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College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Modern Languages

Program Director : Maria Asuncion Gomez

Department’s Phone Number: (305) 348-3378
Department’s FAX Number: (305) 348-1085

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Brief Description of the Program:

        The M.A. Program in Spanish at Florida International University offers an innovative curriculum that embraces all phases of Hispanic literature, culture and civilization, with an emphasis on the Caribbean, as well as courses in Spanish linguistics, literary theory, and teaching and research methodology. As a community of active scholars, we endeavor to offer to all of our graduate students the opportunity for intellectual growth, development and interdisciplinary work within a multicultural environment, and to provide students with a rigorous theoretical foundation.


Application Requirements:
  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from an accredited university or college. Special cases, such as holders of a degree in a related field, will be evaluated individually by the Department.
  • Take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) quantitative and verbal sections.
  • Have attained a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (B average), during the last two years of her/his undergraduate program as determined by the FIU Admissions Office, or attain a score of at least 1,000 on the GRE.
  • Demonstrate the ability to speak Spanish with near-native fluency and to write in Spanish. Demonstrate the ability to read English with excellent proficiency. An examination may be necessary.
  • Submit two letters of recommendation, preferably from persons in the academic community who are in a position to comment on the applicant’s suitability for graduate work, a resume, and a writing sample in Spanish, preferably a term paper or thesis, of analytical nature, on a literary subject.
  • Receive approval of the departmental graduate committee.

Additional Requirements for International Students:
  • Foreign students must take the TOEFL and attain a minimum score of 550.
 
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