Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

This program is aimed at people with a special interest in the study of languages, both in the normative aspects and in their cultural manifestations. It is an area of ​​knowledge in continuous change that demands vocational professionals in continuous training.

Graduates, graduates and / or graduates can access this master's degree in:

• Philologies
• Translation and interpretation
• Linguistics
• Education Sciences
• Modern languages
• Applied Languages
• Pedagogy
• Psychopedagogy
• Humanities
• Journalism and equivalents

Other candidates with experience as professors of Spanish or Spanish as a foreign language may also be admitted to the program.

* NOTE: Applicants with non-linguistic qualifications or with experience in ELE teaching must complete 12 complementary ECTS of normative Spanish training:

• The phonological and phonetic system of Spanish (2 ECTS)
• The grammar of Spanish (6 ECTS)
• Lexicology, Lexicography and Semantics of Spanish (4 ECTS)

Access Requirements

The requirements of access and admission to the official Master's studies of the International Valencian University are established in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, which establishes the organization of official university education.

They will be able to access the official university studies or those belonging to the Master, who meet any of the following requirements:

1. In order to access official master's degrees, it will be necessary to hold an official university degree in Spain or another one issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area, which authorizes the issuer of the degree to access Master's degrees.
2. Also, graduates may access according to educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area without the need for homologation of their degrees, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of education equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that empower in the country issuing the diploma for access to postgraduate education. The access by this way will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous title that is in possession of the interested party, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master's degree.

The title may have additional specific access requirements, which you can consult on the information page of each of them.

Access to Official Master VIU (Spain and EU)