Spanish/Latin American Studies - SPAND23763
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3763 - Engineering (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
The minor in Spanish and Latin American Studies enables students to study Spanish at a number of levels in order to attain proficiency. Courses are offered from the introductory level to the advanced level. Students not only develop their knowledge of the Spanish language, but also gain intercultural awareness and understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. They study cultures, communities, societies and literature in the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish language plays a key role in expressing the cultures and identities of the places in which it is spoken. Spanish and Latin American Studies will provide students with a privileged form of access to the cultural resources and complex patterns of life in other countries. Developing competence in Spanish will have an important place in promoting relationships and mutual understanding between countries and peoples.
This stream is available to students commencing at Introductory and Intermediate entry levels.
Placement Information
Students who wish to enrol in a language course without completing the necessary prerequisites are required to complete an online placement application form before the commencement of the semester.
For more information, please see the School Website.
For students admitted in their first year of study to ARTS2570 or higher on the grounds of ability and/or previous study, such courses will be counted as Level 1 courses in terms of degree requirements.
Stream Structure
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Introductory Spanish B, they must go on to complete Intermediate Spanish B. In order to have the required 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses or Advanced Spanish A or B.
If a student commences the language studies sequence at Intermediate Spanish B, they have completed the language requirement for the minor. In order to have the required 36 UOC for the minor a student must complete a further 30 UOC in advanced language and/or contextual studies courses.
Note: A student who has achieved a higher level of study in a language course is not permitted to study a lower level language course.
A list of Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses is outlined below.
Introductory Level
- ARTS1570 Introductory Spanish A (6 UOC)
- ARTS1571 Introductory Spanish B (6 UOC)
- ARTS2570 Intermediate Spanish A (6 UOC)
- ARTS2571 Intermediate Spanish B (6 UOC)
12 UOC from any of the following:
- ARTS3570 Advanced Spanish A (6 UOC)
- ARTS3571 Advanced Spanish B (6 UOC)
- Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses
Intermediate Level
- ARTS2570 Intermediate Spanish A (6 UOC)
- ARTS2571 Intermediate Spanish B (6 UOC)
24 UOC selected from the following options:
- ARTS3570 Advanced Spanish A (6 UOC)
- ARTS3571 Advanced Spanish B (6 UOC)
- Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses
Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses
- ARTS2750 Modern Latin America (6 UOC)
- ARTS3293 Colonial Latin America (6 UOC)