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Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

A degree in Spanish provides IU South Bend students with the tools to become a true international citizen in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual global community. The Spanish Program promotes proficiency in the Spanish language, knowledge of Spanish and Latin American cultures and literatures, and the students' active engagement in cultural and linguistic exchanges.

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Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.)
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements (16-26 cr.)
• Major Requirements (30 cr.)
• Required Minor taken in any campus school or interdisciplinary program (15-18 cr.)
• Electives (balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300– or 400–level.
• Courses required for the major and minor must be completed with a grade of C– or higher.
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (30 cr.)

• SPAN-S 203 Second Year Spanish 1
• SPAN-S 204 Second Year Spanish 2; OR
  SPAN-S 206 Spanish for Public Services
• Seven SPAN-S courses at the 275–level or above taught in Spanish; OR
  six courses taught in Spanish and one SPAN-S course taught in English at the 200–level or above
• One course at the 400–level

Suggested Electives 

Balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement

• SPAN-S 231 Spanish-American Fiction in Translation
• SPAN-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture
• SPAN-S 302 The Hispanic World 2
• SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World
• SPAN-S 305 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature I
• SPAN-S 306 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature II
• SPAN-S 311 Spanish Grammar
• SPAN-S 312 Written Composition in Spanish
• SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish 1
• SPAN-S 314 Writing Spanish 2
• SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction Class
• SPAN-S 325 Spanish for Teachers
• SPAN-S 360 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
• SPAN-S 363 An Introduction to Hispanic Culture
• SPAN-S 384 Hispanic Civilization IV: Contemporary Cultural and Literary Expressions
• SPAN-S 407 Survey of Spanish Literature 1
• SPAN-S 410 Contemporary Hispanic Culture and Conversation
• SPAN-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
• SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
• SPAN-S 416 Modern Hispanic Poetry
• SPAN-S 418 Hispanic Drama
• SPAN-S 421 Advanced Grammar and Composition
• SPAN-S 450 Don Quijote
• SPAN-S 470 Women and Hispanic Literature
• SPAN-S 477 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
• SPAN-S 478 Modern Spanish Novel
• SPAN-S 494 Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies
• SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (1-3 cr.)
• SPAN-S 496 Foreign Study in Spanish (3-8 cr.)
• SPAN-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions