Foreign Languages, Spanish Concentration, B.A.

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
615-898-2981
Jason Pettigrew, program coordinator
Jason.Pettigrew@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages with a Spanish concentration consists of 35 semester hours (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work. Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

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

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Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

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

The following General Education course is recommended for this major:

HUM 2610

Major Requirements (35 hours)

SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours OR
SPAN 1040 - Intensive Elementary Spanish 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours counted toward degree)
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours
SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3080 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3 credit hours
SPAN 4000-level 6 credit hours
SPAN upper-division electives 11 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (23-26 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

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 3080 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3 credit hours
SPAN 3000 2 credit hours or an upper-division, 3-hour Spanish elective
Minor courses 6 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

Foreign Languages, Spanish Concentration, B.A.

Academic Maps

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (35 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (23-26 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, Spanish

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours