Program Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degree program fosters knowledge of the language, history, and cultural productions (art, literature, film, and music) of the vast Spanish-speaking world. Classes, taught entirely in Spanish, provide students with the real-life communicative, research, and analytical skills essential for various professions both within and beyond our national borders. Students interact in Spanish to promote language competence approaching that of native speakers.
The Department of Modern Languages also offers three minors in Spanish:
• Spanish Studies Minor
• Spanish Proficiency Minor
• Spanish for Health Professions Minor
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Degree Plan
The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degree program requires a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete.
UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum
UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.
| UIW Core Curriculum |
| Composition and Rhetoric |
6 credit hours |
| Literature and Art |
6 credit hours |
| Science and Mathematics |
7 credit hours |
| History and Behavioral Science |
6 credit hours |
| Philosophy and Religion |
9 credit hours |
| Second Language |
6 credit hours |
| Wellness and Physical Education |
3 credit hours |
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43 total core credit hours |
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| Community Service |
45 clock hours (non-credit) |
Required Coursework
A minimum of 33 credit hours are required in language, linguistics, literature, culture, and Spanish electives.
Language Coursework
| SPAN 2311 | Intermediate Spanish I: Oral Communication | 3 |
| SPAN 2312 | Intermediate Spanish II: Writing | 3 |
| SPAN 3301 | Advanced Spanish Grammar and Translation | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Linguistics Coursework
| SPAN 3321 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 3322 | Spanish Phonetics and Oral Communication | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
NOTE: In addition to SPAN 3321 and SPAN 3322, candidates for teacher certification must take SPAN 3337, Applied Linguistics for Teaching, for a total of 9 hours to fulfill the Linguistics requirement.
Literature Coursework
| SPAN 3331 | Spanish Literature to 1700 | 3 |
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| SPAN 3332 | Spanish Literature Since 1700 | 3 |
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| SPAN 3341 | Spanish-American Literature to Modernism | 3 |
| | Or | |
| SPAN 3342 | Spanish-American Literature since Modernism | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Culture Coursework
| SPAN 3311 | Culture and Civilization of Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 3312 | Culture and Civilization of Latin America | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Elective Coursework in Spanish
The degree plan requires electives in Spanish to complete the required 33 credit hours of coursework.
Required Minor
The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degree plan requires a minor in any other field of study, or an approved interdisciplinary concentration of a minimum of 18 credit hours, including 6 upper-division hours. A minor requires a minimum of 12 credit hours to complete.
See minors.
See interdisciplinary concentrations.
General Elective Coursework
General elective coursework is required to fulfill the required 120 credit hour minimum for the degree.