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Major Requirements — Spanish
Bachelor of Arts
The Spanish program offers students the opportunity to master each of the four basic skills of language acquisition: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Each course is designed to encourage active participation, strong language skills, and an understanding of and appreciation for the various countries that speak Spanish as their first language.
Those who know and use the Spanish language will have an advantage in almost any field that they may choose. An understanding of Spanish will prepare students for a variety of professions such as, but not limited to education, social work, law, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, business, communication, health care, and nursing.
Successful completion of a major in Spanish requires students to complete 35 semester hours of Spanish coursework Each student will be required to take 23 hours of required coursework in addition to 12 hours of student-selected coursework. The student-selected coursework options will be dependent on the student choice of major within two areas of emphasis: Latino Studies and Spanish Language and Literature.
All students who major in Spanish will select from an immersion or travel-study experience as part of the required coursework. Those students with sufficient experience or background in Spanish may begin coursework at the 2000-level pending successful completion of a Spanish placement exam. The Elementary Spanish course (SPN1120) does not count as part of the credits earned towards a major, but can fulfill a General Education requirement.
Required Courses: 23-24 semester hours
| SPN2200 | Intermediate Spanish I (4) |
| SPN2300 | Intermediate Spanish II (4) |
| SPN3200 | Spanish Phonetics and Conversation (3) |
| SPN3300 | Spanish Translation (3) |
| SPN3400 | Advanced Spanish Skills (3) |
| SPN4990 | Spanish Capstone Seminar (3) |
Students are required to choose one of the following courses after completion of the intermediate Spanish courses:
| SPN3880 | Spanish Travel/Study Experience (3-4) |
| SPN3650 | Language and Community Immersion (3) |
| ENG3880 | Travel/Study: Mexican and Chicano Literature (4) |
Spanish Language and Literature Emphasis
Selected Courses: Choose at least 12 semester hours from the list below:
| SPN3450 | Spanish Language Films (3) |
| SPN3500 | Advanced Spanish Literature (3) |
| SPN3600 | Latin American Civilization and Culture (3) |
| SPN3700 | Survey of Latin American Literature (3) |
| SPN3750 | Spanish Language Practicum (1-3) |
| SPN3800 | Comparative Grammatical Structures (3) |
Latino Studies Emphasis
In addition to the required courses for the Spanish major, Latino Studies majors must take the following 6 semester hours:
| LTS1200 | Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies (3) |
| LTS1300 | Latinos in the United States (3) |
Selected Courses: Choose at least 6 semester hours from the following courses:
| LTS2000 | Latina Writers (4) |
| SPN3600 | Latin American Civilization and Culture (3) |
| SPN3700 | Survey of Latin American Literature (3) |
| ENG3880 | Travel/Study: Mexican and Chicano Literature (4) |
| HIS3450 | Latin American History (4) |
| PSC3560 | Comparative Political Systems: Developing Nations (4) |
