Modern Languages
DEGREE PROGRAM
C hai r: David D ickson, Ph.D.
415 Number Theory and the History of Mathematics (3) T he history of mathematics from E uclid through the 19th century as seen by exploring d eve lop ments in number theory including congruences , Diophantine equa tions, divisibility, theorems of Fer mat and Wilson , primitive roots, indices, q uadrat ic reciprocity and the distribution of prime numbe rs. Prerequisite: 11 2. Alte rnan: years. 420 Modern Geometry (3) Projective geometry. cross ratios th eo rems of Meoe laus , Cevas . Pappus, Desargues and Bri anchon . Hyperbolic and elliptic geome tries. Differentia l geometry, cu r vatu re, torsion. Prerequisite: .,4 1 or consent. Alternate years. 435 Differential Equations (3) First order differe nti al equat ions and second o rde r linear eq ua tions , series solut io ns , Laplace transforms, numerical methods. partial differential eq uations and Fo uri er series. boundary val ue problems a nd Sturm-Li ou v ille theory. Prerequisite: 205, 291 or consent. Alternate yea rs. 440 Complex Variables (3) Complex va ri ab les, ana lytic func tions. compl ex integral theorems, power series . conformal map pings. Prereq ui s ite: 205 or con sent. Alternate yea rs. 450 Topics in Abstract Algebra (3) Topics from g roups , ri ng a nd fields. Ga lo is theory. Prereq ui site: 3 1S. Alte rnate yea rs. 480 Research Seminar (1-3) Specia l studies in mat hemat ics. Prereq uisite: senior standing or c.1 ,n sent. May he repeated for cred it.
210 Applied Spanish (3 ) A review and application of ge n eral ed ucation Spanish. Content will he pe rsonalized as we refine grammar skills and develop vocab II lary in the process of using oral and written Span ish to communi cate each s tudent's field of inter est. Prerequisite: 20 1 or eq ui va lent or permission of instructor. 220 Spanish for Spanish Speakers (3) Intense work on details of oral and wr itten communication, with spe cial attention ro typi ca l problems encountered b y st ud e nt s w ho have not been educated in Span ish . Prerequisite: 201 or eq ui valent or pe rmission of instructor. 315 Spanish Conversation and Composition (3) Concentration on development of flu ency. pronu nc iation, and gen eral vocabu larv as we ll as vocabu lary d ea ling with each student's specific areas of inte rest. Special attention to developing wr itin g skills. with emph as is o n syntax, c lea r expression , and some c re at ive writing. Prerequisite: 210 or 220 or permission of instructor. 320 Spanish Conversation, Grammar and Composition. (3) Fu rehe r development of the skills of 3 15 with emphasis on wr itte n comm uni cat ion , refi ne ment of grammar and syntax. and improve ment of speak ing skills. Develop ment of mini-d ramas for commu ni cating sp iritual truth s. Serv ice proj ect required . Prerequisite: 210 or 220 or permission of inscructor. 380 Directed Research (1-3) Hispa ni c language o r litera ture determined in co·nsulcati on with the instructor. May he re peated for a maximum of three uni ts. Prerequisites: 2 10 and consent or the instr uctor. 410 Spani sh American Literature (3) Selected read in gs from recog ni zed Lati n Ame ri can wr it e rs. Emphas is on developing a hi gh level of reading and speak ing pro fi cie ncy cove ring all genres. C ul ture, his tory and soc ial strucwres will become central issues for dis cussion as students learn to under stand another culrnre through it~ literatu re. Prereq uisites: 3 l.'i and 320 or pe rmission of instructor. 420 Spanish Literature (3) Represent;ttive read in1,,-s from remg n ized Peninsular writers , with emphasis on developing a high level
A Bachelor ofArts deg1r:t' in Span ish is offered upon the completion of uni versi ty baccalaureate require ments and the Spanish major.
FACULTY Associate Professors: Dickson, D unbar
MAJOR Spanish (39 units)
DISTINCTIVES
The Modern Language Department seeks to provide effec tive language training in the con text of the Ch ristian fai th and the cultu res of the respective languages that we offer. At the general edu cati on level we desire to provide an understand ing of the nature of lan guage as well as a moderate level of command of the sc.:lected language (F rench and Spanish). For the stu dent who is serious about develop ing a mastery of a language , we offer a Span ish major and minor that are strongl y focused on prepa ration for service in Spanish-speak ing contexts. The objectives of the Spanish major are: I ) to deve lop the Span ish language and cultu ra l sk ills of students who seek to he servants in Spanish-speaking envi ronments in the US and abroad; 2) to provide significant hands-o n experi ence in serving in these envi ronments: and 3) to guide the stu dents· development of the holistic integrative reasoning that is neces sarv to successfully serve ochers. Note: Sip, lflnp,age does 1101 1nre11hrfon:ig11 lr11~g1111gt rrquirrme111 111 Biolfl University. Competency Requirement In fo llowing the general educa tion seq ue nce of courses in fo reign languages rhe srndent must have a minimum grade of "C" (nor "C-'' ) to enroll in subseq ue nt courses.
T he Spanish major consists of 39 units. A core of 33 units, 24 of whic h must he uppe r di vision and inc lude: 3 1.'i , 320 , 4 10, 420, 430, 440. 4.'i0, 460 , and a mini mum of 9 units from 465 , 470 , 48:i , 490, and six units of Com muni cat ion 280 and History 312. Two program-related service lea rnin g p rojec ts must be com pleted pri or to graduat ion , All Spanish courses a re ca ug ht in Spanish .
MINOR
A Minor in Spanish req ui res a minimum of 18 units inc lu d ing: 2IO or 220. 31:i. 320,4 10.440, and one or more of Spanish 420, 4:i0, History 1 12 or lnce rcultural Stud ies 332 (Latin America only). One ap proved program-re lated se rvi ce learn ing project is req uired.
COURSES Spanish (HUFS)
Students desi ring to enroll in Spanis h a re stro ngl v advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore yea rs. Placement in Span is h classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students e nterin g the program with less than two years of hi g h school Spanish or one semester of coll ege Spanish w ill automat ica ll y be placed in the first course. Srndents who do not maintain cont in uous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingl y. Note: Adv fln cement from onf m11rsr i11 th,, lower division seq11e11ce to th,, n1,;r.·t &.'ii/ rrq11ire demo11stmti1m ofpm(icimry. 101, 102 Elementary Spanish (4,4) The fundamentals of pronuncia tion. grammar. conve rsat ion and read ing. Taught with emphasi s on communi cation. compreh ens ion , reading and writing. Fou r hours each week. Either semester. 201 Intermediate Spanish (4) Advanced grammar. compositi on. increased fa c ility in reading and conversation. Four ho urs each week. Either semester.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Ad m iss ion co t he Spanish major or minor program req uires: A. Comp lete Spanish 210 or 2 20 in the semeste r prior to adm iss ion with a grade of B o r hi gher or a satisfactory score on a normed pl acemen t exam g iven by th e department, and B. File an appli cat ion , with an essay in Spani sh co the depart ment. An interv iew with depart ment fac ult y is re qui red. This process normall y should be com pleted by the end of the Fresh man year. Prerequisite co urse wo rk or appro ved eq ui valents are: Spanis h 2 10 or 220 a nd Anth ropology 200 (to fulfill the Behav iora l Scie nce req uirement ).
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