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Master of Arts in Spanish

Master of Arts in Spanish


Online Accelerated Program
IN THIS SECTION
  • Spanish (Online)
    • Master of Arts in Spanish
  • French
    • French Minor
  • Latin American and Latinx Studies
    • Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor
  • Spanish
    • Spanish Minor
  • Spanish Education
    • Spanish Education Major
  • Spanish for Health Professionals
    • Spanish for Health Professionals Minor
  • Spanish for the Professions
    • Spanish for the Professions Major
  • Spanish Translation
    • Spanish Translation Major

Take the next step in your career now.

The accelerated online Master of Arts in Spanish at Worcester State University helps you further develop your understanding of—and appreciation for—the cultures and literatures of Spanish-speaking communities. With online classes, this flexible program is designed for working professionals, allowing you to advance your career at your own pace.

The only university in Central Massachusetts with a graduate program in Spanish, Worcester State offers a diverse array of classes, ranging from the study of language acquisition to the exploration of literatures and cultures of Spain, Latin America, and Latinx communities in the United States. You will demonstrate your mastery of program coursework through the completion of a comprehensive examination in Spanish. Total coursework for the master’s program consists of 10 courses / 30 credits.

While many graduates of this program have continued their studies beyond the master’s level, others have found great success as Spanish instructors in grades K-12. A master’s degree in Spanish from Worcester State may be used toward professional teacher licensure in the United States. Still others contribute their knowledge and skills in the growing field of professional translation and oral interpretation in such sectors as education, health care, law, and technology.

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Admission Requirements

Applicants for this program must provide the following:

  • Proof of a bachelor’s degree in Spanish (or a related field) with a minimum 2.75 GPA from a regionally accredited institution, or from a recognized foreign institution of higher education
  • Completed graduate application, including fee and essay
  • Official transcripts (Official Course-by-Course transcript evaluation required for all college level courses taken outside of the United States.)
  • Two current letters of recommendation (Less than 6 months old)
  • Results of an English proficiency assessment, if academic background is not in English

Summer 2025 Courses

**7-week accelerated courses do not allow late enrollment or late adds after the course has started**

SP 934 Topics of Latin American Film: Domestic Labor and Care Work in Latin American Cinema

Online asynchronous
Summer II: July 14 – August 31
Dr. Elizabeth Osborne

Since 2000, Latin American cinema has produced a number of films—fiction and documentary as well as feature-length and short—that focus on the figures of domestic servants and how they negotiate power within the household. Due to the traditional gendered division of labor in Latin America that relegates women to performing often un(der)paid domestic labor and care work, we will examine films that question the historical marginalization of female domestic workers by making these women the center of the narratives, their families, and society. In addition, a small number of films will consider the role of male domestic labor and/or care work, whether paid or unpaid, to complement and extend the conversation surrounding domestic work in Latin America. Each week of the course will focus on a pair of films placed into dialogue with each other to consider the ways in which cinematic representations of workers may respond to current economic, social, political and/or cultural anxieties and tensions related to gender and labor. Assignments and assessments will consist of analyses based on critical thinking and close reading, as well as the creation and design of pedagogical materials for teaching films from the class. This course will be conducted in Spanish.

Fall 2025 Courses

SP 931 Art, History, and Society of the Iberian Peninsula

Online asynchronous
Fall I: September 8 – October 26
Dr. Ana Pérez-Manrique

What elements help shape our identity as a country? Are those shared by all members of the community? Is a national culture something homogeneous? Are there more than one Spanish culture? What does a country/territory need to be a nation? The course addresses some of these questions by studying the migration waves, History, geography, religion(s), power struggles, and cultural and artistic production (music, folk traditions, literature, architecture, etc.) of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as other factors that lead to the creation of Spain as a nation-state. Once familiarized with Spanish cultures and civilizations, students will apply this knowledge to evaluate and explain some of the current political, economic, and social challenges that Spain faces today. Class will be conducted in Spanish.

SP 955 Effective Teaching of a Foreign Language

Online asynchronous
Fall II: November 3 – December 21
Dr. Elizabeth Osborne

This course is designed for foreign language (FL) teachers to explore important issues in the profession. We will examine different teaching methods with the goal of understanding the theoretical tenets that support each technique. We will also look at the particular approach of communicative language teaching and its implementation in the FL classroom. By keeping the language student at the center of attention, we will propose new relationships between instructors and students to achieve the goals of communicative language learning. Starting with the idea that communication is the expression, interpretation, and negotiation of meaning, we will develop FL tasks and situations that incorporate the three modes of communication. Additionally, we will examine the role of grammar in the FL classroom, explore suggestions on how to build proficiency, consider recommendations for assessment, and address issues that connect the teaching of a FL to social and political concerns of American society. (Note: The class will be conducted in Spanish although readings are in English).

Explore sample courses for the Master of Arts in Spanish

SP-901 Special Topic: Latin American Women’s Film and Literature

Representative works by Latin American women film directors and authors from early 20th century to the present. Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-910 Southern Cone Literature and Film

Representative works by authors and film directors from the Southern Cone of Latin America. Content and focus will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: The New Latino Boom

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Immigration in Contemporary Spanish Film

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Approaches to Teaching Cervantes’ Don Quixote

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Memory and Identity in Latinx Literature

3 credits

SP-955 Effective Teaching of a Foreign Language

Examines and evaluates effective teaching techniques in the foreign language classroom at the middle and secondary school levels.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-956 Theory and Practice of Translation

Translation practices and techniques required for translation in a competitive environment.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Advanced Communicative Spanish Grammar in Practice

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Medical Translation (EN>SP/SP>EN)

This course focuses on building English/Spanish and Spanish/English translation competence in a health care setting and provides guided practice in the translation of actual documents within the biomedical and medical-legal fields.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Conquistadors and the Conquered: Gold, Religion, and Colonial Culture in the High Plains of South America

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: New Latino Boom in Chicago

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Tirso de Molina’s Urban Plays in Early Modern Madrid

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Love, Nation, and Death in Spanish Romanticism

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Transatlantic Appropriations: Conquistadors, Conquered, and Idolatry in Spanish Colonial Literature

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Magical Realism

This graduate course explores some of the most intriguing examples of Latin American fiction in the 20th century.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Federico García Lorca

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: “Es de Lope”: The Comedia Nueva in 17th-Century Spain

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: An Age of Sensuality: Golden Age Spanish Poetry (1526–1612)

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: The Theatrical Baroque: Staging in Public Playhouses

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Staging Social Change: 20th & 21st Century Latin American Theater

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-901 Special Topic: Love, Nature, and Mythology: Spanish Poetry of the Renaissance

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-931 Art, History, and Society of the Iberian Peninsula

Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

SP-934 Topics in Latin American Film

Representative works by Latin American film directors from early 20th century to the present. Content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interest.
3 credits

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