M.A. in Spanish

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Program Description


The Master of Arts in Spanish is a thirty-six hour program that prepares students for doctoral study and for careers as instructors of Spanish in secondary and higher education. In addition, the program provides students with the skills necessary to enter the workforce as interpreters within various industries by providing a thorough foundation in practical fluency skills through cultural, linguistic, and literary training. The program does not require a thesis.


Admission


Students seeking admission to the graduate program in Spanish must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions:

  1. Graduate Application
  2. Application fee
  3. Official transcript from the baccalaureate degree granting institution
  4. Two letters of recommendation
  5. A writing sample on a Spanish cultural topic that demonstrates advanced proficiency (5 double-spaced pages)
  6. A graded writing sample from an upper-level Spanish course

To be admitted into the program under regular graduate admission, applicants must have a 3.0 overall GPA.


Degree Requirements

The M.A. in Spanish requires a minimum of thirty-six hours of graduate credit, and the student may choose one of two degree plans.

Plan 1 - M.A. in Spanish

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
SPAN 5332 <SPN 532> Spanish Golden Age Literature
SPAN 5333 <SPN 533> Spanish American Literature: Pre-European to Independence
SPAN 5334 <SPN 534> Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 5337 <SPN 537> Literature Analysis and Research Methods
SPAN 5338 <SPN 538> Second Language Teaching Methodology
SPAN 5370 <SPN 570> History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 5371 <SPN 571> Contemporary Spanish Literature
SPAN 5374 <SPN 574> Studies in Spanish Linguistics
24
2
Restricted Electives
Choose two from:
SPAN 4360 <SPN 460> Don Quijote*
SPAN 4370 <SPN 470> Seminar in Selected Topics in Literature, Language, or Civilization*
SPAN 5331 <SPN 531> Seminar in Comparative Spanish Art and Culture
SPAN 5336 <SPN 536> Hispanic Women’s Studies
SPAN 5372 <SPN 572> Spanish for Technical Composition
SPAN 5373 <SPN 573> Theories and Practices of Translation and Interpretation
6
3 Electives Choose two from:
All graduate courses in SPAN
6
TOTAL
36
*Taken for graduate credit

 

Plan 2 - M.A. in Spanish

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
SPAN 5332 <SPN 532> Spanish Golden Age Literature
SPAN 5333 <SPN 533> Spanish American Literature: Pre-European to Independence
SPAN 5334 <SPN 534> Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 5337 <SPN 537> Literature Analysis and Research Methods
SPAN 5338 <SPN 538> Second Language Teaching Methodology
SPAN 5370 <SPN 570> History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 5371 <SPN 571> Contemporary Spanish Literature
SPAN 5374 <SPN 574> Studies in Spanish Linguistics
24
2
Restricted Electives in BESL
Choose two from:
BESL 4303 <BSL 477> Curriculum in Bilingual and Second Language Programs*
BESL 5301 <BSL 565> Applied Linguistics for Classroom Teachers
BESL 5302 <BSL 571> Social, Cultural, and Language Influences on Learning
BESL 5304 <BSL 577> Lang. Acquisition and Development for Bilingual and ESL Programs
6
3 Restricted Electives in SPAN Choose two from:
SPAN 4360 <SPN 460> Don Quijote*
SPAN 4370 <SPN 470> Seminar in Selected Topics in Literature, Language, or Civilization*
SPAN 5331 <SPN 531> Seminar in Comparative Spanish Art and Culture
SPAN 5336 <SPN 536> Hispanic Women’s Studies
SPAN 5372 <SPN 572> Spanish for Technical Composition
SPAN 5373 <SPN 573> Theories and Practices of Translation and Interpretation
6
TOTAL
36
*Taken for graduate credit

 


Courses

Spanish (SPAN)

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