Spanish and Latin American Studies

Overview

The Spanish and Latin American studies program at The University of Melbourne offers language options at all levels together with a growing number of cultural studies subjects in topics as diverse as literature (from Don Quixote to contemporary classics), cinema, popular culture, food studies, gender studies, and area studies in both European and Latin American studies.

The Spanish and Latin American Studies program will allow you to acquire and improve your Spanish language skills and increase your awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture through a variety of authentic written and spoken and visual materials. You will also learn to interact with other Spanish speakers at a sophisticated level. The program also provides opportunities to undertake independent research projects into different multidiscplinary areas of study including language, literature, culture, politics, cinema, theatre, music, food and identity. The program has agreements with universities in Spain and Latin America, which allow students to undertake exchange and study abroad options as part of their Spanish studies.

Spanish language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence (of units) from Spanish 1 to 7 through to the Spanish Electives. Students may enter at any point, subject to placement testing and/or prerequisites, and normally progress through the sequence in consecutive order. Accelerated progression and mid-year entry are also possible in special cases with the permission of the course convenor. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

100 credit points

Subject Options

SPANISH 1 ENTRY POINT:

Spanish 1 entry point - Level 1

Students completing a Spanish major or minor with a Spanish 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Spanish 1 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Spanish major with a Spanish 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are only required to complete Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 (25 points).

or

Students may substitute SPAN20001 Hispanic Cultural Studies for Tales of Muslim Spain (SPAN20026). SPAN20026 is selection based and students will need to be selected into this subject. To substitute SPAN20001 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either SPAN20026.

Spanish 1 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Spanish major are required to complete the following subjects and one elective (37.5 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are only required to complete Spanish 5 and 6 (25 points).

SPANISH 3 ENTRY POINT:

Spanish 3 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Spanish major or minor with a Spanish 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Spanish 3 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Spanish major with a Spanish 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects and one elective (37.5 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are only required to complete Spanish 5 and Spanish 6 (25 points).

Spanish 3 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Spanish major are required to complete the following subject and two electives (37.5 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are to complete the following subject (12.5 points) and one elective (12.5 points).

SPANISH 5 ENTRY POINT:

Spanish 5 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the Spanish major or minor are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).

Spanish 5 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the Spanish major are required to complete the following subject (12.5points) and two electives (25 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are only required to complete the following subject and one elective.

Spanish 5 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the Spanish major are required to complete 3 electives (37.5 points). Students completing the Spanish minor are to complete 2 electives (25 points).

ELECTIVES:

NOTE:

*Students in the Spanish 1 Entry Point major are required to take one Level 3 elective subject (12.5 points). This has to be a Spanish elective. Minor students do not take an elective.

*Students in the Spanish 3 Entry Point major are required to take 3 Spanish elective subjects (one at Level 2 and two at Level 3 - 37.5 points). Minor students are only required to take one Level 3 elective (12.5 points). This has to be a Spanish elective subject.

*Students in the Spanish 5 Entry Point major are required to take 5 elective subjects (two at Level 2 and three at Level 3 - 62.5 points). They can take one European Studies / Other elective subjects (12.5 points). Minor students are only required to take 3 Spanish elective subjects (one at Level 2 and two at Level 3 - 37.5 points).

Spanish Electives

European Studies and other electives

Links

http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 18 December 2020