• BA in Spanish or related field (such as Latin American Studies) and/or Master’s degree in Education

• Advanced written and oral competency in Spanish. Candidates without a BA in Spanish will have to pass an oral/written entrance exam and will be expected to have completed university-level work equivalent to senior year in a North American university. (This applies to individuals who have degrees from, or have studied at, universities outside the United States whose academic requirements are different from our own.)

REQUIRED COURSES

Education (one required)

EDC G 689 Teacher Research

Hispanic Studies (four required; fifth course may be chosen with advisor’s consent)

SPAN 501 Theories, Methods, and Practices in the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language

SPAN 502 Technology for the Spanish Language Classroom

SPAN 503 Perspectives on the Spanish-Speaking Worlds

SPAN 512 Assessing Foreign Language Learners of Spanish

SPAN 515 Latin American Film for the Spanish Language Classroom

SPAN 516 Cities of Light and Shadow: Urban Experiences in Latin America

SPAN 520 A Linguistic Perspective on Variations in the Spanish Language

SPAN 530 Cervantes and His World

SPAN 540 Caribbean borders: Literature and Identity in the Hispanic Caribbean

SPAN 550 Spain: Between Past and Future