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Spanish, International Language and Culture for the Professions Option, BA

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

  1. Students must complete a total of 45 credit hours, including a minimum of 30 SPAN credit hours and 15 credit hours in ancillary coursework.

  2. Students must complete a minimum of 30 upper division (3000-level and above) credit hours and minimum of six SPAN credit hours at the 4000 level or higher, in the major.

  3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.5. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.

  4. Students must complete a minimum of 18 SPAN credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Allowances and Restrictions

  1. Spanish majors are advised to take MATH 1010 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts or MATH 2830 Introductory Statistics for their CU Denver Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement.

  2. Courses taken at other institutions while a student is enrolled at CU Denver may be applied to the major only with departmental approval before enrollment in those courses.

  3. Before enrolling in their final semester in the language, Spanish majors must be evaluated by the faculty in oral and written skills. Students must see their Spanish advisor for specific information.

  4. Students must complete least six SPAN credit hours at the 4000 level.

  5. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses taught in Spanish.

Complete the following required courses:15
Introduction to the Study of Literature
Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions
Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions
Spanish for International Business I
Spanish for International Business II
Introduction to Translation I
Introduction to Translation II
Complete one of the following Culture and Civilization courses:3
SPAN 3212
Course SPAN 3212 Not Found
Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions
SPAN 3221
Course SPAN 3221 Not Found
SPAN 3222
Course SPAN 3222 Not Found
Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions
Special Topics In Hispanic Culture
Ibero-American Cultures through Film
Food Metaphors: Ibero-American Cuisine and Culture
Bilingual Communities: Spanish as a Language of Contact
Complete a minimum of two Language Skills and Theory courses from the approved list.6
Complete an additional two SPAN elective courses at the 4000-level. 16
Complete all of the following required Business courses:15
Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
Introduction to Business
Managing Individuals and Teams
Environments of International Business
Principles of Marketing
Total Hours45
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All courses must be taught in Spanish. Neither SPAN 4690 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages nor SPAN 4691 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages II will not apply.

Language Skills and Theory

Complete at least two of the following 6
Spanish Composition I
Spanish Composition II
Writing for Latinos
Writing for Latinos II
Spanish Oral Proficiency
SPAN 3050
Course SPAN 3050 Not Found
SPAN 3060
Course SPAN 3060 Not Found
SPAN 4010
Course SPAN 4010 Not Found
Spanish Sociolinguistics
The Learning and Teaching of Heritage Speakers
Spanish Classroom Methods and Practice
Dialects of the Spanish-Speaking World
Spanish Second Language Acquisition
Spanish in Colorado
Spanish in the United States
Special Topics in Linguistics

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