Tulane University | Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prof. Pavlovic is on sabbatical this semester (Spring 2008) and Professor Shea is serving as Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies .Any further questions may be directed to mshea@

If you have questions about first and second year courses please contact the Language Program Director Amy George-Hirons ageorge@tulane.edu

All students who choose to major or minor in Spanish will be assigned an advisor based on last name. Please see link to list of advisors for academic year 2007-2008.

All students who wish to take courses in Spanish must follow the sequence of classes, whether majors, minors, or not. Please choose the link below to read about an area of interest:

MAJOR IN SPANISH

MINOR IN SPANISH

MAJOR IN PORTUGUESE

MINOR IN PORTUGUESE

MINOR IN BRAZILIAN STUDIES

STUDY ABROAD GUIDELINES

SPANISH MAJOR

The major in Spanish consists of 33 credits (11 courses) to be distributed in the following manner:

300 level (three courses, 9 credits)

1. SPAN 304 Grammar and Writing in Spanish

(prerequisite: SPAN 204 or special permission)

SPAN 304 is a prerequisite for all other 300 level courses; it may be taken in the same semester as other 300 level courses.

2. One of the following two courses:

SPAN 313 Introduction to Latin American Culture OR

SPAN 324 Introduction to Spanish Culture

3. One of the following four courses:

SPAN 327 Readings in Spanish and Latin American Literature OR

SPAN 328 Film and Visual Culture in Spanish OR

One course in Spanish for the Professions:

SPAN 329 Business and Legal Spanish OR

SPAN 330 Spanish for the Health Sciences

400 level (five courses, 15 credits)

4-5. SPAN 404 Early Readings in Spanish (1000-1700) AND

SPAN 405 Modern Readings in Spanish (1700-Present)

404 and 405 are prerequisites for all other courses at the 400 level and above. These two courses may be taken in any order or concurrently. Once you have completed one you can register simultaneously for the second required course and another 400 level course of your choice.

6-8. Choose any three courses (410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 423, 426, 427, 428, 435, 442, 443, 451, 452)

600 level (three courses, 9 credits)

9-10. Any two 600 level courses.

11. SPAN 685 Senior Seminar

All courses in the major must be taken in sequence, although two sequential classes may be taken simultaneously. Students may not receive credit for courses taken out of sequence. Two courses, one in numbers 6-8 and one in 9-11, will treat pre-twentieth-century periods.

The following courses satisfy the pre-twentieth-century requirement:

400 level: 414, 423, 428, 442, 443

600 level: 609, 622, 623, 625, 626, 627, 633, 641, 643, 644, 651, 672, 681

Other courses may also apply with departmental approval.

Students with a double major in another department complete 30 credits or ten courses in the major, with a reduction of one 600 level course in 9-10. Majors may receive credit for one course taught in English taken in the department (SPAN 307, 345, 461, 483). SPAN 685 must be taken in the department.

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SPANISH MINOR

The Spanish minor consists of 18 credits (6 classes), which are constituted by numbers 1-3 above, plus any other three 400 level courses. Students are encouraged to take 404 and 405. Minors may not receive credit for courses taught in English.

NATIVE AND HERITAGE SPEAKERS

Native speakers of Spanish begin the major with numbers 4 and 5 above. Additionally, they complete any six courses at the 400 level, as well as the three requirements at the 600 level. Native speakers complete the minor with numbers 4 and 5 above, plus four additional 400 level courses. Native speakers may not enroll in courses at the 300 level. Heritage speakers of Spanish must meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies to determine their placement in the program.

4+1 M.A. IN SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE

The aim of this new program is to permit undergraduates to obtain an M.A. in one year, by applying three graduate level courses (9 credit hours) toward the M.A. and taking a fifth year of studies. The 4+1 M.A. asks the student to take 4 graduate courses in the fall semester of the fifth year, and 3 graduate courses in the spring semester of their fifth year, for a total of seven graduate courses (21 credit hours).

PORTUGUESE MAJOR

Students majoring in Portuguese must complete ten courses (30 credits) beyond the 200 level. All majors must take at least three 600-level courses except for Junior Year Abroad students, who are required to take two 600-level courses in the department.

PORTUGUESE MINOR

A minor in Portuguese consists of 15 credits above the 200 level, at least one of which must be at the 600 level The courses should be selected in consultation with the major adviser and according to the interest of the student, whether in language, literature and culture, or a combination.

