Undergraduate - Area of study Spanish and Latin American studies

Students taking Spanish and Latin American studies have the option of starting at one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Students who wish to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because their language acquisition results allow this, must consult with the program convenor before enrolling.

Minor in Spanish and Latin American studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Spanish and Latin American studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

• at least 18 points of language units, following the appropriate entry point guidelines

Major in Spanish and Latin American studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students with little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Spanish and Latin American studies from entry point 1 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1191 Spanish introductory 1
• ATS1192 Spanish introductory 2

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2193 Spanish intermediate 1
• ATS2194 Spanish intermediate 2

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3206 Contesting cultures and identities in modern Spain
• ATS3207 Film and society in Spain and Latin America
• ATS3972 Imagining Ibero-America: Travels, texts and transnational encounters

(d.) two language units (12 points):

• ATS3195 Spanish proficient 1
• ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2

(e.) an additional elective unit chosen from the list of electives below (6 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace up to 24 points of their compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Major in Spanish and Latin American studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate/Background

For students who have completed IB (ab initio), VCE Spanish or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Spanish and Latin American studies from entry point 2 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2193 Spanish intermediate 1
• ATS2194 Spanish intermediate 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3206 Contesting cultures and identities in modern Spain
• ATS3207 Film and society in Spain and Latin America
• ATS3972 Imagining Ibero-America: Travels, texts and transnational encounters

(c.) four language units (12 points):

• ATS3195 Spanish proficient 1
• ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2
• ATS3197 Spanish advanced 1
• ATS3198 Spanish advanced 2

(d.) an additional elective unit chosen from the list of electives below (6 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace up to 24 points of their compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Major in Spanish and Latin American studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

For students who have completed VCE Spanish or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Spanish and Latin American studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2195 Spanish proficient 1
• ATS2196 Spanish proficient 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3206 Contesting cultures and identities in modern Spain
• ATS3207 Film and society in Spain and Latin America
• ATS3972 Imagining Ibero-America: Travels, texts and transnational encounters

(c.) two language units (12 points):

• ATS3197 Spanish advanced 1
• ATS3198 Spanish advanced 2

(d.) additional elective units chosen from the list of electives below (18 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace up to 24 points of their compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Extended major in Spanish and Latin American studies

Students completing an extended major in Spanish and Latin American studies (60 points), from any entry point, must complete an additional 12-point unit:

• ATS3139 LCL extended major research unit (12 points)

Elective units

• ATS2058 Catalan introductory 1
• ATS2059 Catalan introductory 2
• ATS2209 Spanish communication in a global world
• ATS3040 Cultures of remembrance
• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3525 The idea of Europe
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3948 LLCL internship

Note: Some elective units have specific language proficiency prerequisites that must be met.

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the Spanish and Latin American studies Study Abroad webpageSpanish and Latin American studies Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/spanish-latin-american-studies/study-abroad/).