Overview

At the California State University, Bakersfield Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, faculty and students engage in a process of unraveling the creative powers of literature, language, and cultures to widen their understanding and appreciation of cultural and literary expressions across the globe and over centuries.

A special emphasis is placed on a multidisciplinary study of the diversity of perspectives and points of views embedded in literary and cultural expressions and aesthetics. The Master of Arts in Spanish program is designed to enable students to perfect all their communications skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

The curriculum is carefully planned and integrated to ensure a foundation of professional skills, and a uniform degree of coverage in the areas of Spanish and Spanish-American literature and culture, linguistics and second-language acquisition pedagogy, and the business-related fields of interpretation and translation.

Learning outcomes

Students gain an excellent preparation to become far more effective teachers of Spanish or professionals who are able to interact expertly throughout their careers with Spanish-speaking persons.

To meet these objectives, the program provides:

balance for those who wish to terminate their studies at the Master’s level and whose primary aim is to teach in a community college;
advanced training for teachers who wish to improve their professional skills and status;
a variety of courses for students who plan to continue toward the Ph.D. degree at another institution;
continuing education for those who wish to extend their knowledge as an end in itself through an interesting and stimulating series of classes in literature, criticism, language and culture.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Literary Theory
Methods of Teaching Spanish
Latin American Literature Masterpieces
Modernismo
Golden Age Literature
Translation & Interpretation
Spanish/Latin American Cinema
0 The Chicano/a Experience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Long Beach, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university: official transcripts from all college/university work
Transcripts from a college/university outside of the U.S. will require a course-by course analysis
Affidavit of financial support
Insurance agreement form
A copy of the student’s passport
A statement of purpose
Current professional resume
3 letters of recommendation from former professors

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

12058 USD / year

≈ 12058 USD / year
Out-of-State

12058 USD / year

≈ 12058 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10110 USD / year

≈ 10110 USD / year

Living costs

Long Beach

United States

1400 - 2000 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Learning outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Long Beach

Funding

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