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Master of Arts, CLG specialization The M.A. requires a minimum of 36 units of graduate-level course work in German literature in an interdisciplinary context and in a second national literature. The 36 units of graduate-level course work include a minimum of 12 graduate units (3 courses) in German literature, 8 graduate units (2 courses) in the student’s second national literature, and 8 units (2 courses) in comparative literature. A maximum of 4 units of 596 course work may be counted toward the master’s degree. By the end of the second year of study, students must pass a written qualifying field examination or successfully complete a thesis in German literary studies. Students are invited to join the Ph.D. program by the Graduate Studies Committee. The invitation is based upon the student’s outstanding performance in graduate course work, on the first qualifying examination, and upon the recommendations of the student’s exam committee and other faculty with whom the student has worked. Field Examination 1 (for the M.A.) Students will devote field 1 to German literary studies. The field will have a focus chosen from the following list: (1) Literary Period and/or Genre (2) Theory and Philosophy (such as German Idealism, Psychoanalysis, Frankfurt School, Deconstruction) (3) Media Technology (4) Holocaust Studies with a German emphasis. (5) Special Field defined by the candidate in close consultation with the graduate advisor and at least one additional German faculty member. The Field examination consists of a) a 50-page thesis or a two-day written exam consisting of three questions. Exam is based upon reading list of 50-75 works developed with exam committee and focusing on area of the list below, and b) an oral examination after written exam is passed. |
