SpanishSubject regulations

The Spanish programme offers language acquisition papers, Spanish translation, Spanish and Latin American culture and literature, and Spanish for business and tourism papers. Papers beyond SPNSH131 are generally taught in Spanish.

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 subsequent year. Students with 14 credits at Level 3 in NCEA Spanish or equivalent, will gain direct entry into SPNSH232. Students with excellent results at Level 2 in NCEA Spanish or equivalent, may, at the discretion of the Convenor of Spanish, begin with SPNSH232. Native speakers of Spanish may not enrol in SPNSH131, SPNSH231, SPNSH232, SPNSH331 or SPNSH332. Students whose heritage language is Spanish and who wish to enrol in a Spanish language acquisition paper should contact a lecturer in the subject to determine the appropriate level. Please consult with the Programme Convenor for general advice on entry point into Spanish language acquisition papers.

Note:

Students are encouraged to contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office for programme advice.

Enrolment into postgraduate level 500 Spanish papers will be suspended from 2022 onwards.

Other qualifications

Prescriptions for:

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.
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 onwards.
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.

Spanish papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
SPNSH131Spanish for Beginners Learn the basics of written and spoken Spanish including greetings, family, city life and daily routines. No previous knowledge of Spanish is needed.	15	25B (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
INTLC200Business Culture in Latin America This paper analyses cultural traits from Latin America and examines how these attributes may impact on business and tourism industries.	15	25A (Hamilton)
SPNSH231Intermediate Spanish 1 Extend your previous knowledge of Spanish to express past and future situations. Topics will include shopping, local places of interest, and...	15	25A (Hamilton)
SPNSH232Intermediate Spanish 2 Students will extend their language skills, and cover toipcs such as travelling, eating out and wellbeing.	15	25B (Hamilton) & 25B (Secondary School - Unistart)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
INTLC301Research Methods in International Languages and Cultures After workshops covering intercultural contexts in research, bibliography, literature reviews, ethics, data collection and editing, students will...	15	No occurrences
INTLC312Visual Cultures of Latin America This paper offers both a historical and contemporary approach to regional and national identity construction in Latin America. Through a selection of...	15	25B (Hamilton)
INTLC380Study Abroad 1 This paper will enable students to undertake appropriate individual study abroad programmes as part of their undergraduate degree. Each study...	15	25G (Block) & 25I (Block) & 25X (Block)
SPNSH331Advanced Spanish 1 This paper is designed to enhance proficiency in Spanish at an advanced level. It will focus on contemporary cultural issues, and historical themes...	15	25A (Hamilton)
SPNSH332Advanced Spanish 2 This paper focuses on advanced Spanish language learning and is a continuation of Advanced Spanish 1.	15	25B (Hamilton)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
SPNSH900Spanish PhD Thesis	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25J (Hamilton) & 25K (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 9 Apr 2025 01:00am

SpanishSubject regulations

Other qualifications

GradCert(Span) and GradDip(Span)

Graduate Study

PhD

Spanish papers