Folklore Studies - MA
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Total Credits Required In Program Coursework
Total Credits Required To Earn This Credential
For electives, students may choose any graduate courses offered within the History or English departments, including folklore classes. Students may also take one elective course from outside the History Department, with approval from the Folklore Program chair and the Director of Graduate Studies.
Students who decide to complete a Plan B thesis must take 9 credits of open elective courses (3 courses).
Students who decide to complete a Plan A thesis must take 6 credits of open elective courses (2 courses).
Students must choose to complete either a Plan A or a Plan B thesis. Students who decide to complete a Plan B thesis must register for 3 credits of thesis work. Students who decide to complete a Plan A thesis must register for 6 credits of thesis work.
The Folklore program strongly encourages students to complete a Plan B thesis.
Plan B: For a Plan B thesis, students must write a single research paper that is modeled on a publishable journal article. For the Folklore program, the minimum page requirement for a Plan B thesis is 25 pages, although most tend to be 30-50 pages. The length of a Plan B thesis is determined by the discretion of the thesis committee chair.
Plan A: For a Plan A thesis, students must write an extensive research project that consists of several chapters. For the Folklore program, a Plan A thesis must be a minimum of 50 pages, although most tend to be 50-100 pages. The length of a Plan A thesis is determined by the discretion of the thesis committee chair.
NOTE:
Students who wish to complete a Plan A thesis must complete their thesis proposal defense by April 15 during the second semester in the program. Students who do not complete a thesis proposal defense by this date will not be eligible to complete a Plan A thesis and must complete a Plan B thesis.
To obtain an MA (Master of Arts) degree, students must demonstrate proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Students in Folklore Studies must pass a language requirement in order to receive an MA degree. Without a foreign language, students will receive an MS (Master of Science).
The language requirement for the MA degree may be completed in the following ways:
Test: Pass a test of written and oral comprehension in an approved foreign language through the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Utah State University.
Coursework: Students may satisfy the requirement through one of the following forms of coursework:
Demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language by successful completion of one course at the 2020 level or higher (or its equivalent)
Demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages by successful completion of the 1020 course level (or its equivalent) in one language and the 2020-level (or its equivalent) for the other
Complete an upper-division (3000-level or higher or the equivalent) in a foreign language grammar or literature course requiring the 2020 level (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Note: Conversation courses do not satisfy this requirement.
Students who have earned a Bachelor of Arts degree or who have passed coursework in a foreign language within the past five years from the date of matriculation into the Folklore Studies program may petition for acceptance of coursework to fulfill the language requirement for the MA degree. Please see the English Department’s Director of Graduate Studies for more information.
