Spanish (SPAN)
https://cola.unh.edu/languages-literatures-cultures/program/ma/spanish
Degree Offered: M.A., Graduate Certificate
This program is offered in Durham.
The program in Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers a Master of Arts degree in Spanish with courses in the following areas: Topics in Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy and Methodology; Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies; and Topics in Hispanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies. The program also supports work in interdisciplinary Hispanic studies and offers a Graduate Certificate in Spanish.
Admission Requirements
Applicants shall have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with an undergraduate major in Spanish or its equivalent. The personal statement for the graduate application should be written in Spanish. Two of the three letters of recommendation should come from current or former professors. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required.
Financial Aid
Applicants whose permanent residence is in Maine or Vermont are eligible for the New England Regional Program for which tuition is assessed at the in-state New Hampshire rate plus 50%.
You may wish to visit the financial aid section of the Graduate School website for more information about graduate assistantships and other types of aid available to graduate students.
Spanish (SPAN)
SPAN 890 - Topics in Second Language Acquisition/Pedagogy/Methodology
Credits: 3
A) Introduction to Second Language Acquisition, B) Internet Technologies and Second Language Learning. May be taken more than once if no duplication of content.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
SPAN 897 - Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies
Credits: 3
A) Medieval Spanish Literature, B) Spanish Literature of the Renaissance and the Golden Age, C) Spanish Literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries, D) Spanish Literature of the 20th Century (Poetry/Theater/Prose,), E) Contemporary Spanish Literature, F) Spanish Cultural Studies, G) Latin American Literature of the 16th and 17th Centuries, H) Latin American Literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries, I) 20th Century Latin American Literature (Poetry/Theater/Prose), J) Contemporary Latin American Literature, K) Cyberliterature and Cyberculture, L) Transatlantic Studies, M) Spanish and Latin American Philosophy and Essay, N) Indigenous Cultural Expression of the Americas, O) Hispanic Film Studies, P) U.S. Hispanic Cultural Studies, Q) Latin American Cultural Studies, R) Senior Seminar, S) Other. May be taken more than once for credit if no duplication of content.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
SPAN 898 - Topics in Hispanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Credits: 3
A) History of the Spanish Language, B) Study of Spanish Mood and Aspect, C) Sociolinguistics of Spanish, D) Discourse Analysis, E) Politeness and Pragmatics, F) Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S., G) Spanish Pronouns, H) Regional and Social Variation in Spanish Phonetics, I) Other. May be taken more than once for credit if no duplication of content.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
SPAN #899 - Master's Thesis
Credits: 1-6
Master's Thesis.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading
SPAN 995 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Guided individual study with training in bibliography and organization of materials. Topics selected by instructor and student in conference. Barring duplication of content, may be repeated for credit.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 time.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading