Mission
Spanish is one of the two majors offered by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. The philosophy and goals of our Department are based on the mission statement of Loyola Marymount University.

The Encouragement of Learning: The Spanish program gives students language and cultural experiences through a blend of direct and communicative approaches. This leads to advanced proficiency in both receptive and productive skills.

The Education of The Whole Person:
A graduate of our program has received from other students, teachers, and mentors the insight to recognize his/her intellectual and emotional strengths and to be able to apply them in a professional life that promotes the respect and understanding of the language and cultures of Spanish speaking populations.

The Service of Faith: Our students are taught through literature, history, and the arts, that the Spanish world begins with the merger of Judaic Hebrew, Muslim Arabic, and Christian Indo-European cultures and in the Americas it incorporates pre-Columbian indigenous influences. This knowledge prepares our graduates to respect religious differences, and encourage them to reinforce their beliefs and to nurture other peoples choices.

The Promotion of Justice: Our graduates will receive the tools to foster intercultural understanding, which is the basis for social justice and social harmony.

Students with a major from our department have been recently admitted to a variety of Graduate programs at Duke University, Harvard University, USC, USF, NYU, and many other institutions. They have also found jobs as teachers, in the entertainment industry, and in the business world in the U.S., and abroad. Others volunteer in the Peace Corps, Americorps, Teach for America and the PLACE program.

Study Abroad
We strongly encourage all students, whether considering a major in the Department or not, to study in Latin America and Spain. In recent years, students have taken advantage of programs in Central and South America, Caribbean, Mexico and Spain to enhance their education and opportunities.

Minor:
The minor consists of 18 semester hours taken beyond the intermediate level:
Span 321, 322 and 330, to be followed by Span 331, 332, and one upper division elective.

Major:
Lower Division Requirements
Span 101,102,203, & 204 or 205 are required.  The elementary and intermediate courses may be satisfied by placement examination.  A grade of C (2.0) is required in all these courses.
Upper Division Requirements
Span 321, 322, 330, 332, 9 hours in upper division Spanish electives and Span 500 (1credit) Senior Capstone Project.

Credential Program:
Students interested in obtaining a secondary teaching credential have to take Span 420 and 432 in addition to the Spanish major requirements.

Spanish Honor Society:
The LMU Iota RHO of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish Honor Society, recognizes outstanding Spanish majors in their junior and senior years.  A student must have at least a 3.0 GPA in order to be initiated. A 3.8 average is required in all Spanish courses toward the major for juniors and at least a 3.5 average for seniors.  Three upper division courses beyond Spanish 321 are also required.

Spanish Club:
The Spanish Club organizes different cultural activities related to the Latino/Hispanic world (i.e. movie nights, poetry readings, Día de los Muertos celebration) throughout the academic year. More Info

La Voz:
Undergraduate journal published by the Spanish club. It includes research papers, creative writing (i.e. short stories, poetry) and artistic work.

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Faculty:
Acevedo, Rebeca
Badenes, Jose Ignacio, S.J.
Cabrera, Mónica
Eich, Jennifer L.
Partnoy, Alicia
Petro, Antonia
Orozco, Gloria