Spanish

Students learn to think critically and communicate effectively while acquiring a comprehensive foundation in Hispanic literature, linguistics, and cultures.

The dynamic and highly regarded faculty guides graduate students in learning, research and scholarship at the beautiful San Marcos Campus, convenient to the Austin and San Antonio metro areas. Evening and online classes enable professionals to complete their degree. The program also offers graduate assistantships in teaching, translating, editing, and study abroad.

Course Work

Students explore Hispanic cultures in seminar settings through the study of linguistics, translation, and the literatures of the Spanish-speaking world. The 33-hour, two-year master of arts in Spanish program offers flexible options for writing a thesis or taking internship courses in professional translation or research abroad. The 36-hour track includes a minor in another field.

Topics of study include:

• Mexican and Mexican-American literatures
• Women and minorities in Hispanic literatures
• Spanish in professional contexts
• Don Quijote
• Language contact and change
• Translation Studies

Program Details

Alumni enter Ph.D. programs and find success in a wide range of careers in both the public and private sectors.

Program Mission

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Spanish program helps students gain the specialized knowledge, skills, cultural awareness, and global perspective necessary to excel in today's increasingly interdependent world community. While students work to develop a high degree of Spanish proficiency in graduate seminars, they teach undergraduate courses and participate in diverse departmental activities, such as research and internships designed to provide the tools to succeed in a competitive global economy.

Career Options

Graduates may find career paths in the following fields:

• Translation/interpretation
• Government
• Journalism and media
• International business
• Secondary and higher education
• Criminal justice
• Healthcare
• Social work
• International education

Program Faculty

Members of the graduate faculty have a reputation for scholarly excellence and have diverse research interests, such as Iberian and Latin American literatures, film, theater and performance, cultural studies, transatlantic studies, women's and gender studies, and contemporary and historical linguistics. Faculty present their research at national and international conferences and publish books, book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals. The Spanish faculty also publish the journal Letras hispanas.