Graduate Program

M.A. in Romance Languages

Concentrations in Spanish

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers an M.A. in Romance Languages with a concentration in Spanish. Graduate assistantships are available to qualified students on a competitive basis.

For more information, please contact Dr. Iván Ortega-Santos (rtgsntos@memphis.edu).

• Spanish Graduate Program
• Graduate Catalog: Romance Languages
• Apply for Graduate Admissions

Accelerated B.A to M.A. Program (ABM)

What is the ABM?

The Accelerated B.A./M.A. program allows an undergraduate student to: 

• Complete your B.A. degree while beginning the coursework toward your M.A. in Spanish.
• Earn up to 12 hours of graduate coursework that can be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Eligibility

• You must be an undergraduate student with a minimum 3.25 overall grade point average.
• You must be a World Languages major with a concentration in Spanish or French.

Application Procedure

• Apply to the program in the semester preceding the one during which you would like to take the graduate courses.
• Submit a letter of intent to the chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures (WLL), Dr. Robert Kelz, rkelz@memphis.edu.
• Have two reference letters submitted to Dr. Iván Ortega-Santos (rtgsntos@memphis.edu), by WLL faculty members.
• Interview with the appropriate graduate coordinator, Dr. Iván Ortega-Santos, at rtgsntos@memphis.edu
• Apply to the Graduate School for the ABM program in order to take graduate courses.
• To continue in the program past the B.A., apply for full admission into the Graduate School and into the M.A. in Romance Languages program

For more information, undergraduate students should contact the Spanish advising team at spanish@memphis.edu