This concentration will provide students with a foundation in Spanish for professional contexts, such as animal care, business, health care, and translation & interpreting. While receiving a foundation in the Spanish language, literature and culture, students will specialize in course sequences in an area of their choice from among the options LLC offers.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Successfully complete common and routine, as well as complex, workplace tasks which require communication in Spanish.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and exchange ideas about common workplace related themes, both orally and in writing, using relevant field-specific vocabulary, grammatical accuracy and appropriate pronunciation.
- Interact in a multi-cultural setting with an increased sensitivity to cultural and linguistic differences present in a specific work environment.
- Demonstrate familiarity with relevant field-specific text types, genres and registers, as well as interpersonal and presentational formats of oral communication in particular work settings.
Effective Fall 2022
All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of C 2.000 (a grade of C- is not acceptable) in each upper-division course that carries the LARA, LASL, LCHI, LFRE, LGEN, LGER, LGRK, LITA, LJPN, LKOR, LLAT, LRUS, or LSPA subject code.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| LSPA 100 | First-Year Spanish I | 5 | |
| LSPA 101 | First-Year Spanish II | 5 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| LSPA 200 | Second-Year Spanish I (GT-AH4) | 3B | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Second-Year Spanish II (GT-AH4) | 3B | ||
| Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3B | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 7 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | ||
| Junior | |||
| LSPA 300 | Reading and Writing for Communication-Spanish | 3 | |
| LSPA 310 | Approaches to Spanish Literature | 3 | |
| LSPA 335 | Issues in Hispanic Culture | 3 | |
| LSPA 401 | Advanced Spanish Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following depending on selected track:1 | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | |||
| Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields | |||
| Spanish Professional Terminology in Context | |||
| Select one course from Advanced Literature or Film: | 3 | ||
| Colonial Latin American Literature | |||
| Spanish Theatre | |||
| Women Writers in the Hispanic World | |||
| Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods | |||
| Selected Spanish Literary Movements and Periods | |||
| Genre Studies in Spanish | |||
| Author Studies in Spanish | |||
| Topic Studies in Spanish | |||
| Studies in Foreign Film: Spain | |||
| Studies in Foreign Film: Latin America | |||
| LSPA Elective (See list below)2 | 3 | ||
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| LGEN 487 | Internship | 2 | |
| LSPA 492 | Seminar-Spanish Language, Literature, Society | 4B,4C | 3 |
| Select two courses in one track: | 6 | ||
Animal Care Track:3 | |||
| Spanish Terminology-Animal Health/Agriculture | |||
| The Intercultural Workplace-Animal Health/Ag | |||
Business Track: | |||
| Business Spanish | |||
| Advanced Business Spanish | |||
Health Track: | |||
| Spanish for Health Care | |||
| Spanish for Working with Youth and Families | |||
Translation Track: | |||
| Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpreting | |||
| Advanced Spanish Translation and Interpreting | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature | 4A | ||
| Advanced Latin American Culture | 4A | ||
| Advanced Spanish Culture | 4A | ||
| LSPA Elective (see list below)2 | 6 | ||
| Electives4 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
LSPA Elective List2
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care track must take LSPA 342; Education track must take LSPA 326 and LSPA 470 (or LSPA 313, E 320 or E 322); all other tracks can select from: | ||
| LSPA 312 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| LSPA 313 | Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LSPA 326 | Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| LSPA 340 | Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields | 3 |
| LSPA 345 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 346 | Spanish for Health Care | 3 |
| LSPA 347 | Spanish for Working with Youth and Families | 3 |
| LSPA 413 | Advanced Spanish Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LSPA 441 | Advanced Business Spanish | 3 |
- 1
Animal Care track must choose LSPA 340. Education track must choose LSPA312. All other tracks, LSPA 348.
- 2
Health track must choose a 400-level elective; all other tracks can choose from LSPA elective list.
- 3
Completing this track may satisfy a certificate – contact a Languages, Literatures and Cultures advisor.
- 4
Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
- 5
If LSPA 470 is not available, other substitutions are acceptable, such as LSPA 313, E 320 or E 322. Consult the Teacher Licensure World Language advisor.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program
The concentration in Spanish for the professions leads students through a series of specific courses in order to guide them in a more professional focus to their language studies and better prepare them for their career.
All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of C 2.000 (a grade of C- is not acceptable) in each upper-division course that carries the LARA, LASL, LCHI, LFRE, LGEN, LGER, LGRK, LITA, LJPN, LKOR, LLAT, LRUS, or LSPA subject code.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| LSPA 100 | First-Year Spanish I | 5 | |||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| LSPA 101 | First-Year Spanish II | 5 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Electives | 5 | ||||
| CO 150 and Quantitative Reasoning (AUCC 1B) must be completed by the end of Semester 2 | X | 1A | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| LSPA 200 | Second-Year Spanish I (GT-AH4) | 3B | 3 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Second-Year Spanish II (GT-AH4) | 3B | ||||
| Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3B | ||||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| LSPA 300 | Reading and Writing for Communication-Spanish | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following depending upon selected track: | 3 | ||||
| Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | |||||
| Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields | |||||
| Spanish Professional Terminology in Context | |||||
| Electives | 9 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| LSPA 310 | Approaches to Spanish Literature | 3 | |||
| LSPA 335 | Issues in Hispanic Culture | 3 | |||
| LSPA 401 | Advanced Spanish Oral Communication | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following in Advanced Literature or Film: | 3 | ||||
| Colonial Latin American Literature | |||||
| Spanish Theatre | |||||
| Women Writers in the Hispanic World | |||||
| Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods | |||||
| Selected Spanish Literary Movements and Periods | |||||
| Genre Studies in Spanish | |||||
| Author Studies in Spanish | |||||
| Topic Studies in Spanish | |||||
| Studies in Foreign Film: Spain | |||||
| Studies in Foreign Film: Latin America | |||||
| LSPA Elective (See list on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following not previously taken depending on track: | 3 | ||||
| Animal Care track: | |||||
| Spanish Terminology-Animal Health/Agriculture | |||||
| Business track: | |||||
| Business Spanish | |||||
| Health track: | |||||
| Spanish for Health Care | |||||
| Translation & Interpretation track: | |||||
| Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpreting | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature | 4A | ||||
| Advanced Latin American Culture | 4A | ||||
| Advanced Spanish Culture | 4A | ||||
| LSPA Elective: Select one course from the list on Concentration Requirements Tab | 6 | ||||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| LGEN 487 | Internship | X | 2 | ||
| LSPA 492 | Seminar-Spanish Language, Literature, Society | X | 4B,4C | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following depending on track: | X | 3 | |||
| Animal Care Track: | |||||
| The Intercultural Workplace-Animal Health/Ag | |||||
| Business track: | |||||
| Advanced Business Spanish | |||||
| Health track: | |||||
| Spanish for Working with Youth and Families | |||||
| Translation & Interpretation track: | |||||
| Advanced Spanish Translation and Interpreting | |||||
| Electives | X | 9 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||