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MINOR IN BRAZILIAN STUDIES

A minor in Brazilian Studies consists of a minimum of 15 credits. This will include BRAZ 201: Introduction to Brazilian Studies (offered in the spring) plus two additional electives at the 300-level or above, and at least two 600-level. Of these four electives, students must choose at least one from the humanities and at least one from the social sciences. Furthermore, students must take at least three Portuguese language courses, which do not count as electives. This requirement will be waived if at least two of the electives are taught in the Portuguese language, relate to Brazil and are at the 300-level or higher.

STUDY ABROAD GUIDELINES

All majors and minors in Spanish are strongly encouraged to participate in Tulane’s language-intensive Study Abroad Programs. Prior to their participation, majors and minors must complete at least SPAN 304, although the ideal study abroad candidate will have fulfilled the three major and minor requirements at the 300 level. Please see additional information on specific study abroad programs below.

For Spanish majors who study abroad:

Two out of three 600 level courses must be taken on campus.

For Spanish minors who study abroad:

6 credits (2 classes) must be taken on campus in the department.

In addition, keep in mind the following guidelines:

1. Credit from courses taken abroad is applied toward courses in the Spanish curriculum at Tulane after students return to New Orleans.

2. Students are responsible for meeting with the Director of Undergraduate Study (DUS) prior to going abroad in order to discuss the substitution of possible courses. Furthermore, upon their return to Tulane, students must turn in to the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) course descriptions, syllabi, and work completed, such as exams and papers for the courses they wish to substitute in the Spanish curriculum.

Additionally, students will turn in to the DUS the course substitution form from the Office of International Programs or from Tulane Academic Advising Center. DUS will keep copies of all the substitution forms. DUS will also place the substitution forms in student file.

3. Courses that apply to the Spanish curriculum from abroad must resemble courses taught in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, which are listed in the Undergraduate Catalog. As a general rule, the Department recognizes courses in culture, literature, theater, poetry, and film. The Department does not approve credit for courses in other disciplines, including political science, economics, biology, and sociology. Students must seek that credit from the appropriate department at Tulane. Students are also responsible for choosing courses that match the curriculum in Spanish as much as possible.

4. Students may not receive credit for courses taken abroad if they took a similar course at Tulane. For example, if students take a course abroad called “Spanish Grammar and Composition,” they may not apply it toward SPAN 304, which they took prior to participating in study abroad.

5. SPAN 685 Senior Seminar may not be substituted with a course from abroad, and must be taken in the Department.

6. 404/405 requirement: for Spanish majors who study abroad:

If there are no courses equivalent to Tulane’s 404 and 405 students should take some sort of comprehensive survey in early and modern readings. One of the courses should cover literatures from Spain and another should cover literatures from Latin America.

(our 404 covers early readings: Spanish and Latin American literature and our 405 covers modern readings: Spanish and Latin American literature).

Tulane Programs: Grades and Credits transfer

Outside Programs: only credits transfer

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS-TULANE UNIVERSITY

For specific study abroad programs please see Spanish-language program requirements below.

For additional information please contact:

Center for International Studies

www.tulane.edu/~intl

Tate House

7008 Zimple Street, 2nd Floor

New Orleans, LA 70118

Tel: (504) 865-5339

Fax: (504) 862-8765

E-mail: cis@

1. JYA Madrid (academic year/spring semester)

3.0 GPA; Completion of six semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent including SPAN 304 with a grade of B or better during the year before departure. Spring semester students should also complete one additional course (324 or 313 or above) in fall prior to study abroad.

2. CEA Granada Spanish Language & Culture Program (Fall semester)

2.7 GPA; Completion of two semesters of Spanish at Tulane including SPAN 203 with a grade of B or better during the year before departure.

3. CIEE/FLACSO Buenos Aires (academic year/fall/spring)

2.75 GPA; Completion of six semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent, including two semesters of Spanish at Tulane with a grade of B or better during the year before departure. Coursework in Latin American Studies recommended.

4. CIEE Santiago de Chile (academic year/fall/spring)

5. CIEE Valparaíso (academic year/fall/spring)

6. Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Costa Rica

3.0 GPA; Completed one year of study in biology & two semesters of college-level Spanish.

7. CIEE São Paulo

3.0 GPA; Completion of two semesters of Portuguese at Tulane including
PORT 203 with a grade of B or better during the year or semester before departure.

8. CIEE Bahia del Salvador

3.0 GPA; Completion of two semesters of Portuguese at Tulane including
PORT 203 with a grade of B or better during the year or semester before departure.

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Updated December 2006, tp