Cultural Studies, M.A.
The Master of Cultural Studies requires a minimum of 24 semester hours in coursework and 6 semester hours of thesis, for a minimum total of 30 semester hours. All students will follow the Thesis Option or the Course-Only Option below.
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| CULS 5300 | Cultural Stds & Text Analysis | 3 |
| CULS 5301 | Methods Cultural Stds Theory | 3 |
| Thesis Requirement | ||
| CULS 5306 | Thesis Research | 3 |
| CULS 5306 | Thesis Research | 3 |
| Approved Electives * | ||
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |
- *
Students wishing to graduate with an English concentration must take 18 graduate-level credit hours of ENGL courses. Students wishing to graduate with a Spanish concentration must take 18 hours of graduate-level SPAN courses.
Course Only Option
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| CULS 5300 | Cultural Stds & Text Analysis | 3 |
| CULS 5301 | Methods Cultural Stds Theory | 3 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL, SPAN, or CULS Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 33 | |
- 1
Students wishing to graduate with an English concentration must take 18 graduate-level credit hours of ENGL courses. Students wishing to graduate with a Spanish concentration must take 18 graduate-level credit hours of SPAN courses.
- 2
Students can take up to two free elective graduate-level courses from other programs with the approval of the graduate coordinator.