New Brunswick Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Program name and description:     Departmental Honors Program. Research project of two terms in duration that may focus on either the language/linguistics or the literature/civilization of the Spanish/Portuguese-speaking world. Students are required to write a research thesis and present the project for an oral defense before a committee assembled by the project director, in consultation with the candidate.

Course number (if applicable):  01: 940 :497,498        Credits:     (3,3)

Contact person:    Prof. Al Snaider        Telephone:    932 9323    Ext.:  29

Participants:   

Sudents admitted by selection of the Departmental Honors Committee. To be eligible for graduation with departmental honors, majors must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better in their major courses, and 3.25 overall. Prior to beginning an honors project in the language/linguistics option, the student must take 01:940:325 and three linguistics courses. One additional language language/linguistics course and one 400-level course (other than independent study) is required prior to graduation. Prior to beginning an honors project in the literature/civilization option, the student must take two literature courses at the 300-level and one 400-level literature course in Spanish (other than independent study). Two additional 400-level literature/civilization courses are required of all honors candidates and should normally be taken in the junior year.

Student products:    

Thesis.

Edited 5/4/98