Nov 22, 2024

University Catalog 2014-2015

University Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Spanish, B.A.

The Undergraduate program includes a major for the Bachelor of Arts and a Minor for students majoring in other fields.

The Bachelor of Arts degree is available in three options: a General Option, a Single-Subject Matter Preparation Program Option (for students seeking a Single-Subject Teaching Credential), and a Creative Writing in Spanish Option. The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish is 180 units, of which 74 or 78 units are in the major. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

Prior to beginning the Bachelor of Arts program in Spanish, students must have completed the second year of college-level Spanish or demonstrate equivalent language competency on the department’s placement examination.

Requirements for the Major (74 or 78 units)

All students, irrespective of the option they select, complete a Common Core of 1 lower division unit and 37 upper-division units. These courses are the following.

Lower Division Required Course (1 unit)

ML 150 - Building a Modern Languages Portfolio (1)

Upper Division Required Courses (37 units)

Options

General Option (74 units)

Students who select the General Option must complete the core courses (see above) and any 36 additional units from the following groups of electives.

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

No more than 32 units of 300 level courses permitted

SPAN 380 - Commercial Spanish (4)
ML 410 - Chicana and Mexican Women Writers (4)
SPAN 440 - Hispanic Film (4)
SPAN 445 - Journalism in Spanish (4)
SPAN 450 - Applied Spanish Journalism – Practicum (4)
SPAN 454L,P - Special Topics in Spanish (1–4)
MUS 458 - Music of Latin America (4)
SPAN 459 - Hispanic Play Production (3–4) (4)

Single-Subject Matter Preparation Option (78 units)

Students who select the Single-Subject Matter Preparation option must complete the core courses (see above), 28 units of required courses, and 12 units of electives.

Required Courses (28 units)

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

SPAN 380 - Commercial Spanish (4)

Electives (12 units)

Select 12 units from any of the following groups:

Linguistics and Language Teaching

SPAN 402 - Spanish in the United States (4)

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

No more than 36 units of 300 level courses permitted.

SPAN 380 - Commercial Spanish (4)
SPAN 440 - Hispanic Film (4)
SPAN 445 - Journalism in Spanish (4)
SPAN 450 - Applied Spanish Journalism – Practicum (4)
SPAN 454L,P - Special Topics in Spanish (1–4)
SPAN 459 - Hispanic Play Production (3–4) (4)
ML 410 - Chicana and Mexican Women Writers (4)

Creative Writing in Spanish Option (74 units)

Students who select the Creative Writing in Spanish option must complete the core courses (see above), 24 units of required courses, and 12 units of electives.

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Spanish, B.A.

Requirements for the Major (74 or 78 units)

Lower Division Required Course (1 unit)

Upper Division Required Courses (37 units)

Options

General Option (74 units)

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

Single-Subject Matter Preparation Option (78 units)

Required Courses (28 units)

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

Electives (12 units)

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

Creative Writing in Spanish Option (74 units)

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes

Electives (12 units)

Linguistics and Language Teaching

Spanish Literature

Spanish-American Literatures

Miscellaneous Hispanic Themes