Modern Languages

Ontario High School Applicants

1 grade 12 English U/M course

5 other grade 12 U/M courses 

A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses

Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.

Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.

Applicants from outside an Ontario High School 

International Students

Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario

Applicants from Colleges

Applicants from other Universities

Mature Students

Note pour les étudiants actuels

Les options de grade ci-dessous seront offertes lors de la prochaine année universitaire et ne le sont pas cette année. Si vous cherchez les cours à suivre afin de compléter les options d'un programme d'une année universitaire antérieure, svp consultez avec un conseiller académique.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Modern Languages

Total 120 credits

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

Major in Italian

ITAL 1005E     Introductory Italian (or equivalent)

12 credits at the 4000 level, 6 of which must be in language

6 credits of literature or culture courses at the 3000 level

18 additional upper year ITAL credits (ITAL 2005 and ITAL 3005 are highly recommended)

78 elective credits#

Notes:

• In order to get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if not part of the other minor or second major. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
• Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.
• Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Bachelor of Arts (General)

Total 90 credits

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

Concentration in Italian

All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.

Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies.

Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.

Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization. 

First Year

ITAL 1005E     Introductory Italian  OR  ITAL 2005N     Intermediate Italian
6 elective credits in the Sciences
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)
12 elective credits

Upper Years

30 upper year ITAL credits*

30 elective credits

* Students must include ITAL 2005N if not taken in first year. ITAL 3005N is also highly recommended.

Note:    Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Concentration in Spanish

All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.

Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies.

Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.

Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization. 

First Year

ESPA 1005E     Introductory Spanish  OR  ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish
6 elective credits in the Sciences
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)
12 elective credits

Upper Years

30 upper year ESPA credits*

30 elective credits

* Students must include ESPA 2005N if not taken in first year. ESPA 3005N is also highly recommended.

Note:    Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Minor in Italian Language

ITAL 1005E     Introductory Italian*

ITAL 2005N     Intermediate Italian

ITAL 3005N     Advanced Italian

6 credits of ITAL language courses at the 4000 level

Minor in Italian Language and Culture

ITAL 1005E     Introductory Italian*

ITAL 2005N     Intermediate Italian

ITAL 3005N     Advanced Italian

6 upper year credits of ITAL literature or culture courses

* Students who are not required to take ITAL 1005 must replace it with an additional 6 ITAL language credits at the 4000 level

Minor in Latin American Studies

Students must take all the required courses listed, plus 3 credits from each of Electives A), Electives B) and Electives C).

Required courses (15 credits):

ESPA 1005E     Introductory Spanish*

ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish

ESPA 2306N     Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization

Electives A):

     3 credits from the following:

          ESPA 3126N     The City as Palimstet in Spain and Spanish America

          ESPA 3136N     Modern Spanish American Literature

          ESPA 3226N     Film in Spain and Latin-America

          ESPA 3456N     Short Story in Spain

          ESPA 3506N     Evolution of Hispanic Culture in North America

          ESPA 3507N     Hispanic Imagination in North America

Electives B):

     3 credits from the following:

          ESPA 2516E     Women in the Hispanic World

          GEOG 3826E     Brazil and South America

          GEOG 3827E     Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

          GEOG 3827F     Le Mexique et l’Amérique latine (cannot take both GEOG 3827E and 3827F)

Electives C):

     3 additional credits from either A) or B).

Minor in Spanish for the Professional World

ESPA 1005E     Introductory Spanish*

ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish

ESPA 3005N     Advanced Spanish

ESPA 4066N     Spanish in the Professions

ESPA 4051N     The Hispanic World Online

Minor in Spanish Language and Culture

ESPA 1005E     Introductory Spanish*

ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish

ESPA 2306N     Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization

ESPA 2706N     Aspects of Peninsular Culture and Civilization

ESPA 3005N     Advanced Spanish

* Students who are not required to take ESPA 1005 must replace it with an additional 6 ESPA language credits at the 4000 level

Certificate of Basic Multilingual Competence (24 credits)

To obtain the certificate, students must successfully complete, with a minimum overall average of 70%, either 12 credits taught in the French language for anglophone students or 12 credits taught in the English language for francophone students , excluding language courses (e.g., ENGL 1540, 1550, 1551,1552, FREN language courses, LANG courses) and 12 credits from one of the groups below:

ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish  AND  ESPA 3005N     Advanced Spanish

ITAL 2005N      Intermediate Italian  AND  ITAL 3005N     Advanced Italian

INDG 2516E     Intermediate Nishnaabemwin A/INDG 2517E     Intermediate Nishnaabemwin B

   AND  INDG 3316E     Intermediate Nishnaabemwin C AND  INDG 3516E     Advanced Nishnaabemwin A

INDG 2035E     Intermediate Cree  AND  INDG 3025E     Advanced Cree

List of Spanish Language Courses
ESPA 1005E     Introductory Spanish
ESPA 2005N     Intermediate Spanish
ESPA 3005N     Advanced Spanish
ESPA 4006N     Intensive Oral Practice
ESPA 4007N     Advanced Spanish Composition
ESPA 4051N     The Hispanic World Online
 

List of Culture/Literature Courses

ESPA 2306N     Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization
ESPA 2706N     Aspects of Peninsular Culture and Civilization
ESPA 3126N     The City as Palimpsest in Spain and Spanish America*
ESPA 3136N     Modern Spanish American Literature
ESPA 3226E     Film in Spanish America and Spain**
ESPA 3456N     The Short Story in Spain and Spanish America
ESPA 3507N     The Hispanic Imagination in North America
ESPA 4156N     Cervantes’ Don Quijote: From the Renaissance to a Modern Vision
ESPA 4226E     Film in Spanish America and Spain**
ESPA 4426N     The Romance of Nation Building
ESPA 4586N     Special Topics in Hispanic Studies
ESPA 4105N     Undergraduate Thesis
* - Students may not retain credit for both ESPA 3126 and ESPA 4126.
** - Students may not retain credit for both ESPA 3226 and ESPA 4226.