Specializations in Modern Languages and Literatures

We do not offer a 4-year specialization degree in Italian or Spanish.  Students specializing in Modern Languages and Literatures take 66 credits in three different languages in a Single Specialization or 84 credits of three different languages in a Double Specialization.

 

Single Specialization in Modern Languages (66 cr.)

42 upper-year credits in a first language (ESPA or ITAL): must include 12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be language, and a minimum of 6 credits of literature and/or culture at the 3000 level

18 credits in a second language (DEUT, ESPA, ITAL, LATN, GREC, NATI): must include 6 credits of literature and/or culture

6 credits in a third language (DEUT, ESPA, ITAL, LATN, GREC, NATI, FREN/LANG)

6 credits in Social Sciences

6 credits in Sciences

42 elective credits

 

Double Specialization in Modern Languages (84 cr.)

42 upper-year credits in a first language (ESPA or ITAL): must include 12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be language, and a minimum of 6 credits of literature and/or culture at the 3000 level

36 credits in a second language (ESPA or ITAL): must include 12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be language,

6 credits in a third language (DEUT, LATN, GREC, NATI, FREN/LANG)

6 credits in Social Sciences

6 credits in Sciences

24 elective credits

 

Majors in Modern Languages and Literatures

Major in Italian (42 cr.)

Students with ITAL 1005 or equivalent may do a major in Italian:

42 upper-year credits in ITAL: must include 12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be language, and a minimum of 6 credits of literature and/or culture at the 3000 level.

 

Major in Spanish (42 cr.)

Students with ESPA 1005 or equivalent may do a major in Spanish:

42 upper-year credits in ESPA: must include 12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be language, and a minimum of 6 credits of literature and/or culture at the 3000 level.

 

Concentrations in Modern Languages and Literature

 Concentration in Italian (36 cr.)

 

6 credits from

ITAL-1005EL - Introductory Italian

|ITAL-1905EL|

|ITAL-2005EL|

 

30 upper-year credits of ITAL

|ITAL-3005EL| highly recommended

 

Concentration in Spanish (36 cr.)

 

6 credits from

ESPA-1005EL - Introductory Spanish

|ESPA-1905EL|

|ESPA-2005EL|

 

30 upper-year credits of ESPA

|ESPA-3005EL| highly recommended

 

Double Concentration in Spanish AND Italian (60 cr.)

 

6 credits from

ITAL-1005EL - Introductory Italian

|ITAL-1905EL|

|ITAL-2005EL|

 

6 credits from

ESPA-1005EL - Introductory Spanish

|ESPA-1905EL|

|ESPA-2005EL|

 

24 upper-year credits of  ESPA or ITAL: must include |ESPA-2005EL| if not taken first year, |ITAL-3005EL| highly recommended

 

24 upper-year credits of  ESPA or ITAL: must include |ESPA-2005EL| if not taken first year, |ESPA-3005EL| highly recommended

 

6 credits in Social Sciences

 

6 credits in Sciences

 

18 elective credits in Arts

 

Minors in Modern Languages and Literatures

Minor in Italian Language (24 cr.)

 

ITAL 1005 (6 cr) Introduction to Italian

ITAL 2005 (6 cr) Intermediate Italian

ITAL 3005 (6 cr) Advanced Italian

 

6 credits 4th-year ITAL language chosen from: ITAL 4006 Intensive Oral Practice, ITAL 4007

 

Advanced Composition, ITAL 4016 Modern Italian Linguistics, 4017 History of the Italian Language

 

Note: 4^th-year ITAL languages courses are on a 2-year cycle. Should a student begin the minor at the 2005 level, they are required to take 12 credits of language courses at the 4^th-year level.

 

Minor in Italian Language and Culture (24 cr.)

