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The Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Bowling Green State University offers an innovative Master of Arts degree in Spanish which combines the cultural and linguistic benefits of study abroad with the guidance and academic support of our graduate faculty at BGSU. Our program offers students a unique opportunity to pursue graduate study in Spain or Mexico, and on the campus of BGSU over a two-year period. At BGSU, we feel foreign residence and study are so important that we make it possible for our graduate students to spend the ENTIRE first year of our two-year program in Spain or Mexico.

First Year , students study in Spain or México:

Spain    Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio Cardenal Cisneros    http://www.uah.es/

All classes are taught in Spanish by regular UAH university faculty. In addition, all graduate students take at least TWO classes each semester with their Spanish peers. Some of the courses available during the first year in Spain may include but are not limited to:

*SPAN 5500 Advanced Grammar and Composition
*SPAN 5630 Career Spanish (a "business" Spanish class)
*SPAN 5800 Contemporary Spanish Literature
*SPAN 6200 Contemporary Spanish Civilization
*SPAN 6820 Spanish American Literature
*SPAN 6820 Golden Age Literature
*SPAN 6820 20th Century Spanish Literature
*SPAN 6860 Spanish & Spanish American History
*SPAN 6860 General Linguistics
*SPAN 6860 Modern History
*SPAN 6980 Readings For Comprehensive Examination

As an alternative to the graduate program in Spain, the Department of Romance and Classical Studies sponsors a program in Mexico. Students admitted into the program must be self-reliant. They may be aided in registration by the Universidad Vercruzana (UV), by a member of the BGSU graduate faculty, but will be left entirely on their own for the remainder of the year. All courses are taught in Spanish by Mexican university faculty. Xalapa is the capital of the state of Veracruz with a population of approximately 500,000. The UV has almost 58,000 students, 43,000 of whom are pursuing undergraduate degrees (based on 2002-03 enrollments). 

México   Universidad Vercruzana    http://www.uv.mx/englishuv/int_education/eee/about/about.htm

* The program in Mexico offers these special features for all graduate students:
* The opportunity to attend a very wide variety of classes with Mexican students at the Universidad Veracruzana.
* Exposure to the cultural and artistic climate of the Xalapa area through lectures, theatrical and musical performances, attendance at museums, etc.
* Housing in Xalapa is entirely the students' responsibility. A variety of lodging is available at all levels of comfort.

Second-Year , students complete their studies on the home campus in Bowling Green, Ohio

Courses recently offered or to be offered in the near future at BGSU:

*Hispanic Linguistics
*U.S.-Mexican Borderland
*Spanish American Cinema
*Andean Culture Studies
*Contemporary Mexican Literature and Culture
*Latin American and Caribbean Music, Art, and Literature
*Spanish Medieval Literature
*Teaching College Spanish
*Contemporary Latin American Cultural Discourses
*Spanish American Women Writers
*Spanish American Theater
*Spanish Peninsular Cinema
*Contemporary Spanish Novel
*Spanish Language Past & Present
*Second Language Acquisition
*Hispanic Sociolinguistics
*Professional Development

SUMMER OPTION
Graduate students who have successfully completed their year on campus at BGSU may apply for an additional Summer program in Alcalá for the months of June and July, during which they will earn an additional nine credit hours. Students electing this option will receive a grant covering tuition and the non-resident fee (if applicable), plus a stipend, in return for teaching or tutoring undergraduates.  Additional options for Summer teaching and study in Spain are also available
* Students with significant experience in Spanish-speaking countries may choose to remain on the BGSU main campus for both years of their M.A. program