Graduate Manual
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
GRADUATE STUDENT MANUAL 2020 – 2021 Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of New Mexico Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4 Bienvenidos! Bem-vindos! Welcome! ........................................................................................ 6 HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................ 7 GRADUATE STUDY IN SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ......................................................... 8 Prerequisites and Application Process ........................................................................................ 8 The Statement of Intent by Applicants to the M.A. and PhD ................................................... 10 Language Proficiency for Teaching Assistantship ................................................................... 10 COURSES, MENTORING, PROGRESS .................................................................................... 12 Mentors, Supervisors, and Registration .................................................................................... 12 Professionalization and Departmental Citizenship ................................................................... 12 Petitions and Requirement Changes ......................................................................................... 13 Program of Studies Form .......................................................................................................... 14 Graduate Student Annual Review (GSAR) .............................................................................. 14 Independent Study / Problems Courses .................................................................................... 17 Independent Study/Graduate Problems Course Petition (551) ................................................. 18 Leave of Absence ...................................................................................................................... 19 Readmission/Reinstatement to M.A. program .......................................................................... 19 TEACHING ASSISTANT SUPPORT ......................................................................................... 21 Course Loads for Teaching Assistants ...................................................................................... 21 Conditions of Employment for Teaching Assistants and Instructors ....................................... 23 UNM Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant Contract ........................................................... 25 THE M.A. IN SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE: DEGREE DESCRIPTION ................................ 28 DUAL MA PROGRAM ............................................................................................................... 30 THE M.A. THESIS OPTION ....................................................................................................... 32 Thesis Declaration form ............................................................................................................ 33 THE M.A. COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS ................................................................... 34 Subject Areas of M.A. Exams ................................................................................................... 36 Evaluation Criteria .................................................................................................................... 37 M.A. Reading List: Hispanic Literature (2020-2021) .............................................................. 38 Reference Materials for M.A. Exam Preparation ..................................................................... 41 M.A. Reading List: Hispanic Linguistics (2020–2021) ............................................................ 43 MA Courses: Hispanic linguistics ........................................................................................ 49 M.A. Reading List: Hispanic Southwest Studies (2020-2021) ................................................. 50 M.A. Reading List: Brazilian Literature and Culture (2020-2021) .......................................... 55 M.A. CANDIDATE PROGRESS FORM .................................................................................... 61 MA Progress Report: Concentration in Hispanic Literature ..................................................... 63 MA Progress Report: Concentration in Hispanic linguistics .................................................... 64 MA Progress Report: Concentration in Hispanic Southwest Studies ....................................... 65 MA Progress Report: Concentration in Portuguese .................................................................. 66 M.A. Progress Report: Dual degree Portuguese/Linguistics .................................................... 67 MA Progress Report: Dual degree Portuguese/Literature ........................................................ 68 MA Progress Report: Dual degree Portuguese/Southwest Studies ........................................... 69 THE PH.D. IN SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ........................................................................ 70 The Ph.D. Degree Descriptions ................................................................................................ 71 Progress in the Doctoral Degree ............................................................................................... 73 Expected Benchmarks for Degree Progress .............................................................................. 73 Doctoral Candidate Progress Form ........................................................................................... 74 THE PH.D. CANDIDACY PROCESS ........................................................................................ 76 Establishing a Committee on Studies ....................................................................................... 76 The Committee on Studies Form .............................................................................................. 77 The Comprehensive Examination: ............................................................................................ 78 Ph.D. Examinations: Proposed Timetable ................................................................................ 82 Ph.D. Qualifying Paper and Exam: Proposed Timetable .......................................................... 83 Application for Cadidacy .............................................................................................................. 84 THE PH.D. DISSERTATION ...................................................................................................... 84 The Dissertation Committee ..................................................................................................... 84 The Dissertation Proposal ......................................................................................................... 85 Dissertation Proposal Cover Sheet ............................................................................................ 87 The Dissertation Defense .......................................................................................................... 90 MEET THE OFFICE STAFF ....................................................................................................... 91 MEET THE FACULTY ............................................................................................................... 92 GOALS & STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE M.A. .......................................... 97 GOALS & STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE PH.D. ......................................... 98 CALENDAR OF FELLOWSHIP DEADLINES ......................................................................... 99 Page 4 INTRODUCTION This manual is designed to acquaint graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese with the policies and procedures of this department. In addition to this manual, all graduate students should obtain and carefully read the University of New Mexico Catalog, which contains all pertinent rules and procedures required by the University. Chair of the Department Santiago Vaquera Vasquez [email protected] Director of Graduate Studies Anna Nogar [email protected] Coordinator, Spanish as a Second Language Eva Rodriguez-González [email protected] Coordinator, Spanish as a Heritage Language Damian Wilson [email protected] Department Administrator Fabiola Parra [email protected] Graduate Advisor Martha Hurd [email protected] Undergraduate Advisor Kate Merrill [email protected] ` Page 5 Mission of the Department The mission of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese is to promote quality research and teaching that integrate the languages, literatures, linguistics and cultures of the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking worlds. Our Department, at a Research 1 Hispanic-Serving Institution, enjoys a deep sociohistorical and cultural embeddedness in the New Mexico historical experience. La misión del Departamento de Español y Portugués es promover la investigación y enseñanza de alta calidad, que integren las lenguas, literaturas y culturas del mundo de habla hispana y lusófona. Perteneciente a una institución clasificada como de nivel máximo de actividad de investigación (Carnegie R1) y como Institución comprometida al Servicio de los Hispanos (HSI), gozamos de una profunda inserción sociohistórica y cultural en la experiencia histórica de Nuevo México. A missão do Departamento de Espanhol e Português é promover pesquisa