Foreign Languages, Spanish Concentration, B.A.

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
615-898-5024
Soraya Nogueira, program coordinator
Soraya.Nogueira@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages 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)
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 AND
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours OR
SPAN 1040 - Intensive Elementary Spanish 6 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Choose 6 hours from the following:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
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 6 credit hours
General elective 3 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 2 credit hours or an upper-division, 3-hour Spanish elective
Minor courses 6 credit hours
SPAN 3000-4000 level course 3 credit hours
General electives 13 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

SPAN 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
SPAN 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
General electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Maps

Following are printable, suggested four-year schedules of courses:

Foreign Languages, Spanish, B.A., Academic Map

Foreign Languages, Spanish (Study Abroad), B.A., Academic Map