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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

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
FOL 6326Technology in Foreign Language Education3
FOL 6943Romance Language Teaching Methods3
SPN 6060Spanish for Functional Reading and Translation3
SPN 6166Teaching Spanish for the Professions3
SPN 6425Writing for the Profession3
SPN 6480Spanish Phonetics and Phonology3
SPN 6705Foundations of Hispanic Linguistics3
SPN 6735Special Study in Spanish Linguistics3
SPN 6785Advanced Spanish Phonetics3
SPN 6806Psycholinguistics of Spanish Bilingualism3
SPN 6827Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World3
SPN 6835Spanish and Spanish-American Dialectology3
SPN 6845History of the Spanish Language3
SPN 6855Structure of Spanish3
SPN 6856Spanish in Contact: Issues in Bilingualism3
SPN 6900Directed Readings in Spanish3
SPN 6940Supervised Teaching0-5
SPN 6945Practicum in Advanced College Teaching2
SPW 6209Colonial Spanish-American Literature3
SPW 6216Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age3
SPW 6269Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century3
SPW 6278Postwar Spanish Fiction3
SPW 6285Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative I3
SPW 6286Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative II3
SPW 6345Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry3
SPW 6356Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardismo3
SPW 6357Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry3
SPW 6366Spanish-American Essay3
SPW 6545Spanish Romanticism3
SPW 6606Cervantes3
SPW 6729The Generation of 18983
SPW 6806Introduction to Graduate Study and Research3
SPW 6902Special Study in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature3
SPW 6905Individual Work1-3
SPW 6910Supervised Research1-5
SPW 6934Seminar in Spanish American Literature and Culture3
SPW 6938Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture3
SPW 6945Practicum Adv Col Tch2
SPW 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
SPW 7979Advanced Research1-12
SPW 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Spanish Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
SPN 6735Special Study in Spanish Linguistics3
SPN 6785Advanced Spanish Phonetics3
SPN 6827Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World3
SPN 6835Spanish and Spanish-American Dialectology3
SPN 6845History of the Spanish Language3
SPN 6855Structure of Spanish3
SPN 6856Spanish in Contact: Issues in Bilingualism3
SPN 6900Directed Readings in Spanish3
FOL 6943Romance Language Teaching Methods3
SPN 6945Practicum in Advanced College Teaching2
SPW 6209Colonial Spanish-American Literature3
SPW 6216Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age3
SPW 6269Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century3
SPW 6278Postwar Spanish Fiction3
SPW 6285Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative I3
SPW 6286Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative II3
SPW 6345Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry3
SPW 6356Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardismo3
SPW 6357Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry3
SPW 6366Spanish-American Essay3
SPN 6425Writing for the Profession3
SPW 6606Cervantes3
SPW 6729The Generation of 18983
SPW 6806Introduction to Graduate Study and Research3
SPW 6902Special Study in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature3
SPW 6905Individual Work1-3
SPW 6910Supervised Research1-5
SPW 6934Seminar in Spanish American Literature and Culture3
SPW 6938Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture3
SPW 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
SPW 7979Advanced Research1-12
SPW 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Portuguese Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
POW 6276Twentieth-Century Brazilian Novel3
POW 6385Brazilian Lyric3
POW 6386Brazilian Drama3
POW 6905Individual Work1-3
POW 6930Rotating Topics in Brazilian or Portuguese Literature3

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)

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