Spanish (MA)

The Master of Arts in Spanish is offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Toronto as a freestanding, one-year course of study, undertaken either as a preparatory degree before doctoral study or as a terminal degree for careers in education, publishing, government, journalism, literary translation, or non-profit organizations. Students choose one of two concentrations: Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, or Hispanic Linguistics. The program is completed full-time over two sessions spanning a Fall-Winter registration cycle and is delivered in person; a part-time route of six sessions is also available, though part-time students are not eligible for funding. Admission requires a minimum B+ average in the final year of a bachelor's degree, and no standardized admissions tests are required. The admissions process is competitive, and meeting the minimum requirements for admission does not guarantee acceptance. The department also offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish, to which direct entry from a bachelor's degree is not permitted.