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Board of Trustees
Academic Administration of the University (Campuses and Central Office)
Faculty of the University
Directory
General Information
Admission to Master’s and Doctoral Programs
Online Education
Tuition, Fees and Other Charges
Student Financial Aid
Services Related to the Office of the Registrar
Support Services and Student Life
Study Modalities and Learning Experiences
International Student Mobility Program (ISMP)
Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements for Professional Certificates, Master’s and Doctoral Programs
Academic Norms for Master’s Programs and Professional Certificates
Academic Norms for Doctoral Programs
Graduation and Diplomas
Academic Norms of Compliance
Graduate Academic Offerings
Programs of Study: Masters-and-Doctoral-Programs-and-Professional-Certificates
- Anesthesia (MS)
- Applied Mathematics (MA)
- Applied Technology in Operations and Global Logistics (DS)
- Autism (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Master's Degree in Banking Administration (MBKA)
- Biology (MS)
- Biotechnology (MS)
- Biotechnology (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Business Administration for Executives (MBA)
- Business and Entrepreneurial Education (MA)
- Business Administration with a specialty in Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (DBA)
- Clinical Social Work (DSW)
- Clinical Social Work (Post Master Degree Professional Certificate)
- Computer Science (MS)
- Master of Computer Science in Software Engineering (MS)
- Computer Science in Network Security and Computer Forensics (MS)
- Computer Science with Specialization in Networks and Security (MS)
- Criminal Justice (MA)
- Crisis Intervention (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Cyber Security (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Database Technology and Administration (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce (MBA)
- Distribution and Global Logistics (MS)
- Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS) in Organizational Systems Management
- Economic Crimes Research (MA)
- Education (MA, MEd and EdD)
  - Master of Arts in Education (MA)
  - Master of Education (MEd)
  - Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching (MEd)
  - Doctor of Education (EdD)
  - Doctorate in Education in Leadership and Instruction in Online Education (EdD)
  - Doctorate in Education in Visual Arts (EdD)
- Education Specialist (S.Ed.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching
- Education Specialist Certificate (S. Ed.) in Educational Management and Leadership
- Education in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Education in Diabetes (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Educational Computing (MA)
- Educational Neuroscience (MA)
- Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development (PhD)
- Environmental Health and Toxicology (Post Baccalaureate Professional Certificate)
- Environmental Science (MS)
- Family Counseling (Post Master Degree Professional Certificate)
- Finance (DBA)
- Fine Arts (MFA)
- Gerontology (MS)
- Government and Public Policy (MA)
- Health Care Risk Management (MA)
- History (MA, PhD and Combined Program)
- Human Resources Management in International Level (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Information Security (MS)
- Information Security in Computer Forensics (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Instructional Design and Multimedia (MS)
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Gerontology (MA)
- Professional Certificate in Interdisciplinary Gerontology (Post-Bachelor)
- International Biotechnology (PhD)
- International Business (MIB)
- International Business Administration (MIBA)
- International Business Intelligence (MS)
- Labor Relations (MA)
- Post-Master Professional Certificate in Loss and Grief Intervention
- Management and Legal Affairs (MML)
- Marketing and Graphic Design (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Mechanical Engineering (MS and ME)
- Mental Health Technician (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Molecular Microbiology (MS)
- Music (MM)
- Music Education (MA) - Metropolitan Campus
- Music Education (MA) - San Germán Campus
- Musical Education (DMA)
- Nursing (MSN)
- Nursing Care of the Elderly (Post-bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Practical Nursing Anesthesia (DNAP)
- Open Information Computer Systems (MS)
- Organizational Change Leadership (MS)
- Organizational Communication (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Psychological Counseling with Specialization in Family (MS)
- Psychology (MA)
- Psychology (PsyD)
- Respecialization in School Psychology (Professional Certificate)
- Public Health (MS)
- Religious Education (MA)
- Research Methods (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Research Methods (Advanced Interdisciplinary Post Master Professional Certificate)
- Second Language Research (PhD)
- Service Operations Management (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Sign Language Interpretation (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Social Work (MSW)
- Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
- Strategic Marketing (MS)
- Teaching of English as a Second Language (MA)
- Technology and Administration of Data Banks (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Theology (PhD)
- University Teaching (MA)
- Wound and Skin Care (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
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Specialization in Spanish

Specialization Requirements in Spanish - 15 credits

Required Courses

SPAN 5140	Text Production	3
SPAN 6904	Importance and Pertinence of Applied Linguistics in the Study of the Spanish Language in Puerto Rico	3
SPAN 6905	Application of Advanced Grammar in Modern Composition	3
SPAN 6906	Critical View of Puerto Rican Literature: 20th Century to the Present	3
SPAN 6907	Important Figures in Contemporary Spanish-American Literature	3
SPAN 6909	Study and Application of Reading and Writing as Teaching Strategies	3
SPAN 6910	Trajectory and Evolution of the National Identity in Puerto Rican Poetry from the 20th Century	3
SPAN ___	Special Topics	3