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SchoolUniversity of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa - Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
LocationOttawa, ON, Canada
School TypeGraduate School
School SizeFull-time Graduate: 7,244
DegreeMaster
Honours
Co-op
Length2 Year(s)
Entry Grade (%)*70%
Prerequisites
Prerequisites NotesBe the holder of a bachelor’s degree with a specialization, or a major in Spanish (or equivalent) with a minimum average of 70% (B). Students without full background preparation may be asked to complete a preliminary period of study before being admitted to the program. Students will be expected to have some knowledge of the following general areas: a) Spanish Peninsular Literature: Medieval and Golden Age periods; nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries; b) Spanish-American-Literature: the colonial period, the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries; and c) General and/or Hispanic linguistics: descriptive grammar, morphosyntax, methodology of teaching foreign languages, sociolinguistics, language contact, translation. It is desirable that students know both official languages (English and French). They must possess a good written and oral command of Spanish, since most courses are taught in Spanish.
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DescriptionThe Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers the degree of Master of Arts (MA) in Spanish. The objective of the program is to provide advanced training in the literatures and cultures of Spain and Latin America, as well as in Hispanic linguistics, benefiting from the theoretical and comparative research interests of the professors of the department.
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