G4 Requirements and Guidelines for the MA in Spanish

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 familiarize the candidate to the variety and depth of Spanish and Spanish-American literatures, literary criticism, cultural studies and linguistics. The program is for students who intend to complete their academic career at the MA as well as for those who decide to pursue the PhD. Its general and specialized approach is beneficial to both types of students. To the MA student it affords the breadth of knowledge required for teaching Spanish in secondary schools and community and junior colleges. To the doctoral candidate it provides the critical foundation necessary for subsequent specialization. All courses in the department include both MA and PhD students, and from the beginning students choose their own sequence of coursework under the guidance of faculty advisors. Courses are designed with varying approaches to literary, cultural and linguistic topics, disciplinary trends, and theoretical designs.