Spanish (2023)

Spanish is available as a specialisation within the International Languages and Cultures major. Details of the requirements for the Spanish language specialisation can be found under International Languages and Cultures.

Spanish may also be taken as a minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.

The point of entry into the Spanish language papers depends on previous experience. Those with no previous experience of Spanish, take SPNSH131 followed by SPNSH231 in the subesequent year. Students with 14 credits at Level 3 in NCEA Spanish or equivalent, will gain direct entry into SPNSH231. Students with excellent results at Level 2 in NCEA Spanish or equivalent, may, at the discretion of the Convenor of Spanish, begin with SPNSH231. Please consult with the Programme Convenor for advice on entry point into Spanish language acquisition papers.

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• Prescriptions for the GradCert(Span) and GradDip(Span)
• Graduate Study
• Prescriptions for the PhD
• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level
• 900 Level

• Prescriptions for the GradCert(Span) and GradDip(Span)

  A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Spanish at an advanced level in their first degree.

  For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.

• Graduate Study

  To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in graduate Spanish papers, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Spanish papers or all their undergraduate Spanish papers. Students are advised to consult with the Convenor of Spanish about their programme of study.

  Note: There will be no new intake into level 500 Spanish papers in 2022.

• Prescriptions for the PhD

  The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  SPNSH131	Spanish for Beginners	15.0	23B (Hamilton)
  Learn the basics of written and spoken Spanish including greetings, family, city life and daily routines. No previous knowledge of Spanish is needed.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  INTLC200	Spanish & Latin American Business Culture: Intercultural Competence 1	15.0	23A (Online)
  In this intermediate paper, students will acquire knowledge of Spanish in a practical and professional context related to business and tourism. Additionally, students will acquire geographic literacy and cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world and basic linguistic competence in Spanish.
  SPNSH231	Intermediate Spanish 1	15.0	23A (Hamilton)
  Extend your previous knowledge of Spanish to express past and future situations. Topics will include shopping, local places of interest, and employment.
  SPNSH232	Intermediate Spanish 2	15.0	23B (Hamilton)
  Students will extend their language skills, and cover toipcs such as travelling, eating out and wellbeing.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  INTLC301	Research Methods in International Languages and Cultures	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23B (Hamilton)
  After workshops covering intercultural contexts in research, bibliography, literature reviews, ethics, data collection and report writing, students will prepare a research project involving the Chinese-, French-, Japanese- or Spanish-speaking worlds.
  INTLC312	Visual Cultures of the Hispanic World: Negotiated Autonomies	15.0	23B (Online)
  This paper, conducted in English, offers both a historical and contemporary approach to regional and national identity construction in the Hispanic world. Through a selection of cultural readings and viewings, the paper aims to provide students with an understanding of the interface of culture and visual culture in relation to iden...
  INTLC380	Study Abroad 1	15.0	23G (Block), 23I (Block) & 23X (Block)
  This paper will enable students to undertake appropriate individual study abroad programmes as part of their undergraduate degree. Each study programme should have a significant component of time spent offshore, with a series of assessments being agreed in advance with the paper convenor.
  SPNSH331	Advanced Spanish 1	15.0	23A (Hamilton)
  This paper is designed to enhance proficiency in Spanish at an advanced level. It will focus on contemporary cultural issues, and historical themes related to pre-Hispanic indigenous civilizations.
  SPNSH332	Advanced Spanish 2	15.0	23B (Hamilton)
  This paper focuses on advanced Spanish language learning and is a continuation of Advanced Spanish 1.

• 900 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  SPNSH900	Spanish PhD Thesis	120.0	23I (Hamilton), 23J (Hamilton), 23K (Hamilton) & 23X (Hamilton)
  No description available.