Spanish - A.B.

The Spanish major is designed to help students develop proficiency in the communication, cultures, connections, and communities important to the language. Because of the large Spanish-speaking population in the United States, opportunities for multilingual professionals are increasing. The IWU Spanish major equips students to be world-changers through the power of the Spanish language. The education major in Spanish is further designed to add training and specific professional experience to the liberal arts major (see education section of the catalog).

Prerequisite: SPA-117 and SPA-118 or beginning level competency by examination.

Requirements

41-47

Language

3-9

Prerequisite: SPA-117 and SPA-118 or beginning level competency by examination.

SPA-237

Intermediate Spanish I

0-3

SPA-238

Intermediate Spanish II

0-3

SPA-347

Spanish Conversation/Composition

3

Students are required to pass SPA-347 with a minimum grade of "C" before advancing to other 300 or 400 level upper-division classes.

Advisors may, however, grant some students permission to take another upper-division class at the same time that they are taking SPA-347.

Students may not elect to take SPA-237 or 238 after successfully completing upper level courses except by permission of the Division.

History and Culture

6

SPA-348

Latin American Studies

3

SPA-354

Latin American History

3

SPA-365

Special Topics in Spanish Culture

3

SPA-371

Hispanic Culture in the U.S.

3

SPA-372

Culture and Civilization of Spain

3

Literature

6

SPA-457

Survey of Spanish Literature

3

SPA-458

Survey of Spanish American Literature

3

SPA-461

Contemporary Spanish Literature

3

SPA-462

Spanish Short Stories

3

SPA-465

Special Topics in Spanish Literature

3

Foreign Study Experience

3

SPA-370

Hispanic Culture and Language Studies

3

 

AND/OR

 

Students may transfer a 300 or 400 level course taken abroad that focuses on the history, culture, or literature of a Spanish-speaking country or the theory or practical use of the Spanish language. Must be taught in Spanish and must be from an approved, accredited program.

 

Senior Seminar

1

SPA-470

Senior Seminar

1

Spanish Electives

12

SPA-357

Spanish Linguistics and Phonology

3

SPA-420

Advanced Spanish Grammar

3

SPA-475

Independent Learning - Spanish OR

1-3

Any SPA course listed above not taken to meet another requirement

3

Cognate

10

Choose from one of the following fields:

 

Second Foreign Language

 

History

 

Religion

 

Intercultural Studies OR

 

another field approved by the division

 

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.