Track A: International Internship

(60 credits in Spanish and related courses, plus additional credits as indicated below.)

Track B: Language, Literature, and Culture

(72 credits in Spanish and related courses, plus additional credits as indicated below.)

1. Interdisciplinary Literature and Culture Core

(8 credits) (Track B must choose SPAN 301 plus 4 additional credits.)

• SPAN 301 - Introduction to Reading Hispanic Literature 4 credits

• or

• ENG 300 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Critical Writing 4 credits
• ANTH 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits

• or

• COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits

• or

• COMM 201 - Media Across Cultures 4 credits

2. Intermediate Language and Literature Core

(Track A: choose 24 credits. Track B: choose 28 credits.)

• SPAN 310 - Hispanic Culture, Composition, and Conversation 4 credits
• SPAN 311 - Hispanic Culture, Composition, and Conversation 4 credits
• SPAN 312 - Hispanic Culture, Composition, and Conversation 4 credits *

• or

• SPAN 412 - Advanced Composition, Conversation, and Culture 4 credits *
• SPAN 315 - Spanish Grammar Review 4 credits
• SPAN 320 - Topics in Hispanic Film 4 credits ***
• SPAN 322 - Nineteenth-Century Hispanic Literature 4 credits **

• or

• SPAN 323 - Twentieth-Century Hispanic Literature 4 credits **
• SPAN 331 - Spanish Phonetics/Phonology 4 credits

• *Meets requirement for research and writing training in the major. SPAN 412 is for students who have already acquired advanced skills, such as heritage or native speakers or students who have studied abroad.

• **SPAN 322 and 323 are required for students in Track B or for others who choose to take SPAN 421, 422, and 425.

• ***SPAN 320 may not be applied to Track B in this section of major requirements.

3. Culture Electives

(8 credits)

• SPAN 320 - Topics in Hispanic Film 4 credits *
• SPAN 425 - Topics in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Society 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t *
• SPAN 441 - Topics in Hispanic Culture 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t *

• Approved upper division extra-departmental courses 8 credits

• *May be repeated for credit when topic changes. A topic may be used only once to fulfill requirements in the major.

4. Advanced Language and Culture Courses

(Track A: choose 4–8 credits. Track B: choose 8 credits.)

• SPAN 441 - Topics in Hispanic Culture 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t *
• SPAN 481 - Topics in Theoretical and Applied Spanish Linguistics 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t *
• SPAN 482 - Topics in Writing and Translation 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t *

• *May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

5. Advanced Literature and Culture Courses

(Track A: choose 0–4 credits. Track B: complete 12 credits.)

• SPAN 421 - Selected Genre or Period Studies 3 to 4 credits
• SPAN 422 - Major Literary Figures 3 to 4 credits
• SPAN 425 - Topics in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Society 3 to 4 credits for each topic (all credits for a t

• *May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

6. Advanced Service Learning

7. Capstone

(4 credits)

• SPAN 490 - Capstone: Research and Writing

8. Interdisciplinary Concentrations

Students in the Spanish major are required to complete a minor or a second major. At least 16 credits of the major must be completed on the Ashland campus, 12 credits of which must be in Spanish courses at the 400-level.