ITAL 1005 (6 cr) Introduction to Italian

ITAL 2005 (6 cr) Intermediate Italian

ITAL 3005 (6 cr) Advanced Italian

6 credits of ITAL culture courses chosen from: ITAL 2216 Italian Cinema (3 cr), ITAL 2306 Image of the Italian City (3 cr), ITAL 2407 Italian Music as Literary Text (3 cr), ITAL 2216 Evolution of Italian Culture in Canada (3 cr), ITAL 2526 Italian Images in North American Film and television (3 cr), ITAL 2616 Everyday Life in Contemporary Italy (3 cr). Pre req: ITAL 1005

 

*Note: Should a student begin the minor at the 2005 level, they are required to take 6 cr of  language courses at the 4^th-year level  chosen from ITAL 4006 Intensive Oral Practice, ITAL 4007 Advanced Composition, ITAL 4016 Modern Italian Linguistics, 4017 History of the Italian Language,  (Our 4^th-year ITAL language courses are on a 2-year cycle.)

 

Minor in Latin American Studies (24 cr.)

A. Core courses (compulsory)

ESPA 1005  Introduction to Spanish, (6 cr.)

ESPA 2005 Intermediate Spanish, (6 cr.)

ESPA 2306 Aspects of Latin American Civilization and Culture, (3 cr.)

(TOTAL 15 credits)

Electives are divided into two groups, B and C. Students may choose to take either 3 + 6 or 6 + 3.

 

B. Either 3 or 6 credits from the following:

ESPA 3516 Women in the Hispanic World (3 cr.)

ESPA 3226 Film in Latin America (3 cr.)

ESPA 3456 Short Story Spanish America (3 cr.)

ESPA 3506 Hispanic Culture North America (3 cr.)

ESPA 3507 Hispanic Imagination North America (3 cr.)

The Group B courses are offered on a rotating basis (2 per year on a 3-year cycle). Note that in one year of the 3-yr cycle only one eligible course from this group is offered.

 

C. Either 3 or 6 credits from the following :

GEOG-3826EL   Mexico and Latin America: A Systematic Approach (3 cr.)

GEOG-3827EL   Mexico and Latin America (3 cr.)

GEOG-3827FL   Le Mexique et l’Amérique Latine (3 cr.)

The Group C courses are offered every year.

 

Minor in Spanish Language (24 cr.)

ESPA 1005 (6 cr) Introduction to Spanish

ESPA 2005 (6 cr) Intermediate Spanish

ESPA 3005 (6 cr) Advanced Spanish

6 credits 4th-year ESPA language chosen from: ESPA 4006 Intensive Oral Practice, ESPA 4007 Advanced Composition, ESPA 4016 Applied Spanish Linguistics, 4017 History of the Spanish Language, ESPA 4055 The Hispanic World Online, prereq: ESPA 3005

 

*Note: our 4^th-year languages courses are on a 3-year cycle. Should a student begin the minor at the 2005 level, they are required to take 12 cr of language courses at the 4^th-year level.

 

Minor in Spanish Language and Culture (24 cr.)

ESPA 1005 (6 cr) Introduction to Spanish

ESPA 2005 (6 cr) Intermediate Spanish

ESPA 3005 (6 cr) Advanced Spanish

ESPA 2706 (3 cr) Peninsular Civilization and Culture

ESPA 2306 (3cr) Latin American Civilization and Culture

Note: Should a student begin the minor at the 2005 level, they are required to take 6 cr of  language courses at the 4^th-year level chosen from: ESPA 4006 Intensive Oral Practice, ESPA 4007 Advanced Composition, ESPA 4016 Applied Spanish Linguistics, ESPA 4017 History of the Spanish Language, ESPA 4055 The Hispanic World Online, prereq: ESPA 3005

Certificate of Basic Multilingual Competence

The Certificate of Basic Multilingual Competence encompasses competency in both English (for Francophones) and French (for Anglophones) as well as 12 credits from the following four options:

1. DEUT 2005 and 3005 
2. ESPA 2005 and 3005
3. ITAL 2005 and 3005
4. NATI 2516/2517 and 3316/3317.