Romance Languages, MA

University of Alabama

The Romance Languages MA degree program is open to native and non-native speakers alike. The program promotes the development of cutting-edge pedagogical practices, all aim at optimal preparation for success in attaining academic and professional goals. The department is committed to providing this training by means of the best facilities and technology available, and by relying on a staff of teachers and scholars with commensurate international experience and expertise. The Romance Languages MA degree program incorporates two concentrations: French and Spanish, and the Romance Languages MA, without a concentration and combining two Romance languages.The French Concentration of the Romance Languages MA is designed to provide students with enhanced proficiency in French (for non-native speakers) and intercultural competence relevant to France and other Francophone nations, regions and minorities in an interconnected global context, and to foster the development. The development of analytical skills in relation to French and Francophone literature, culture, and linguistics. The French Concentration has two focused areas of study: literature and culture, and linguistics, each with or without a thesis. Both focused areas of study are open to qualifying Accelerated Master’s Program students who complete their BA while commencing the MA.The Spanish Concentration of the Romance Languages MA is designed to provide students with enhanced proficiency in Spanish (for non-native speakers) and intercultural competence relevant to Spain and other Hispanophone nations, regions and minorities in an interconnected global context, and to foster the development. The development of analytical skills in relation to Spanish and Latin American (as well as Latinx) language, culture, and linguistics. The Spanish Concentration has two focused areas of study: literature and culture, and linguistics, each with or without a thesis. Both focused areas of study are open to qualifying Accelerated Master’s Program students who complete their BA while commencing the MA.

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