Note: Normally no more than 3 units of Directed Reading may be taken for credit.
In addition to Faculties of Graduate Studies and Arts requirements, the program requires:
Master of Arts (thesis-based)
a) Eighteen units, including Languages, Literatures and Cultures 600, 601 and, depending on research perspective, either Languages, Literatures and Cultures 602 or 603.
b) A scholarly and/or critical thesis (approximately 100 pages).
Applicants lacking the requisite background in language or literature may be admitted as qualifying students. In this case, extra course work is normally required. A qualifying oral examination based on set texts may be required before the students attain regular Master of Arts status. Courses taken as a qualifying student do not normally count as part of the student's course requirements.
Master of Arts (course-based)
a) Thirty units, including Languages, Literatures and Cultures 600, 601 and, depending on research perspective, either Languages, Literatures and Cultures 602 or 603.
b) A written essay (of approximately 20 pages), to form the basis for the Capstone Examination.
Applicants lacking the requisite background in language or literature may be admitted as qualifying students. In this case, extra course work is normally required. A qualifying oral examination based on set texts may be required before the students attain regular Master of Arts status. Courses taken as a qualifying student do not normally count as part of the student's course requirements.
Doctor of Philosophy
a) Course Requirements: Eighteen units beyond the MA. Courses must include Languages, Literatures and Cultures 600, 601 and, depending on research perspective, either Languages, Literatures and Cultures 602 or 603, unless these courses were taken in the MA program.
b) A Third Language Requirement: All students must demonstrate, at a minimum, reading comprehension of a language other than English and the target language of the PhD program, at a level sufficient for the use and understanding of scholarly material. This language will normally be related to the student's thesis research. The language requirement is deemed to have been satisfied when the student has either:
(i) successfully completed a fourth semester language course;
(ii) successfully completed a language-proficiency examination designed specifically for graduate students by a relevant academic designated specialist. Such an examination tests the student's reading proficiency, by testing their understanding of a scholarly article;
or (iii) successfully completed a B1 Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) examination, when available.
c) A thesis.
Copyediting
The program prohibits copyediting of the students' theses written in French or Spanish for the MA or PhD degrees.