In addition to these benefits, you will also attain a comfort level that will facilitate literary, pedagogical, or socio-linguistic, or cultural studies research. It is precisely for this reason that we refer to our discipline as Hispanic Studies – because it is so much more than just Spanish language articulation and acquisition. And, if you wish to pursue a Ph.D. program in Spanish at a different institution, our MA program provides a solid educational base on which to build in several different Hispanic Studies subfields.