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).
Requirements (41-47 credits)
Language (3-9 credits)
Prerequisite: SPA-117 and SPA-118 or beginning-level competency by examination.
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 SPA-238 after successfully completing upper-level courses except by permission of the division.
History and Culture (6 credits)
| SPA-348 | Latin American Studies | 3 |
| SPA-354 | Latin American History | 3 |
| SPA-365 | Special Topics in Spanish Culture | 3 to 9 |
| SPA-371 | Hispanic Culture in the U.S. | 3 |
| SPA-372 | Culture and Civilization of Spain | 3 |
Literature (6 credits)
| 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 to 9 |
Foreign Study Experience (3 credits)
| SPA-370 | Hispanic Culture and Language Studies | 3 |
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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 credit)
Spanish Electives (12 credits)
| SPA-357 | Spanish Linguistics and Phonology | 3 |
| SPA-420 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPA-475 | Independent Learning-Spanish | 1 to 3 |
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| or | |
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| Any SPA course listed above not taken to meet another requirement | 3 |
Cognate (10 credits)
Choose from one of the following fields:
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| Second Foreign Language | |
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| History | |
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| Religion | |
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| Intercultural Studies | |
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| or | |
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| another field approved by the division | |
