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 Culture Core (Tracks A and B)

Three advisor-approved courses in fields related to Spanish.  Two courses must be upper-division.

May include one course from ANTH 213  , COMM 200  , or COMM 201  .

May include single topics of SPAN 320  , 425  , and 441  if these courses are not used to satisfy other Spanish major requirements.

• SPAN 301 - Introduction to Reading Hispanic Literature 4 credits

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• ENG 300 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Critical Writing 4 credits

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• ANTH 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits

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• COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits

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• COMM 201 - Media Across Cultures 4 credits

2. Language and Literature Core

(Track A: 24 credits. Track B: 32 credits.)

• SPAN 301 - Introduction to Reading Hispanic Literature 4 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

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• SPAN 322 - Nineteenth-Century Hispanic Literature 4 credits

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• SPAN 323 - Twentieth-Century Hispanic Literature 4 credits

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• SPAN 315 - Spanish Grammar Review 4 credits

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• SPAN 331 - Spanish Phonetics/Phonology 4 credits

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• SPAN 320 - Topics in Hispanic Film 4 credits

3. Language Electives

(Track A 12 credits, Track B 20 credits)

• Courses may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

• 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 each
• SPAN 441 - Topics in Hispanic Culture 3 to 4 credits each
• SPAN 481 - Topics in Theoretical and Applied Spanish Linguistics 3 to 4 credits each
• SPAN 482 - Topics in Writing and Translation 3 to 4 credits each

4. Advanced Service Learning

• Track A

  Minimum 8 credits from SPAN 408.  Students must complete a minimum of 400 hours of work and must enroll in a minimum of 8 credits, but may receive 13 credits for 400 hours or up to 15 credits for an additional 30 hours of work per credit.

   

• SPAN 408 - International Internship 6 to 15 credits

•  Track B

  Students complete a minimum of 120 hours of work and must enroll for a minimum of 4 credits, but may receive up to 15 credits at the rate of 30 hours work per credit.

   

• SPAN 406 - Community-Based Work Experience 1 to 15 credits

5. Capstone

• SPAN 498 - Capstone: Research and Writing Seminar 4 credits

6. 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.