Major Requirements
Specific requirements for each major are listed below. Students are urged to consult their advisers to create balanced programs.
French, Italian, or Spanish
Majors are urged to take work in related fields (e.g., another Romance language, English, linguistics, art history, philosophy, history).
French. Forty-eight graded credits in French-passed with grades of C- or better-are required beyond second-year French, distributed as follows:
|
48 credits |
| Culture et langage: la France contemporaine (FR 301) |
4 |
| Culture et langage: identités francophones (FR 303) |
4 |
| French Survey (FR 317, 318, 319) or equivalent |
12 |
| 12 credits of French Literature numbered 330 or above (IN RESIDENCE on the Eugene campus), at least 8 credits of which must be at the 400 level |
12 |
12 credits of French electives
e.g. courses in literature, linguistics, film, grammar, culture; must be upper division, taught in French, and address the culture(s) of the French speaking world |
12 |
| Advanced Writing in French (FR 416) |
4 |
Italian. Forty-eight graded credits in Italian-passed with grades of C- or better-are required beyond second-year Italian, distributed as follows:
|
48 credits |
| Cultura e lingua: l’Italia contemporanea (ITAL 301) |
4 |
| Cultura e lingua: società, economia, politica (ITAL 303) |
4 |
Oral Skills (ITAL 307), two terms OR
Other 300-level language course |
4 |
| Italian Survey (ITAL 317, 318, 319) |
12 |
12 credits of Italian Literature numbered 341* or above (IN RESIDENCE on the Eugene campus), at least 8 credits of which must be at the 400 level
*coursework & reading must be done in Italian |
12 |
12 credits of Italian Electives:
e.g. courses in literature, linguistics, film, grammar, culture; must be upper division, taught in Italian, and address the culture(s) of the Italian-speaking world |
12 |
Spanish. Forty-eight graded credits in courses-passed with grades of C- or better-are required beyond second-year Spanish, distributed as follows:
|
48 credits |
| Advanced Writing in Spanish (SPAN 416)/311 |
4 |
| Two courses chosen from Cultura y lengua: identidades hispanas (SPAN 301), Cultura y lengua: expresiones artísticas (SPAN 303), Cultura y lengua: cambios sociales (SPAN 305) |
8 |
| Three courses chosen from Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature (SPAN 316, 317), Survey of Spanish American Literature (SPAN 318, 319) |
12 |
12 credits of Spanish Literatureor Spanish linguistics numbered 328 or above (IN RESIDENCE on the Eugene campus), at least 8 credits of which must be at the 400 level |
|
12 |
12 credits of Spanish electives
e.g. courses in literature, linguistics, film, grammar, culture; must be upper division, taught in Spanish, and address the culture(s) of the Spanish-speaking world
|
12 |
Romance Languages
Romance languages majors must complete on the Eugene campus a minimum of 12 credits in literature courses. At least 8 credits of these 12 must be in courses numbered 407 or higher.
Forty-eight graded credits in two Romance languages—passed with grades of C– or better—are required beyond the second-year language sequence, distributed as follows:
| First Romance Language |
32 credits |
| Language courses |
12 |
| Literature survey sequence (FR 317, 318, 319 or ITAL 317, 318, 319 or three from SPAN 316, 317, 318, 319) |
12 |
| Additional literature courses |
8 |
| Second Romance Language |
16 credits |
| Language courses |
8 |
| Literature courses |
8 |
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