The Degree Plan
The degree plan requires a minimum of 36 credits in Spanish, of which at least 30 must be earned at the 500 level, and the remainder above the 450 level. The courses should be concentrated in the student’s chosen area of study (linguistics or literature) as each student will be tested on a reading list that corresponds to each area study. A thesis is optional. Students authorized to complete a thesis may count a maximum of 6 credits of thesis work toward the degree. At the present time, the thesis option is not available for online-only students. There are no required core courses at this time and a student should work closely with his/her advisor and the Graduate Director to establish an appropriate individual degree plan.
All students in either the on-campus or online program may complete a minor at the master’s level by taking 9 credits (3 courses) at the 500 level or above, in another area (department) of study, or within the department itself. For instance, a student studying linguistics may wish to obtain a minor in literature or a student studying literature may wish to obtain a minor in linguistics. In either case, the minor credits count as part of the 36 total credits required for the degree. In all cases, the student should work closely with the Graduate Director to ensure his/her particular plan of study is acceptable to the program.
Linguistics area of study courses include:
SPAN 507 Technology Enhanced Language Learning
SPAN 508 Teaching Literature with Technology
SPAN 509 Teaching Culture with Technology
SPAN 510 Assessing the National Standards
SPAN 540 Introducción a la lingüística
SPAN 545 Advanced Dialectos del Español
SPAN 558 Bilingüismo
SPAN 560 Advanced Spanish Language Acquisition
SPAN 561 Advanced Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 562 Advanced Spanish Phonology
SPAN 570 Advanced Study in Technical Translation
SPAN 580 Research Methodology in Spanish Linguistics
SPAN 584 Spanish Morphosyntax
SPAN 585 Language Assessment
SPAN 589 Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 591 Advanced Study in History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 592 Advanced Structure of Spanish
SPAN 593 Advanced Studies in US Spanish
SPAN 594 Theory of Methodology of Spanish Pedagogy
SPAN 595: Topics in Applied Linguistics – may vary by course subtitle
SPAN 597 Advanced Strategies for Teaching Spanish for Heritage/Native Speakers
Literature area of study courses include:
SPAN 500 Methods of Research and Literary Criticism
SPAN 512 Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry
SPAN 520 Hispanic Micro Fiction
SPAN 521 Advanced Culture and Literature of New Mexico
SPAN 528 Advanced US Latino Culture and Literature
SPAN 547 Advanced Hispanic Film
SPAN 548 Advanced US-Hispanic Film
SPAN 552 Advanced Literature of the Mexican Revolution
SPAN 555 Advanced Conquest, Colonial, and Indigenous Literatures
SPAN 556 Advanced 19th Century Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 563 Advanced Study in Mexican Literature
SPAN 564 Advanced Post-Modern Hispanic Literature
SPAN 566 Contemporary Spanish-American Novel
SPAN 567 Advanced Study in Chicano Literature
SPAN 573 Advanced Study in Creative Writing
SPAN 581 Advanced Hispanic Modernism and Avant-Garde Literature
SPAN 583 Advanced Study in Spanish-American Women Writers
SPAN 586 Contemporary Spanish-American Essay
SPAN 587 Contemporary Spanish-American Short Story
SPAN 588 Contemporary Spanish-American Drama
Courses that may apply to either area include SPAN 590 (see subtitles in schedule of courses to confirm subject of the course) SPAN 598, SPAN 599 (both courses require a course proposal and prior approval). Please see the Graduate School Catalog for detailed course descriptions.
