Spanish M.A.
The Program
The Master of Arts Degree in Romance Languages, concentration in Spanish,
offers students the opportunity to pursue studies in Hispanic literature,
linguistics, and culture. The program prepares students for doctoral studies and
for careers in the teaching of Spanish, bilingual education, international
business, social and govermental services, and other related areas.
Basic Requirements
Students select at least one graduate course in literature, one in
linguistics, and one in culture. Candidates must complete 30 semester units; of
these, 15 must be at the 200 level, the other 15 may be approved upper division
courses. With the graduate advisors approval, a maximum of 9 units related to
the student’s field of concentration may be taken from other disciplines. Some
seminars may be repeated when content changes.
Students have the option to complete the requirements for the M.A. by writing
a thesis (Plan A) or taking a final comprehensive exam (Plan B).
Plan A - 8
courses (24 units) and a thesis (6 units) written and defended in
Spanish.
Plan B - 10 courses and a comprehensive examination in Spanish.
Undergraduate Courses
Maximum 15 units
Span 120 A, B Spanish Literature (3 units each)
Span 132 Business
Spanish
Span
140 A, B Spanish American Literature (3 units each)
Span 160 A Hispanic
Culture (3 units)
Span 160 B Hispanic Linguistics (3 units)
Span 160 C
Hispanic Literature (3 units)
Span 170 Spanish Translation (3 units)
Scholarships
Graduate students who qualify may apply after their admission for a Meta
Marion Goldsmith scholarship and/or a Graduate Fellowship. Both scholarships are
renewable. They may also apply for the Paula and Pereira-Suárez Scholarships,
which are not renewable.
Teaching Opportunities
Qualified Students may receive training in teaching Spanish at the college level
through the Department’s Teaching Associate Program.
Courses and Seminars
Courses and seminars are taught in Spanish. 160 and 200 level courses are
scheduled in the evening.
Graduate Seminars and Special Studies
Minimum 15 units
- Span 201 Modern Spanish (Topics, Spanish Linguistics)
(3 units)
- Span 202 Special seminars in a variety of
Hispanic cultures (Peru, Mexico, Spain, etc.) (3 units)
- Span 210 Old Spanish (linguistics) (3 units)
- Span 220 Seminar in Historical Spanish Linguistics (3
units)
- Span 225 Seminar in Spanish Dialectology (3 units)
- Span 250 Seminar in the Siglo de Oro (3 units)
- Span 260 Seminar in Modernismo and the Generation of
1898 (3 units)
- Span 270 Seminars in Contemporary Literature of Spain
and Latin America (3 units)
Greensheet Fall 2007 - SPAN 270 - Span 280 Seminar in Romanticismo of Spain and Latin
America (3 units)
- Span 299 Master’s Thesis (3-6 units)
Spanish M.A. Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Ability to understand the historical development of
the Spanish language in its external (history, culture) and internal
development (morphology, syntax and semantics).
- Knowledge of and familiarity with the linguistic
variation of Spanish and its main dialects, including phonology, geographical
variation, social dialects and registers.
- Ability to understand the complex
relationships among culture, society, history, politics, religion, and
economics in the creation of texts.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with literature of the
Spanish-speaking world (Spain, Spanish America and the Hispanic U.S.) and
relevant literary criticism.
- Ability to write and present orally in a scholarly fashion.
For more information, please contact Spanish Graduate Advisor:
Sempere,
Juan Antonio (Fall 2007)
Spanish
Professor, Spanish Graduate Advisor
Clark Hall
431
408-924-4592
jsempere@email.sjsu.edu
Marsh, Eleanor (Advisor Sp08)
Spanish Assistant
Professor, Spanish Graduate Advisor
Clark
Hall 412N
408-924-4614
eleanor.marsh@sjsu.edu
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