MA in Spanish [Coursework] in Ottawa Canada | University of Ottawa

Applications are evaluated based on the following criteria: Be 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. c) General and/or Hispanic linguistics: descriptive grammar, morphosyntax, methodology of teaching foreign languages, 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. Wherever possible, candidates for admission to the program should be interviewed by a professor or professors assigned by the program. Once students are admitted to the program, their progress will be monitored by a director of studies assigned by the program. TOEFL 84 (Overall); 24 (Writing); 20 (Individual)/IELTS 6.5 (Overall); 6.5 (Writing); 6 (Individual) (Internet-based)