Spanish (M.A.)
The MA program in Spanish offers students a wide array of courses in Spanish and Spanish American literature as well as in advanced studies of the Spanish language and literary theory. The program prepares students for careers in research and teaching and provides a cultural and linguistic base from which students can explore career options in interpreting, translating, diplomatic service, editorial work, social services, commerce and business. The Master of Arts degree also opens opportunities for students to pursue doctoral programs at major institutions.
Admissions
The Master of Arts program in Spanish is open to students who hold a bachelor's degree with an undergraduate major in Spanish or who have completed 24 credits of Spanish on the undergraduate level or the equivalent.
Students who hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent may enroll in graduate courses without obligation to follow a master's degree program, if they have 24 semester hours or the equivalent in Spanish.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| SPAN 504 | Introduction to Literary Theory | 3 |
| Peninsular Area | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Medieval Spanish Literature to the Fifteenth Century | ||
| Theatre of the Golden Age | ||
| Prose and Poetry of the Golden Age | ||
| Cervantes | ||
| Enlightenment and Romanticism | ||
| Spanish Novel of the 19th Century | ||
| The Generation of 1898 | ||
| Spanish Fiction and Film | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Theater | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Novel | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Poetry | ||
| Lorca | ||
| Topics in Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literature | ||
| Autobiographical Acts in Spain and in Latin America | ||
| Latin America Area | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Colonial Latin American Literature | ||
| Latin American Literature of the 19th Century | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Novel | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Theater | ||
| Modernismo in Latin America | ||
| Latin American Novel: After the "Boom" | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Short Story | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Poetry | ||
| Topics in Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literature | ||
| Autobiographical Acts in Spain and in Latin America | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Literature | ||
| Medieval Spanish Literature to the Fifteenth Century | ||
| Theatre of the Golden Age | ||
| Prose and Poetry of the Golden Age | ||
| Cervantes | ||
| Enlightenment and Romanticism | ||
| Spanish Novel of the 19th Century | ||
| The Generation of 1898 | ||
| Spanish Fiction and Film | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Theater | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Novel | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Poetry | ||
| Lorca | ||
| Colonial Latin American Literature | ||
| Latin American Literature of the 19th Century | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Novel | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Theater | ||
| Modernismo in Latin America | ||
| Latin American Novel: After the "Boom" | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Short Story | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Poetry | ||
| Topics in Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literature | ||
| Autobiographical Acts in Spain and in Latin America | ||
| Hispanics Linguistics, Culture and Pedagogy | ||
| Advanced Studies in the Spanish Language | ||
| History of Spanish Language | ||
| Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-12 | ||
| Spanish Cultural History | ||
| Translation and Interpreting | ||
| Translation and Health Services | ||
| Translation and the Law | ||
| Consecutive Interpreting | ||
| Simultaneous Interpreting | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| GRAD CMP | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| Total Credits | 33 | |