Program: Modern Languages (M.A.) - Kansas State University

Apr 03, 2025

2021-2022 Graduate Catalog

The Department of Modern Languages offers a 30-hour M.A. program with subspecialties in French, German, Spanish, or Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Courses are offered in language, second language acquisition, pedagogy, (applied) linguistics; literature, culture, film, literary theory; translation and interpretation. Graduates are prepared to pursue study at the doctoral level or to seek a career where advanced proficiency in a second language is necessary (e.g. teaching, governmental agency work, international business, translation and interpretation, etc.).

Degree Requirements:

In consultation with the student’s advisory committee, each student will complete the following program of study.

I. Core Courses

A minimum of 3 hours selected from courses below. Additional courses from this list may be taken as subspecialty electives.

MLANG 600 - Principles of Linguistics: Language Structure and Language Use Credits: 3
MLANG 710 - Foreign Language Pedagogy Credits: 3
MLANG 720 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Research Methodology Credits: 3
MLANG 770 - Theories of 2nd Language Acquisition Credits: 3

II. Subspecialty Electives

Students will complete 21 hours of courses at the 600-level or above in their subspecialty (French, German, Spanish, or Teaching English as a Foreign Language), in consultation with committee. Students may petition to substitute some hours with courses outside of the department of Modern Languages, with the approval of the committee.

III. Advanced Study

In addition to the courses above and with approval of the M.A. committee, each student chooses one of the following three options:

MA Coursework Option: 6 hours of additional electives.
MA with Report: 2 hours related to the report, 4 hours of additional electives.
MA with Thesis: 6 hours related to the thesis.