Specialisation

Major - Spanish

Western Sydney University Major Code: M1030.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.


Second language skills are a key competency for employment in an increasingly globalised society. Students undertake study of a language other than English (Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) suited to their level of language proficiency and career aspirations. The major area includes units about specialized topics, including literature, cinema and culture. Competence in a modern language other than English opens doors to many careers in education, government and community-based industries and businesses.


Major Structure

A major in Spanish comprises a sequence of 80 credit points with 60 credit points at Level 2 and 3 (with no less than 30 credit points of these at Level 3), however students commencing at beginner''s level, that is units 101 and 102, and who follow the recommended course structure, are only required to complete 20 credit points at Level 3.

Students should take units that reflect their level of competence in the language and they should not backtrack, i.e. they must not:

- take a Level 1 unit after passing a Level 2 unit in the same language; or

- take a Level 2 unit after passing a Level 3 unit in the same language.

Level 1 unit pool

100145 Spanish 101
100146 Spanish 102

Level 2 unit pool

101703 Language and Communication Skills 2A: Spanish
101708 Language and Communication Skills 2B: Spanish

Level 3 unit pool

400087 Applied Critical Methods
100961 Humanities Internship
101454 Intercultural Pragmatics
101713 Languages and Grammatical Concepts 3A: Spanish
101791 Short Fiction in the Americas
100153 Spanish 303: Advanced Writing Skills
100154 Spanish 304: Advanced Speaking Skills
100155 Spanish 305: Contemporary Literature
100156 Spanish 306: Contemporary History
100157 Spanish 307: Classical Literature
100158 Spanish 308: Spanish Sociolinguistics
101668 World Cinema
101669 World Literature in Translation


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