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Spanish, M.A.

老司机福利网's graduate program in Spanish can be finished in two years. Courses are offered year-round on accredited campuses in the dynamic urban areas of St. Louis, Missouri, or Madrid, Spain.

SLU's Spanish master's program focuses broadly on language, literature and culture, with courses offered in the three primary areas of Latin American studies, peninsular studies and linguistics.

Curriculum Overview

Degree requirements include 30 credits of coursework, a final written examination and a final oral examination. Students may fulfill all or part of the program requirements on either campus.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities

Students may fulfill all or part of the program requirements at the University's main campus in St. Louis or SLU's international campus in Madrid.

Students who wish to pursue the program exclusively in Madrid may complete it in three summers (extendable to five) or through a combination of summers and regular spring and fall semesters.

Careers

A master's degree in Spanish is well suited to those planning or already engaged in professional careers such as teaching, translating, foreign service or international affairs, and provides excellent preparation for doctoral studies.听Graduates of SLU鈥檚 Spanish master's degree program have gone on to careers in education, law and nonprofit institutions.

Graduates will be able to determine viable future career paths through exposure to the field, guidance on professional issues, support in professional development, and networking/connection to peers and mentors both inside and outside of 老司机福利网.

老司机福利网 Requirements

  • Undergraduate Spanish major (or equivalent)

Application Requirements

All application materials must be submitted through the Office of Graduate 老司机福利网.听

  • Application form and fee
  • Official transcripts (in English)
  • R茅sum茅 or curriculum vitae (in English)
  • Three letters of professional recommendation assessing the applicant's potential for graduate study
  • Professional goal statement: This 1000-word statement should be in Spanish. The candidate should describe professional and intellectual goals and specific reasons for interest in graduate studies in Spanish, and demonstrate how these goals align with the curricula offered by SLU鈥檚 M.A. program.
  • Writing sample: This 10-page piece may be in English or Spanish, can be an excerpt from a longer piece and should demonstrate the candidate鈥檚 capacity for graduate-level academic work.
  • Interview in Spanish

Requirements for International Students

All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students. International students must also meet the following additional requirements:

  • 顿别尘辞苍蝉迟谤补迟别听English Language Proficiency
  • Academic records, in English translation, of students who have undertaken postsecondary studies outside the United States must include:
    • Courses taken and/or lectures attended
    • Practical laboratory work
    • The maximum and minimum grades attainable
    • The grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations
    • Any honors or degrees received.
  • WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.
  • In order to be issued an I-20 for your F-1 visa application, students must submit financial documents. Proof of financial support that must include:
    • A letter of financial support from the person(s) or sponsoring agency funding the student's time at 老司机福利网
    • A letter from the sponsor's bank verifying that the funds are available and will be so for the duration of the student's study at the University

Application Deadlines

To be given priority consideration, complete applications must be received by

  • April 1 for the fall semester (classes beginning in August)
  • October 1 for the spring semester (classes beginning in January)

Review Process

Each item listed above is taken into careful consideration by the examining committee before making admission recommendations. 听

Tuition

Tuition Cost Per Credit
Graduate Tuition $1,370

Additional charges may apply. Other resources are listed below:

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Scholarships and Financial Aid

For priority consideration for departmental graduate scholarships, students should complete their applications by the program admission deadlines listed.

For more information, visit the Office of Student Financial Services.

  1. Graduates will be able to dialogue with key works and recent scholarship听in Hispanic literatures, cultures and linguistics.
  2. Graduates will be able to write and conduct research in Spanish, evidencing analysis, argumentation and organization.
  3. Graduates will be able to speak about and present on their coursework and research in Spanish.
  4. Graduates will be able to teach language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, using current methods in foreign language pedagogy, with a deep understanding of historical development as well as current relevance.
Literatures & Cultures9
Select at least 3 (9 credits) from the following:
Latin American Studies
厂笔础狈听5240
Short Stories: History, Histories
厂笔础狈听5260
Latin American 'Modernismo'
厂笔础狈听5270
Contemporary Latin American Poetry
厂笔础狈听5280
Early Latin American Novel
厂笔础狈听5290
Boom, Mass Media and Utopia
厂笔础狈听5320
Themes in Latin American Literature
厂笔础狈听5330
Narratives on the End of Utopias
厂笔础狈听5340
Identities of the Other in 19th-c. Latin American Narrative
厂笔础狈听5350
Counter Hegemony Discourses
厂笔础狈听5360
Written by Herself: Latin American Women Writers
厂笔础狈听5370
Latin American Film
厂笔础狈听5380
Cultural Stereotypes: Latin America
厂笔础狈听5400
Strangers in a Familiar Land: Displacements in Latin America
厂笔础狈听5521
Hispanic Short-Short Stories (may count for either Latin American Studies or Peninsular Studies, but not both)
Peninsular Studies
厂笔础狈听5521
Hispanic Short-Short Stories (may count for either Latin American Studies or Peninsular Studies, but not both)
厂笔础狈听5560
Don Quixote by Cervantes
厂笔础狈听5680
Contemporary Spanish Short Story
厂笔础狈听5700
Twentieth-Century Poetry
厂笔础狈听5710
Twentieth-Century Novel
厂笔础狈听5720
Twentieth-Century Drama
厂笔础狈听5740
From the Poetry of Knowledge to the Poetry of the Turn of the Century
厂笔础狈听5750
Spanish Novel After 1970
厂笔础狈听5760
Spanish Literature and Film
厂笔础狈听5770
Verbum: the Journey of Women Poets in Contemporary Spain
厂笔础狈听5780
Contemporary Spanish Women Writers
厂笔础狈听5820
Medieval Short Stories: Power, Wisdom and Fantasy in Tales
Linguistics & Pedagogy9
Select at least 3 (9 credits) from the following:
Linguistics
厂笔础狈听5020
Spanish in the World
厂笔础狈听5030
Spanish Linguistics
厂笔础狈听5050
Spanish Phonology and Its Place in the Classroom
Pedagogy
厂笔础狈听5040
Methods and Technology for the Teaching of Spanish
厂笔础狈听5041
Methods of Teaching Spanish I: Best Practices and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
厂笔础狈听5042
Methods of Teaching Spanish II: Assessment and Language Learner Contexts
Electives12
Select 4 courses (minimum 12 credits) of 厂笔础狈听5000-level courses
Total Credits30

Non-Course Requirements

A final written examination over a reading list, as well as a final oral degree examination over coursework.

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment听unless otherwise noted. 听

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Literatures & Cultures 3
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Linguistics & Pedagogy 3
SPAN 5XXXElective 3
Credits9
Spring
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Literatures & Cultures 3
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Linguistics & Pedagogy 3
SPAN 5XXXElective 3
Credits9
Year Two
Fall
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Literatures & Cultures 3
SPAN 5XXXCourse in Linguistics & Pedagogy 3
Written Examination
Credits6
Spring
SPAN 5XXXElective 3
SPAN 5XXXElective 3
Oral Exam
Credits6
Total Credits30

Program Notes

The sequence of courses will vary according to the student鈥檚 previous experience with the language and individual preferences.

Students may also take courses at .

A maximum of six credits of coursework may be approved for transfer toward fulfillment of degree requirements.

Additional requirements include a final written examination and a final oral examination.

Students can complete all or part of their master's degree in Spanish at SLU鈥檚 campus in Madrid. SLU-Madrid offers students immersive events at the Real Academia Espa帽ola (Spanish Royal Academy) and at Spain's Ministry of Education's Instituto Cervantes.

Learn More

For additional information about our program, contact:

Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Spanish graduate program coordinator
amy.wright@slu.edu