Spanish B.A.

124 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

31 HOURS AT UMHB

A major in Spanish consists of 30 semester hours above the level of SPAN 1420.

Degree Requirements

Academic Core - 63 hours

see Bachelor of Arts Degree Academic Core

B.A. Spanish Major Required Courses – 30 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

SPAN 2310	Spanish 3	3
SPAN 2320	Spanish 4	3
SPAN 3330	Advanced Oral Communication	3
SPAN 3340	Advanced Composition and Stylistics	3
SPAN 3345	Literary Analysis	3
SPAN 3370	Advanced Grammar	3

SPAN 2310, SPAN 2320 and SPAN 3370: Check course descriptions for prerequisites

Choose one required:

SPAN 3350	Introduction to Spanish Literature	3
SPAN 3360	Intro/Spanish American Literature	3

Three electives may be chosen from:

SPAN 3380	Applied Linguistics for Spanish	3
SPAN 3390	Studies in Hispanic Civilization	3
SPAN 4361	Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature	3
SPAN 4380	Spanish for Health Professions	3
	or
	other special topic course

NOTE: The same course cannot be counted as both a required course and an elective.

No grade lower than “C” will count toward fulfillment of a Spanish major.

Capstone to the Major: Spanish majors must demonstrate speaking and writing proficiency as well as cultural and literary knowledge in the language through exams administered the semester prior to graduation.