Modern Language and Culture (BA) - Spanish Literature and Culture Track

Program Overview

Our curriculum is designed to prepare undergraduates for critical thinking and employment flexibility. The department's philosophy emphasizes dynamic faculty-student academic encounters both in- and out- of the classroom; along with individualized attention for our majors and minors. We are proud of our program's practical outcomes over the past six years:

All our graduates in the Teacher Certification track secured employment teaching HS Spanish in Georgia and elsewhere

All our graduates who applied to graduate school were admitted into regionally or nationally-recognized programs

Our faculty's expertise encompasses a broad range spanning Latin American literature, Hispanic women's writing, Spanish and Latin American culture, Hispanic linguistics, and the use of technology in the Humanities. Our students can take classes at the Elementary and Intermediate levels in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, and Latin.

Career Opportunities

Students majoring in foreign languages are preparing themselves to be global citizens. This course of study can prepare students for a wide range of pursuits, including careers in education, government, business, or any institution with international dealings.

Program of Study

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities ¹		4-5
Choose one of the following communication options		3
COMM 1110	Public Speaking
Foreign Language Course Options
AMSL, ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, GREK, ITAL, JAPN, KREN, LATIN, PORT, SPAN - 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; SWAH - 1001, 1002.
Take one of the following courses		1-2
ITDS 1779	Scholarship Across the Disciplines
LEAD 1705	Introduction to Servant Leadership
PERS 1506	Perspectives 1-hour
PERS 1507	Perspectives 2-hour
Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills ¹		3-7
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science	3
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus	3
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving	3
MATH 1401	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History		6
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865	3
or HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
POLS 1101	American Government	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics		6
Select one Fine Arts course		3
ARTH 1100	Art Appreciation
ARTH 2125	Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic
ARTH 2126	Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern
MUSC 1100	Music Appreciation
THEA 1100	Theatre Appreciation
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Select one Humanities course		3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I
ENGL 2112	World Literature II
ITDS 1155	The Western Intellectual Tradition
ITDS 1774	Introduction to Digital Humanities
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing		6
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences ^1,3		7-11
ANTH 1145	Human Origins	3
ASTR 1105	Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System	3
ASTR 1106	Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies	3
ASTR 1305	Descriptive Astronomy Lab	1
ATSC 1112	Understanding the Weather	3
ATSC 1112L	Understanding the Weather Lab	1
BIOL 1125	Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab	3
BIOL 1215K	Introductory Biology	4
BIOL 1225K	Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab	4
CHEM 1151 & 1151L	Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1152 & 1152L	Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab	4
CHEM 1211 & 1211L	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1212 & 1212L	Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab	4
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology	3
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I	4
ENVS 1105	Environmental Studies	3
ENVS 1105L	Environmental Studies Laboratory	1
ENVS 1205K	Sustainability and the Environment	4
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOL 1110	Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment	3
GEOL 1121	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology	3
GEOL 1121L	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 1122	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology	3
GEOL 1322	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 2225	The Fossil Record	4
PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311	Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312	Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab	4
PHYS 1125	Physics of Color and Sound	3
PHYS 1325	Physics of Color and Sound Lab	1
PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311	Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312	Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab	4
Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences		6
Select one Behavioral Science course
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology
Select one World Cultures course		3
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ENGL 2136	Language and Culture
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
ITDS 1156	Understanding Non-Western Cultures
Core IMPACTS Total Hours		42
Health and Wellness		3
KINS 1106	Lifetime Wellness	2
or PHED 1205	Concepts of Fitness
Select one of the following		1
Any PEDS course
MUSC 1206	Body Mapping (Music Majors Only)

