Undergraduate
Bachelor's Degree Programs
Spanish
Major in Spanish Online
The mission of the program in Spanish at IU Indianapolis is to assist students in achieving proficiency in the Spanish language and to lead them to an understanding of and appreciation for the wide range of Hispanic cultural, literary, and linguistic manifestations. To meet this goal, the program in Spanish offers introductory and advanced instruction in language, linguistics, culture and civilization, literature, and translation and applied language studies.
The introductory and intermediate sequences of courses are designed to provide non-majors with an exploration into Spanish language and Hispanic culture as an essential component of a liberal arts education. The sequences aim to develop an interest in the language and the people who speak it, as well as to prepare students for a variety of careers with international dimensions.
The advanced curriculum prepares students to communicate orally and in writing on the different content areas that comprise the study of Spanish, providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve success in their future careers, to meet their academic and personal goals, and to prepare them for graduate work.
Considering the rapidly growing Spanish-speaking population in the United States, a major in Spanish is becoming increasingly desirable in the workplace. The major in Spanish can prepare students for a wide variety of careers in such fields as education, social services, international business and finance, government service, international communications and information services, and the travel and hospitality industry.
Students completing the Spanish Online B.S. program will achieve the following:
- Develop and deliver well-organized oral presentations that exhibit critical thinking skills in academic, intercultural and professional areas
- Create written products that exhibit critical thinking skills in academic, intercultural and professional areas using major tenses and moods and linking paragraphs into composition length products
- When listening, demonstrate understanding of main facts and supportive details of conventional narrative and descriptive discourse in most genres including those in various time frames in many familiar and unfamiliar academic, social and professional contexts
- When reading, demonstrate understanding of conventional narrative and descriptive texts in major tenses and moods on a variety of familiar and unfamiliar topics of general and professional interest
- When talking with others, converse fully on topics including matters of public and community interest in an organized way with appropriate detail using paragraph-length discourse in various time frames
- Explain the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied and their own
- Integrate and apply methods of analyzing language, literature, and cultural products and practices
- Operate with civility in a complex world
The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Spanish Online (SPAN) requires satisfactory completion of the following:
- A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a B.S. degree from the IU School of Liberal Arts.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) is required for graduation.
- A minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed after formal admission to IU Indianapolis.
- A minimum of 21 credit hours of major coursework must be completed in residence in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis. Course work completed on an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program counts as residential credit.
- A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in each major course.
- Once a course has been applied toward one requirement, it cannot be used to satisfy a second requirement, except where explicitly stated otherwise. In addition, except in cases of variable title courses, internships, and other special courses, no course will be counted more than once toward graduation.
- The required distribution of courses may NOT be waived or substituted, but equivalent courses from study abroad programs or transferred from other universities may be accepted with the consent of the lead faculty mentor.
IU Indianapolis General Education Core
A list of accepted courses in the IU Indianapolis General Education Core can be found here.
Core Communication (6 credits)
- ENG-W 131: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I (3 credits) or ENG-W 140: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: Honors (3 credits) completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) sections of ENG-G 131 have been designated for students whose first language is not English.
- COMM-R 110: Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
Analytical Reasoning (6 credits)
- College math from List A (3 credits)
- List A or List B (3 credits)
Cultural Understanding (3 credits)
- A world language course is recommended
Life and Physical Sciences (6 credits)
- A laboratory science component is required
Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences (9 credits)
- Arts & Humanities (3 credits)
- Social Science (3 credits)
- Additional Arts & Humanities or Social Science (3 credits)
Transfer students entering IU Indianapolis from another public university in Indiana who have completed the transferable general education core at their home campus will not need to complete the IU Indianapolis General Education Core.
Liberal Arts Baccalaureate Competencies
First-Year Experience (1-3 credits)
- SLA-S 100: First Year Success Seminar
- Other: First Year Seminar from another school at IU Indianapolis
Transfer students with 18 or more credit hours are not required to take this course.
Writing Proficiency (3 credits), completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher, chosen from the following:
- ENG-W 230: Writing in the Sciences
- ENG-W 231: Professional Writing Skills
- ENG-W 270: Argumentative Writing
Transfer students may satisfy the writing proficiency by completing course work equivalent to ENG-W 231, ENG-W 230, ENG-W 270, or GEWR-UN 200 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher at another campus or institution.
Transfer students with 80 or more transfer credits may petition for exemption from the Writing Proficiency requirement. Petition available in the Miriam Z. Langsam Office of Student Affairs, Cavanaugh Hall room 401.
