Major in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish for the Professions Concentration

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 the department 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 2025

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
1B		1B	3
Arts and Humanities		3B	3
Historical Perspectives		3D	3
Electives			8
	Total Credits		30
Sophomore

LSPA 200	Second-Year Spanish I (GT-AH4)	3B	3
Select one course from the following:			3
LSPA 201	Second-Year Spanish II (GT-AH4)	3B
LSPA 230	Spanish for Heritage Speakers	3B
1C		1C	3
Advanced Writing		2	3
Biological and Physical Sciences		3A	7
Social and Behavioral Sciences		3C	3
Electives			8
	Total Credits		30
Junior

LSPA 300	Reading and Writing for Communication-Spanish		3
LSPA 310	Approaches to Spanish Literature		3
LSPA 335	Issues in Hispanic Culture		3
Select one course from the following:			3
LSPA 400	Advanced Spanish Communication Skills
LSPA 401	Advanced Spanish Oral Communication
Select one course from Advanced Literature or Film:			3
LSPA 442	Colonial Latin American Literature
LSPA 443	Spanish Theatre
LSPA 445	Women Writers in the Hispanic World
LSPA 449	Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods
LSPA 450	Selected Spanish Literary Movements and Periods
LSPA 452	Genre Studies in Spanish
LSPA 453	Author Studies in Spanish
LSPA 454	Topic Studies in Spanish
LSPA 465A	Studies in Foreign Film: Spain
LSPA 465B	Studies in Foreign Film: Latin America
Spanish for the Professions Major Course Selection (See list below)			6
Electives			9
	Total Credits		30
Senior

LSPA 492	Seminar-Spanish Language, Literature, Society	4B,4C	3
Select one course from the following:			3
LSPA 435	Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature	4A
LSPA 436	Advanced Latin American Culture	4A
LSPA 437	Advanced Spanish Culture	4A
Spanish for the Professions Major Course Selection (See list below)			6
Electives¹			18
	Total Credits		30
	Program Total Credits:		120

Spanish from the Professions Major Course Selection

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Students must select a minimum total of 12 credits from this list: ²
LGEN 487	Internship	1-12
LSPA 282B	Study Abroad--Latin American Community Health: Community Health in Panama-Introductory Level	3
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 342	Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields II	3
LSPA 343	Spanish Terminology-Animal Health/Agriculture	3
LSPA 345	Business Spanish	3
LSPA 346	Spanish for Health Care	3
LSPA 347	Spanish for Working with Youth and Families	3
LSPA 348	Spanish Professional Terminology in Context	3
LSPA 382B	Study Abroad--Latin American Community Health: Community Health in Panama-Intermediate Level	3
LSPA 413	Advanced Spanish Translation and Interpreting	3
LSPA 441	Advanced Business Spanish	3

¹: 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).
²: Students wishing to receive the certificate in Spanish for Animal Health and Care must take the following elective courses: LSPA 340, LSPA 342, LSPA 343, and LSPA 444.

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
Elective					3
	Total Credits				14
Semester 2		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LSPA 101	First-Year Spanish II				5
1B		X		1B	3
Arts and Humanities		X		3B	3
Electives					5
CO 150 and 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
Elective					3
	Total Credits				15
Semester 4		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
LSPA 201	Second-Year Spanish II (GT-AH4)			3B
LSPA 230	Spanish for Heritage Speakers			3B
1C				1C	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	4
Electives					5
	Total Credits				15
*Junior*
Semester 5		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LSPA 300	Reading and Writing for Communication-Spanish				3
Spanish for the Professions Major Course Selection (See list on Concentration Requirements Tab)					3
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
Select one course from the following:					3
LSPA 400	Advanced Spanish Communication Skills
LSPA 401	Advanced Spanish Oral Communication
Select one course from the following in Advanced Literature or Film:					3
LSPA 442	Colonial Latin American Literature
LSPA 443	Spanish Theatre
LSPA 445	Women Writers in the Hispanic World
LSPA 449	Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods
LSPA 450	Selected Spanish Literary Movements and Periods
LSPA 452	Genre Studies in Spanish
LSPA 453	Author Studies in Spanish
LSPA 454	Topic Studies in Spanish
LSPA 465A	Studies in Foreign Film: Spain
LSPA 465B	Studies in Foreign Film: Latin America
Spanish for the Professions Major Course Selection (See list on Concentration Requirements tab)			X		3
	Total Credits				15
*Senior*
Semester 7		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
LSPA 435	Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature			4A
LSPA 436	Advanced Latin American Culture			4A
LSPA 437	Advanced Spanish Culture			4A
Spanish for the Professions Major Course Selection (See list on Concentration Requirements Tab)					6
Electives					6
	Total Credits				15
Semester 8		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LSPA 492	Seminar-Spanish Language, Literature, Society	X		4B,4C	3
Electives		X			12
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.		X
	Total Credits				15
	Program Total Credits:				120