B.A. in Foreign Language - Spanish 24 months Undergraduate Program By Southern Methodist University |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Students who do not place out need to complete the sequence of first-year courses (SPAN 1401 and 1402) and second-year courses (SPAN 2401 and 2302) before taking any 3000-level course. Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is demonstrated by coursework in SPAN 3358 and proficiency in Spanish conversation by SPAN 3355, which may be taken concurrently. Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country is strongly recommended. Suggested electives outside the Spanish area are courses in a second world language, other world literature in translation, literary criticism, English and American literature, and courses listed under the Latin American and Iberian studies major in the International and Area Studies section of this catalog. Note: Electives must be from the same level as the highest-level course the student is currently taking (e.g., a student taking a 5000-level course must then take a 5000-level elective. Track for Heritage Speakers. Heritage speakers must replace SPAN 3355 with SPAN 4355 and SPAN 3358 with SPAN 4358. Track for Native Speakers. Native speakers will start coursework at the 4000 level. Native speakers who have not had formal academic training in written Spanish may begin coursework with SPAN 4358.

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Students who do not place out need to complete the sequence of first-year courses (SPAN 1401 and 1402) and second-year courses (SPAN 2401 and 2302) before taking any 3000-level course. Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish is demonstrated by coursework in SPAN 3358 and proficiency in Spanish conversation by SPAN 3355, which may be taken concurrently. Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country is strongly recommended. Suggested electives outside the Spanish area are courses in a second world language, other world literature in translation, literary criticism, English and American literature, and courses listed under the Latin American and Iberian studies major in the International and Area Studies section of this catalog. Note: Electives must be from the same level as the highest-level course the student is currently taking (e.g., a student taking a 5000-level course must then take a 5000-level elective. Track for Heritage Speakers. Heritage speakers must replace SPAN 3355 with SPAN 4355 and SPAN 3358 with SPAN 4358. Track for Native Speakers. Native speakers will start coursework at the 4000 level. Native speakers who have not had formal academic training in written Spanish may begin coursework with SPAN 4358.

Admission requirements

6+

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