Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

The B.A. in Spanish coursework includes the following areas: Culture, Linguistics, Peninsular Literature, and Spanish American Literature, some with interdisciplinary approaches. These areas serve students as subject matter preparation for the single-subject teaching credential, bilingual teaching, as well as students with career plans in journalism, advertising, professional writing, law, criminal justice, business, public services, healthcare-related fields, national security, diplomatic services, translation services, publishing, entertainment, and others.

Requirements (48-57 units)

Total units required for graduation: 120

Requirements for the B.A. in Spanish

Core Requirements (37)
Eight units chosen from:8
Intermediate Spanish 1st Semester
Intermediate Spanish 2nd. Semester
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate Healthcare Spanish I
Intermediate Healthcare Spanish II
Intermediate Criminal Justice Spanish I
Intermediate Criminal Justice Spanish II
Or proficiency at the intermediate level equal to that of SPAN 2112 or SPAN 2252.
SPAN 3301Advanced Spanish Language and Composition3
SPAN 3302Advanced Spanish Language and Composition Writing Lab1
SPAN 3303Introduction to Literature in Spanish Speaking World3
SPAN 3305Applied Spanish Grammar 3
SPAN 4401Spanish for the Professions 3
Three units chosen in Seminar in Literature, Culture, Theater and Film3
Seminar in Peninsular Literature, Culture, Theater and Film (OR)
Seminar in Spanish American Literature, Culture, Theater and Film
Seminar in Special Interdisciplinary Topics in Spanish Literature, Linguistics, or Culture
Three units chosen in Seminar in Linguistics3
Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics
Seminar in Special Interdisciplinary Topics in Spanish Literature, Linguistics, or Culture
One unit chosen in Portfolio1
Peninsular Literature, Culture, Theater, and Film: Portfolio (One unit chosen in Portfolio)
Spanish American Literature, Culture, Theater, and Film: Portfolio
Hispanic Linguistics: Portfolio
Any Spanish or WLL Upper Division Course or Spanish Faculty approved course3
SPAN 3900Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World3
or WLL 3920 Great Works, Revolutionary Ideas, and Important Discoveries
Three units chosen from the following:3
Language Acquisition and Early Field Experience for Future Teachers
Mediterranean Languages and Identities
Languages & Cultures
International Experience
Concentration (11-20)11-20
Students must complete all of the requirements from one of the concentrations listed below.
Total Units48-57

Concentrations (11-20 units)

Hispanic Language, Literature and Civilization Concentration (20 units)

(Program Code: SLLC)

Requirements (12)
SPAN 3307Cultures of Spain3
SPAN 3309Cultures of Spanish America 3
SPAN 4403Spanish Dialectology 3
WLL 3120Pedagogies for Foreign Language Teaching3
Choose two activities from the following (2)2
Cultures of Spain Activity
Cultures of Spanish America Activity
Spanish for the Professions Activity
Spanish Dialectology Activity
Special Topics in Spanish Language Cinema and/or Theatre Activity
Choose two of the following (6)6
Special Topics in Peninsular Literature
Special Topics in Spanish American Literature
Special Topics in Spanish Language Cinema and/or Theatre
Total Units20

Communication Studies Concentration (17 units)

(Program Code: SPCO)

One culture class chosen from the following3
Cultures of Spain
Cultures of Spanish America
Two activities chosen from the following2
Cultures of Spain Activity
Cultures of Spanish America Activity
Spanish for the Professions Activity
Spanish Dialectology Activity
Four courses chosen from the following12
Relational and Organizational Communication
Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
Persuasion
Relational Communication
Organizational Communication
Communication and Gender
Communication and Conflict
Media Studies
Television Studio Production
Topics in Media Studies
The Development of Motion Pictures
Movies in the Digital Age
Film Analysis
Global Cinema
Queer Cinema
Introduction to Digital Video Editing
Topics in Digital Production
Multimedia Journalism
Topics in Multimedia Journalism
Gender, Race, and Class in Media
Latinx, Media, and Cultures
Global Communication
Media Effects
Advertising as Social Communication
Strategic Communication
Business and Professional Communication
Introduction to Strategic Communication
Business Literacy for Strategic Communication
Topics in Strategic Communication
Total Units17

Business Studies Concentration (17 units)

(Program Code: SPNB)

One culture class chosen from the following3
Cultures of Spain
Cultures of Spanish America
Two activities chosen from the following2
Cultures of Spain Activity
Cultures of Spanish America Activity
Spanish for the Professions Activity
Spanish Dialectology Activity
Four courses chosen from the following12
Introductory Accounting I
Leadership for Global Challenges: Exploring the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Applied Business Statistics
Marketing Principles
Marketing Communications
Legal Environment of Organizations
Legal Environment of Business
Managing Across Borders
Finance I
International Finance
Political Economy of Southern California
Environmental Economics
International Economics
Multinational Corporations
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Organizations in Multicultural and Diverse Societies
Society, Business, & Global Governance
Principles of Supply Chain Management
International Logistics
Total Units17

Hispanic Studies Concentration (11 units)

(Program Code: SPHS)

SPAN 4403Spanish Dialectology 3
Three units from the following3
Cultures of Spain
Cultures of Spanish America
Two units from the following2
Cultures of Spain Activity
Cultures of Spanish America Activity
Spanish for the Professions Activity
Spanish Dialectology Activity
Three units from the following3
Special Topics in Peninsular Literature
Special Topics in Spanish American Literature
Special Topics in Spanish Language Cinema and/or Theatre
Total Units11