As the second most commonly spoken language in the United States, Spanish is fast taking over English as the most common language in the country. As the world of today is becoming increasingly globalized, it is becoming increasingly important for people to have an understanding of Spanish, a language that is filled with practical applications and incredibly brilliant and rich literary works, in order to deal with the world of tomorrow.

Teaching Option
A degree option is available for elementary, secondary and special education teachers. Please contact Academic Advising for further information.

Learning Outcomes, Spanish, BA

• Be able to speak the language well enough to satisfy routine social demands and limited nonspecific, work related tasks
• Be able to comprehend face-to-face speech in standard language spoken at a normal rate with some repetition and rewording by a native speaker not accustomed to dealing with foreigners
• Have sufficient comprehension to read authentic printed material or edited texts and material within a familiar context
• Be able to write routine social correspondence and simple discourse as well as cohesive summaries, resumes, short narratives and descriptions on factual topics in the past, present, and future times
• Possess a broad understanding of the history and civilization of the target culture
• Possess a critical and theoretically-based awareness of the literary and cultural traditions, periods, genres and contexts of the target language

General Requirements

• Credit hours in Spanish language and literature courses (beyond SPAN 2110
• 6 credit hours in Foreign and Cultural Studies
• Spanish majors must achieve grades of C or higher in all required Spanish courses

Total: 42 semester hours – 36 semester hours in Spanish plus 6 semester hours in Foreign and Cultural Studies.

Course Requirements

• SPAN 3000 - Spanish Grammar and Composition or
• SPAN3070 Sustainability in the Spanish-Speaking World
• SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
• SPAN 3100 - Literary Analysis
• SPAN 4970 - Senior Seminar: Spanish
• SPAN 3190 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature I AND
• SPAN 3250 - Hispanic Culture Studies  OR
• SPAN 3200 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature II AND
• SPAN 4250 - The Cultural Heritage in Latin America

Complete nine credit hours of the following Spanish Literature electives.

• SPAN 3370 - The Latin American Essay
• SPAN 3690 - Hispanic Culture Through Film
• SPAN 4110 - Women in Hispanic Literature
• SPAN 4150 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature
• SPAN 4210 - Hispanic Heritage of Colorado
• SPAN 4253 - Almodovar
• SPAN 4280 - Generation of 1898
• SPAN 4360 - Hispanic Short Story
• SPAN 4400 - Topics in Contemporary Literature
• SPAN 4420 - Hispanic/Latino U.S. Literature
• SPAN 4440 - Hispanic, Chicano/a, and Mexican-American Literature
• SPAN 4450 - U.S. Cuban Literature
• SPAN 4460 - Studies in U.S.-Mexico Border Literature
• SPAN 4510 - Contemporary Hispanic American Literature
• SPAN 4610 - Latin American Authors
• SPAN 4620 - Don Quijote I
• SPAN 4650 - Spanish or Latin American or Chicano Authors
• SPAN 4660 - Spanish Authors-Poetry

Complete six credit hours of the following courses in Hispanic topics.

• FCS 3230 - Southwestern Culture Studies
• FCS 3360 - U.S. Latina/o Literature
• FCS 3690 - Topics in Hispanic FilmFCS 4210 - Hispanic Heritage of Colorado
• FCS 4253 - Almodovar
• FCS 4460 - Studies in U.S.-Mexico Border Literature
• GES 3820 - Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
• HIST 1400 - Latin America to 1810
• HIST 1410 - Latin America Since 1810
• HIST 3560 - Modern Mexico