MA Spanish at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MA in Spanish requires 30 credit hours with a comprehensive exam, with or without thesis. The non-thesis option is a terminal degree; the thesis option prepares for PhD work. Specializations are literature/culture or language/linguistics, with a secondary Portuguese specialization.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Spanish and Portuguese Studies | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

Courses include Spanish Phonetics and Phonology, Foundations of Hispanic Linguistics, Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World, Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age, Cervantes and Introduction to Graduate Study and Research.

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Entry requirements

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. 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. University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

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 apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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