DEPARTMENT OF
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Summer Study in Spain

SPANISH MAJOR

Prerequisites for entrance into the Major:

Spanish 110, 111, 112 and 113, or the equivalent. These four courses or their equivalent must be completed before taking any courses in the Major. Spanish 110 and Spanish 111 are restricted to non-native speakers. Native speakers are advised to take Spanish 114, (Spanish For Native Speakers) or Spanish 106, (Intensive Basic Spanish) in place of Spanish 110 and Spanish 111. Not all courses are offered every semester: Check the semester Schedule and consult with your Advisor before registering.

Major Requirements: 33 Credits.

The Spanish major is comprised of 33 credits from courses grouped at three levels; I, Core Courses, II, Electives, and III, Seminars.

Students are required to complete all Core Courses first (the 200-level) before proceeding to II, Electives and III, Seminars (the 300-/ 400-level).

I, Core Courses: 200 LEVEL COURSES: 15 credits

Students must have completed SPAN 113 or its equivalent.

SPAN 221: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology or SPAN 360, Spanish Linguistics

SPAN 222: Advanced Spanish Composition

SPAN 229: Survey of Spanish Literature

SPAN 232: Survey of Latin American Literature

SPAN 250: Literary Analysis and Research Methods

II, Electives: 300/400 LEVEL COURSES 12 credits:

Take any four (4) 300 or 400 level courses in this area: Two (2) courses from Latin America, (2) courses from Spain.

III, Seminars: 400 LEVEL REQUIRED, 6 credits.

One (1) 400 level course from Spain or Latin America and one (1) Senior Capston Seminar, SPAN 498.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

1. Students who enter the Major with advanced standing in their language proficiency may begin the 200-level courses earlier and be able to spread the 300- and 400-level courses over a longer period of time. This will increase their range of electives within the Major. Taking summer courses may also increase the opportunities for electives and for more rapid advancement.

2. Spanish Majors are encouraged to acquire proficiency in a second foreign language. Consult with your Advisor.

3. Coherent Sequence in Spanish Subject Area 30 Credits. To prepare teachers of Spanish (for those students who have teaching certification in other subjects or who have undergrauate degrees in other subject and are pursuing alternate route).

A. This course sequence establishes required core courses and electives. It provides rigor and cohesion for those seeking certification.

B. This program establishes clear minimum standards and enhances cohesivensess and provides prospective teachers with a sound training in language, literature, and cultural studies.

The 30-credit course sequence in Spanish begins with three 200-level courses in Phonetics and Phonology, advanced composition, and literary research methods plus two 200-level study survey courses in the literature of Spain and Latin America. (Courses below the 221 level do not count towards the 30-credit sequence.) Students may then select five additional courses at the 300 and 400 level. Students must take all 30 credits within the program. Those students who come to WPUNJ already having any of the core courses and wish to do so, upon the approval of the department, may substitute those courses with elective courses at a higher level.

Students are advised to take elective courses in both Latin America and Peninsular literatures and cultures.All courses in th 30 -credit sequence must be literature content courses taught in Spanish. There will be no English-language electives as part of the 30-credit course sequence.

Students are encouraded to take 33 credits and obtain a second major in Spanish.

4. Spanish Minor consists of 18 credits as follows:

SPAN 221, SPAN 222, SPAN 229 or SPAN 232, SPAN 250, and two (2) 300/400 level courses.