This is an archive of the 2017-2018 University Catalog.
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This is an archive of the 2017-2018 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

Program: B.A., Spanish

Literature

Program Description

The Spanish major—consisting of three options: I. Literature, II. Language and Culture and III. Hispanic Linguistics—is designed for students who wish to prepare for a career in secondary, college or university teaching, or who intend to pursue other careers where a strong background in Spanish is essential. Students should seek advisement from Spanish faculty advisors concerning the option best suited to their goals.

The Spanish major requires a capstone paper to be written in a 500-level course of the student’s choice.

Students with some knowledge of Spanish wishing to take lower division courses should take the Spanish placement exam before registration. The exam is available on a drop-in basis at certain hours or by appointment in the Barbara Ann Ward Language Center (BAWLC), JR 316.

Students with advanced placement cannot receive credit for courses below the level at which they are enrolled. However, 200-level classes may be waived or replaced by appropriate classes. Please consult an advisor.

Program Requirements

1. Lower Division Required Courses (15 units)

Choose one from the following:

FLIT 295A Masterpieces of European Literature I (3)
FLIT 295B Masterpieces of European Literature II (3)
SPAN 210 Intermediate Spanish Conversation (3)
SPAN 220A Intermediate Spanish I (3)
SPAN 220B Intermediate Spanish II (3)

2. Upper Division Required Courses (33 units)

a. Writing (3 units)

SPAN 306 Advanced Composition (3)

b. Literary Analysis (3 units)

SPAN 307 Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Literature (3)

c. Literature (9 units)

Choose three from the following:

SPAN 315A Literature of Spain I (3)
SPAN 315B Literature of Spain II (3)
SPAN 363 Literature of Latin America I (3)
SPAN 364 Literature of Latin America II (3)

d. Civilization and Culture (3 units)

Choose one from the following:

SPAN 380 Latin American Civilization (3)
SPAN 381 Spanish Civilization (3)
SPAN 382 Literature and Society in Latin America (3)
SPAN 383 Literature and Society in Spain (3)

e. Language and Linguistics (3 units)

Choose one from the following:

SPAN 401 Language and Culture (3)
SPAN 425 Spanish Phonetics (3)

f. Electives (12 units)

Select three courses from the following. Choose courses to ensure a balance between Peninsular and Latin American Spanish.

SPAN 408 Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
SPAN 409 Literature of the Renaissance (3)
SPAN 421/521 Central American Literature (3)*
SPAN 450 The Latin American Novel (3)
SPAN 512 Golden Age Prose (3)
SPAN 513 Golden Age Poetry (3)
SPAN 518 Spanish Neoclassicism and Romanticism (3)
SPAN 519 Spanish Realism and Naturalism (3)
SPAN 520 Latin American Cinema and Literature (3)
SPAN 560 Latin American Women Writers (3)
SPAN 561 Spanish Women Writers (3)
SPAN 580 Spanish Literature from 1898 to 1936 (3)
SPAN 581 Spanish Literature Since 1936 (3)
SPAN 584 The Novel of the Mexican Revolution (3)
SPAN 587 The Contemporary Mexican Novel (3)
SPAN 595A-Z Experimental Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures (3)

*Spanish Majors should take SPAN 521.

Select one course from the following with prior advisement (3 units)

CLAS 315 Greek and Roman Mythology (3)
FLIT 341 20th Century European Literature (3)
FLIT 423 The Greek and Roman Epic in Translation (3)
FLIT 424 Drama of Greece and Rome (3)
FLIT 427 Drama from Isben to the Present (3)
FLIT 440 The Romantic Age in Germany; Goethe to Wagner (3)
FLIT 480 Greek and Roman Literature in Translation (3)
FLIT 485 Major Russian Writers (3)
FLIT 488 Major European Novelists I: Laclos to Zola
FLIT 496A-Z Experimental Topics Courses (3)

3. General Education (48 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 48 units of General Education as described in this Catalog.

Total Units in the Major/Option: 48

General Education Units: 48

Additional Units: 24

Total Units Required for the B.A. Degree: 120

Contact

Chair: Adrian Perez-Boluda
Sierra Tower (ST) 405
(818) 677-3467
www.csun.edu/humanities/modern-classical-languages-literatures

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare students for careers in teaching (secondary, community college, university), and legal, medical, administrative and journalistic fields, etc., that require advanced-level (ACTFL Guidelines) abilities in both oral and written skills.
  2. Provide students with techniques, strategies, methodologies and skills to carry out independent research that supports career choices.
  3. Establish a solid foundation for lifelong learning, service and participation in the Hispanic, Latino and global communities.
  4. Carry out research and apply critical theories in analysis of Hispanic linguistics, literatures, civilizations and cultures.
  5. Communicate at the advanced level using a variety of rhetorical modes in both oral and written discourse.
  6. Achieve subject matter competency (as stated in the Standards of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing) to enter a credential or a graduate program in Spanish at any U.S. university.