Bachelor of Arts Spanish

Lead Faculty: Dr. Luis Acebal

The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Spanish consists of intensive proficiency-oriented coursework in Spanish language acquisition, as well as instruction in essential knowledge and understanding of history, culture, geography, and politics of the region. The program prepares students for a variety of career paths in government, military, business, and education.

Requirements

To receive the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Spanish, students must complete at least 180 quarter units as listed below, 45 of which must be completed in residence at National University, and 76.5 of which must be completed at the upper-division level. The following courses are degree requirements. In the absence of transfer credit, general electives may be necessary to satisfy the total units required for the degree. Students should refer to the section on undergraduate admission requirements for specific information regarding admission and evaluation.

Program Outcomes
A graduate of the Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Spanish will demonstrate:

• Acquire oral and written proficiency in Spanish.
• Understand and be sensitive to global communities and be encouraged to get involved in these multicultural communities.
• The ability to read and interpret representative texts and cultural productions in Spanish.
• Acquire analytical and critical skills that build from textual, cultural and linguistic analysis to the exploration of society.
• An adequate knowledge of the language to translate and interpret Spanish.
• An understanding of major aspects of Latin American and Hispanic culture and civilization from pre-Columbian times to the present.
• A comprehensive familiarity with the history and culture of the region.

Preparation for the Major in Spanish (5 courses; 22.5 quarter units)
SPN 100 - Beginning Spanish I
SPN 101 - Beginning Spanish II (Prerequisites: SPN 100)
SPN 200 - Intermediate Spanish I (Prerequisites: SPN 101)
SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish II (Prerequisites: SPN 200)
LIT 100 - Introduction to Literature (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)

Requirements for the Major in Spanish (11 courses; 43.5 quarter units)
SPN 300 - Advanced Spanish I
  (Co-requisite: SPN 300A) (Prerequisites: SPN 201)
SPN 300A - Advanced Spanish I Lab (1.5 quarter units)
  (Co-requisite: SPN 300)  (Prerequisites: SPN 201)
SPN 301 - Advanced Spanish II
  (Co-requisite: SPN 301A) (Prerequisites: SPN 300/300A)
SPN 301A - Advanced Spanish II Lab (1.5 quarter units)
  (Co-requisite: SPN 301) (Prerequisites: SPN 300/300A)
SPN 310 - Literary Readings in Spanish (Prerequisites: SPN 301/301A)
SPN 330 - Intro to Lat Am Cultures (Prerequisites: SPN 301/301A)
SPN 350 - Film and Culture (Prerequisites: SPN 301/301A)
SPN 420 - Literature and Culture I  (Prerequisites: SPN 310/330)
SPN 430 - Literature and Culture II  (Prerequisite: SPN 420)
SPN 450 - Identity and Multiculturalism (Prerequisites: SPN 310/330)
SPN 499 - Spanish Capstone (Prerequisite: SPN 430)

Upper-Division Electives (7 courses; 31.5 quarter units)
The following are strongly recommended:
HIS 345 - Latin American Studies (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
GLS 430 - The Global Economy (Prerequisite: ENG 240)
GLS 440 - Study Abroad (Prerequisite: HIS 320)
HUM 501 - Civic Culture and Global Awareness
  (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
HIS 434 - The Modern World, 1500 to the Present
  (Prerequisites: English 100/101 and HIS 234)
LIT 360 - Literary Theory
  (Prerequisites: ENG 101 and LIT 100 or equivalents)
LIT 460 - Gender and Literature (Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 463 - 20th Century World Literature (Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 480 - Literature of the Americas (Prerequisites: LIT 100/300)
PHL 320 - Comparative Religion (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
POL 340 - Comparative Politics (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
SOC 328 - Intercultural Thinking and Creativity
  (Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
SPN 490 - Guided Studies in Spanish (1.5 to 4.5 quarter units)
  (Prerequisites: SPN 420/430)

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Program Locations

• South Bay Campus