PROPOSAL

 

Revision of Language Requirement for MA degree, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The student must demonstrate proficiency of a language appropriate to his or her field of specialization. Students can fulfill this requirement by completing a two-semester sequence in a language at the undergraduate or graduate level, or a Reading for Research course (e.g., FRE 5060, GER 5060, SPN 5060). Alternatively a student may demonstrate proficiency in a language by examination as determined by the department.

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

Approved:

 

 

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Department Chair

 

 

 

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Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

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Dean

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for MA (or MAT, or MFA) degree,   Department of Visual Arts and Art History, School of the Arts,   Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The Department of Visual Arts and Art History has no foreign language

requirement for its graduate degree programs.

 

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

 

Approved:

 

 

 

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Department Chair

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Dean

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

 

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for MA degree,   Department of Communication,  Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The language requirement for the M.A. Degree in Communication can be fulfilled in any of the following ways:

 

1)  Passing with a grade of C or better a two-semester introductory sequence in a foreign language;

 

2)  Passing a graduate Reading for Research course taught by the Department of Languages and Linguistics;

 

3)  Certification of competency in a foreign language by the Department of Languages and Linguistics.

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements.

 

 

Approved:

 

_____________________________________________________

Department Chair

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

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Dean

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

Departmental Language Requirements for MA Programs. 

 

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for MA (or MAT, or MFA) degree,   Department of English,   Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

Graduate students in the English MA and MAT programs may fulfill the following language requirement in any one of the following ways.

 

1)      Successfully completing a the two parts of an undergraduate intermediate-level sequence in the same language

2)      successfully completing a “Reading for Research” graduate course, as offered by the Department of Languages and Linguistics at FAU

3)      passing an approved test in the chosen foreign language

There is no language requirement for students in the English MFA program

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

Approved:

 

_____________________________________________________

Department Chair

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

_____________________________________________________

Dean

 

____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

 

 

 

[Approved by the Department of History on 29 October 2004.]

 

PROPOSAL

Establishment of Language Requirement for MA degree,  Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

History Majors must complete one of the following three options:

 

1.         Passing one semester at the intermediate level (2203) of a foreign language at FAU or the equivalent at another university as determined by the History Department=s Graduate Committee

 

2.         Passing an equivalency exam at the 2203 level.

 

3.         Passing the graduate Reading for Research course (French 5060, Spanish 5060, or German 5060)

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

Approved:

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Department Chair

 

 

____________________________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Dean

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

 

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for M.A. Degree, Department of Music, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The Department of Music has no foreign language requirement for its graduate degree programs

 

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements.

 

 

Approved:

 

 

 

                                                                       

Department Chair

 

 

 

                                                                       

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

                                                                       

Dean

 

 

 

                                                                       

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

                                                                       

Provost

 

 

 

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for M.A. Degree,   Department of Sociology,   Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The Department of Sociology has no foreign language requirement for its graduate degree programs

 

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

 

Approved:

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Department Chair

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Dean

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for MFA degree, Department of Theatre, School of the Arts,   Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The Department of Theatre arts has no foreign language requirement for its graduate degree programs.

 

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

 

Approved:

 

_____________________________________________________

Department Chair

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

_____________________________________________________

Dean

 

_____________________________________________________

Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost

 

Template for Departmental Language Requirements for MA Programs. 

 

PROPOSAL

 

Establishment of Language Requirement for MA degree,   Women’s Studies Program,   Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

 

The Language Requirement:

 

The foreign language requirement can be satisfied through successful completion of: (1) two undergraduate courses in a beginning foreign language sequence; (2) CLEP examination for two undergraduate courses in a beginning foreign language sequence; or (3) one “Reading for Research” course (FRE 5060, GER 5060, SPN 5060) offered through the Department of Languages and Linguistics.

 

Rationale:

 

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College has abolished its college-level language requirement for MA programs within the College, in favor of department-level language requirements. 

 

 

Approved:  Women’s Studies Program Approval: 10/1/04

 

 

 

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Director of Women’s Studies

 

 

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Chair, College Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

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Dean

 

 

 

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Chair, University Graduate Programs Committee

 

 

 

_____________________________________________________

Provost