¡Bienvenidos!
Earn a master's degree in Spanish from St. John's University in New York City!
The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in Spanish at St. John’s University will allow you to immerse yourself in the literature, language, and culture of the Hispanic world, preparing you for further scholarship, teaching at all levels, and many related careers.
The program offers both a thesis and a non-thesis option. If you elect the thesis option, you will complete three credits in each of the following concentrations:
- Linguistics
- Peninsular Literature before 1700
- Peninsular Literature of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries
- Spanish-American Literature from Pre-Columbian through the Nineteenth Century
- Spanish-American Literature from Modernismo to the Present
You will also take 12 elective credits in any concentration and six credits of SPA 900 (Master’s Research). If you elect the non-thesis track, you will complete a minimum of three credits in each concentration and 18 credits of elective coursework. Regardless of which track you choose, you will also sit for a comprehensive examination to complete your degree.
As a graduate student in Spanish at St. John's, you may be eligible to join St. John’s Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, and to receive the prestigious Gabriela Mistral Award, which is presented to outstanding students of Spanish who are active members of Sigma Delta Pi.
Department Faculty
Please see a list of our Languages and Literatures faculty.
Department Information
Alina Camacho-Gingerich, Ph.D.
Graduate Director M.A. Spanish
718-990-1932
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Annalisa Saccà, Ph.D.
Assistant Chair, Languages and Literatures
718-990-5204
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