Spanish, M.A.

Prerequisites

1. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with minimum “B” (3.0) GPA overall; or
2. A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 18 upper division units in Spanish equivalent to the Basic Core of the B.A. in Spanish at this University. Minimum “B” (3.0) GPA overall. Deficiencies and a recommended follow-up course of action will be determined by the Graduate Advisor in consultation with the student and study of transcript records.

Advancement to Candidacy

1. Approval of a graduate program of study by the graduate advisor. 
2. Requirements: All deficiencies have been removed; the student has maintained at least a “B” (3.0) GPA in all work in Spanish.
3. The candidate is advanced to Candidacy by the Graduate Advisor in consultation with the candidate after 15 units are completed. 
4. The candidate must file for graduation no later than the semester prior to the completion of the program. 

Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 30 units in SPAN (or RGR and TRST) courses at the 600-level, distributed as follows: six units in Spanish Linguistics, six units in Latin American Literature, six units in Peninsular Literature, and 12 units of elective courses. 
   • Per Title 5 regulations, at least 15 of these units must be in graduate-only courses.
2. Demonstrated intermediate level competence or pass an examination at the intermediate level in any language other than English. Major or minor in a second foreign language or any other language may be used to fulfill this requirement, upon approval by the graduate advisor.         
3. Maintain a GPA of at least “B” (3.0) in all Spanish courses taken towards the Spanish, M.A. 
4. Pass comprehensive examinations based on Graduate Reading List. 
5. Maximum of six units of transfer graduate credit is allowed, subject to approval by the graduate advisor.

30 units toward the degree must be earned. Courses listed below cannot be double-counted for different discipline areas.

Spanish Linguistics

Complete six units from the following:

• SPAN 510 - AP Spanish Literature & Culture: Theory Into Practice (3 units)
• SPAN 520 - History of Spanish Language (3 units)
• SPAN 525 - Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States (3 Units)
• SPAN 526 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax (3 units)
• SPAN 527 - Contrastive Analysis of Spanish and English (3 units)
• RGR 585 - Intercomprehension among Romance Languages: a Road to Multilingualism (3 units)
• RGR 603 - Theory and Practice of Literary Translation (3 units)
• RGR 524 - Second Language Acquisition (3 units)
• RGR 525 - Romance Linguistics (3 units)
• RGR 570 - New Technologies in the Learning of Languages Other Than English (3 units)
• TRST 510 - Digital Tools for Literary Translation (3 units)

Latin American Literature

Complete six units from the following:

• SPAN 540 - Civilized Barbarisms: Nature, War and Race in Latin American Fiction (3 units)
• SPAN 541 - Studies in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Spanish American Narrative (3 units)
• SPAN 542 - Nation Building and Women’s Writing in Nineteenth-Century Spanish America (3 units)
• SPAN 544 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish America and The National Family Romance (3 units)
• SPAN 550 - Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 units)
• SPAN 560 - Studies in Spanish American Culture (3 units)
• SPAN 592 - Studies in Hispanic Theater (3 units)
• SPAN 593 - Women and War (3 units)
• SPAN 640 - Selected Topics - Seminar in Spanish American Literature (3 units)

Peninsular Literature

Complete six units from the following:

• SPAN 500 - Don Quijote and the Critics (3 units)
• SPAN 529 - Studies in 19th and 20th Century Spanish Poetry (3 units)
• SPAN 538 - Studies in Golden Age Literature (3 units)
• SPAN 539 - Modern Spanish Narrative (3 units)
• SPAN 546 - Studies in Spanish Culture (3 units)
• SPAN 547 - The Invention of Spain: Visions in Conflict (3 units)
• SPAN 548 - Romanticism and Realism (3 units)
• SPAN 549 - Dictatorship to Democracy: Film and Literature in Spain (1930-today) (3 units)
• SPAN 590 - Selected Topics in Spanish (3 units)
• SPAN 592 - Studies in Hispanic Theater (3 units)
• SPAN 593 - Women and War (3 units)
• SPAN 691 - Seminar in Spanish Literature - The Spanish Civil War and Its Artistic Repercussions (3 units)

Spanish Electives

Complete twelve units from the following:

• SPAN 500 - Don Quijote and the Critics (3 units)
• SPAN 510 - AP Spanish Literature & Culture: Theory Into Practice (3 units)
• SPAN 520 - History of Spanish Language (3 units)
• SPAN 525 - Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States (3 Units)
• SPAN 526 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax (3 units)
• SPAN 527 - Contrastive Analysis of Spanish and English (3 units)
• SPAN 529 - Studies in 19th and 20th Century Spanish Poetry (3 units)
• SPAN 538 - Studies in Golden Age Literature (3 units)
• SPAN 539 - Modern Spanish Narrative (3 units)
• SPAN 540 - Civilized Barbarisms: Nature, War and Race in Latin American Fiction (3 units)
• SPAN 541 - Studies in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Spanish American Narrative (3 units)
• SPAN 542 - Nation Building and Women’s Writing in Nineteenth-Century Spanish America (3 units)
• SPAN 544 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish America and The National Family Romance (3 units)
• SPAN 546 - Studies in Spanish Culture (3 units)
• SPAN 547 - The Invention of Spain: Visions in Conflict (3 units)
• SPAN 548 - Romanticism and Realism (3 units)
• SPAN 549 - Dictatorship to Democracy: Film and Literature in Spain (1930-today) (3 units)
• SPAN 550 - Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 units)
• SPAN 560 - Studies in Spanish American Culture (3 units)
• SPAN 590 - Selected Topics in Spanish (3 units)
• SPAN 592 - Studies in Hispanic Theater (3 units)
• SPAN 593 - Women and War (3 units)
• SPAN 599 - Directed Studies (1-3 units)
• SPAN 640 - Selected Topics - Seminar in Spanish American Literature (3 units)
• SPAN 650 - Research Methods and Critical Theory (3 units)
• SPAN 691 - Seminar in Spanish Literature - The Spanish Civil War and Its Artistic Repercussions (3 units)

Second Language Requirement

The MA in Spanish requires the study of a second language at the intermediate level. This could take from 2 to 3 semesters, depending on the language. Languages offered in the RGRLL Department and AAAS Department at CSULB will be accepted to fulfill this requirement, as well as ASL. Students should consult the details of this requirement with the Spanish MA advisor.