All faculty speak with native fluency the languages they teach.
Small seminar enrollments provide students the opportunity for a close relationship with their peers and easy access to individualized attention from their professors. The master's degree in French or Spanish is an in-depth degree and constitutes thorough preparation for doctoral studies as well. Dick Gerdes, Chair The Department of Foreign Languages offers a graduate program of studies leading to Master of Arts degrees in French and Spanish, bearing in mind the specific and practical needs and the professional objectives of language teachers seeking to improve both their own teaching and qualifications as well as the standard of language teaching within the local school district. The program emphasizes literary studies preparing students for further graduate studies beyond the M.A. degree in leading institutions of higher learning and also serves the needs of people in the community who, for their own enjoyment and interest, want to continue their studies in a foreign language. Admission Requirements Candidates for admission to the graduate program in foreign languages should have the equivalent of the UNLV undergraduate major in the corresponding language with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 in the major field.