Did you know that Spanish is the official language in 20 countries around the world? And that here in the US, about 13.5 percent of the population speaks Spanish at home. IU Online’s Bachelor of Science in Spanish offers a rigorous curriculum that develops your language proficiency, cultural facility, and professional competence in Spanish. 

There are four tracks to choose from:

1. Spanish for Business (18 credit hours)
2. Spanish for Medical Communication (18 credit hours)
3. Hispanic Cultures for Travel and Tourism (18 credit hours)
4. Hispanic Cultures in the US (18 credit hours)

The tracks allow you to apply your command of the Spanish language and knowledge of Hispanic culture in a variety of real-world settings.

Admissions

Students who meet the admission standards of their home campus (campus of enrollment) will be admitted directly into the B.S. in Spanish.

Career Outcomes

Employment opportunities in Spanish-related careers are expected to continue growing well above average for the next 10 years at the state, regional, and national level. Your IU Online B.S. in Spanish prepares you to work in such positions as:

• Meeting, convention, and event planner
• Public relations specialist
• Sales manager
• Training manager
• General/operations manager
• Interpreter, translator, medical communications
• Human resources specialist

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Spanish, you must complete 120 credit hours. You can transfer up to 60 previously earned credit hours. Requirements for the BS in Spanish are broken down as follows:

1. Core courses (6 credit hours)
2. Major courses (24 credit hours)
3. Capstone course (3 credit hours)
4. Track courses (18 credit hours)
5. General education and elective courses (as needed to total 120 credit hours)

Students must complete all eight components of the major as listed below: 

1.  Core: (6 cr.)

A.  Intermediate Spanish I - complete 1 course

• SPAN-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I (3 cr.) or 
  • SPAN-S 203 Second-Year Spanish I (3 cr.)

B.  Intermediate Spanish I - complete 1 course

• SPAN-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II (3 cr.) or 
  • SPAN-S 204 Second-Year Spanish II (3 cr.)

2.  Major: (24 cr.)

C.  Spanish Conversation - Choose 1

• SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.)   or
  • SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction (3 cr.)

D.  Spanish Grammar and Composition - Choose 1

• HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish (3 cr.)  or
  • SPAN-S 311 Spanish Grammar (3 cr.) or
  • SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish I (3 cr.) or
  • SPAN-S 312 Written Composition in Spanish (3 cr.)                                                    

E.  Literary Analysis in Spanish - Choose 1  

• SPAN-S 301 Hispanic World I (3 cr.)   or
  • SPAN-S 302 Hispanic World II (3 cr.)   or
  • SPAN-S 360 Introduction to Hispanic Lit (3 cr.) 

F.  Upper-Level Coursework Spanish—Applied and Cultural - Choose 5       

• SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 326 Intro to Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 363 Intro A La Cultura Hispanica (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 370 Service Learning in the Dominican Republic (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 381 Hispanic Civilization I (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 382 Hispanic Civilization II (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 383 Hispanic Civilization III (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 384 Hispanic Civilization IV (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 390 Special Topics in Spanish (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 411 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 412 Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S. (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 423 The Craft of Translation (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 426 Intro to Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish (3 cr.) 
• SPAN-S 493 Internship Program in Spanish (3 cr.)                               

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

3.  Capstone: (3 cr.)

G.  B.S. Spanish Capstone (3 cr.)

• SPAN-S 498 Capstone Seminar in Spanish (3 cr.)                                                                        

4.  Track Courses (18 cr.)

H.  Applied Spanish Tracks (18 unique cr.)

Each track consists of six classes.  The first two courses also count in one of the upper-level courses taught in Spanish, which also counts as two of the six classes required to satisfy requirement, "F".  The remaining four courses on topical courses taught in English that relate to the focus of the track.  

Students complete one of the following four Applied Spanish tracks: 

Track Option #1: Medical Communication in Spanish (6 classes/18 cr)

• AHLT-B 311 Systems of Healthcare Delivery (3 cr.) or
  • BUS-H 320 Systems of Healthcare Delivery (3 cr.)
• AHLT-R 185 Medical Terminology (3 cr.)or
  • HIM-M 195 Medical Terminology (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.) or
  • SPCH-S 427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 452 Health Disparities (3 cr.)

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

Complete six classes: 

• BUS-D 300 International Business Administration (3 cr.) or
  • D301 International Business Administration (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation (3 cr.)   or
  • SPAN-S 410 Contemporary Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.)
• SPCH-S 333 Public Relations (3 cr.)
• SPCH-S 335 Presentations in Professions (3 cr.)
• SPCH-S 427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.) or
  • CMCL-C 427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.)

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

Spanish/Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in Spanish

• SPAN-S 363 Intro A La Cultura Hispanica (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 390 Special Topics Spanish (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 370 Service Learning in the Dominican Republic (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (3 cr.)

Choose 4

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

Track Option #4: Hispanic Culture in the U.S. (six classes/18 cr) 

Choose 2 Spanish/Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in Spanish 

• SPAN-S 318 Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 363 Intro A La Cultura Hispanica (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S. (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 440 Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish (3 cr.)

Choose 4 Spanish/Hispanic Culture Courses Taught in English

• LATS-L 228 U.S. Latino/a Identities (3 cr.)
• LATS-L 350 Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies (3 cr.)
• LATS-L 396 Topics in Latino Studies (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 260 Introduction to Hispanic Film (Taught in English) (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 231 Spanish-American Fiction in Translation (Taught in English) (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture (Taught in English) (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture (Taught in English) (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World (3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 390 Special Topics in Spanish (Taught in Spanish) (3 cr.)

5.  General education and elective courses (as needed to total 120 credit hours)