Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Spanish
Spanish Major:
Objectives:
This major equips students with language proficiency in
Spanish as it introduces them to the multicultural nature
and historical evolution of Hispanic literary and cultural
expressions in Europe and the Americas. It provides
students with opportunities to comprehend, interpret, and
practice advanced linguistic skills in Spanish through oral
and written exercises and assignments. Survey and
seminar classes familiarize them with representative
literary works and cultural texts from Spain, Spanish
America, and the U.S., and provide theoretical
terminology and concepts essential for structural and
conceptual analyses of these products. The major also
requires the study of Spanish phonology, morphology,
syntax, and dialectal varieties. Finally, it helps students to
develop a sense of social justice through their consistent
participation in intercultural events and service learning
activities that involve both academic and cultually
significant contexts.
Spanish Student Learning Outcomes
Spanish majors will know:
• The principal aspects of Spanish
• The variety and nature of linguistic practices,
cultural texts, and perspectives in Spanishspeaking
countries
• Representative literary works and cultural texts
from Spain, Spanish America, and the U.S.
• Theoretical terminology and concepts essential for
structural and conceptual analyses of these texts;
Spanish majors will be able to:
• Communicate creatively and effectively in written
and oral forms in Spanish
• Understand spoken Spanish
• Read Spanish literature
• Apply acquired theoretical and critical skills in
textual analyses and scholarly research
• Demonstrate an advanced command of how
literary works, cultural expressions, and linguistic
varieties of the Spanish-speaking world represent
the multiplicity of human experience;
Spanish majors will value:
• The evolution and variety of perspectives in
Hispanic cultures
• Social justice and intercultural awareness.
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
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Major Requirements:
Lower Division Requirements:
SPAN 101, 102, 203, and 204 or 205.
The elementary and intermediate courses may be
satisfied by Advanced Placement examination. A
minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in all premajor
courses.
Upper Division Requirements:
Spanish Major: The major in Spanish requires 25
semester hours in upper division courses: SPAN
321, 322, 330, 331, 332; 9 hours in 400-level
Spanish electives; and SPAN 500, a senior
portfolio (1 semester hour). Students are
permitted to take up to 30 upper division hours in
Spanish.
Spanish Major Portfolio Requirement:
Spanish majors are required to register for a onecredit
course (SPAN 500, Senior Capstone
Project), in the Spring semester of their senior
year. Each graduating student constructs a
portfolio that includes a 6-8 page reflective essay
written in Spanish that demonstrates how the
student has met the goals of the Spanish
program. These goals comprise language
proficiency, cultural competency, mastery of
literary and linguistic studies, development of a
sense of social justice through intercultural
understanding, and the prospect of using this
knowledge after graduation. In addition, the
portfolio contains a brief description of the
student’s involvement in extracurricular
intercultural activities connected with the Spanish
major. Finally, students must orally present their
portfolio to their peers and the Spanish program
faculty at a group meeting during the Spring
semester of their senior year.
Guidelines for the collection of materials included
in the portfolio as well as deadlines for the oral
presentation of the material are available in the
Department. This exit interview course is graded
Credit/No Credit.
Single Subject Teaching Credential:
Students interested in obtaining a Single Subject teaching
credential in Spanish must fulfill the requirements for the
Spanish major and take SPAN 420 and 432 or their
equivalent. Students must attend an orientation meeting
at the School of Education and apply for admission to the
Single Subject Teaching Program. To complete both