The M.A. program is usually completed in one year of full-time study. Some courses are offered in the late afternoon to permit students to pursue and M.A. program on a part-time basis. Part-time students require the same qualifications as full-time students and do the same amount of work in the total program. Part-time students must complete all requirements within 5 years of first enrolment.

Please consult the admission requirements and application procedures for the M.A. program. General information about graduate studies at the University of Toronto may be directed to the School of Graduate Studies. Students are urged to become familiar with the regulations of the School of Graduate Studies as soon as possible. The information on this Web site should not be viewed as a substitute for the official Calendar of the School of Graduate Studies.

The M.A degree requires completion of eight half-courses at the graduate level. Students must specialize in one of three fields:

• Spanish Peninsular Literature
• Latin American Literature
• Hispanic Linguistics

Specialization requires that each student complete course work in accordance with distribution requirements that are defined in terms of the five areas of the department ’s graduate curriculum:

1. Medieval Spanish Literature (to 1500)
2. Early Modern Spanish Literature (1500-1700)
3. Modern Spanish Literature (1700-present)
4. Latin American Literature
5. Hispanic Linguistics

It is the department’s expectation that full-time students will complete all program requirements in one academic year. The MA program is also available on a part-time basis. Applicants should be aware that part-time students are not eligible for funding.

Spanish Peninsular Literature

Each student will select courses in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator, according to the following distribution:

• all available courses in Spanish Peninsular literature
• two half-courses in Latin American Literature
• additional half-courses to complete the equivalent of four full courses; one half-course may be taken from a cognate unit (for example, Comparative Literature, French, History, Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Women’s Studies)

Latin American Literature

Each student will select courses in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator, according to the following distribution:

• all available courses in Latin American Literature
• two half-courses in medieval and/or early modern Spanish literature
• additional half-courses to complete the equivalent of four full courses; one half-course may be taken from a cognate unit (for example, Comparative Literature, French, History, Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Women’s Studies)

Hispanic Linguistics

Applicants in the field Hispanic Linguistics must have completed an introductory course in Linguistics (LIN 100Y or an equivalent course). Students who have not completed LIN 100Y as part of their undergraduate studies must take this course in the summer directly preceding their admission to the M.A. program.

Each student will select courses in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator and with the faculty members in this field, distributed as follows:

• 3 half-courses from the available courses in Hispanic Linguistics
• 1 half-course in Spanish Peninsular literature or Latin American Literature
• 3 half-courses from the Department of Linguistics, to be selected from:
  • LIN 1028H Phonetics
  • LIN 1029H Sound Patterns in Language
  • LIN 1031H Morphological Patterns in Language
  • LIN 1032H Syntactic Patterns
• 1 half-course selected from linguistics courses offered by other units (for example Linguistics; French; Italian; Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT)

Applicants to the M.A. program should have a four-year undergraduate degree or the equivalent from a recognized university in Spanish or a cognate discipline. In addition to fluency in spoken and written Spanish, they should have a general background in Hispanic literature and/or linguistics, normally demonstrated through undergraduate course work. The department advises potential applicants with limited backgrounds in Hispanic studies to take additional courses at the undergraduate level before applying to the M.A. program; recommended areas of preparation are early modern Spanish literature, modern Spanish literature, Latin American Literature, and Hispanic or general linguistics. Such applicants should consult the Graduate Coordinator.

The application process is competitive and meeting the minimum standards for admission to SGS does not guarantee acceptance.

For application instructions please click on Application Procedures.