Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007
College of Liberal Arts
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Spanish (SPAN)
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Professor: F. William Forbes
Associate Professor: John M. Chaston, Janet Gold, Lori Hopkins, Lina Lee
Assistant Professor: Marco L. Dorfsman, Carmen Garcia de la Rasilla, Jaume Marti-Olivella
Lecturer: Samira C. Artur, Mary Kathleen Belford, Carol M. Mathews, Cindy Pulkkinen, Elisa F. Stoykovich, Linda J. Thomsen
The major in Spanish is offered by the Department of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures. It is designed for students who wish to
acquaint themselves more thoroughly with the language, culture, and
literature of the Spanish-speaking peoples. In addition, the department
offers courses in Portuguese. Students also have the option to complete
honors in major.
Students who major in Spanish may prepare themselves for a variety of
fields in which proficiency in the Spanish language and knowledge of
Hispanic cultures are desirable. Such fields might include
international relations, business administration, government work,
social service, and communications. In addition, students can prepare
to teach Spanish at the elementary and secondary levels and in
bilingual education programs through the foreign language teacher
education program. The undergraduate major also provides a basis for
graduate study in preparation for scholarly research and teaching at
the college level. When combined with coursework or a dual major in
other disciplines, the major prepares students for work in
Spanish-speaking areas of the world as well as in bilingual regions of
the United States.
The UNH study abroad program in Granada, Spain, open to majors and
nonmajors, offers students the opportunity to live and study abroad for
a semester or a full academic year. A six-week summer immersion program
in Puebla, Mexico is also available to students. Financial aid is
available for eligible students. Contact the departmental program
directors for further information.
The major consists of a minimum of 40 credits. All coursework required
for the Spanish major or minor must be completed with a grade of C or
better. Specific course requirements are 1) language and culture: 525
or 526, 601, 631, and 632; 2) three of the following 600-level courses:
650, 651, 652, 653, 654 or equivalent; 3) three courses taught in
Spanish at the 700 level. An approved foreign study experience in a
Spanish-speaking country of a minimum of one semester is required; a
full academic year is highly recommended. The Spanish minor consists of
20 credits above 501, including 631 and 632.
For more information on the major, the minor, and options for the study
abroad experience, please see the coordinator of Spanish.
