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The Master of Arts degree in Spanish provides advanced education in Spanish, which integrates the language, linguistics, literature and culture of Spain and Latin America and the latest methodologies in the teaching of Spanish.
The Master of Arts degree in Spanish provides advanced education in Spanish, which integrates the language, linguistics, literature and culture of Spain and Latin America and the latest methodologies in the teaching of Spanish.
The Master of Arts degree in Spanish provides advanced education in Spanish, which integrates the language, linguistics, literature and culture of Spain and Latin America and the latest methodologies in the teaching of Spanish.
The Spanish major comprises the following concentrations:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Applications to the Languages, Literature and Culture concentration are not being accepted at this time.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
SPAN 58216 | CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CULTURE | 3 |
SPAN 68215 | ADVANCED SPANISH COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION | 3 |
Literary Theory Electives, choose from the following: | 3 | |
MCLS 60330 | APPROACHES TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE | |
or MCLS 60622 | TEACHING LITERATURE AND CULTURE | |
or SPAN 68240 | LITERARY AND CULTURAL TRANSLATION | |
Research Method Electives, choose from the following: | 3 | |
MCLS 63049 | SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH METHODS | |
or TRST 60001 | GRADUATE RESEARCH AND WRITING IN TRANSLATION STUDIES | |
Applied Linguistics Electives, choose from the following: | 3 | |
MCLS 60601 | LINGUISTICS FOR THE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONS | |
SPAN 68010 & TRST 60010 | THE PRACTICE OF SPANISH TRANSLATION and THEORY OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | |
Spanish (SPAN) Electives (50000 or 60000 level) | 6 | |
Concentrations | ||
Choose from the following: | 12 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
MCLS 50660 | METHODS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES 1 | 3 |
MCLS 60661 | THEORIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 3 |
Second Language Pedagogy Electives | 6 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Students who are already licensed to teach language in Ohio may, with departmental approval, substitute a graduate second-language pedagogy elective for MCLS 50660.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
Spanish (SPAN) Electives (50000 or 60000) 1,2,3 | 6 | |
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: 1,2,3 | 6 | |
Modern and Classical Language Studies (MCLS) (60000 level) | ||
Spanish (SPAN) (50000 or 60000 level) | ||
Translation Studies (TRST) (60000 level) | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
A maximum 6 credit hours of individual investigation research may be applied toward the degree.
Students interested in a thesis option may register for a maximum of 6 credit hours of SPAN 68199.
Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of their M.A. program at the 60000 level. Electives should be chosen accordingly in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
Applications to the Languages, Literature and Culture concentration are not being accepted at this time.
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