Spanish, BA
39 credit hours
The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish provides students the education and training necessary for students to meet the certification qualifications to teach Spanish in the State of Missouri as well as the content and experience in the language, culture, and literature necessary for graduate study and to work in a wide variety of other-than-academic fields such as government, arts/ media/entertainment, industry and commerce, travel and tourism, interpretation or translation, educational (aside from teaching) and other social occupations, and health services, as well as the unexpected professional opportunities that sometimes arise.
A major in Spanish requires 39 credit hours of coursework beyond the Intermediate Spanish II (SPA 20200) level or equivalent proficiency. Of these 39 credit hours, 15 will be taken in Costa Rica or Spain.
Requirements
Six required courses at the St. Charles campus:
| SPA 31100 | Advanced Oral Expression | 3 |
| SPA 31200 | Advanced Written Expression | 3 |
| SPA 33500 | Peninsular Spanish Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPA 33600 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPA 35000 | Masterpieces of Peninsular Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPA 35100 | Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
Two courses at the St. Charles campus selected from the following options:
| SPA 40000-40099 | Seminar on Selected Authors and Genres of Spanish and Spanish-American Literatures | 3 |
| SPA 41200 | Spanish Romanticism | 3 |
| SPA 41300 | Major Movements in the 19th-Century Spanish Novel | 3 |
| SPA 41500 | The 20th-Century Spanish Novel | 3 |
| SPA 41600 | The Role of Women in Hispanic Societies | 3 |
| SPA 41800 | The Spanish-American Short Story | 3 |
| SPA 42100 | The Spanish-American Regional Novel | 3 |
Costa Rica Option:
Three required courses in Costa Rica
| SPA 31300 | Advanced Spanish Composition Workshop | 3 |
| SPA 31400 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPA 33700 | Costa Rica: History and Society of 19th and 20th Centuries | 3 |
Two courses in Costa Rica selected from the following options:
Spain Option:
One required course in Spain:
| SPA 32100 | Practical Oral/Written Expression | 3-6 |
Twelve credit hours in Spain selected from the following options:
| SPA 32101 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPA 32102 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPA 32103 | English-Spanish Translation | 3-6 |
| SPA 32104 | Islamic Culture in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32105 | Jewish Culture in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32106 | Selected Periods in the History of Spain | 3-6 |
| SPA 32107 | Selected Periods in the History of Latin America | 3 |
| SPA 32108 | Geography of Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32109 | Society and Politics in Modern Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32110 | The Political System of the European Union | 3 |
| SPA 32111 | Economy and Business in Spain and Latin America | 3 |
| SPA 32112 | The Spanish and Latin American Economies | 3 |
| SPA 32113 | History of Art in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32114 | Selected Periods of the History of Art in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32115 | History of Spanish Cinema | 3 |
| SPA 32116 | Health, Ecology, and the Environment in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32117 | Special Topics: Culture | 3 |
| SPA 32118 | Selected Authors, Works, and Themes in Spanish Literature | 3-6 |
| SPA 32119 | Selected Authors, Works, and Themes in Latin American Literature | 3 |
| SPA 32120 | Spanish Theater | 3 |
Note: All 30000- and 40000-level culture and literature courses are conducted in Spanish.