Stream

Spanish/Latin American Studies - SPAND23968

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Humanities and Languages

Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au

Program: 3968 - Computer Science / Arts

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts (Minor)

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Stream Outline

This stream structure is for students commencing prior to 2016. Students commencing from 2016 should refer to the relevant stream version for their program. Please click here for a complete list of programs in which Spanish and Latin American Studies can be studied.

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

A student who wishes to gain a minor sequence in Spanish and Latin American Studies must complete 36 units of credit in approved courses.

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

Level 1

Level 2

And

12 UOC from any of the following:
  • Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses

Intermediate Level

Level 1

Level 2

24 UOC selected from the following options:
  • Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses

Spanish and Latin American Contextual Studies Courses

The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Spanish and Latin American Studies minor stream: