Go beyond mastering the language
The Master of Arts in Spanish program at the University of St. Thomas offers a solid foundation in the intellectual and cultural history of Latin America, Spain and the United States while developing your verbal and written abilities in Spanish.
We offer a flexible program that you can design in consultation with your graduate adviser with evening and summer courses, as well as traditional, hybrid and online course formats. You will be prepared for a diverse range of careers in fields such as college-level teaching, business, law, social services and medicine.
The M.A. in Spanish is a flexible program designed to prepare students for careers in teaching, business, law, government and more. Our curriculum fits your busy schedule with:
This course presents how current second language acquisition theory informs the teaching of Spanish at the college level. Through the observation of language instructors, the discussion of course readings, and the development of a teaching portfolio, among other activities, students will gain a working knowledge of adult second language acquisition theory and become familiar with a variety of instructional approaches. The main goal of the course is to equip students with the theoretical background and practical skills to teach Spanish at the college level.
Monday/Wednesday 5:30-7:15 p.m.: In-Person
3 Credits
Instructor: Dan Tight
Degree Requirements (30 Credits)
At least one course in each of the following areas (9 credits):
PLUS: Six additional courses (18 credits) chosen from the above areas and the following area, in consultation with the graduate advisor:
Capstone course: GSPA 699 – Master’s Project (3 credits)
Note: Students may not repeat a cross-listed course for graduate credit if the class has already been taken for undergraduate credit at St. Thomas.
Course offerings include:
Courses offerings include:
Course offerings include:
Course offerings include:
Degree Requirements (30 Credits)
At least one course in each of the following areas (9 credits):
PLUS: Six additional courses (18 credits) chosen from the above areas and the following area, in consultation with the graduate advisor:
Capstone course: GSPA 699 – Master’s Project (3 credits)
Note: Students may not repeat a cross-listed course for graduate credit if the class has already been taken for undergraduate credit at St. Thomas.
Course offerings include:
Courses offerings include:
Course offerings include:
Course offerings include:
Dr. Donny A. Vigil has taught Spanish since 1999. His areas of interest include Hispanic language and linguistics: phonetics, phonology and dialectology of Spanish and Portuguese, sociolinguistics, history of the Spanish language, language contact, language variation and change, New Mexico Spanish, pragmatics, discourse analysis and translation.
