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The graduate program aims to provide exceptional education in Hispanic languages, literatures, and cultures while equipping students with comprehensive foundational knowledge for specialized studies. It also offers extensive scholarly and teaching experience to enhance future research and career prospects.
Key program goals include preparing graduates to: Excel in Ph.D. or other advanced degree programs (such as M.D. or J.D.),
Obtain teaching positions at academic institutions, Advance in their current professional roles, or Pursue careers (like foreign service with the State Department) where expertise in Spanish and Hispanic cultures is highly valued.
Similarly, the French graduate program focuses on delivering top-tier education in Francophone language, cultures, literatures, and linguistics. It provides students with a versatile knowledge foundation to support their professional growth or specialized academic pursuits. With its intimate size, the program fosters close faculty collaboration, enabling personalized study plans aligned with career aspirations.
The M.A. program in French has these core objectives:
Graduates should articulate concepts and theories that unify diverse areas of French and Francophone studies.
M.A. recipients will possess research skills, critical writing abilities, and communication competencies suitable for academic, professional, and community contexts.
Graduates will either secure professional roles in their field (such as K-12 French education) or gain admission to doctoral programs in French/Francophone studies at U.S. universities.