Spanish and Portuguese, MA at Tulane University

Programme overview

We do not offer a stand-alone M.A. degree in Spanish or Spanish and Portuguese. Only undergraduate majors at Tulane may apply to the 4+1 M.A. Degree Program which allows them to earn the M.A. degree in Spanish or the joint M.A. degree in Spanish and Portuguese in one year. This program is ideally suited to students interested in deepening their knowledge of Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian literature and cultural studies before attending professional school or going on to pursue any of the many careers today for which expertise in Spanish and Portuguese cultures and languages is an asset.

Faculty: School of Liberal Arts | Duration: 30 credit hours (one year) | Study mode: full-time | Location: New Orleans, LA, United States

What you will study

Undergraduate Component By the end of the junior year, candidates should have completed all Newcomb-Tulane distribution requirements for the B.A. degree, and all "core" requirements for the Spanish or joint Spanish and Portuguese major. In addition, candidates are required to have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in the major by the close of the junior year. By the end of the senior year, candidates will have completed all requirements for the B.A. degree in Spanish or Spanish and Portuguese.

Career pathways

This program is ideally suited to students interested in deepening their knowledge of Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian literature and cultural studies before attending professional school or going on to pursue any of the many careers today for which expertise in Spanish and Portuguese cultures and languages is an asset.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applying Interested students must complete an online application form available through the Office of Graduate Programs of Tulane's School of Liberal Arts. Students are responsible for reviewing university, school, and program requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses in coordination with their program advisor.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each school at Tulane administers its own graduate and professional admission process.

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