Program Information
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies offers a graduate program leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in Spanish or Master of Arts in Teaching in Spanish.
Students may choose to specialize in literature/culture or language/linguistics. A secondary specialization in Portuguese is also offered. Qualified applicants to the M.A. program are eligible for teaching assistantships.
A Master of Arts in Spanish may be earned in one of two ways:
- Non-thesis M.A. This is considered a terminal degree for those anticipating teaching careers in secondary schools or junior colleges, as well as employment in business, government, tourism, etc. Requirements: 30 credit hours and a comprehensive examination.
- M.A. with thesis. This option prepares students for later work toward a Ph.D. Requirements: 30 credit hours, a comprehensive examination, and a thesis. (Internal candidates to the Ph.D. program at UF can submit an extended paper as an alternative to the thesis.)
For more information on the M.A. or M.A.T., go to: http://spanishandportuguese.ufl.edu/graduate-programs or contact the Graduate Coordinator at grad-coord@spanish.ufl.edu.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Spanish
- Master of Arts
- Master of Arts in Teaching
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Spanish and Portuguese Studies Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FOL 6326 | Technology in Foreign Language Education | 3 |
| FOL 6943 | Romance Language Teaching Methods | 3 |
| SPN 6060 | Spanish for Functional Reading and Translation | 3 |
| SPN 6166 | Teaching Spanish for the Professions | 3 |
| SPN 6425 | Writing for the Profession | 3 |
| SPN 6480 | Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| SPN 6705 | Foundations of Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPN 6735 | Special Study in Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPN 6785 | Advanced Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| SPN 6806 | Psycholinguistics of Spanish Bilingualism | 3 |
| SPN 6827 | Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPN 6835 | Spanish and Spanish-American Dialectology | 3 |
| SPN 6845 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPN 6855 | Structure of Spanish | 3 |
| SPN 6856 | Spanish in Contact: Issues in Bilingualism | 3 |
| SPN 6900 | Directed Readings in Spanish | 3 |
| SPN 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 0-5 |
| SPN 6945 | Practicum in Advanced College Teaching | 2 |
| SPW 6209 | Colonial Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPW 6216 | Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPW 6269 | Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century | 3 |
| SPW 6278 | Postwar Spanish Fiction | 3 |
| SPW 6285 | Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative I | 3 |
| SPW 6286 | Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative II | 3 |
| SPW 6345 | Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry | 3 |
| SPW 6356 | Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardismo | 3 |
| SPW 6357 | Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry | 3 |
| SPW 6366 | Spanish-American Essay | 3 |
| SPW 6545 | Spanish Romanticism | 3 |
| SPW 6606 | Cervantes | 3 |
| SPW 6729 | The Generation of 1898 | 3 |
| SPW 6806 | Introduction to Graduate Study and Research | 3 |
| SPW 6902 | Special Study in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPW 6905 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| SPW 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| SPW 6934 | Seminar in Spanish American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPW 6938 | Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPW 6945 | Practicum Adv Col Tch | 2 |
| SPW 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| SPW 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| SPW 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Spanish Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPN 6735 | Special Study in Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPN 6785 | Advanced Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| SPN 6827 | Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPN 6835 | Spanish and Spanish-American Dialectology | 3 |
| SPN 6845 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPN 6855 | Structure of Spanish | 3 |
| SPN 6856 | Spanish in Contact: Issues in Bilingualism | 3 |
| SPN 6900 | Directed Readings in Spanish | 3 |
| FOL 6943 | Romance Language Teaching Methods | 3 |
| SPN 6945 | Practicum in Advanced College Teaching | 2 |
| SPW 6209 | Colonial Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPW 6216 | Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPW 6269 | Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century | 3 |
| SPW 6278 | Postwar Spanish Fiction | 3 |
| SPW 6285 | Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative I | 3 |
| SPW 6286 | Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative II | 3 |
| SPW 6345 | Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry | 3 |
| SPW 6356 | Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardismo | 3 |
| SPW 6357 | Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry | 3 |
| SPW 6366 | Spanish-American Essay | 3 |
| SPN 6425 | Writing for the Profession | 3 |
| SPW 6606 | Cervantes | 3 |
| SPW 6729 | The Generation of 1898 | 3 |
| SPW 6806 | Introduction to Graduate Study and Research | 3 |
| SPW 6902 | Special Study in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPW 6905 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| SPW 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| SPW 6934 | Seminar in Spanish American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPW 6938 | Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPW 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| SPW 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| SPW 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Portuguese Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| POW 6276 | Twentieth-Century Brazilian Novel | 3 |
| POW 6385 | Brazilian Lyric | 3 |
| POW 6386 | Brazilian Drama | 3 |
| POW 6905 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| POW 6930 | Rotating Topics in Brazilian or Portuguese Literature | 3 |
Spanish (MA)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Identify, define, and describe the core areas of Hispanic linguistic and/or literary studies (with optional secondary-foci in Luso-Brazilian studies), as agreed upon by the faculty of the department.
SLO 2 Skills
Literary/Cultural Studies: Analyze and interpret Hispanic/Latino literary and cultural products (with optional secondary foci in Luso-Brazilian studies),
apply results to broader context and engage in academic discourse via writing and oral presentation
Hispanic Linguistics: Analyze and interpret Hispanic language and language-related data (with optional secondary foci in Portuguese), apply results to broader context and engage in academic discourse via writing and oral presentation.
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Describe and apply ethical human data collection, professional conduct and ethical academic writing skills
(as established by Linguistic Society of America Ethics Statement and/or Modern Language Association)