G5 Requirements and Guidelines for the MA in Portuguese and Spanish

The course of studies leading to the Master of Arts degree in Portuguese and Spanish in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a flexible one designed to introduce the candidate to Portuguese, Brazilian and Luso-African literatures and literary criticism, as well as providing the opportunity for supplementary work in Spanish of Spanish American literature and culture or Spanish linguistics. The program is for students who terminate their academic career at the MA as well as for those who decide to pursue the PhD in Portuguese and Spanish. Its general, non-specialized approach is beneficial to both types. To the MA student it affords the breadth of knowledge required for teaching Portuguese in secondary schools and community and junior colleges. To the potential 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.