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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog | Expires Aug. 2014

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Spanish Major (B.A.)

For a major in Spanish, 28 credits are required in courses numbered 211 or higher. Students whose Spanish proficiency is beyond SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 will take all their courses at the 300-400 levels; such students will not receive credit for SPAN 211 and SPAN 212.

For information about using Spanish studies in careers, graduate work, and combined with other academic areas, please consult a faculty member in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages.

Required Courses (14 credits)

SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 cr
SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 cr
SPAN 302 - Spanish Conversation 3 cr
SPAN 311 - Spanish Composition 3 cr

One course from:

SPAN 313 - Introduction to Literature of Spain I 3 cr
SPAN 314 - Introduction to Literature of Spain II 3 cr
SPAN 317 - Introduction to Latin-American Literature I 3 cr
SPAN 318 - Introduction to Latin-American Literature II 3 cr

One course from:

SPAN 340 - Civilization of Spain 4 cr
SPAN 341 - Latin-American Civilization 4 cr

Required 400-level Electives (10-11 credits required)

One literature course from the following:

SPAN 420 - The Spanish Golden Age 3 cr
SPAN 430 - Modern Spanish Literature 3 cr
SPAN 440 - Contemporary Latin-American Prose 3 cr
SPAN 450 - Latin-American Poetry & Drama 3 cr

One language course from the following:

SPAN 419 - Advanced Composition & Conversation 4 cr
SPAN 455 - Intensive Language Review 4 cr
SPAN 467 - United States Spanish 3 cr

Additional Electives

Additional credits at 300-400 level to total a minimum of 28 credits in Spanish.

Recommended courses:

SPAN 319 - Introduction to U.S. Hispanic Literature 3 cr
SPAN 334 - Phonetics 3 cr
SPAN 336 - Spanish for the Professions 3 cr
SPAN 344 - U.S. Hispanic Civilization 3 cr