Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

194 / MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Junior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
or
or
or
SPAN 330 Intro to Spanish Linguistics ............. 3
SPAN 331 Survey Peninsular Span. Lit ........... (3)
SPAN 332 Survey of Latin Amer. Lit ............... (3)
PHIL ___ Upper Division PHIL ....................... 3
THST ___ Upper Division THST .................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Spring Semester S.H.
or
or
or
15
SPAN 330 Intro to Spanish Linguistics ............. 3
SPAN 331 Survey Peninsular Span. Lit ........... (3)
SPAN 332 Survey of Latin Amer. Lit ............... (3)
PHIL ___ Upper Division PHIL ....................... 3
THST ___ Upper Division THST .................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Senior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
15
SPAN ___ SPAN 400-level ............................. 3
SPAN ___ SPAN 400-level ............................. 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Spring Semester S.H.
15
SPAN 500 Senior Capstone Project .................. 1
SPAN ___ SPAN 400-level ............................. 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Students may take no more than ten upper division courses
in any one department, except for Philosophy, in which the
maximum is thirteen.
Spanish Program Course Offerings*
* All courses are taught in Spanish unless otherwise
indicated.
SPAN 101
Elementary Spanish I
3 Semester Hours
The course emphasizes reading, writing, aural, and oral
proficiency in basic Spanish and reflects the diversity within
Hispanic cultures. Instruction includes articles, pronouns,
regular and irregular verbs (including reflexive verbs) in
the present and the past tenses of the indicative mood,
adjectives, and basic vocabulary.
Prerequisite: Students with no prior study of Spanish or
LMU Placement Exam.
SPAN 102
Elementary Spanish II
3 Semester Hours
A continuation of SPAN 101. New material studied
includes an introduction to the present and present perfect
subjunctive, the preterite vs. imperfect tense distinction,
passive se, uses of por and para, direct and indirect object
pronouns, past participle, formal commands, comparisons,
and additional vocabulary and idioms.
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or LMU Placement Exam.
SPAN 112
Conversational Spanish
1-3 Semester Hours
A course designed to permit students to learn and practice
communicative strategies, increase their vocabulary, and
to become acquainted with Spanish, Latin American, and
U.S. Latino cultures. A final oral presentation is required.
Credit/No Credit only.
SPAN 203
Intermediate Spanish I
3 Semester Hours
After a review of SPAN 101 and 102 material, topics
include the preterite vs. imperfect tense distinction,
the pluperfect indicative tense, the present and present
perfect subjunctive contrasted with the indicative mood,
commands, and the ser vs. estar distinction. Coursework
includes the discussion of short texts, oral exercises, and
medium-length compositions.
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or LMU Placement Exam.