Computer Proficiency (0-3 credits)
Computer science and computer technology courses intended to develop the student’s problem-solving ability and promote the understanding and use of logical structures of thought. Computer courses must focus on programming or data manipulation. Below is a list of accepted courses (see advisor if you have questions about a course not on this list):
- BUS-K 201: Computers in Business
- CSCI 23000: Computing I^ (pre-requisite or co-requisite: MATH-I 153)
- CSCI-N 200: Principles of Computer Science^
- CSCI-N 201: Programming Concepts^
- CSCI-N 207: Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets^
- CSCI-N 211: Introduction to Databases^
- INFO-I 101: Introduction to Informatics^
- INFO-I 210: Information Infrastructure^
- SPEA-V 261: Computers in Public Affairs
Note: courses with ^ listed by them may be shared with the IU Indianapolis General Education Core Analytical Reasoning List B requirement.
Life and Physical Sciences Laboratory
One laboratory science course is required but may be part of the coursework taken in the IU Indianapolis General Education Core.
Arts and Humanities (3 credits) - Courses in one’s first major field of study cannot be used to fulfill this requirement
100 or 200 level course chosen from the following disciplines
- Africana Studies (AFRO)
- American Studies (AMST)
- American Sign Language (ASL) excluding World Languages courses
- Classics (CLAS) excluding World Languages courses
- Communication Studies (COMM-R, excluding COMM-R 110, and COMM-T only)
- East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) excluding World Language courses
- English-Creative Writing or Writing and Literacy (ENG-W), excluding courses in the Writing Proficiency area.
- English Literature (ENG-L)
- Film Studies (FILM)
- Folklore (FOLK) excluding FOLK-F 101
- German (GER) excluding World Language courses
- History (HIST) excluding HIST-H 105, HIST-H 106, HIST-H 108, HIST-H 109, HIST-H 113, HIST-H 114
- Latino Studies (LATS)
- Medical Humanities and Health Studies (MHHS)
- Museum Studies (MSTD)
- Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS)
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Religious Studies (REL)
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) excluding WGSS-W 105
- World Languages and Cultures (WLAC)
Social Sciences (3 credits) - Courses in one’s first major field of study cannot be used to fulfill this requirement
100 or 200 level course chosen from the following disciplines
- Africana Studies (AFRO)
- Anthropology (ANTH)
- Communication Studies (COMM-C and COMM-M only)
- Economics (ECON)
- English-Linguistics (ENG-Z)
- Folklore (FOLK)
- Geography (GEOG)
- Global and International Studies (INTL)
- History (HIST) only HIST-H 105, HIST-H 106, HIST-H 108, HIST-H 109, HIST-H 113, HIST-H 114
- Journalism and Public Relations (JOUR)
- Latino Studies (LATS)
- Medical Humanities and Health Studies (MHHS) excluding MHHS-M 201
- Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS)
- Political Science (POLS)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Sociology (SOC)
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
International Dimension (6-8 credits)
Cannot be shared with the General Education Core or the Spanish Online Major
- AFRO-A 152: Introduction to African Studies
- AFRO-A 303: African Diaspora Studies
- ANTH-A 104: Cultural Anthropology
- CLAS-C 101: Ancient Greek Culture
- CLAS-C 102: Roman Culture
- CLAS-C 209: Med Terms in Greek & Latin
- ECON-E 303: International Economics
- JOUR-J 414: International Newsgathering
- ENG-L 245: Caribbean Literature
- ENG-L 301: English Literature Survey I
- ENG-L 302: English Literature Survey II
- ENG-L 348: 19th Century British Literature
- GEOG-G 110: Human Geography
- GEOG-G 130: World Geography
- HIST-H 108: Perspectives on World to 1800
- HIST-H 109: Perspectives on World 1800 to present
- HIST-H 113: Western Civilization I
- HIST-H 114: Western Civilization II
- HIST-H 227: African Civilizations
- INTL-I 100: Introduction to International Studies
- INTL-I 300: Topics in International Studies
- PHIL-P 307: Classical Philosophy
- PHIL-P 314: Modern Philosophy
- PHIL-P 334: Buddhist Philosophy
- PHIL-P 349: Philosophies of China
- POLS-Y 217: Comparative Politics
- POLS-Y 219: Introduction to International Relations
- REL-R 212: Comparative Religions
- REL-R 257: Introduction to Islam
- WLAC (any course offered by World Languages and Cultures, excluding American Sign Language and English Interpreting courses)
Additional courses may be accepted with approval from Associate Dean of Students.
Computer Science, Life & Physical Science, or Math (6-8 credits)
Cannot be shared with the General Education Core or with the Spanish Online Major
- All courses on the Analytical Reasoning and Life & Physical Science IU Indianapolis General Education Core list are accepted
- Anthropology (ANTH-B 426, 468, 474)
- Biology (BIOL)
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Computer Science (CSCI-N 200 or higher)
- Economics (ECON-E 375)
- Forensic and Investigation Science (FIS)
- Geography (GEOG-G 336, 337, 338, 436, 438, 439, 488)
- Geology (GEOL)
- Informatics (INFO-I 101)
- Kinesiology (KINE-P 391 and 409)
- Math (MATH-M 118 or higher)
- Physics (PHYS)
- Public Health (PBHL-B 300, 385, 430, 481; PBHL-E 322)
- Psychology (PSY-B 301, 320, 398)
Advanced Courses
Students are required to have 40 credit hours in 300-400 level coursework including courses in their major.
