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Language Placement information see 4.35 Placement in Language Courses.

A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.3.1 Major Degree Programs.

B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS

The BA program is designed to help students learn and achieve proficiency in Spanish. Instruction will consist of courses in language, linguistics, literature and film, using the target language. Students will acquire a broad knowledge of the Spanish language, Hispanic films, as well as of the literatures of Spain and Latin-America. The BA Honours strengthens the foundation in Spanish and is an excellent preparation for graduate studies. The BA/BEd and double-majors (Spanish/Italian, Spanish/French), should be of particular interest to students seeking to combine Spanish with another major.

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 42 units to a maximum of 60 units from Courses Constituting the Field of Spanish while fulfilling the following requirements:

1. Core Language Sequence: 21 units
   • 12 units Spanish 201, 203, 301, 303;
   • 3 units from Spanish 321 or 323;
   • 6 units Spanish 405, 505.

2. Upper-Level Courses:
   • 12 units from courses labelled Spanish at the 400 level
   • 9 units from Courses Constituting the Field of Spanish at the 500 level.

Students can count any particular topics course only twice (for a maximum total of 6 units) towards fulfillment of their major field requirements.

C. DEGREE OPTIONS

The BA in Spanish can be taken with Co-operative Education. See section 3.3.8 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.