Foreign Languages, Spanish Concentration, B.S.

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
615-904-8582
Theresa McBreen, program coordinator
Theresa.Mcbreen@mtsu.edu

A Foreign Languages major consists of 35 semester hours in one language (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work.

Students choosing the Spanish concentration are required to take SPAN 3010 , SPAN 3020 , and two 4000-level courses. Native speakers of Spanish should consult with their advisors.

Majors should choose HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation to satisfy part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirements.

Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, Spanish

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from the following:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3000 - Group Conversational Spanish 1 credit hour (2 credit hours) or an upper-division, 3 -hour Spanish elective
Minor courses 12 credit hours
SPAN 3000-4000 level course 3 credit hours
General electives 5 credit hours

Foreign Languages, Spanish Concentration, B.S.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, Spanish

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120