Spanish M.A.
Requirements
45 units
Requirements for Graduation
1. Advancement to candidacy;
2. Successful completion of 45 quarter units of acceptable graduate work with at least 35 units completed at CSUSB. All course work taken at other institutions must be approved by the Graduate Committee;
3. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 ("B") in all graduate-level course work;
4. Successful completion of SPAN 697 (based on core courses in either option as well as a reading list prepared by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures);
5. Submission of appropriate documentation verifying knowledge of a language other than English or Spanish at either the 150 or third quarter (or equivalent) level.
6. The graduation writing requirement is met upon the successful completion of SPAN 697.
Degree Requirements (45 units)
Spanish Language Teaching
Designed for Spanish teachers at the elementary, secondary, and community college level, this track provides students with a strong background in applied linguistics and pedagogical theory, as well as exposure to the literatures, cultures, and the language of the of the Spanish-speaking world.
Core Courses (29 units)
1. SPAN 606. Methodology of Graduate Study (4)
2. SPAN 608. History of the Spanish Language (4)
3. SPAN 615. Second Language Acquisition in Spanish (4)
4. SPAN 620. Spanish Linguistics (4)
5. Twelve units taken in education courses which may be selected from the following,
EDCI 620. School Curriculum (4)
EELB 606. Theory and Practice in Teaching Bilingual Students (4)
EELB 611. Spanish Children's Literature for the Bilingual Classroom (4)
EELB 612. Social and Cultural Contexts for School Learning (4)
EELB 625. Curriculum and Materials for the Bilingual and ESL Classroom (4)
ESEC 441. Secondary School Curriculum and Instruction II (4)
EESL 536. Crosscultural Teaching (4)
6. SPAN 697. Comprehensive Examination (1)
Electives (16 units)
1. Sixteen units of electives of SPAN graduate-level courses in literature, language, and civilization.
Hispanic Literature, Linguistics, and Civilization
Designed for students who wish to pursue an in-depth study of Spanish, Spanish American, and Latino literatures along with Spanish linguistics, and to prepare students for further advanced study.
Core Courses (29 units):
1. SPAN 606. Methodology of Graduate Research (4)
2. SPAN 608. History of the Spanish Language (4)
3. SPAN 610. Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism in Spanish (4)
4. SPAN 615. Second Language Acquisition in Spanish (4)
5. SPAN 620. Spanish Linguistics (4)
6. SPAN 625. Spanish Peninsular Literature and Culture (4)
7. SPAN 630. Spanish-American Literature and Culture (4)
8. SPAN 697. Comprehensive Exam (1)
Electives (16 units)
1. Sixteen units of electives chosen from Spanish 500- and 600-level courses. A maximum of eight units from SPAN 515 or 516 may be counted towards this elective category.
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