Degree Programs:

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English and Language Studies

Bachelor of Science in Spanish-Online Collaborative

To Earn the IU Collaborative B.S.  in Spanish, students must complete all eight  components of the major as listed below: 

1.  Intermediate Spanish I (3 cr)

Students complete one of two course options:

  • SPAN-S200/S203 Second-Year Spanish I

2.  Intermediate Spanish II (3 cr)

Students complete one of two course options:

  • SPAN-S250/S204 Second-Year Spanish II

3.  Spanish Conversation (3 cr)

Students complete one of two course options:

  • SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation or
  • SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction

4.  Hispanic Culture in the US (3 cr)

Students complete one of four course options:

  • HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish or
  • SPAN-S 311 Spanish Grammar or
  • SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish I or
  • SPAN-S 312 Written Composition in Spanish                                                     

5.  Literary Analysis in Spanish

Students complete one of three course options:

  • SPAN-S 301 Hispanic World I
  • SPAN-S 302 Hispanic World II
  • SPAN-S 360 Introduction to Hispanic Lit
6.  Upper-Level Coursework Spanish—Applied and Cultural (15 cr)              

Students complete five classes chosen from the following list:      

  • SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
  • SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
  • SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation
  • SPAN-S 326 Intro to Spanish Linguistics
  • 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 390 Special Topics in Spanish
  • 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 423 The Craft of Translation
  • SPAN-S 426 Intro to Spanish Linguistics
  • SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting
  • SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish
  • SPAN-S 493 Internship Program in Spanish
  • SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium                             

**Students should select  at least one upper-level course that also satisfies one of the requirements for the Applied Spanish tracks described below.  See Requirement #8. 

7.  B.S. Spanish Capstone
  • SPAN-S XXX                                                                         
8.  Applied Spanish Tracks (15 Unique cr) 

Each track consists of five classes.  The first course is one of the upper-level courses taught in Spanish, which also counts as one of the five classes required to satisfy requirement #6.   The remaining  four courses on topical courses taught in English that related to the focus of the track.  

Students complete one of the following four Applied Spanish tracks: 

Track Option #1: Medical Communication in Spanish (six classes/18 cr)

  • AHLT-B 311/BUS-H 320 Systems of Healthcare Delivery
  • AHLT-R 185/HIM-M 195 Medical Terminology
  • CMCL-C 427/ SPCH-S 427 Cross Cultural Communication
  • SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
  • SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting
  • SPEA-H 452 Health Disparities 

Track Option #2: Spanish in the Business World (six classes/18 cr) 

Complete six classes: 

  • BUS-D 300/ D301 International Business Administration
  • SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
  • SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation or
    • SPAN-S 410 Contemporary Hispanic Culture and Conversation
  • SPCH-S 333 Public Relations
  • SPCH-S 335 Presentations in Professions
  • SPCH-S/CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication 

Track Option #3 Hispanic Culture for Travel and Tourism (six classes/18 cr) 

1.& 2.    Choose two Spanish/ Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in Spanish

  • SPAN-S 363 Intro A  La Cultura Hispanica
  • SPAN-S 390 Special Topics Spanish
  • SPAN-S 370 Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
  • SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium

3.  SPCH-S 427 Cross Cultural Communication (NW, SB, KO)
4.  TESM-T 107 Tourism Planning and Development
5.  TESM-T 207 Tourism, Policy, and Sustainability
6.  TESM-T 234 Cultural Heritage Tourism

Track Option #4: Hispanic Culture for Travel and Tourism (six classes/18 cr) 

1.& 2.    Choose two Spanish/ Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in Spanish 

  • SPAN-S 318 Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers
  • SPAN-S 363 Intro A La Cultura Hispanica
  • SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
  • SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
  • SPAN-S 440 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
  • SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish

3, 4, 5, 6. Choose two Spanish/ Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in Spanish 

  • LATS-L 228 U.S. Latino/a Identities
  • LATS-L 350 Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies
  • LATS-L 396 Topics in Latino Studies
  • SPAN-S 260 Introduction to Hispanic Film (Taught in English)
  • SPAN-S 231 Spanish-American Fiction in Translation (Taught in English)
  • SPAN-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture (Taught in English)
  • SPAN-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture (Taught in English)
  • SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World
  • SPAN-S 318 Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers
  • SPAN-S 363 Intro A La Cultura Hispanica
  • SPAN-S 390 Special Topics in Spanish (Taught in Spanish
  • SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
  • SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
  • SPAN-S 440 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
  • SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish

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