MA Spanish at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures offers an MA in Hispanic literatures with emphasis on Spanish and Spanish American poetry, narrative, theatre, and film; or interdisciplinary studies, literary theory and creative writing, and teaching and pedagogy. The areas of faculty expertise span all the major periods of Spanish and Spanish American literature, and are active scholars at the national and international levels.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

Students graduating with an MA in Spanish have pursued diverse academic and professional trajectories.Many continue their studies by entering doctoral programs in Spanish and Latin American literatures, Comparative Literature, or Linguistics at competitive universities in the U.S. and abroad.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelors degree or its equivalent, preferably in Spanish or literature Minimum GPA of 3.00 Curriculum Vitae (CV, resume, hoja de vida ) Three letters of recommendation, preferably from recent language or literature professors Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended A 500 word statement of purpose, preferably in Spanish A writing sample in Spanish For non native English speakers: TOEFL scores, the minimum: 520 (paper), 190 (computer), 80 (internet) Oral English Proficiency Test administered by UC

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.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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