Spanish (BA)
The Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages offers the Spanish BA program.
A minor in Spanish is described in the “Minors” section.
Location
- Storrs Campus
Modality
- In Person
Requirements
Spanish courses comprise three main groups:
Group 1 - Literature
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3207 | Women's Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3208 | Issues in Hispanic Thought | 3 |
| SPAN 3230 | Introduction to Literary Study | 3 |
| SPAN 3231 | Great Works of Spanish Literature from its Origins to the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 3232 | Literature of Crisis in Modern Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 3234 | Great Works of Modern Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3260 | Studies in Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3262 | Studies in Spanish Golden Age Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3263 | Studies in Spanish Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | 3 |
| SPAN 3264 | Studies in Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| SPAN 3265 | Literature of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean | 3 |
| SPAN 3267W | The Spanish-American Short Story | 3 |
| SPAN 3293 | Foreign Study | 3 |
| SPAN 4200W | Senior Seminar for Spanish Majors: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
Group 2 - Culture
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3179 | Spanish Conversation: Cultural Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 3200 | Spanish Civilization to the Modern Period | 3 |
| SPAN 3201 | Ibero-American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 3204 | Language and Culture of U.S. Hispanics | 3 |
| SPAN 3205 | Contemporary Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 3206 | Contemporary Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 3207 | Women's Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3208 | Issues in Hispanic Thought | 3 |
| SPAN 3214 | Topics in Hispanic Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN 3250 | Film in Spain and Latin America | 3 |
| SPAN 3251 | Latin American Film | 3 |
| SPAN 3252 | Spanish Film | 3 |
| SPAN 3254 | Special Topics in Latin American National Cinemas | 3 |
| SPAN 3293 | Foreign Study | 3 |
| SPAN 4200W | Senior Seminar for Spanish Majors: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
Group 3 - Language and Communication
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3101 | Spanish for Engineering I 1 | 1 |
| SPAN 3102 | Spanish for Engineering II 1 | 1 |
| SPAN 3103 | Spanish for Engineering III 1 | 1 |
| SPAN 3170 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3172 | Spanish for the Health Professions 2 | 3 |
| SPAN 3177 | Composition and Reading for Speakers of Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3178 | Intermediate Spanish Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 3179 | Spanish Conversation: Cultural Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 3204 | Language and Culture of U.S. Hispanics | 3 |
| SPAN 3240W | Advanced Spanish Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 3241 | Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| SPAN 3242 | Spanish Communicative Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 3267W | The Spanish-American Short Story | 3 |
| SPAN 3281 | Spanish Internship | 1-6 |
| SPAN 3293 | Foreign Study | 1-7 |
| SPAN 4200W | Senior Seminar for Spanish Majors: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
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SPAN 3101 Spanish for Engineering I-SPAN 3102 Spanish for Engineering II-SPAN 3103 Spanish for Engineering III is a sequence of three one-credit classes that are open only to Engineering Spanish Program students. The three credits equal one course that counts towards the major.
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SPAN 3172 Spanish for the Health Professions is open only to students preparing to leave for the Spanish Allied Health Program in Granada.
Guidelines
To major in Spanish, students must take 24 credits of Spanish courses numbered 2000, 3000 or 4000 and according to the following guidelines:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Composition Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intermediate Spanish Composition | ||
| Advanced Spanish Composition | ||
| Foreign Study | ||
| Introductory or Literary Survey Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Literary Study | ||
| Great Works of Spanish Literature from its Origins to the Golden Age | ||
| Literature of Crisis in Modern Spain | ||
| Great Works of Modern Spanish-American Literature | ||
| Spanish Communicative Grammar | ||
| Group 1 - two courses (not used to satisfy Introductory or Literary Survey course requirement) | 6 | |
| Group 2 - two courses | 6 | |
| Group 3 - two courses (not used to satisfy Composition or Introductory or Literary Survey course requirement) | 6 | |
| 12 additional credits in 2000, 3000 and 4000-level related courses from programs other than Spanish 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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These may include internships and appropriate Education Abroad courses (ARTH 2993 Foreign Study; POLS 3993 Foreign Study; INTD 3993 International Study; ECON 2493 Foreign Study; HIST 3993 Foreign Study). Other related courses require advisor’s prior consent
All majors must take at least one W course as part of the previous 24 required Spanish credits
Enrollment in an Education Abroad program in a Spanish speaking country is also required. In consultation with the advisor, this requirement can be substituted with additional Spanish credits in residence, research credits related to the U.S. Hispanic community, Urban Semester, and other options.
In addition, the following rules apply: A minimum of 12 of the major credits must consist of Spanish courses taken in residence. Up to 12 credits may be met by SPAN 3293 Foreign Study. Only six may be transfer credits. AP credits may not be used toward the major. A single course cannot satisfy more than one requirement. Only three Internship credits of SPAN 3281 Spanish Internship can count towards the major.
To satisfy the information literacy and writing in the major requirements, all students must pass one of SPAN 3240W Advanced Spanish Composition, SPAN 3267W The Spanish-American Short Story, or SPAN 4200W Senior Seminar for Spanish Majors: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature.
University Common Curriculum Requirements
Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college. For more information about these requirements, please see Common Curriculum Requirements.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements
Students must meet a set of requirements established by the college in addition to the University's Common Curriculum requirements. For more information, see the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.
Learning Objectives
- Effective communication; Writing: Students will be able to write and comprehend written language in Spanish at an advanced level.
- Analytical and critical understanding of literary and artistic works; students will be able to critically examine and create connections between periods, movements, genres, and major Latin American and Spanish intellectual figures.
- Critical thinking; Students will be able to create analytical and critical arguments and questions pertaining to Spanish and Hispanic cultures and other fields of knowledge of a Liberal Arts Education.
- Cultural understanding; Students will be able to critically analyze cultural practices in Spanish speaking countries and create comparisons with their own cultural practices.