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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Course Work
Examinations
Dissertation The
Ph.D. degree is a research-oriented degree with two different tracks:
Literature and Linguistics. Both tracks require a minimum of 57
semester hours of coursework (19 courses), of which 30 credits (10
courses) may be counted from the M.A. in Spanish here or elsewhere (as
approved by the Director of Graduate Studies). The Ph.D. also requires
from 3 to 15 semester hours of thesis credits (035:299), for a total of
72 semester hours. Beyond the course work requirements, the Ph.D.
requires successful completion and defense of a dissertation
representing original research in Hispanic literatures or linguistics.
All courses taken toward fulfilling the semester hour requirement for
the degree must be taken on a graded basis; no graduate credit is
awarded for a grade lower than C-. To remain in good standing in the
Graduate College, Ph.D. students must maintain a cumulative grade-point
average of 3.00. Course
Work
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2
courses in literary theory
The
specific plan of study for each student, tailored to his/her area of
emphasis, must be approved by the student’s advisory committee. Ph.D.
coursework (post M.A.) in Spanish must be at the 200 and 300 level, with
the exception of the Romance literature course for the language tool
requirement. No more than 3 semester hours earned for post-M.A.
independent study (“Special Work”) may be applied toward the 72 semester
hours required for the Ph.D. Exceptions may be made under extraordinary
circumstances, but must be pre-approved by the DGS. The request for such
approval must be in writing from the student and must be endorsed by the
student’s academic advisor. Language and Literature Tool Requirements The
study of one other Romance literature in the original language and in
limited areas of specialization is required, with at least the
equivalent of third-year college language proficiency. The study of
Luso-Brazilian literature is highly recommended. This requirement can
be satisfied only through coursework at the University of Iowa or
another accredited university. The
equivalent of one year of college-level study of another approved
foreign language is also required. If Portuguese is not the language
chosen to fulfill the Romance literature requirement above, it must be
used here. Students who will write dissertations on topics in Spanish or
Portuguese literature before 1700 must have the equivalent of one year
of college-level Latin. This requirement may be satisfied either by
examination or via courses at the University of Iowa or at another
accredited university. If it is a Romance language, the language used to satisfy the M.A. language tool requirement may be used in satisfying the Ph.D. Romance literature requirement. The language used to satisfy the M.A. language tool requirement, however, may not be used to satisfy the Ph.D. language tool requirement for the equivalent of one year of college-level study of an additional foreign language. A second foreign language must be chosen. The
language tool course work does not count towards the 72 hours. Courses
taken to fulfill the language tool requirements may be taken on a
Pass/Nonpass basis. If the language tool requirements are satisfied by
examination, documentation of the examination results must appear in the
student's file. The course(s) taken to fulfill the requirement of the
study of another Romance literature must be taken on a graded basis and
can be counted toward the 72 hours.
A
minimum of 27 s.h. (9 courses) beyond the M.A., for a total of 19
courses beyond the B.A. The following distribution must be completed,
some of which can be met by courses from the M.A.:
In the Department of Linguistics:
The specific plan of study for each student, tailored to his/her area of
emphasis, must be approved by the student’s advisory committee. Ph.D.
coursework (post M.A.) in Spanish must be at the 200 and 300 level, with
the exception of some courses in the Department of Linguistics and the
required third-year level course in Portuguese (see below). No more
than 3 semester hours earned for post-M.A. independent study (“Special
Work”) may be applied toward the 72 semester hours required for the
Ph.D. Exceptions may be made under extraordinary circumstances, but
must be pre-approved by the DGS. The request for such approval must be
in writing from the student, and must be endorsed by the student’s
academic advisor. Language
Tool Requirements
Candidates in the linguistics track must complete the equivalent of
three years of college-level study of Portuguese and the equivalent of
one year of college-level study for each of two other languages, one of
which must be Latin for students specializing in historical
linguistics. These requirements may be satisfied either by examination
or through coursework at The University of Iowa or another accredited
university. The language tool course work at the first- and second-year
level does not count towards the 72 hours. Courses taken to fulfill the
language tool requirements may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory
basis, except for third-year level study of Portuguese language and/or
linguistics. This course must be taken on a graded basis and can be
counted toward the 72 hours. If the first- and/or second-year level
language tool requirements are satisfied by examination, documentation
of the examination results must appear in the student's file. Transfer
Credit (both tracks): The
department accepts up to, but not more than, 30 s.h. for a M.A. in
Spanish done at another institution. No credit is awarded for
coursework done after the M.A. but prior to entrance into the Ph.D.
program. If, in the course of doctoral study, the advisory committee
recommends the student take coursework at another institution, the
student may petition the DGS--well in advance of undertaking the
coursework--for approval of up to 9 s.h. of transfer credit.
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