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Required Courses

Summary of Degree Requirements

University Requirements

  •  (4 s.h.) and/or  (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
  • All 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. All General Anthropology majors take  and one of the following writing-intensive courses for this requirement: ,Ìý,Ìý, or .
  • Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the  section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.

College of Liberal Arts Requirements

  • Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including:
    • 90 credits in CLA/CST courses;
    • 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999).
      • ¹ó´Ç°ùÌýSocial Science majors, 6 upper level credits (numbered 2000-4999) must be taken in Humanities Subject Areas: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts, Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
    • A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
    • Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.

Professional Development Requirement

  • All students in the College of Liberal Arts are required to take a 1 credit seminar in professional development. CLA 1002  is the appropriate course option for this major. Other courses that fulfill this requirement may be found on the CLA  page. Only one course in this category may count towards graduation.

Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements

  • All students must complete or test out of the first and second levels of a foreign language - these courses are numbered 1001 and 1002;
  • All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
  • All Bachelor of Arts students must complete one of the following options:
    • Third semester of a foreign language;
    • Demonstrated proficiency beyond the third semester in a foreign language (placement exam or certification from the language department);
    • Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA Ìý±è²¹²µ±ð;
    • Study Abroad at an approved program; or
    • Take a second General Education Global/World Society course.

Notes on Foreign Language Study

  • The third level of language is numbered 1003 in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese and numbered 2001 in all other foreign language subjects.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to take the third level of a foreign language as it is the minimum required for election to the prestigious honor society Phi Beta Kappa. (Taking the course does not guarantee admission but not taking it guarantees exclusion.)
  • See the  section of this Bulletin for more information on the Foreign Language Placement, Regression in Coursework, and guidelines for students' other experiences with language.

General Electives are typically one-third of a student's program of study and can be focused on a second major, a minor, or towards some other personal enrichment or professional goals. See an academic advisor for assistance in developing an academic plan for these courses.

Major Requirements by Concentration

A total of 10 courses are required after completion of the ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý±è°ù±ð°ù±ð±ç³Ü²õ¾±³Ù¾±±ð²õ.

Language, Literature, Linguistics

Total credit hours: 30

Writing Intensive Courses

  • : Composition (prerequisite for most 3000-level courses)
  • : Advanced Analysis and Writing Skills 1

Electives

  • A maximum of two electives may be selected at the 2000 level
  • A maximum of three electives may be selected at the 3000 level
  • A minimum of three electives must be selected at the 4000 level

1ÌýIndicates writing capstone for the major.

Note: Up to two Catalan or Portuguese courses may be taken in place of two Spanish 2000/3000 level courses.

Language & Professional Studies

Total credit hours: 30

Writing Intensive Courses

  • : Composition (prerequisite for most 3000-level courses)
  • : Advanced Analysis and Writing Skills 1

Electives

  • A maximum of two electives may be selected at the 2000 level
  • Three Business/Medical/Legal/Translation courses (Spanish 3000-4000 level)

Literature Course

Select one of the following.

  • : Introduction to the Literature of Spain
  • : Introduction to the Literature of Latin America

Additional Electives

  • At least two Spanish elective courses numbered 4000-4999

1 Writing capstone for the major.

Note: Up to two Portuguese or Catalan courses may be taken in place of two Spanish 2000/3000-level courses.

Spanish for Education

Total credit hours: 30

Writing Intensive Courses

  • Ìý°ä´Ç³¾±è´Ç²õ¾±³Ù¾±´Ç²ÔÌý1
  •  Advanced Analysis and Writing Skills 2

Composition & Conversation

Select one of the following:

  • : Intensive Practice in the Four Skills (9 credits)
  • : Conversational Review
  • : Hispanic Readings
  • : Spanish for Heritage and Bilingual Speakers
  • : Advanced Intensive Practice in the Four Skills (9 credits)
  • : Advanced Composition & Conversation
  • : Hispanic Readings II
  • : Advanced Grammar for Communication

Culture & Civilization

Select one of the following:

  • : Latin America through Film
  • : The Cultures of Spain
  • : Spain through Film
  • : The Cultures of Latin America
  • : The Culture of Puerto Rico
  • : The Hispanic World
  • : Hispanic Literature through Art
  • : The Art of Spain

Linguistics

Select one of the following:

  • : The Sounds of Spanish
  • : Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
  • : Spanish/English Bilingualism
  • : Spanish Applied Linguistics
  • : Evolution of the Spanish Language
  • : Spanish Sociolinguistics
  • : Language and Gender

Contemporary Literature

Select one of the following:

  • : Hispanic Modernism
  • : 20th &/or 21st Century Spanish Literature
  • : Spanish American Short Story
  • : Spanish American Poetry
  • : National Literatures of Spanish America
  • : 20th and/or 21st Century Puerto Rican Authors
  • : Latin American Literature of Social Conflict
  • : U.S. Latino/a Studies
  • : Hispanic Nobel Laureates

Additional Literature

Select one of the following:

  • : Hispanic Readings II
  • : Introduction to the Literature of Spain
  • : Introduction to the Literature of Latin America
  • : Puerto Rican Readings
  • : Special Topics I
  • : Survey of Spanish Literature
  • : Cervantes
  • : Survey of Spanish American Literature
  • : Hispanic Literature through Art (or one additional contemporary literature course from the above list)
  • : Advanced Translation and Interpretation

Electives

  • Three Spanish electives (SPAN 1003 may be taken as one of these)

1Ìý is a prerequisite for many Spanish courses at the advanced levels. 

2 Indicates capstone for the major.

Note: In order to complete the 10-course requirement, students must add additional courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, depending on proficiency.