M.A. in South Slavic Literatures
Program of study: Two residence units are required for the M.A. degree.
The program is normally completed in two or three semesters. Part-time
students in the Free-Standing M.A. program must complete the program
within four years.
Courses: 30 points at the graduate level, to include the following:
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the Proseminar in Literary Studies (SLLT G8001);
- Master’s Research Instruction (SLLT G9000);
- 3 additional points of Directed Research for the completion of the M.A. essay;
- the Practicum in Foreign Language Pedagogy (PEDG G4000), taken ideally during the first semester of language teaching.
- at least 12 points in South Slavic literature, including one or both of the following:
- Within Empires: Literatures of the South Slavs from the Beginning to Realism (CLSS G4027)
- In the Shadow of Empires: Literatures of the South Slavs from Realism to Today (CLSS G4028).
The remaining points may be taken in related fields of history, linguistics, comparative literature and society, or other Slavic literatures. Two of the electives in literature or related fields may be taken for R credit, in addition to Master’s Research Instruction, which all students take for R credit; all other courses should be taken for a letter grade. Note that Directed Research in South Slavic Literature (SOSL G8001-G8002) may be repeated, since the content varies.
Languages: (1) demonstration (by examination) of an
advanced level of proficiency in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian or Bulgarian is required; and (2)
an additional Slavic language is encouraged but not required.
M.A. Essay: Minimum of 50 pages, begun
during the second semester in the context of Master’s Research Instruction and
submitted in final form no later than the end of the third semester of study. For further details, see
M.A. essay guidelines.
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