Overview
The coursework of the Spanish Education program of the University at Buffalo includes current theories and their implications for teaching methods, materials and assessment.
Why Spanish Education at UB?
The features of our program include:
- opportunities to connect with and participate in local, regional and national professional organizations
- research and evaluation projects, including field experiences and projects in collaboration with local foreign language and bilingual programs
- respected leaders in foreign, second, bilingual and Spanish learning and teaching
- study of developmental readers, foreign language reading processes, and reading instruction at elementary grades; second language literacy; adolescent literacy practice; language, literacy and culture; children's and young adult literature; and second/foreign language assessment
- study of foreign and second language acquisition
- study of foundations of foreign and second language education
Career opportunities
- Spanish teacher
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Adolescent Writing across the Curriculum
- Middle-Childhood/Adolescent Literacy Methods
- Psychological Foundations of Education
- Education or Sociological Bases of Education
- Teaching Foreign Language Gr 7-12
- Seminar in Teaching
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
36-60
Delivered
Disciplines
Education Language Studies Teaching View 1098 other Masters in Language Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- To be eligible for this program, you must have majored in or completed 30 credit hours in SPANISH
- You must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- Application fee: A $50 non-refundable application fee
- Test scores
- Contact information for two individuals who will each be asked to provide an electronic recommendation letter
- Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended
- Statement of education and career goals
- Applicants to the master's degree program (professional certification) must have applied for, or received, New York State initial teacher certification in the matching certification area
- Official original proof of your degree
- A course-by-course transcript evaluation by a NACES member organization
- A copy of your passport biographical page
- Official test scores for either the TOEF, the IELTS or PTE
- Financial documentation
- An official bank statement
Tuition Fee
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International
23100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11550 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
23100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11550 USD per semester during 12 months. -
In-State
11310 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5655 USD per semester during 12 months.
Living costs for Buffalo
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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