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Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Theological Studies


MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): First Year
Code Module name Credits
(( SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20 AND
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20 ) OR
( SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20 AND
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Theological Studies (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
DI1001 God and the World: Introducing Theology 20 AND
( DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20 OR
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Second Year
Code Module name Credits
( SP2001 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1 20 OR
SP2005 Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners 20 ) AND
SP2002 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in all of the Spanish modules taken
MA (Hons) Theological Studies (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 40 credits from Module List: DI2003, DI2006, DI2010, DI2011, DI2015, DI2016 AND
DI2003 Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity A (English Texts) 20
DI2006 Early and Medieval Christianity 20
DI2010 Philosophical Theology 20
DI2011 Religion Today 20
DI2015 Reading the Women of the Old Testament A (English Texts) 20
DI2016 Christianity and Modernity in Global Perspective 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options AND

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

MA Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.

MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Third Year
Code Module name Credits
SP3001 Spanish Language 1 15 AND
SP3002 Spanish Language 2 15 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: SP3000 - SP4299 (except SP4098, SP4099)
SP3001 Spanish Language 1 15
SP3002 Spanish Language 2 15
SP3006 Literary Translation 15
SP3011 History of the Spanish Language 15
SP3101 Spanish Integrated Year Abroad 60
SP3121 Spanish American Literature I (Gauchos and Indians) 15
SP3122 Spanish American Literature 2 15
SP3138 Mexico in the Nineteenth Century 15
SP3145 Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1 15
SP3147 The Art of Subversion in Post-War Spain (1939-1975) 15
SP3148 The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s) 15
SP3157 Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain 15
SP3158 Representations of the Urban: Twentieth-Century Buenos Aires 15
SP3160 Facing the New: Spanish Literature and Society (1888 - 1918) 15
SP3162 Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women's Writing in Spain 15
SP3163 Tales of the Nation 15
SP3222 Love and Loss 15
SP4003 Spanish Language 3 15
SP4004 Spanish Language 4: Communication Skills 15
SP4012 Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language 15
SP4013 Culture and Conflict: Representing the Spanish Civil War 15
SP4014 Spanish Avant-garde(s) 15
SP4015 Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain 15
SP4016 Contemporary Galician Women Writers 15
SP4017 (R)evolutions in Early Modern Love Lyric: Perilous, Provocative, Parodic 15
SP4018 Spanish American Urban Landscapes in the Eyes of Contemporary Chroniclers 15
SP4019 Guerreras: Women and Emancipation(s) in Colombian Cinema 15
SP4020 Women in motion: Gender and mobilities in Latin American contemporary literature 15
SP4223 History and Culture in Spanish Texts 15
SP4224 Reality and Illusion 15
SP4225 Staging Sex: Early Modern Women Playwrights 15
SP4226 True stories: Journalism and literature in Latin America 15
SP4227 Lesbian Narratives in Latin American Women’s Filmmaking 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

Subject to the approval of any other School involved, one year or one semester may be spent in Study Abroad on a recognised Exchange scheme.

For Joint Honours degrees where both subjects are in the School of Modern Languages, the minimum requirement in each subject is 90 credits and the maximum allowed in one subject is 150 credits.

For Joint Honours degrees involving another School the normal requirement is 120 credits in each subject.
MA (Hons) Theological Studies (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
( DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30 OR
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30 ) AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: DI3716-DI3720, DI4500 - DI4549, DI4750 - DI4789, DI4800 - DI4989
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI3718 Mary Through the Centuries 30
DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30
DI4510 Modern Ecclesiology: from Age to Age 30
DI4525 Medieval Monastic Spirituality 30
DI4526 Christian Mysticism Through the Ages 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI4800 Theology and Pastoral Care 30
DI4805 Practical Theology Special Topic - Child Ethics in an Adult World 30
DI4823 Worship and the Word: Liturgy and Homiletics 30
DI4824 Theology in Latin America 30
DI4825 Theology in Africa 30
DI4826 Themes in Postcolonial Theology 30
DI4827 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Society 30
DI4829 A Quest for God: The Religious World of Dante 30
DI4830 Aquinas' Theology 30
DI4831 Native American Religions 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
DI4833 History of Christianity in Latin America 30
DI4834 The Doctrine of Creation 30
DI4835 Christianity and Politics: Patriotism, Republicanism, and Cosmopolitanism 30
DI4836 Religion and Violence 30
DI4914 Theology Special Topic: Theodicy and Anti-Theodicy: Jewish and Christian Perspectives 30
DI4915 Theology Special Topic 30
DI4924 Theology and Imagination 30
DI4928 Theological Anthropology 30
DI4933 Colgate University Module 15
DI4936 Theology and Literature 30
DI4940 Analytic Theology 30
DI4941 Theology of the Reformation 30
DI4944 Ecotheology and the Arts 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MA (Hons) Spanish (Joint Honours): Fourth Year
Code Module name Credits
SP4003 Spanish Language 3 15 AND
SP4004 Spanish Language 4: Communication Skills 15 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: SP3000 - SP4299, ML4794, ID4002 (by interview)
SP3006 Literary Translation 15
SP3011 History of the Spanish Language 15
SP3101 Spanish Integrated Year Abroad 60
SP3121 Spanish American Literature I (Gauchos and Indians) 15
SP3122 Spanish American Literature 2 15
SP3138 Mexico in the Nineteenth Century 15
SP3145 Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1 15
SP3147 The Art of Subversion in Post-War Spain (1939-1975) 15
SP3148 The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s) 15
SP3157 Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain 15
SP3158 Representations of the Urban: Twentieth-Century Buenos Aires 15
SP3160 Facing the New: Spanish Literature and Society (1888 - 1918) 15
SP3162 Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women's Writing in Spain 15
SP3163 Tales of the Nation 15
SP3222 Love and Loss 15
SP4012 Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language 15
SP4013 Culture and Conflict: Representing the Spanish Civil War 15
SP4014 Spanish Avant-garde(s) 15
SP4015 Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain 15
SP4016 Contemporary Galician Women Writers 15
SP4017 (R)evolutions in Early Modern Love Lyric: Perilous, Provocative, Parodic 15
SP4018 Spanish American Urban Landscapes in the Eyes of Contemporary Chroniclers 15
SP4019 Guerreras: Women and Emancipation(s) in Colombian Cinema 15
SP4020 Women in motion: Gender and mobilities in Latin American contemporary literature 15
SP4098 Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 15
SP4223 History and Culture in Spanish Texts 15
SP4224 Reality and Illusion 15
SP4225 Staging Sex: Early Modern Women Playwrights 15
SP4226 True stories: Journalism and literature in Latin America 15
SP4227 Lesbian Narratives in Latin American Women’s Filmmaking 15
SP4099 Long Dissertation on a Spanish Topic 30
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
ML4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Subject to the approval of any other School involved, one year or one semester may be spent in Study Abroad on a recognised Exchange scheme

