The Spanish major provides intensive study of the language, literature, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish major can be successfully combined with a major or minor in another discipline such as Business, English, History, International Studies, Political Science, or Psychology in preparation for graduate and professional studies.
Major Requirements
Required 200-level courses (4 course units)
SPA 203/Intermediate Oral Proficiency or SPA 210 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPA 211/Intermediate Writing Proficiency
SPA 215/Spanish Phonetics
SPA 241/Intermediate Reading Skills
Elective 200-level course (1 course unit)
SPA 216/Current Events
SPA 217/Introduction to Hispanic Culture
SPA 218/Business Spanish
SPA 219/Spanish for Medical Purposes
SPA 270/Intermediate Topics in Spanish
SPA 228/ Spanish for Law, Justice, and Human Services
300-level courses (5 course units)
LINGUISTICS:
SPA 301/Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 319/ English/Spanish Medical Interpreting
SPA 350/Introduction Spanish Linguistics
SPA 351/Spanish/English Translation I
SPA 370/Topics in Spanish (depending on topic)
SPA 372/History of the Spanish Language
SPA 373/Introduction Spanish Bilingualism in US
SPA 391/Independent Study in Spanish (when the topic is related to Spanish Linguistics)
CULTURE/CIVILIZATION:
SPA 303/Culture/Society of Spain
SPA 304/Civilization of Spanish America
SPA 370/Topics in Spanish (depending on topic)
SPA 391/Independent Study in Spanish (when the topic is related to culture/civilization in the Spanish-speaking world)
LITERATURE:
SPA 311/Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature
SPA 312/Survey of Spanish-American Literature
SPA 323/20th-Century Hispanic Theater
SPA 327/Hispanic Short Story
SPA 331/Spanish-American Novel
SPA 348/Seminar in Hispanic Film
SPA 353/Contemporary Literature of Spain
SPA 370/Topics (depending on Topic)
SPA 391/Independent Study in Spanish (when the topic is related to literature in the Spanish-speaking world)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (Not required but counts as a 300-level elective)
SPA 302 Advanced Spanish Oral Proficiency
SPA 370/Topics (taken abroad)
SPA 499 Spanish Senior Seminar (1 course unit)
*Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country for at least one semester. Students who wish to study in Spain or Latin America should do so during their Fall or
Spring semester of year 2 or year 3, and take at least three 300-level Spanish courses there.