one of three options: Hispanic literature, pedagogy, or general Hispanic studies. You may apply for admission to a graduate degree program in modern languages in any quarter. Application materials must be received one quarter prior to the quarter for which you are seeking admission; to be considered for financial aid for the following academic year, you must submit application materials by March 1. Students are urged to travel and study abroad, especially during the summer. Qualified teaching associates may have an opportunity to teach in one of the department's four programs abroad.
You also may earn a Master of Education with certification and a major in one modern foreign language, or a Ph.D. in education with 11 graduate courses in one modern foreign language. Consult the College of Education for further information.
To begin a graduate major in a modern foreign language, you should have completed an undergraduate major of 36 quarter hours beyond course 213 or the equivalent in that language. To begin a secondary area of modern languages, you should have completed a minimum of six hours of undergraduate work at the 300 level or the equivalent in the language. You can make up deficiencies in undergraduate preparation during the summer preceding graduate work or during the first quarter of study.
At least 11 graduate courses in the major field are required for the M.A. degree. You also must demonstrate a reading knowledge of a second modern language or Latin, to be shown either by passing 213 in a modern foreign language, Latin 213, or an equivalent intermediate course with at least a grade of B; passing the examination given for 513 (ETS Foreign Language Tests or a translation test prepared by the Modern Languages Department); or by passing a literature course in the foreign language. In lieu of a foreign language, you may present two graduate courses in linguistics in addition to the 11 graduate courses required for the M.A. degree. Teaching associates are required to register for one hour of 699 each of the first three quarters they are on financial appointment. You must pass a written and an oral comprehensive examination, based on coursework and a reading list.
For further information regarding admissions, program options, and degree requirements, write to the Graduate Chair, Department of Modern Languages, Ohio University, Ellis Hall, Athens OH 45701-2979.
Modern Languages Faculty
French (FR) Courses
511 French for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)
512 French for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5) Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.
513 French for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5) Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.
515 French Literature of the Renaissance (5) Major 16th century poets, including DuBellay and Ronsard.
516 French Literature of the Renaissance (5) Major 16th century prose writers, including Rabelais and Montaigne.
518 17th Century French Literature (5) Works by numerous authors, including at least some of the following: Descartes, Pascal, Mme de La Fayette, La Rouchefoucauld, La Bruyére, La Fontaine, and Boileau.
519 17th Century French Literature (5) Major plays of Corneille, Racine, and Molière.
523 18th Century (5) French literature and thought in Age of Enlightenment.
524 18th Century (5) Continuation of 523.
525 Romanticism (5) Romanticism in drama, poetry, and fiction of first half of 19th century.
526 Realism and Naturalism (5) Major fictional works of 19th century.
527 French Poetry in the Second Half of the 19th Century (5) Poetry of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarmé, and others.
529 20th Century French Literature (5) French prose fiction before WW II.
531 20th Century French Literature (5) French prose fiction since WW II
533 20th Century French Literature (5) French drama of the 20th century.
537 Applied Phonetics (5) Systematic study of segmental and prosodic elements of French pronunciation including extensive oral practice.
539 Modern French Usage (5) Fine points of grammar. Practice in composition and analysis of texts.
541 Stylistics (5) Composition. Explication de texte. Translation of English into French. Study of French prosody.
559 French Civilization and Culture (5) Social, political, and cultural development of France from its origins to French Revolution.
560 French Civilization and Culture (5) Social, political, and cultural development of France from French Revolution to present.
561 Graduate Study in France (as recommended by dept) Research project must be approved by graduate committee. Research paper must be presented to graduate committee by end of quarter following foreign study.
562 Graduate Study in France (as recommended by dept) Continuation of 561. See 561 for description.
563 Graduate Study in France (as recommended by dept) Continuation of 561 and 562. See 561 for description.
602 Seminar (5, max 10) Advanced study of period, movement, genre, work, or author.
603 Seminar (5, max 10) See 602 for description.
695 Thesis (1-9) (as recommended by dept)
696 Directed Readings in French Language, Literature, and Culture (1-5)
Supervised reading in selected areas for students preparing for comprehensive exams. Final grade is recorded when departmental comprehensive examination has been taken.
