Programs: Spanish, Area of Concentration for Child Study (SJC Long Island) - St. Joseph’s College New York

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

Area of Concentration for the Child Study Major:

30 credits above SPN 151 . Students declaring their area of concentration in Spanish in Fall 2020 or later are allowed to count SPN 152 toward the 10 courses.

Required Courses: 9 Credits

SPN 220 - Advanced Grammar for Heritage Speakers 3 credits. or
SPN 221 - Advanced Grammar 3 credits.
SPN 222 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credits.
SPN 233 - Civilization and Culture of Spain 3 credits. or
SPN 234 - Civilization and Culture Of Latin America 3 credits.

Note(s):

Students must maintain a 2.7 average in all College Spanish courses applied toward the concentration. Students must complete at least 15 credits toward the Spanish concentration at St. Joseph’s. The remaining 21 credits in electives toward the area of concentration must be taken at St. Joseph’s College and will be chosen with the advice of the department.

Elective Courses: 21 Credits

Choose seven courses from the list that follows:

SPN 110 - Introduction to Latino Studies 3 credits.
SPN 151 - Elementary I 3 credits.
SPN 152 - Elementary II 3 credits.
SPN 201 - Intermediate I 3 credits.
SPN 202 - Intermediate II 3 credits.
SPN 210 - Field Experience in the Spanish Language 3 credits.
SPN 211 - Readings in Spanish Literature and Culture 3 credits.
SPN 212 - Readings in Latin American Literature and Culture 3 credits.
SPN 215 - Studies in Hispanic Literature and Art 3 credits.
SPN 223 - Conversation 3 credits.
SPN 303 - Gabriel García Márquez 3 credits.
SPN 304 - Contemporary Spanish Drama 3 credits.
SPN 305 - Contemporary Latin American Drama 3 credits.
SPN 310 - Field Experience in Bilingual and Second Language Education 3 credits.
SPN 315 - The Hispanic Poetic Tradition 3 credits.
SPN 330 - U.S. Latino Literature and Culture 3 credits.
SPN 340 - Contemporary Hispanic Cinema 3 credits.
SPN 350 - Hispanic Women Writers 3 credits.
SPN 351 - Reading Resistencia: Social Movements in Latin America 3 credits.
SPN 352 - Latin America at the Crossroads 3 credits.
SPN 353 - From Macondo to Mcondo: Visions of Modern Latin America 3 credits.
SPN 355 - Beyond Walls: The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands 3 credits.
SPN 356 - Deconstructing the Caribbean 3 credits.
SPN 357 - The Cuban Revolution: Reinvention of a Dream 3 credits.
SPN 358 - The City of Borges 3 credits.
SPN 370 - Special Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture 3 credits.

Area of Concentration for the Child Study Major:

Required Courses: 9 Credits

Note(s):

Elective Courses: 21 Credits

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