Required courses:
18 credits in Spanish above the elementary level, including at least one of the following:
SPA 300 Advanced Oral Communication| Intensive practice and analysis of spoken Spanish, including phonetics and phonology, designed to help students acquire native-like pronunciation and intonation. Class discussions and presentations will incorporate a wide range of topics related to Spanish and Latin American life and contemporary society. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or placement into 300-level or higher according to the placement test. 3 credits. |
| Discussion of more complex grammatical structures. Intensive practice in written Spanish. Development of advanced writing skills through composition assignments based on contemporary issues. Fulfills general education requirement: Writing Process. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or placement into 300-level or higher according to the placement test. 3 credits. |
| This course is designed for Hispanic, Latinos or students that have been exposed to Spanish consistently at home when growing up, but who have had little, if any, formal schooling in Spanish. This class will include readings, movies and studies of geographical areas and maps in order to examine historic and social events represented in the students' countries of origin. Fulfills general education requirement: American Social Diversity. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or placement into 300-level or higher according to the placement test; permission of the instructor or chair. 3 credits. |
Our program in Spain is located in the university city of Valladolid. Students take courses in Spanish language, history, civilization, economics, and art at the Universitas Castellae. In Argentina, our program is offered in cooperation with the Fundación José Ortega y Gasset in Buenos Aires, which provides Spanish language courses at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Students may also enroll in courses taught in English.