MA Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures Cultures and Linguistics

The master's degree in Hispanic and Lusophone literatures, cultures, and linguistics is a free-standing, two-year degree with three formal tracks: Hispanic literatures and cultures, Lusophone literatures and cultures, and Hispanic linguistics. The MA is designed as a preparatory degree for students planning to obtain a PhD in the field. The MA program is built around classes taught by graduate faculty and designed to give the student a solid intellectual and professional preparation upon which they can build further in a PhD program in the field or in a related career. The MA program also features professional training in the field, including a methodology class that focuses on the teaching of foreign languages and cultures. Students are encouraged to pursue deeper knowledge of related fields through courses taken with graduate faculty outside of the department.