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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Spanish Studies (BA)
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Program Educational Goals
A. Linguistic Proficiency / Communication Skills: Students will function in Spanish (speaking, writing, listening, and reading).
- Students will be able to read and summarize in Spanish.
- Students will demonstrate comprehension of extended speech and follow more complex lines of argument when the topic is reasonably familiar.
- Students will be able to function in interactions where they may need to request resources where Spanish is spoken.
B. Cultural Understanding / International Experience: Students will demonstrate understanding of cultural practices, products, and perspectives in Spanish-speaking culture(s).
- To the extent that it is practical, students will be able to reflect on their experience with Spanish-speaking cultures, thus gaining new perspectives on their own culture as well. This will ideally occur through study abroad and/or community engagement.
- Students will be able to interact in most Spanish-speaking cultures in a socially appropriate register in a variety of settings: with a host family, peers, as a traveler.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of cultural and social norms in Spanish-speaking culture/s.
C. Appreciation of World Literatures: Students will analyze and interpret literature, film, or other sources in Spanish.
- Students will be able to read longer texts like short stories and simple novels and understand most of the main ideas, guessing the meaning of new words from context.
- Students will be able to briefly summarize a text/source, describe important themes, and explain the role and meaning of music, literature, art and other artistic expressions in Spanish-speaking cultures.
- Students will relate textual elements to relevant cultural, historical, ideological, and aesthetic contexts.
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College Requirements:
College Breadth Requirements:
The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.
*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.
Foreign Language:
- Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
- Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.
Mathematics:
The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.
Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):
Option Two:
One of the following:
Option Four:
- Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).
Second Writing Requirement:
A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.
Program Requirements:
A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all required Spanish courses. 36 SPAN credits minimum, maximum 45 SPAN credits Option I. Spanish Studies: Language, Literature, and Culture
Major Requirements:
Twelve courses (36 credits), as follows: Conversation and Communication:*
One of the following: Literature:
One of the following: Culture:
One of the following: Electives:
- One SPAN 3xx (3 cr)
- Two SPAN 4xx numbered 415 or higher (6 cr)
- Two SPAN 4xx (6 cr)
Note:
*Native, heritage, and other fluent speakers of Spanish will substitute this requirement with another course at the 300 or 400-level chosen in consultation with their advisor. Higher numbered courses may be substituted for lower numbered courses with advisor approval (e.g. SPAN 305 for SPAN 205, etc.).
Option II. Spanish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture and Intensive Portuguese
Major Requirements:
Fourteen courses (42 credits), as follows: Core:
Same major requirements as above and these two PORT courses: Electives:
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
Credits to Total a Minimum of 124
Last Revised for 2023-24 Academic Year
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