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Spanish Undergraduate Major (BA, HBA)
- Demonstrate Intermediate-High or equivalent proficiency on an officially certified oral examination in a language other than English.
- Read and analyze written literary and nonfiction genres from multilingual and non-English speaking cultures in their original language.
- Understand, analyze, and interact with visual and multimodal genres such as film, video, and social media from multilingual and non-English speaking cultures.
- Explore and reflect on the experiences of members of linguistic or cultural communities that have been historically marginalized due to race, gender, sexual identity, social class or other social constructs.
- Understand, analyze and reflect on personal identity and positionality in global/polycultural contexts.
- Describe ways in which linguistic behavior is used to reinforce social identities.
- Understand and explain the concept of colonialism and identify its social and economic effects in different parts of the world.
- Demonstrate understanding of the nature of nationalism and its effects on relations within and between countries.
- Describe the role of language in creating and maintaining systems of ideological and social control.
- Interact with community organizations affiliated with multilingual and non-English speaking communities.
- Experience everyday life in multilingual and non-English speaking communities for at least one full term.
- Integrate academic topics from the classroom with multilingual/polycultural interpersonal relationships.
The minimum upper-division course requirements are listed below. Additional requirements are available from departmental advisors and the departmental office. Required courses may not be taken S/U. All prospective majors and minors must see a departmental advisor at least once a year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | ||
| Select one or both of the following: 1 | 9-21 | |
| *THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL and *THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL and CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL |
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| *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE and *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE and *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE and MEXICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES |
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| SPAN 438 | ^SELECTED TOPICS IN LUSO-HISPANIC CULTURE 1 | 3 |
| Upper-division Spanish electives, to be approved by the major advisor | 24-33 | |
| Total credits required for graduation is 180 | ||
| Total Credits | 36-57 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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These courses must be completed with a B average

