Spanish, BA / Spanish Education, EdM
Deepen your expertise in Spanish language and culture, and become equipped with the skills to inspire the next generation of students as a Spanish teacher.
Achieve Fluency and Expertise
The UB Teach Spanish education program is a five-year accelerated degree allowing you to earn both a Spanish BA and a Spanish education EdM. It provides expertise in Spanish language and culture while preparing you to teach grades 7 to 12, with an extension for grades 1 to 6.
Enrolled students will:
- Develop language competence and communicative strategies for cross-cultural, global interaction.
- Enhance research and analytical skills to interpret sources and produce original research.
- Participate in intensive clinical education experiences in diverse Western New York schools.
- Gain skills, expertise and confidence to implement evidence-based practices and co-teach with an expert teacher during a one-year residency.
Program Overview
| Academic credential granted | Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Education (EdM) |
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| Certification option | Successful completion of program leads to an institutional recommendation for New York State initial and professional certification in Spanish education |
| Grade levels | 7 to 12 with 1 to 6 extension |
| Credits required for completion | 150 |
| Time to completion | 5 years |
| Course delivery | On campus, online |
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| Application deadline | Early action: Nov. 15 Scholarship consideration: Dec. 8 Regular decision: Feb. 1 Students can continue to submit an application for fall consideration until capacity is reached. |
Coursework Note
This is a sample course schedule. These courses are subject to change. As a student in the UB Teach program, you must work closely with your advisor before registering for classes.
Spanish BA Courses
- SPA 151 and SPA 152 (unless these are waived by the Department on the basis of placement results or if additional prerequisite language courses are required to achieve the level of 151 proficiency)
- SPA 207 Spanish Conversation and Language Workshop
- SPA 208 Spanish Composition and Language Workshop
- SPA 304 Early Spanish American Literature
- SPA 311 Survey of Spanish American Literature
- SPA 325 Phonetics
- SPA 328 Spanish American Culture and Civilization
- Six SPA courses (18 credits) at the 300/400 level
- CEP 400 Educational Psychology
- ELP 405 Sociology of Education
- LAI 350 Introduction to Education
- LAI 414 Adolescent Writing Across the Curriculum
- LAI 474 Teaching the Exceptional Learner in the Regular Education Classroom
Progression to Graduate Coursework
You will not apply separately to graduate study; instead, there are a series of progression points that you must meet.
Advancement to the graduate portion of the program requires that you:
- maintain a 3.0 GPA
- earn a “C” grade or higher in content courses (courses in the major)
- earn a “B-” or better in all education and graduate level coursework
- complete an interview with the Office of Educator Preparation in year three of bachelor's program
- submit two letters of recommendation
Spanish Education EdM Courses
- 12 credits of SP at the 500-level
- 3 credits of LAI electives at the 500/600 level
- LAI 552 Middle Childhood/ Adolescent Literacy Methods
- LAI 581 Linguistics For L2 Education
- LAI 582 Principles Language Acquisition 1st and 2nd
- LAI 593 Teaching Foreign Language Grades 1-6
- LAI 595 Supervised Teaching 2
- LAI 616 Teaching Foreign Language Grades 7-12
- LAI 667 Field Experience
- LAI 668 Supervised Teaching 1
- LAI 674 Seminar in Teaching
- LAI 698 Instructional Strategies in Secondary Schools
- LAI 700 Capstone or Comprehensive Exam
- Spanish teacher
- Foreign correspondent
- Interpreter