Major in Spanish

The objective of the Spanish major is to provide oral and written competence in the language and a solid background in the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

Requirements for the Major in Spanish

Note: Lower-division courses (Spanish 101,102, 201) serve as a prerequisite but do not count toward the units necessary for the major.

The program requires the completion of forty (40) units in Spanish:

• SPAN - 202 Fourth Semester Spanish

Upper-division courses, thirty-six (36) units, as follows:

• SPAN - 310 Introduction to the Analysis of Literary Texts
• SPAN - 327 Spanish Literature I and
• SPAN - 328 Spanish Literature II (two Peninsular literature courses)
• SPAN - 303 Latin American Literature I and
• SPAN - 304 Latin American Literature II (two Latin American literature courses)
• SPAN - 480 Senior Seminar: Writing Women and Women Writing in Medieval Spain and
• SPAN - 481 Senior Seminar: Latin American Literature Senior Seminars in both Peninsular and Latin American areas

Two electives, chosen from:

• SPAN - 311 Advanced Oral and Written Expression
• SPAN - 342 Latino Literature and Film in the West
• SPAN - 350 Cultures in Contact and Conflict
• SPAN - 355 Cultural Studies of Spain
• SPAN - 360 Studies in Latin American Culture
• SPAN - 371 Feminist Discourse and Feminist Theories in Latin American Literature
• SPAN - 380 Cervantes: Spanish Major Course
• SPAN - 385 Language and Culture in Latin America (Spanish)
• SPAN - 401 Building Bridges: ESL in the Spanish Speaking Community
• SPAN - 410 Spanish Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology
• SPAN - 411 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
• SPAN - 412 Bilingualism: Cultures and Languages in Literature

Learning Goals/Outcomes for the Major in Spanish:

Students will be able to:

• Articulate in Spanish, either in conversation/discussion or in writing (both formal and informal models) information and opinions on a variety of issues, including texts and cultural artifacts.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of several of the many cultures of Spanish speakers in their varied dimensions (social, economic, political, religious, artistic), as the result of thoughtful academic study as well as personal engagement with Spanish speakers in their own communities (either abroad or through service learning).
• Demonstrate a basic critical ability to identify, interpret, and evaluate the ideas and formal features of an integrated body of literary texts and cultural artifacts, showing sensitivity to the plurality of meanings within them.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the literary, historical, social, or cultural influences that inform literary works or other cultural artifacts produced in the Spanish-speaking world, including diversity of perspectives, experiences, and traditions.