The request to create Hispanic Studies Concentration in B.A. in Spanish

Date: October 21, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: September 20, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with Concentration in Hispanic Studies

The B.A. in Spanish degree offers three concentrations:

  1. Applied Language (Business Spanish and Translating)
  2. Literature and Culture
  3. Hispanic Studies

All concentrations consists of 30 credit hours of language and content courses, plus a one-credit hour Senior Seminar. Students with a Major in Spanish are strongly encouraged to take courses in another language at least through the Intermediate level.

Degree Requirements

General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program. All foreign language majors must take at least one of the following (W) courses offered within the department:

ARBC 3050 Topics in Arabic Language and Culture (3) (W)

CHNS 3050 Topics in Chinese (3) (W)

FRAN 2200 French Civilization (3) (W)

FREN 2209 French Civilization (3) (W)

GERM 3030 Studies in German Culture (3) (W)

GERM 3150 The Holocaust through German Literature and Film (3) (W)

GERM 3160 Survey of German Film (3) (O,W)

ITLN 3050 Topics in Italian (3) (W)

JAPN 3160 Topics in Japanese Film (3) (W)

JAPN 3170 Anime and Japanese Popular Culture (3) (W)

LACS 3050 Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture (3) (W)

LACS 3160 European Cinema (3) (O,W)

PORT 3050 Topics in Portuguese (3) (W)

RUSS 3060 Topics in Russian (3) (W)

RUSS 3209 Russian Civilization and Culture (3) (W)

SPAN 2009 Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3) (W)

SPAN 3009 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature in English (3) (W)

SPAN 3019 Hispanic Women Writers in English Translation (3) (W)

TRAN 4404 Practicum in Translating III – French (3) (W)

TRAN 4414 Practicum in Translating III – German (3) (W)

TRAN 4424 Practicum in Translating III – Japanese (3) (W)

TRAN 4434 Practicum in Translating III – Russian (3) (W)

TRAN 4444 Practicum in Translating III – Spanish (3) (W)

Major Core Courses (12 credit hours)

SPAN 2201 Intermediate Spanish I (3) or equivalent*

SPAN 2202 Intermediate Spanish II (3) or equivalent*

SPAN 3201 Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)

SPAN 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition (3) (O)
or SPAN 3203 Advanced Writing and Rhetoric for Native Speakers (3) (O)

*This course may be waived for highly proficient speakers.

Concentration Courses

3000-Level Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

Select two of the following courses offered in Spanish:

SPAN 3050 Topics in Spanish (1 to 3)

SPAN 3208 Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)

SPAN 3209 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)

SPAN 3210 Spanish American Civilization and Culture (3)

SPAN 3211 Introduction to Spanish Peninsular Literature (3)

SPAN 3212 Introduction to Spanish American Literature (3)

SPAN 3220 Spanish for Business and International Trade (3)

SPAN 3800 Directed Individual Study (1 to 3)

4000-Level Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Select three of the following courses offered in Spanish:

SPAN 4050 Selected Topics in Spanish (1 to 3)

SPAN 4120 Advanced Business Spanish I (3)

SPAN 4121 Advanced Business Spanish II (3)

SPAN 4122 Studies in Advanced Business Spanish (3)

SPAN 4201 Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature (3)

SPAN 4202 Twentieth Century Spanish Literature (3)

SPAN 4205 Novel of the Golden Age (3)

SPAN 4206 Theater of the Golden Age (3)

SPAN 4210 Studies in Spanish American Poetry (3)

SPAN 4211 Studies in Spanish American Prose Fiction (3)

SPAN 4212 Studies in Spanish American Theater (3)

SPAN 4213 Cervantes (3)

SPAN 4214 Studies in Hispanic Children’s Literature (3)

SPAN 4215 Studies in Regional Literature of the Americas (3)

SPAN 4216 Social, Political, Cultural, Economic Issues in Hispanic Literature (3)

SPAN 4217 Topics in Hispanic Culture and Civilization (3)

SPAN 4231 Spanish Phonetics (3)

SPAN 4232 Spanish Linguistics (3)

SPAN 4233 History of the Spanish Language (3)

SPAN 4409 Service Learning in the Hispanic Community (3)

SPAN 4410 Professional Internship in Spanish (1 to 6)

SPAN 4700 Honors Project (3) (W)

SPAN 4800 Directed Individual Study (1 to 3)

TRAN 4442 Practicum in Translating I Spanish (3)

TRAN 4443 Practicum in Translating II Spanish (3)

TRAN 4444 Practicum in Translating III Spanish (3) (W)

