https:\/\/welcome.qc.cuny.edu\/apply\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”Masters of Arts in Spanish” color=”#e71939″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#e71939″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_text_color=”#e71939″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” icon_color=”#e71939″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ toggle_text_color=”#e71939″ toggle_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Requirements for Matriculation” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
These requirements are in addition to the general requirements for admission.<\/span><\/p>\n1) Undergraduate degree with strong component in Spanish (21 credits beyond second-year language study), including the equivalent of Spanish 240<\/strong>, 250<\/strong>, 260<\/strong>, 280<\/strong>, 290<\/strong>, 310<\/strong> or 312<\/strong>, and a 300-level elective course.<\/p>\n2) The credentials of each applicant are to be examined by a departmental\u00a0committee, which shall have the authority to accept or reject the candidate.\u00a0 This committee may request an interview with a candidate for admission if necessary.<\/p>\n
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These requirements are in addition to the general requirements for the Master of Arts degree.<\/span><\/p>\n\n1)\u00a0Thirty-three credits, or 27 credits and a 6-credit Thesis, are required for the Master of Arts degree.\u00a0A minimum of 24 credits must be taken in Spanish.<\/span>\u00a0With special permission, the remaining credits may be taken in other departments.<\/span><\/p>\n2)\u00a0All students are required to take Spanish 700. Stylistics and Composition<\/em>, as part of the required 33 credits.\u00a0 Spanish 700 should be taken in the first or second semester of study, and students must pass the course with a B or higher, in order to continue in the program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The course may be taken only twice.<\/span><\/p>\n3) Students will be required to demonstrate their reading knowledge of another\u00a0Romance language, in addition to their major language.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Latin or any other\u00a0language pertinent to the study of Hispanic literature may be substituted by\u00a0<\/span>special permission. An intermediate level course in Romance language completed at the college with a grade of B or higher fulfills this requirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>4)\u00a0OPTIONAL:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Students who wish to complete a Thesis based on original research are required\u00a0to take the following two courses as part of the 33-credit requirement: Spanish 790. Thesis Seminar<\/em>; and Spanish 791,\u00a0Thesis Course<\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The 6-credit Thesis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>may be substituted for the two required elective courses.\u00a0<\/span>This Thesis\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0normally be written in Spanish, or, by special permission, in English, and it must <\/span> <\/span>follow the norms of the MLA Style Manual.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/span><\/p>\nEvery student is urged to meet with the Advisor at least once every semester\u00a0<\/span>to discuss her\/his program and inform the Advisor of her\/his progress. No allowance will be made for a student’s faulty planning of her\/his own program.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Course Breakdown” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n
The 33 credits required for the degree are to be distributed as follows: <\/p>\n
\n- SPAN 700 –\u00a0Stylistics and Composition<\/b> (3 credits).\u00a0 All students must take this course as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/li>\n
- At least 9 credits in Latin American literature, and 9 credits in Peninsular literature.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Six credits in seminar courses:\n
\n- SPAN 783. Research Seminar: Linguistics.<\/b>\u00a0<\/li>\n
- SPAN 784. Research Seminar: Literature.<\/b>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- At least 6 credits in elective courses (linguistics, literature, and\/or culture courses); or\u00a0 SPAN 790 -Thesis Seminar<\/b>, and SPAN 791 – Thesis Course<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Note: A student may take any of the Research Seminars twice, provided that the topics are different.<\/div>\n
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Students who have already taken graduate courses in Spanish at other institutions when they are admitted to our master\u2019s program must be aware that we will accept a maximum of 9 credits passed with a B- or higher.\u00a0No Pass\/Fail grades will be accepted.<\/p>\n
Matriculated students seeking transfer credit for graduate work taken at other institutions must submit the request for evaluation of such transfer credit to the Graduate Advisor no later than the end of their second semester in attendance.<\/p>\n
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After being granted special permission by their Graduate Advisor, students may take a maximum of 6 credits in other departments, other CUNY campuses, or other colleges.<\/p>\n
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Hispanic Languages Department offers early admissions and an early start on your graduate education, through the Accelerated Master Program. Learn more in the\u00a0Accelerated Degrees site\u200b<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Graduate ProgramsThe Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures offers two graduate degrees: the Master of Arts in Spanish and the Master of Science in Secondary Education: Spanish, the latter in conjunction with the Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services (SEYS). Students interested in the\u00a0Master of Science in Secondary Education: Spanish should contact Dr.\u00a0Jennifer Eddy, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"wf_page_folders":[217],"class_list":["post-5166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=5166"},{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/hll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=5166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}