BA Spanish - Hispanic Literature and Culture Concentration

The Department of World Languages & Literatures offers courses in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Instruction focuses on the acquisition of proficiency in the language and on the development of knowledge of the culture, traditions, and literature of the speakers of the language. The department also offers several study abroad opportunities. Students who major in French, German, or Spanish complete 24 hours of upper division coursework and may simultaneously earn teacher certification. Students who minor in French, German, or Spanish complete 15 hours of upper division coursework, and students who minor in Arabic, Japanese, or Chinese complete 12 hours of upper division coursework. For language coursework that is not offered at Texas State, the “MODL” course prefix is used as a transcript placeholder to allow students to receive transfer credit for successful completion of the language coursework from other universities. "MODL" is also used for students who receive the requisite score on the ACTFL-OPI exam in a language for which no prefix exists. The “MODL” course is not an academic credit bearing course.

Individuals with proficiency in a second language are always in demand in both the public and private sectors. They facilitate communication among people and nations and make possible the free interchange of information and ideas. Career opportunities abound in such diverse fields as international business, international law, foreign affairs, translation, interpretation, politics, publishing, journalism, broadcasting, and teaching. Job candidates with advanced foreign language skills and an international perspective generally receive greater consideration from potential employers.

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree are required to successfully complete an intermediate proficiency level in a language of their choice. Students with limited language background may need to complete the first year of the language (1410 and 1420) before beginning the intermediate level (2310 and 2320). Contact the Department of World Languages & Literatures for information concerning placement exams for beginning and intermediate language coursework. Students can choose from the following language courses:

Students who choose Spanish to satisfy their B.A. language requirement must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course (SPAN 1410, SPAN 1420, SPAN 2310, and SPAN 2320) to advance to the next level course.