Spanish Masters

Spanish Masters Program

Introduction | Admissions | Advisors | Area Distribution and Course Requirements
Qualifying Examination | Spanish Reading List (Printable Word Document) for 2004 | Spanish Reading List (Printable Word Document) for 2008

The course of studies leading to the Master of Arts degree in Spanish in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a flexible one designed to introduce the candidate to Spanish and Spanish-American literatures, literary criticism and linguistics. The program is for students who complete their academic career at the M.A. as well as for those who decide to pursue the Ph.D. Its general, non-specialized approach is beneficial to both types. To the M.A. student it affords the breadth of knowledge required for teaching Spanish in secondary schools, community and junior colleges. To the doctoral candidate it provides the general foundation necessary for subsequent specialization. The Master's program offers a panorama of selected works, a general view of literary and linguistic currents, and an introduction to literary and linguistic research.