Spanish

Why Study Spanish?

Goals for Spanish Majors

Spanish Major/Minor

Why Study Spanish?

Spanish speakers are the fastest growing linguistic presence in the U.S. Abroad, Spanish is the primary language for millions in Europe and South America and serves as the major part of the heritage of millions more. Spanish, rich in literature and history, offers diverse cultural traditions. To study Spanish is to enter its community of speakers and to join a conversation with the Spanish past.

The greatest practical reason to study Spanish is to discover new ways of being in the world. Without Spanish, much experience is simply closed to us. Many persons use Spanish in their professional lives and when in Spanish communities of the United States and abroad. At UNF, the study of Spanish can be part of a student's program in International Studies or International Business Studies.

Finally, World Languages faculty work with the International Center to create and lead Summer Study Abroad programs in Valencia, Spain and Strasbourg, France.

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Goals For Spanish Majors

Spanish Competency Goals for Graduating Majors Or, what Spanish students will be able to do by graduation time

• Demonstrate speaking and listening proficiency in Spanish:

  • Presentational : present information, concepts, and ideas about and/or in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers.
• Interpretive : understand and interpret Spanish on several topics.
• Interpersonal : engage in conversations or correspondence in Spanish to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in a clear fashion.
• Demonstrate the ability to write in different styles.
• Demonstrate the ability to think critically in Spanish
• Demonstrate adequate command of Spanish grammar, mechanics, and the ability to use a variety of sentence structures to express ideas.
• Read and understand a range of Spanish literary and non-literary texts and analyze such works to discern cultural and aesthetic values.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of both similarities and differences among Hispanic cultures.
• Demonstrate the capacity to use one’s knowledge of Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, both within and beyond the classroom setting, such as within a professional context.
• Demonstrate the capacity to develop further knowledge of Spanish language and Hispanic cultures for career use, graduate study, and personal enjoyment and enrichment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of Spanish with one’s first language.

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Description of New Spanish Major

Degree:  Bachelor of Arts

General Requirements: Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish by completing 30 credit hours of courses in Spanish above the 2000 level as outlined below. The Spanish BA program offers courses in three broad content areas: Spanish Language; Hispanic Culture; and Hispanic Literature. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all prerequisite and core/major courses.

Admission: In addition to satisfying general university criteria for admission, students wishing to enter the degree program leading to the BA in SPanish must have prior preperation in Spanish equivalent to the intermediate level.

The Spanish major consists of 30 semester hours above the intermediate level (SPN 2200 and 2201)

Prerequisites:  

Grades of "C" or above are required in all prerequisite courses.

Select Beginning Spanish I and II (or be placed into higher courses due to placement exam results or departmental recommendation).                                                      

SPN 1120            4.0            Beginning Spanish I
SPN 1121            4.0            Beginning Spanish II
OR
SPN 1134            6.0            Accelerated Spanish             

And Intermediate Spanish I and II (or be placed into higher courses due to placement exam results or departmental recommendation).

SPN 2200            3.0            Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 2201            3.0            Intermediate Spanish II

Major Requirements

(15 SEMESTER HOURS)

SPN 3242        3.0                                           Spanish Conversation

SPN 3300        3.0                                           Spanish Grammar

*Heritage speakers may substitute the following course for Spanish Grammar: 

 
SPN 3350        3.0                                 Reading and Writing Spanish*

SPW 3030       3.0                                 Interpreting Hispanic Literature

Select one course from the following:
           
SPN 3XXX      3.0    Hispanic Culture
LAS 3930      3.0    Cultures of Latin America (in English)
SPN 3500      3.0    Peoples and Cultures of Spain (in English)
LAS 3020      3.0    Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (in English)

LAS 3033        3.0  Peoples and Cultures of Central America/Mexico (in English)

ANT 4331       3.0       People of the Andes (in English)

Select one course from the following:

SPN 3100      3.0       Survey of Spanish Literature

SPN 3130      3.0       Survey of Latin American Literature

SPN 4930      3.0       Seminar
SPW 4223     3.0       Hispanic Genres
SPW 4400     3.0       Periods of Spanish Literature
SPW 4XXX     3.0       Periods of Latin American Literature

Major Electives (SPN/SPW 3000-4000 level)

(15 SEMESTER HOURS)

 
Required Minor (3000-4000 Level)    (15 semester hours)
All minors require 15 hours.  Refer to catalog for list.

Free Electives (3000-4000 LEVEL)  (15 SEMESTER HOURS)
*Final free electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected.  Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.

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Policies Governing Program Planning, Graduation, Grades...

* Final free electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected. Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.

* Important note: students must earn the appropriate number of upper level and overall hours to graduate (even if the major requires lower level courses).

* A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation (48 hours must be upper level).

* All prerequisites, major, minor, world language (if applicable), foreign culture and Gordon Rule courses require grades of “C” or higher.

* Third repeats of attempted courses, including W, WP, WF, F and courses in which passing grades were earned, will be assessed excess hour surcharges.
Exceptions include courses approved to repeat academic credit (students should consult their academic advisor).

* Students must pass or meet exemption criteria for all sections of the CLAST exam prior to earning an AA and before earning 36 upper level hours.

* Students who started at a state university prior to earning 60 semester hours must satisfy the 9 hour summer requirement before being approved for graduation.

* All students must apply to graduate during registration for the last semester of courses at UNF. Deadlines are published in the course schedule booklet.

* An approved dual/concurrent enrollment form is required prior to registering for courses at another institution.

* Students may not enroll at another institution during their last semester at UNF. Graduation will most likely be delayed for students who do attempt dual/concurrent enrollment in their last semester.

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