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 | ||
| SPAN 3301 | Advanced Spanish Language and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 3302 | Advanced Spanish Language and Composition Writing Lab | 1 |
| SPAN 3303 | Introduction to Literature in Spanish Speaking World | 3 |
| SPAN 3305 | Applied Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 4401 | Spanish for the Professions | 3 |
| Three units chosen in Seminar in Literature, Culture, Theater and Film | 3 | |
| 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 Linguistics | 3 | |
| Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Seminar in Special Interdisciplinary Topics in Spanish Literature, Linguistics, or Culture | ||
| One unit chosen in Portfolio | 1 | |
| 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 course | 3 | |
| SPAN 3900 | Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World | 3 |
| 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 Units | 48-57 | |
Concentrations (11-20 units)
Hispanic Language, Literature and Civilization Concentration (20 units)
(Program Code: SLLC)
| Requirements (12) | ||
| SPAN 3307 | Cultures of Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 3309 | Cultures of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 4403 | Spanish Dialectology | 3 |
| WLL 3120 | Pedagogies for Foreign Language Teaching | 3 |
| 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 Units | 20 | |
Communication Studies Concentration (17 units)
(Program Code: SPCO)
| One culture class chosen from the following | 3 | |
| Cultures of Spain | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America | ||
| Two activities chosen from the following | 2 | |
| Cultures of Spain Activity | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America Activity | ||
| Spanish for the Professions Activity | ||
| Spanish Dialectology Activity | ||
| Four courses chosen from the following | 12 | |
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 Units | 17 | |
Business Studies Concentration (17 units)
(Program Code: SPNB)
| One culture class chosen from the following | 3 | |
| Cultures of Spain | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America | ||
| Two activities chosen from the following | 2 | |
| Cultures of Spain Activity | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America Activity | ||
| Spanish for the Professions Activity | ||
| Spanish Dialectology Activity | ||
| Four courses chosen from the following | 12 | |
| 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 Units | 17 | |
Hispanic Studies Concentration (11 units)
(Program Code: SPHS)
| SPAN 4403 | Spanish Dialectology | 3 |
| Three units from the following | 3 | |
| Cultures of Spain | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America | ||
| Two units from the following | 2 | |
| Cultures of Spain Activity | ||
| Cultures of Spanish America Activity | ||
| Spanish for the Professions Activity | ||
| Spanish Dialectology Activity | ||
| Three units from the following | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Peninsular Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Spanish American Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Spanish Language Cinema and/or Theatre | ||
| Total Units | 11 | |