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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.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Spanish  
Select one or both of the following: 1 9-21

SPAN 331
SPAN 332
SPAN 333

*THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
and *THE CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
and CULTURES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
 

SPAN 336
SPAN 337
SPAN 338
SPAN 339

*LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
and *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
and *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
and MEXICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
 
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