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Spanish - Master of Arts

The Program in Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers a master of arts degree of Spanish with courses in the following areas: Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy and Methodology; Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies; and Hispanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies. The program also supports work in interdisciplinary Hispanic studies.

Requirements

Coursework

To obtain the MA degree, the candidate must complete a minimum of 30 credits. The candidate must successfully complete ten graduate courses, eight of which should be from the offerings of the Spanish program listed below. Two of the ten courses can be taken in allied fields approved by the department. Courses taken for undergraduate credit may not be double-counted for graduate credit.

Abbreviation

Course Number

Title

Credits

SPAN  

890  

Topics in Second Language Acquisition/Pedagogy/Methodology  

3  

LLC

891

Foreign Language Teaching Methods

3  

SPAN  

897  

Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies  

3  

SPAN  

898  

Topics in Hispanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies  

3  

SPAN  

899  

Master’s Thesis

3

SPAN  

995  

Independent Study  

1 TO 3  

SPAN  

997  

Graduate Seminar  

3  



MA final project

The MA in Spanish offers two options to fulfill the concluding experience of the program:

1) Non-thesis option (30 credits, ten classes). Students who select this option will present a seminar paper or project at a local, regional, or national conference. Presentation at the UNH Graduate Research Conference (https://www.gradschool.unh.edu/grc.php) is acceptable to fulfill this requirement.

2) Thesis option (30 credits, eight classes plus thesis). Enrollment in Spanish 899 (Master's Thesis, 6 credits) counts for two of the ten required courses for the M.A. The thesis option involves the preparation of a Master's Thesis or an equivalent research project directed by a faculty advisor. This research track is specifically designed for those students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish or in a related field.

  • Examples of Past Seminar Titles
  • Econovels of Central America
  • Contemporary Spanish Literature
  • Second Language Acquisition: Technology
  • El Camino de Santiago
  • Cultures of Spain: Basque, Catalan, and Galician
  • Baroque Literature: Sor Juana
  • Latin American Lit. & the Border
  • Spanish Phonetics & Dialectology
  • Latin American Afro Caribbean Lit.
  • The Baroque: Siglo de Oro
  • Structure & Applied Linguistics
  • Baroque to Surrealism & Beyond
  • Spanish Sociolinguistics
  • Literatura comparada
  • Literatura y cultura argentinas
  • La nueva mirada del cine femenino español
  • Mood, Tense & Pronouns: Structure, Meanings, & Variation in Spanish Syntax
  • Literary & Cultural Trends of Contemporary Central America
  • Digital Media in Second Language Acquisition
  • The World of Salvador Dalí
  • Hispanic Literature and Culture in the Digital Age

 

MA program planning 

Year 1

Fall 3 800/900-level courses

Spring 3 800/900-level courses

Summer 2 courses at an approved graduate level study-away summer program, or complete
two courses in approved allied field courses. Possible future hybrid or online
Spanish courses at UNH.

Year 2

Fall Non-thesis option: 2 800/900-level courses

Thesis option: Spanish 899 (Master's Thesis, no residency required)

Spring Present seminar paper or project at a local, regional, or national conference.
Presentation at the UNH Graduate Research Conference is acceptable to fulfill
this requirement.

 

 

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Contacts

Lori Hopkins

Associate Professor of Spanish

lori.hopkins@unh.edu
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