Master of Arts in German or Slavic Studies

Program Overview

This Master's program in German or Slavic studies combines coursework and a thesis component. Students complete 15 credit hours of coursework, including core courses in literary and cultural theory, and choose from a variety of electives in their major discipline. Graduates are prepared for careers in education, translation, journalism, government, and non-profit organizations, or for further study in a Ph.D. program.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The Master's program consists of a combination of coursework and a thesis component.
• Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of coursework, including:
• GRMN 7200/SLAV 7200 (3 credit hours)
• GRMN 7210/SLAV 7210 (3 credit hours)
• Three credit hours at the 7000 level in the student's major discipline
• Six ancillary credit hours of 7000, 4000, and/or 3000 levels in the student's major discipline or another program/department.
• Sample course offerings:
• German:
• GRMN 7200: Literary and Cultural Theory (3 credit hours)
• GRMN 7242: Colloquium in German Studies 2 (3 credit hours)
• GRMN 7340: Seminar in German Film and Media Studies (3 credit hours)
• GRMN 7350: Seminar in German and European Literature and Culture (3 credit hours)
• GRMN 7360: Independent Studies in German (3 credit hours)
• Slavic studies:
• SLAV 7200: Literary and Cultural Theory (3 credit hours)
• SLAV 7210: Introduction to Second Language Acquisition and Methods of Language Teaching (3 credit hours)
• SLAV 7400: Selected Topics in Slavic Literatures (3 credit hours)
• SLAV 7410: Seminar in Contemporary Slavic Literatures (3 credit hours)
• SLAV 7420: Studies in Modernism (3 credit hours)
• Sample thesis options:
• German Studies:
• Romanticism
• Modernism
• World War II
• The Third Reich
• The Holocaust in today's Austria and Germany
• Theoretical questions of the relationship between history and literature, cultural memory, the imagination of the Indigenous
• Theoretical questions of the relationship between power and language
• Slavic studies:
• Imperial rule and post-revolutionary culture
• World War II and the Soviet experience

Careers:

• Graduates with an M.A.
in German or Slavic studies are prepared for a wide range of careers, including:
• Education
• Translation and interpretation
• Journalism and writing
• Government
• Non-profit organizations