Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (FLCL)
Hispanic Studies
NEW! Distance-Learning option now available. Contact MA.FLCL@vt.edu for details.
Non-Thesis Option
Required core courses - 15 credits
FL 5024 Area Studies Methods - 3 credits
FL 5114 Applied Linguistics - 3 credits
SPAN 5334G Advanced Topics in Hispanic Life, Literature & Language - 3 credits
SPAN 5344 Hispanic Literature and the Representation of History - 6 credits
Electives - 15 credits
FL 5124 Techniques in Foreign Language Translation - 3 credits
FL 5334 Topics in Hispanic Cinema - 3 credits
SPAN 5224 Topics in Spanish Civilization (except during summer sessions) - 3 credits
SPAN 5234 Spanish-American Institutions and Concepts (except during summer sessions) - 3 credits
SPAN 5304G Advanced Studies in Medieval and Golden Age Literature - 3 credits
SPAN 5314G Advanced Studies in 18th and 19th Century Literature - 3 credits
SPAN 5324G Advanced Studies in 20th Century Literature - 3 credits
Students may take elective courses in other disciplines if approved by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Thesis Option
Required core courses - 18 credits
FL 5024 Area Studies Methods - 3 credits
FL 5114 Applied Linguistics - 3 credits
SPAN 5334G Advanced Topics in Hispanic Life, Literature & Language - 3 credits
SPAN 5344 Hispanic Literature and the Representation of History - 3 credits
SPAN 5994 Research and Thesis - 6 credits
Electives - 12 credits
Same as elective courses for the non-thesis option above.