Access to the pathway with SP4004 and SP4102 requires the permission of the School of the Joint Subject.


For Joint Honours degrees where both subjects are in the School of Modern Languages, the minimum requirement in each subject is 90 credits and the maximum allowed in one subject is 150 credits.

For Joint Honours degrees involving another School the normal requirement is 120 credits in each subject.
MA (Hons) Theological Studies (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
(( DI4498 Honours Dissertation in Divinity 30 OR
DI4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30 ) AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: DI3716-DI3720, DI4500 - DI4549, DI4750 - DI4789, DI4800 - DI4989 ) OR
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI3718 Mary Through the Centuries 30
DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30
DI4510 Modern Ecclesiology: from Age to Age 30
DI4525 Medieval Monastic Spirituality 30
DI4526 Christian Mysticism Through the Ages 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI4800 Theology and Pastoral Care 30
DI4805 Practical Theology Special Topic - Child Ethics in an Adult World 30
DI4823 Worship and the Word: Liturgy and Homiletics 30
DI4824 Theology in Latin America 30
DI4825 Theology in Africa 30
DI4826 Themes in Postcolonial Theology 30
DI4827 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Society 30
DI4829 A Quest for God: The Religious World of Dante 30
DI4830 Aquinas' Theology 30
DI4831 Native American Religions 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
DI4833 History of Christianity in Latin America 30
DI4834 The Doctrine of Creation 30
DI4835 Christianity and Politics: Patriotism, Republicanism, and Cosmopolitanism 30
DI4836 Religion and Violence 30
DI4914 Theology Special Topic: Theodicy and Anti-Theodicy: Jewish and Christian Perspectives 30
DI4915 Theology Special Topic 30
DI4924 Theology and Imagination 30
DI4928 Theological Anthropology 30
DI4933 Colgate University Module 15
DI4936 Theology and Literature 30
DI4940 Analytic Theology 30
DI4941 Theology of the Reformation 30
DI4944 Ecotheology and the Arts 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
( View list Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: DI3716-DI3720, DI4500 - DI4549, DI4750 - DI4789, DI4800 - DI4989 AND
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI3718 Mary Through the Centuries 30
DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30
DI4510 Modern Ecclesiology: from Age to Age 30
DI4525 Medieval Monastic Spirituality 30
DI4526 Christian Mysticism Through the Ages 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI4800 Theology and Pastoral Care 30
DI4805 Practical Theology Special Topic - Child Ethics in an Adult World 30
DI4823 Worship and the Word: Liturgy and Homiletics 30
DI4824 Theology in Latin America 30
DI4825 Theology in Africa 30
DI4826 Themes in Postcolonial Theology 30
DI4827 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Society 30
DI4829 A Quest for God: The Religious World of Dante 30
DI4830 Aquinas' Theology 30
DI4831 Native American Religions 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
DI4833 History of Christianity in Latin America 30
DI4834 The Doctrine of Creation 30
DI4835 Christianity and Politics: Patriotism, Republicanism, and Cosmopolitanism 30
DI4836 Religion and Violence 30
DI4914 Theology Special Topic: Theodicy and Anti-Theodicy: Jewish and Christian Perspectives 30
DI4915 Theology Special Topic 30
DI4924 Theology and Imagination 30
DI4928 Theological Anthropology 30
DI4933 Colgate University Module 15
DI4936 Theology and Literature 30
DI4940 Analytic Theology 30
DI4941 Theology of the Reformation 30
DI4944 Ecotheology and the Arts 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 )
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
DI4015 Communication in Divinity 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

60 credits from Module List: DI3716, DI4500 - DI4549, DI4750 - DI4789, DI4800 - DI4989 and Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 must be taken if a 4000-level dissertation or comparable independent research project is taken in the other Honours subject.

If selected both DI4015 and ID4002 must be taken.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).