3000- or 4000-Level Elective Course (3 credit hours)

The elective course may double count for the second major if it has Hispanic content, or it may be a course offered in English, such as the following:

SPAN 3029 Cultural Dimension of Doing Business with Spanish-Speaking Countries (3)

SPAN 3030 Business and Culture in the Hispanic Caribbean Region (3)

SPAN 3160 Studies in Hispanic Film (3)

TRAN 3601 Introduction to Translation Studies (3)

3000- or 4000-level course with Hispanic content from another department or major (3)

Or the elective course can be an additional course from the department:

SPAN 3XXX-4XXX Elective Course (3)

TRAN 3XXX-4XXX Elective Course (3)

The elective may also double count as a (W) course in the major if it has Hispanic content, such as the following:

SPAN 3009 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature in English (3) (W)

SPAN 3019 Hispanic Women Writers in English Translation (3) (W)

Second Major Requirement

Students must complete a second major to be awarded a B.A. in Spanish with Concentration in Hispanic Studies. With approval of an advisor, the choice of second major should be considered in terms of the fulfillment of individual educational and vocational aspirations.

Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)

LACS 4690 Senior Seminar (1)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

A GPA of 2.0 is required. Introductory language courses may not be taken on a Pass/No Credit Basis if they are being used to fulfill a college or departmental foreign language requirement. Students with a Foreign Language major or minor may not take required courses in the department on a Pass/No Credit Basis.

Only courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or above may count toward the Spanish major.

Honors Program

For those students who maintain a 3.5 GPA after 21 hours in either of these major tracks, the Department offers an Honors option. Students who choose to participate in the Spanish Honors Program must complete an additional 6 hours by having a 6-hour or longer study abroad experience or a professional internship experience of 6 hours (SPAN 4410) or both a 3-hour study abroad and a 3-hour internship or service learning experience. Honors students must also take SPAN 4400, where they will write an Honors thesis that must be defended before the departmental Honors Committee. In addition, students in the Honors option must also study another language at least through 2202 (the end of the Intermediate level). The honors notation will appear on a student’s official transcript.

Suggested Curriculum

For the suggested course sequence toward completing the major, please see the Academic Plan of Study available online at academics.uncc.edu. Consultation with an advisor is required.

Teacher Licensure

The Department of Languages and Culture Studies, in collaboration with the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education, offers a program to prepare students for K-12 teacher licensure in North Carolina. Students seeking licensure to teach a foreign language must fulfill the General Education requirements, the foreign language major, two foreign language teaching methods courses, and satisfy all other requirements specified by the College of Education. Students planning to specialize in foreign language education should apply through the Coordinator for Foreign Language Education during the first semester of the Sophomore year to obtain appropriate advising. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure (TEAL) in the College of Education.

Renumbered and Revised Undergraduate Courses (from a previous proposal)

TRAN 3401 3601. Introduction to Translation Studies. (3) Prerequisites: FREN 3201, FREN 3202, GERM 3201, GERM 3202, JAPN 3201, RUSS 3201, SPAN 3201, SPAN 3202, or SPAN 3203 with a grade of C or above or permission of department. History, theory, pragmatics, and procedures of the field of translation. Introduction to text typology, terminology, and issues such as register, audience, editing, and computer-assisted translating. Conducted in English.

TRAN 4402S 4442. Practicum in Translating I – Spanish. (3) Pre- or Corequisite: TRAN 3401 3601 and a SPAN 3000-level course or equivalent, with grade of C or above, or permission of department. May count as coursework for the Spanish major. Understanding audience, text typologies, register, and regionalisms. Continues with theory of translation. Conducted in English and Spanish.

TRAN 4403S 4443. Practicum in Translating II – Spanish. (3) Prerequisite: TRAN 3401 3601 or TRAN 4402S 4442, and a SPAN 3000-level course or equivalent, each with grade of C or above, or permission of department. Emphasizes commercial, financial, legal, political, medical, and scientific translation. Continues with history and theory of translation. Conducted in English and Spanish. May be taken concurrently with TRAN 4404S 4444 and may also count as coursework for the Spanish major.

TRAN 4404S 4444. Practicum in Translating III – Spanish (3) (W) Prerequisites: TRAN 3401 3601 or TRAN 4402S 4442, and a SPAN 3000-level course or equivalent, each with grade of C or above, or permission of department. Emphasizes literary, cultural, and consumer-level translation. Conducted in English and Spanish. May be taken concurrently with TRAN 4403S 4443 and may also count as coursework for the Spanish major.