Major

The BA major in Spanish is open to all undergraduate students at the university. The objective of the programme is to bring participants to a high level of proficiency in the language, and to provide them with a sound knowledge of the cultures and societies in the Spanish-speaking world.

Structure and Requirements

First & Second Years (12 credits)

To declare a major in Spanish, applicants must initially complete two foundation courses in their First or Second Year (Spanish I.1 and Spanish I.2, first and second semesters, 6 credits respectively) plus one Arts introductory course (6 credits).

Second, Third and Fourth Years (54 credits)

In their second, third, and fourth years of study, students pursuing a major in Spanish must take a total of 54 credits of Spanish courses which should normally be distributed as follows (this is only a suggestion, students may take more courses at level 3XXX if they so wish):

24 credits from courses at Level 2XXX, of which 12 credits must be from the core language courses, i.e., SPAN2001 (Spanish II.1) and SPAN2002 (Spanish II.2).
30 credits from courses at Level 3XXX, of which 12 credits must be from the core language courses, i.e., SPAN3001 (Spanish III.1) and SPAN3002 (Spanish III.2) plus 6 credits from SPAN4003, SPAN4004 or SPAN4005, 3 very different ‘capstone’ courses designed to allow the application of disciplinary knowledge and principles learned in the first, second and third years. The ‘capstone’ course must be taken in the last year of studies.
A recommended (optional) 3 to 4-week language course in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country in the summer following completion of SPAN2002 (see SPAN3119).

BA Spanish Course

1. Core Courses

Course name	Period	Hrs. p/week (lecture+tutorial)	Credits
SPAN1001 Spanish I.1	1st Sem.	4+2	6
SPAN1002 Spanish I.2	2nd Sem.	4+2	6
SPAN2001 Spanish II.1	1st Sem.	4+2	6
SPAN2002 Spanish II.2	2nd Sem.	4+2	6
SPAN3001 Spanish III.1	1st Sem.	4+1	6
SPAN3002 Spanish III.2	2nd Sem.	4+1	6

2. Elective courses

Course name	Period	Hrs. p/week (lecture+tutorial)	Credits
SPAN2021 The Sounds of Spanish	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN2025 Spanish Writing Workshop I	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN2027 Cultural Icons from the Hispanic World	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN2028 Spanish for Professional Purposes	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN2029 Introduction to the Cultures and History of Latin America Not available for 2022-2023	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN2030 Key topics in Spanish Grammar Not available for 2022-2023	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN2031 Field Trip to a Spanish-speaking country	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN2032 Art in the Hispanic World: An Introduction Not available for 2022-2023	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN3021 The Art of Translation	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN3023 Hispanic Visual and Literary Cultures	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN3026 Spanish in Latin America and Bilingualism in the U.S. Not available for 2022-2023	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN3028 Spanish for Business and Intercultural Communication	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN3031 Contemporary Spain: Cultural and Societal changes Not available for 2022-2023	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN3119 Overseas immersion language course – Spanish	1st & 2nd Sem.	15-20	6
SPAN4001 Spanish IV.1	1st Sem.	4+1	6
SPAN4003 Developing Authonomy in Spanish Language Learning (capstone)	2nd Sem.	2	6
SPAN4004 Hispanic Research Project (capstone)	1st Sem.	2	6
SPAN4005 Internship for Students of Spanish (capstone)	Both semesters	–	6