Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Scandinavian Section

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Scandinavian Section offers the M.A. degree in Scandinavian.

Admission

Program Name

Scandinavian

Address

212 Royce Hall
Box 951539
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1539 

Phone

(310) 825-6828 

Email

allen@humnet.ucla.edu  

Leading to the degree of

M.A. 

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring 

Deadline to apply

December 15th 

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General 

Letters of Recommendation 

3 

Other Requirements

In addition to the minimum University requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample.

Applicants must have an undergraduate major in Scandinavian languages or equivalent.

A placement examination in the Scandinavian languages may be required.

For the Ph.D. degree in Germanic Languages with Scandinavian literature as a major or minor field, applicants should see the Ph.D. in Germanic Languages. 

Master's Degree

Advising

Students should meet with the graduate academic adviser each quarter. Through these meetings, the adviser keeps both the student and the other members of the section informed of the student's progress. The adviser keeps records of these interviews, whenever deemed necessary, in the student's file. There are no section guidance committees for M.A. candidates.

Areas of Study

There are no specific major fields or subdisciplines in the M.A. program, but students emphasize one modern language and literature area in Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students are required to demonstrate knowledge of three Scandinavian languages: fluency in one Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) and reading knowledge of the other two Scandinavian languages. Fluency of a language may be established by: (1) passing a departmental examination or (2) successfully completing one graduate-level course in the original language. Reading knowledge of a language may be established by: (1) passing a departmental examination or (2) successfully completing one upper-division literature course in the original language.

Course Requirements

A total of 12 courses is required for the M.A. degree. These courses include a minimum of nine upper division and graduate courses in Scandinavian languages, at least five of which must be graduate courses. Three courses on the upper division or graduate level may be taken in a related field of linguistic or literary study to be determined in consultation with the graduate adviser; at least one of these must be at the graduate level. Comparative Literature 200 or an equivalent course in methodology is required as one of the 12 courses.

Three 596 courses (12 units) may be applied toward the total course requirement, but only one (four units) may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A comprehensive examination, based on the required coursework and a reading list, is required of all candidates for the M.A. degree. The examination is given whenever the student has completed the course requirements and feels prepared to be examined on both the coursework and the reading list. The comprehensive examination is both written and oral; students who fail may be reexamined once without petitioning.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students with no deficiencies upon admission to graduate status, completion of coursework and examinations for the M.A. degree in Scandinavian usually requires six quarters of standard course load.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a specific condition which may lead to a recommendation for termination is C-graded work in Scandinavian courses. A recommendation for termination is made by the Scandinavian faculty in residence. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through submission of a petition to the vice chair.