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Spanish Papers

Placement test for Spanish papers will be given as follows:

SPAN131 in room A3N7 at 3pm on Monday 20th February 2012,
SPAN231 in room A3N7 at 2pm on Monday 15th February 2012,
SPAN331 in room A3N7 at 1pm on Monday 15th February 2012.

 

Paper Code

Paper Name

100 level

 

SPAN131

Introductory Spanish 1 (First Semester)

SPAN131

Introductory Spanish 1 (Summer School)

SPAN132

Introductory Spanish 2 (Second Semester)

SPAN141

Introduction to Hispanic Culture (First Semester)

 

200 level

 

 

SPAN231

Intermediate Spanish 1 (First Semester)

SPAN232

Intermediate Spanish 2 (Second Semester)

SPAN233

Business Spanish (Second Semester)

SPAN242

Spanish Culture and Literature (First Semester)

SPAN243

Latin American Culture and Literature (Second Semester)

 

300 level

 

 

SPAN331

Advanced Spanish 1 (First Semester)

SPAN332

Advanced Spanish 2 (Second Semester)

SPAN341

Special Topic in Hispanic Studies (Second Semester)

SPAN342

The Cultural Legacy of the Spanish Civil War (Second Semester)

SPAN343

Latin American Popular Culture - Not offered in 2012, expected to be offered in 2013

SPAN347

19th Century Latin American Literature (First Semester)

SPAN348

Poetry and Dictatorship in 20th Century Latin America - Not offered in 2012, expected to be offered in 2013

 

400 level (Honours)

 

 

SPAN441

Advanced Topics in Spanish (Second Semester)

SPAN451

Studies in Spanish (First Semester)

SPAN489

Dissertation Proposal (First Semester)

SPAN490

Dissertation. (Each Semester)

 

Majors and Minors

Click here to see the normal course of study for the Bachelor of Arts majoring in Spanish.

Click here to see the major subject requirements, which include a balance of language-acquisition and culture papers throughout your degree at 100-, 200- and 300-level.

It is also possible to take a Minor in Spanish Language, Spanish Studies, Latin American Studies with a parallel major course. Click on each degree to see details for Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Tourism (BTour), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Education Studies (BEdSt), or Bachelor of Science (BSc). Click here to see the minor subject requirements, which usually involve taking papers to a total of 90 points at 100-, 200- and 300-level.

Diploma in language

The Diploma in Language (DipLang) and Diploma in Language and Culture (DipLangC) are exit qualifications for students who wish to complete a programme of study in one of the six core languages taught in the Department of Languages and Cultures: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. In Portuguese you can only do the Diploma in Language.