Spanish, B.A.

Goals

• Students will be able to communicate effectively in a foreign language in both oral and written forms.
• Students will appreciate and understand a foreign culture, its values and institutions, including relevant aspects of history, art and geography.
• Students will learn the linguistic, cultural, aesthetic, and critical contributions of foreign literatures.

Complete Five Required Courses

• SPA 333 - Survey of Latin American Culture and Literature I
• SPA 334 - Survey of Latin American Culture and Literature II
• SPA 335 - Survey of Spanish Culture and Literature I
• SPA 336 - Survey of Spanish Culture and Literature II
• SPA 351 - Spanish Conversation for Fluency

Complete Six Elective Courses (300-Level or Above)

• SPA 331 - Advanced Spanish I
• SPA 332 - Advanced Spanish II
• SPA 337 - Spain Today
• SPA 342 - Seminar in Spanish: Latin American Literature
• SPA 343 - Seminar in Spanish: Cervantes
• SPA 344 - Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Narrative
• SPA 345 - Seminar in Spanish: Afro-Hispanic Culture of the Caribbean
• SPA 346 - Seminar in Spanish: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Traditions
• SPA 347 - 20th Century Hispanic Poetry
• SPA 348 - Science, Literature and Film in Spain
• SPA 349 - U.S. Hispanic Literature: Voices and Experiences on Migration and Immigration
• SPA 350 - Spanish Linguistics
• SPA 353 - Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spanish Texts
• A Maximum of Three Courses taken abroad could also be approved for the major.

Study Abroad Requirement

All majors in French, Spanish, and Foreign Languages are required to spend a semester abroad in an approved program of study or in one of the international internships sponsored by Stonehill College.

Students may transfer three courses taken abroad to the major. Additional foreign language courses will count as general electives.