Spanish (BA)

College of Arts and Sciences

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Program Description

The Spanish major is designed to give students proficiency in the oral and written language, to acquaint them with Hispanic and Lusophone cultures, and to develop their skills in literary and linguistic analysis. Satisfactory completion of the major should enable students to meet language and literature requirements for teaching, to continue with graduate work in Spanish, Portuguese or other appropriate disciplines, and to satisfy standards for acceptance into the training programs of the government, social agencies, and business concerns. A Spanish major combined with another discipline may also allow a student to undertake preprofessional training for graduate study in law or medicine. Students interested in the major are encouraged to seek faculty advice as early as possible. For acceptance into the major, students should consult the Director of Undergraduate Studies, who will admit them to the major and assign them an advisor from the Spanish and Portuguese faculty. Spanish majors will then work out a plan of study in consultation with their advisors. Spanish majors have great flexibility in designing their programs of study and areas of concentration. Previous training and interests as well as career goals will be taken into account when the student's program of course is determined. The minimum grade for a course to be applied to the Spanish major is B-. None of the courses applied to the Spanish major may be taken S/U option.

SPAN 2095 is a prerequisite to entering the major in Spanish. No courses in Spanish numbered 2095 or lower may be applied to the major.

Honors

Honors in Spanish may be achieved by students who want to undertake guided independent reading and research in an area of their choice. Students in the senior year select a member of the Spanish faculty to supervise their work and direct the writing of their honors essay (see SPAN 4290SPAN 4300). Honors coursework is in addition to existing major requirements.