Graduate-level study will give students basic professional scholarly knowledge and skills.
Objective
Graduate Student Admissions Criteria
The Spanish Graduate Faculty will formalize policies for admission to the MA program in order that students are adequately prepared to undertake graduate-level study initially.
KPI
Student Preparation For Full Admission
All students admitted to the MA in Spanish program will meet best practices policy standards for admission or will have a remediation plan in order to meet best practices policy standards.
Result
Graduate Student Admissions Results
The Department of Foreign Languages hired a full-time chair after a hiatus of one year. As a result, no data was acquired for 2014-2015. The new chair, in conjunction with the faculty, has implemented reforms in graduate admissions with scheduled first report of data in 2015-2016.
Objective
Graduate Student Research Scholarship
The Department of Foreign Languages will build a program of regular graduate student external scholarly activity.
KPI
Submission Rates
Each academic year, at least 2 graduate students will prepare a scholarly project for submission to a juried conference or publication venue.
There were no graduate student publications submissions this year.
Goal
Demonstration Of Breadth Of Knowledge
Through the medium of comprehensive examinations, Spanish language MA students will demonstrate that they have a graduate-level breadth of knowledge in literature, language, linguistics and methodology.
Objective
Comprehensive Exams: Critical Thinking, Writing Skills, Speaking Skills, And Breadth Of Knowledge
Spanish language students will demonstrate that they have a graduate-level breadth of knowledge in literature, language, linguistics and methodology and that they can express that knowledge in writing and orally.
Indicator
Written And Oral Comprehensive Exams
In their last semester, Spanish language students will demonstrate that they have a graduate-level breadth of knowledge in 1.linguistics and methodology, 2. Spanish literature and 3. Spanish American literature, as well language useage through written and oral comprehensive exams.
This has been done on the basis of required course content that each individual student has taken and grading according to the individual professor (individual rubrics).
Criterion
Written And Oral Comprehensive Exams Passage Rates
All MA in Spanish candidates for graduation will achieve pass or high pass on written and oral comprehensive exams during their last semester in residence. These exams cover the three content areas, Linguistics & Methodology, Spanish Literature and Spanish American Literature. The Department will direct particular attention to evaluation of the exam preparation and performance among on-line students.
Finding
Comprehensive Exams Results
The Department of Foreign Languages hired a full-time chair after a hiatus of one year. The new chair, in conjunction with the faculty, has implemented a reform of the comprehensive exam process with scheduled first report of data in 2015-2016.