Spanish Language, Literature and Culture, BA
Introduction
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The Spanish program studies the language, linguistics, literature, culture and civilization of Spain, Spanish America and the Spanish-speaking areas of the United States.
These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
Program Delivery
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This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Major
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To be admitted to major status in Spanish, students must have an overall GPA of C+ (2.3).
General Requirements
To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours with a minimum of 30 SPAN credit hours.
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Students may have 3 credits (one course) of SPAN at the 2000 level apply to the major, and all other SPAN courses must be completed at the upper division (3000-level and higher). At least 12 SPAN credit hours must be completed at the 4000 level or higher.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.5. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Courses taken using pass/fail grading cannot apply to major requirements.
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Students must complete a minimum of 18 SPAN credit hours with CU Denver faculty.
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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Spanish majors are advised to take MATH 1010 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts or MATH 2830 Introductory Statistics for their CU Denver Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement.
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Courses taken at other institutions while a student is enrolled at CU Denver may be applied to the major only with departmental approval before enrollment in those courses.
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Before enrolling in their final semester in the language, Spanish majors must be evaluated by the faculty in oral and written skills. Students must see their Spanish advisor for specific information.
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Up to six credit hours of the 36 upper division level credit hours may be taken in related fields.
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete the following program requirements: | 36 | |
| Complete the following required courses: | 6 | |
| Hispanic Phonetics: Theory and Practice | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Literature | ||
| Complete a minimum of two Language Skills and Theory courses from the approved list. | 6 | |
| Language Skills and Theory | ||
| Complete a minimum of two Culture and Civilizations of Spain or Spanish America courses from the approved list. | 6 | |
| Culture and Civilizations of Spain or Spanish America | ||
| Complete a minimum of one Peninsular Spanish Literature, Culture and Film course from the approved list. | 3 | |
| Peninsular Spanish Literature, Culture and Film | ||
| Complete a minimum of one Latin American Literature, Culture and Film course from the approved list. | 3 | |
| Latin American Literature, Culture and Film | ||
| Complete 12 credits of upper division (3000-level and higher) Spanish electives. | 12 | |
A maximum of 3 credits (one course) of SPAN may be completed at the 2000 level. | ||
Up to two of these electives may be completed outside the SPAN subject code from the approved course list. | ||
Language Skills and Theory
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete at least two of the following | 6 | |
| Spanish Composition I | ||
| Spanish Composition II | ||
| Writing for Latinos | ||
| Writing for Latinos II | ||
| Spanish Oral Proficiency | ||
| Advanced Spanish Grammar | ||
| Hispanic Phonetics: Theory and Practice | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| Spanish Sociolinguistics | ||
| The Learning and Teaching of Heritage Speakers | ||
| Spanish Classroom Methods and Practice | ||
| Dialects of the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Spanish Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Spanish in Colorado | ||
| Spanish in the United States | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
Culture and Civilizations of Spain or Spanish America
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete at least two of the following | 6 | |
| Spanish American Culture and Civilization | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions | ||
| Culture and Civilization of Spain I | ||
| Culture and Civilization of Spain II | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions | ||
| Special Topics In Hispanic Culture | ||
| Ibero-American Cultures through Film | ||
| Food Metaphors: Ibero-American Cuisine and Culture | ||
| Bilingual Communities: Spanish as a Language of Contact | ||
Peninsular Spanish Literature, Culture and Film
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete at least one of the following | 3 | |
| Topics in Spanish Literature | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Literature | ||
| Medieval Spanish Literature | ||
| Masterpieces of Spanish Literature | ||
| Golden Age Drama | ||
| Modernism | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novel | ||
| Generation of 1898 | ||
| Interculturalism and Transnationalism in Modern Spain | ||
| Modern Culture of Spain through Film and Narrative | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender in Spanish Golden Age Literature | ||
| Don Quijote | ||
| Women and the Spanish Civil War | ||
| Romanticism in Spain | ||
| Special Topics: Spanish Peninsular Literature | ||
Latin American Literature, Culture and Film
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete at least one of the following | 3 | |
| Survey of Spanish Literature I | ||
| Survey of Spanish Literature II | ||
| Survey of Spanish American Literature II | ||
| Spanish American Short Story | ||
| Survey of Spanish-American Literature I: Pre-1898 | ||
| Contemporary Spanish-American Novel | ||
| Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature | ||
| Borges: An Introduction to His Labyrinths | ||
| Contemporary Argentine Short Stories | ||
| Mexican Literature I: pre-Columbian and Colonial | ||
| Mexican Literature II: 19th to 21st Centuries | ||
| Orientalisms In The Hispanic Tradition | ||
| Unexpected Lives: Ibero-American Queer Cinema | ||
| Garcia Marquez: Words of Magic | ||
| Ibero-American Thought | ||
| Special Topics: Latin American Literature | ||
Electives Outside of Spanish
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Up to two of these courses may be completed | ||
| Language, Culture, and Communication | ||
| Archaeology of Mexico and Central America | ||
| Language Development and Acquisition | ||
| Advanced Intermediate Chinese | ||
| Special Topics in Chinese | ||
| Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture | ||
| Special Topics on Chinese Film | ||
| Language Development of Multilingual Learners: Advanced 1 | ||
| Teaching Multilingual Learners, Advanced | ||
| Language Theory | ||
| International Perspectives in Literature and Film | ||
| Principles and Practices of Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Contemporary World Literature | ||
| Chicano/a and Latino/a History | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Social Psychology of Latinos/as | ||
| History of the Mexican American in Colorado | ||
| Selected Topics: Chicanos/as and Latinos/as | ||
| Chicano/Chicana Narrative and Social History | ||
| French Phonetics and Pronunciation | ||
| Conversation through Film | ||
| Advanced Grammar and Composition | ||
| Advanced French Language Skills | ||
| Survey of French Literature I | ||
| French Cultural Identities: Myths and Realities | ||
| Survey of French Literature II | ||
| Current Topics of the French-Speaking World | ||
| Contemporary Francophone Cultures | ||
| The Francophone World in the Post-Colonial Era | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Advanced Composition: Stylistics | ||
| Advanced French for Business | ||
| Introduction to Translation | ||
| French Civilization Through the Nineteenth Century | ||
| French Civilization - Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries | ||
| Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth Century Novel, Theater and Poetry | ||
| Nineteenth Century French Novel | ||
| Twentieth Century French Novel | ||
| Twentieth Century French Theater | ||
| French Women Writers | ||
| Voices of Haiti and the Caribbean | ||
| History of the French Language | ||
| Central America and the Caribbean | ||
| Geography of South America | ||
| Current German Society and Culture | ||
| Immigration and Ethnicity in American History | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Aztlan in the United States: Chicano History from 1821 | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| Modern Mexico | ||
| Mexico and the United States: People and Politics on the Border | ||
| Social Revolutions in Latin America | ||
| Commodities and Globalization | ||
| Language in Society | ||
| Methods of Teaching Modern Languages | ||
| Methods of Teaching Modern Languages II | ||
| Politics and Markets in Latin America | ||
| Immigration Politics | ||
| Chicano and Latino Politics | ||
| 1 | Any relevant cross-listed level course will also count. |
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