¹: The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.
²: ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.
³: At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		45
Core Total		45
Field of Study Requirements
Minimum grade of C is required
Complete one of the following convocation courses with a satisfactory grade		0
FREN 1000	French Convocation
SPAN 1000	Spanish Convocation
Complete 6 hours of Intermediate-level studies in French or Spanish		6
FREN 2001 Intermediate French I and FREN 2002 Intermediate French II, or
SPAN 2001 Intermediate Spanish I and SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish II
Select 12 hours of coursework (not applied above) from the following options		12
FREN 1002	Elementary French II
SPAN 1002	Elementary Spanish II
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ENGL 2135	Multicultural Literature
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts
ITDS 2107	Modern Latin America
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
ITDS 2109	Spain in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Choose the following three courses if pursuing teaching certification.
EDUC 2110	Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education
EDUC 2120	Exploring Socio-Cultural Contexts on Diversity in Educational Settings
EDUC 2130	Exploring Learning and Teaching
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Required for the Major
Minimum grade of C is required
SPAN 3150	Spanish Conversation	3
SPAN 3160	Grammar and Composition	3
SPAN 4010	Advanced Spanish Grammar	3
SPAN 3167	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics	3
SPAN 4000	Spanish Capstone	0
Select one of the following Spanish Language options:		3
SPAN 3165	Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 4185	Spanish Applied Linguistics
SPAN 4186	Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 4181	Spanish Translation and Interpreting I
SPAN 4182	Spanish Translation and Interpreting II
SPAN 4555	Selected Topics in Spanish
SPAN 4698	Internship
SPAN 4899	Independent Study
Select three of the following Peninsular Studies options:		9
SPAN 3170	Contemporary Approaches to Identities and Cultures of Spain
SPAN 3250	Survey of Literary Texts from Spain
SPAN 4117	Spanish Golden Age Theater
SPAN 4118	Cinema from Spain
SPAN 4125	Spanish Theater
SPAN 4555	Selected Topics in Spanish
SPAN 4899	Independent Study
Select three of the following Latin American Studies option:		9
SPAN 3175	Contemporary Approaches to Cultures of Latin America
SPAN 3260	Survey of Latin American Literature
SPAN 4119	Literature of Spanish Speaking Communities in the United States
SPAN 4120	Perspectives on Mexico: Works and Experiences of Selected Mexican Women
SPAN 4175	Political and Cultural Myth in Latin America
SPAN 4555	Selected Topics in Spanish
SPAN 4899	Independent Study
Required for the Major Total		33
General Electives
Select 27 credits, including 6 credits at the 3000-level or above.		27
General Electives Total
Total Credit Hours		123

Program Map

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I (minimum grade of C)	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Skills	Math (from list of courses)	3
Institutional Priorities	SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish 1 or COMM 1110 Public Speaking	3
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics	Fine Arts Course	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Science Course	3
SPAN 1000	Spanish Convocation	0
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
ENGL 1102	English Composition II (minimum grade of C)	3
Institutional Priorities	seminar ¹	2
Field of Study Requirements	Select one class (minimum grade of C)	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Science/Tech/Math course	3
SPAN 1002	Elementary Spanish II (minimum grade of C)	3
KINS 1106 or PHED 1205	Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness	2
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
Fall
Field of Study Requirements	Select one class (minimum grade of C)	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Science with Lab	4
Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Humanities Course ³	3
Social Sciences	Behavioral Science List	3
SPAN 2001	Intermediate Spanish I (minimum grade of C)	3
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
Social Sciences	World Culture List ⁴	3
Field of Study Requirements	Select one classes (minimum grade of C)	3
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
SPAN 2002	Intermediate Spanish II (minimum grade of C)	3
Health and Wellness	PEDS Option ²	1
	Credit Hours	16
Third Year
Fall
SPAN 3150	Spanish Conversation (minimum grade of C)	3
SPAN 3160	Grammar and Composition (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
Program Requirements	one Latin American Studies Option (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Requirements	one Peninsular Studies Option (minimum grade of C)	3
Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 4010	Advanced Spanish Grammar (minimum grade of C)
SPAN 3167	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (minimum grade of C)
or Spanish language option (minimum grade of C)
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
Program Requirments	one Latin American Studies Options (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Requirements	one Peninsular Studies Options (minimum grade of C)	3
Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 4010	Advanced Spanish Grammar (minimum grade of C)
SPAN 3167	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (minimum grade of C)
or Spanish language option (minimum grade of C)
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
Program Requirements	one Latin American Studies Options (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Requirements	one Peninsular Studies Options (minimum grade of C)	3
Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 4010	Advanced Spanish Grammar (minimum grade of C)
SPAN 3167	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (minimum grade of C)
or Spanish language course (minimum grade of C)
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
General Electives	Elective ⁵	3
SPAN 4000	Spanish Capstone	0
	Credit Hours	15
	Total Credit Hours	123

¹

B2: Select 1 or 2 hours of the following courses:

ITDS 1779 Scholarship Across the Disciplines (2 cr)

LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership (2 cr)

PERS 1506 Perspectives (1 cr; may be repeated with a different topic)

PERS 1507 Perspectives (2 cr)

²

Health and Wellness requirement: 3 credits divided into mandatory PHED 1205 Concepts of Fitness (2 credits) and one PEDS course from list (1 credit). Must be completed for graduation. Students that fall under certain categories may be exempted.

³

Except ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts.

⁴

Except ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology.

⁵

For General Electives, select 27 credit hours, including 6 credits at the 3000-level or above.

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in study abroad programs offered in the summertime, either to Mexico or Spain.

Admission Requirements

There are no program specific admission requirements.

Additional Program Requirements

There are no program specific academic regulations.

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