698 Independent Study in French (1-4, max 4) Supervised reading on a specific topic.
699 Problems in Teaching College French (1, max 3) Designed to provide guidance for teaching associates in first year of instructing college students in beginning language course. Methods of presentation and difficulties in grammar and syntax discussed. Skill of making valid and fair tests developed.
Spanish (SPAN) Courses
511 Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)
512 Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5) Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.
513 Spanish for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5) Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.
521 Old Spanish Language and Literature (5) Phonology, morphology, and syntax of Old Spanish. Reading from Cantar de Mio Cid, Gonzala de Berceo, Juan Ruiz, and other works. Knowledge of Latin recommended.
522 Old Spanish Language and Literature (5) Continuation of 521. See 521 for description.
525 19th Century Spanish Literature 1800-1850 (5) Romanticism, costumbrismo, and other movements in drama, essay, and poetry.
527 19th Century Spanish Literature 1850-1900 (5) Evolution of the novel in 19th-century Spain, including novels selected from the work of the following: Valera, Pereda, Galdos, Alas, Pardo Bazan, Blasco Ibanez.
529 Generation of '98 (5) Representative works by early 20th-century Spanish writers, including at least some of the following: Azorin, Baroja, Valle-Inclan, A. Machado, Perez de Ayala, Ortega y Gasset, and Juan Ramon Jiminez.
532 20th Century Spanish Literature (5) Study of poetry, novel, and drama in Spain since 1925. Works by various authors, including at least some of the following: Lorca, Salinas, Guillen, Aleixandre, Bousono, Valente, A. Gonzalez, Buero, Cela, Delibes, Martin-Santos, J. Goytisolo, Martin Gaite.
537 Applied Phonetics (5) Systematic description of the sound system of Spanish.
539 Modern Spanish Usage (5) The grammatical structure of modern Spanish.
541 Stylistics (5) Analysis of literary styles and study of techniques used to acquire correct style in writing Spanish.
543 Spanish American Literature (5) Main movements of Spanish American literature from colonial period through Modernismo.
544 Spanish American Literature (5) Continuation of 543.
547 Themes from Spanish American Prose (5) Main movements of Spanish American literature from Modernismo to contemporary period.
548 Contemporary Spanish American Literature (5)
553 Drama of the Golden Age (5)
Works by Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, and related dramatists.
555 Novel of the Golden Age (5) Picaresque novel, Cervantes' Novelas Ejemplares, and other examples of the novel from this period.
557 History of the Spanish Language (5) Evolution of Spanish language from pre-Romance Iberian languages to present. Consideration of contemporary dialects.
558 Don Quijote de la Mancha (5) Intensive study of Part One and Part Two of Spain's greatest novel.
559 Spanish Civilization and Culture (5) Comprehensive survey of Spanish civilization and culture including setting, historical background, regionalism, intellectual currents, and movements in arts which lead into and form modern Spain.
560 Spanish American Civilization and Culture (5) Reading and interpretation of Spanish American philosophical, political, historical, social, and artistic thought as expressed in essay. Occasional visits of lecturers from other disciplines will provide different perspectives on same subject and thus cross-fertilization of ideas.
561 Graduate Study in Spain or Latin America (as recommended by dept) Research project must be approved by graduate committee. Research paper must be presented to graduate committee by end of qtr following foreign study.
562 Graduate Study in Spain or Latin America (as recommended by dept) Continuation of 561. See 561 for description.
563 Graduate Study in Spain or Latin America (as recommended by dept) Continuation of 561 and 562. See 561 for description.
602 Seminar (5, max 10) Advanced study of period, genre, work, or author in one of the following areas: (a) literature of the Middle Ages, (b) Renaissance, (c) modern Spanish literature, (d) Latin American literature. May be repeated when topic changes.
603 Seminar (5, max 10) Continuation of 602. See 602 for description.
695 Thesis (1-9) (as recommended by dept)
696 Directed Readings in Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture (1-5) Supervised reading in selected areas for students preparing for comprehensive exams. Final grade is recorded when departmental comprehensive examination has been taken.
698 Independent Study in Spanish (1-4, max 4) Supervised reading on a specific topic.
699 Problems in Teaching College Spanish (1, max 3) Designed to provide guidance for teaching associates in first year of instructing college students in beginning language course. Methods of presentation and difficulties in grammar and syntax discussed. Skill of making valid and fair tests developed.
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