Major Requirements (45-51 credits)
Required Courses (9 credits)
SPAN-S 203: Second-Year Spanish I
SPAN-S 204: Second-Year Spanish II
SPAN-S 498: Capstone
Spanish Conversation (3 credits), from:
SPAN-S 275: Hispanic Culture and Conversation
SPAN-S 317: Spanish Conversation and Diction
Grammar and Composition (3 credits), from:
HISP-S 308: Composition and Conversation in Spanish
SPAN-S 311: Spanish Grammar
SPAN-S 312: Written Composition in Spanish
SPAN-S 313: Writing Spanish I
Introduction to Literature (3 credits), from:
SPAN-S 301: The Hispanic World I
SPAN-S 302: The Hispanic World II
SPAN-S 360: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Advanced Coursework in Spanish (15 credits), from:
SPAN-S 319: Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
SPAN-S 429: Medical Interpreting
SPAN-S 315: Spanish in the Business World
SPAN-S 323: Introduction to Translation
SPAN-S 423: The Craft of Translation
SPAN-S 326: Intro to Spanish Linguistics
SPAN-S 426: Intro to Spanish Linguistics
SPAN-S 468: Varieties of Spanish
SPAN-S 363: Intro A La Cultura Hispanica
SPAN-S 370: Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
SPAN-S 381: Hispanic Civilization I
SPAN-S 382: Hispanic Civilization II
SPAN-S 383: Hispanic Civilization III
SPAN-S 384: Hispanic Civilization IV
SPAN-S 411: Spanish Culture and Civilization
SPAN-S 412: Latin American Culture and Civilization
SPAN-S 413: Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
SPAN-S 390: Special Topics in Spanish
SPAN-S 493: Internship Program in Spanish
SPAN-S 495: Hispanic Colloquium
Applied Spanish Track (18 credits)
Complete one Applied Spanish Track - Six credits of upper-level Spanish may be shared with the Spanish core and the Applied Track
Medical Communication in Spanish
Complete all:
SPAN-S 319: Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
SPAN-S 429: Medical Interpreting
AHLT-R 185/HIM-M 195: Medical Terminology
AHLT-B 311/BUS-H 320: Systems of Healthcare Delivery
CMCL-C 427/ SPCH-S 427: Cross Cultural Communication
SPEA-H 452: Health Disparities
Spanish for Business
Complete all:
SPAN-S 315: Spanish in the Business World
BUS-D 300/D301: International Business Administration
SPCH-S 333: Public Relations
SPCH-S 335: Presentations in Professions
SPCH-S/CMCL-C 427: Cross Cultural Communication
Complete one from:
SPAN-S 323: Introduction to Translation
SPAN-S 410: Contemporary Hispanic Culture and Conversation
Hispanic Cultures for Travel and Tourism
Complete all:
SPCH-S 427: Cross Cultural Communication
TESM-T 107: Tourism Planning and Development
TESM-T 207: Tourism, Policy, and Sustainability
TESM-T 234: Cultural Heritage Tourism
Complete two from:
SPAN-S 363: Intro A La Cultura Hispanica
SPAN-S 390: Special Topics in Spanish
SPAN-S 370: Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
SPAN-S 495: Hispanic Colloquium
Hispanic Cultures in the U.S.
Complete two courses taught in Spanish from the following list:
SPAN-S 363: Intro A La Cultura Hispanica
SPAN-S 318: Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN-S 413: Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
SPAN-S 412: Spanish America: The Cultural Context or Hispanic Sociolinguistics
SPAN-S 440: Hispanic Sociolinguistics
SPAN-S 468: Varieties of Spanish
Complete four Culture Courses from the following list (Taught in Spanish or English):
LATS-L 350: (Taught in English) Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies
LATS-L 396: (Taught in English) Topics in Latino Studies
LATS-L 228: (Taught in English) U.S. Latino/a Identities Women in Hispanic Culture
SPAN-S 284: (Taught in English) Women in Hispanic Culture
SPAN-S 290: (Taught in English) Topics in Hispanic Culture
SPAN-S 260: (Taught in English) Intro to Hispanic Film
SPAN-S 231: (Taught in English) Spanish-American Fiction in Translation
SPAN-S 303: (Taught in Spanish) The Hispanic World
SPAN-S 390: (Taught in Spanish) Special Topics in Spanish
Open electives
Candidates for a degree in the IU School of Liberal Arts must complete the IU Indianapolis General Education Core requirements, the baccalaureate competencies, and the requirements of their major department. Usually, students will still need to complete additional hours in order to reach the graduation requirement of 120 credit hours. These remaining credit hours are known as open electives.
Spanish Online BS is not eligible for Dual Degree Advantage.
