Spanish, International Language and Culture for the Professions Option, BA
Introduction
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This option in the Spanish major offers career possibilities, both in government and private industry, at home and abroad. Languages are useful in business, industry, commerce, civil service, law, library science, media, science, economics, health and social sciences. Students who follow this course of study could also qualify as teachers of general business subjects in bilingual as well as traditional school systems. (However, students who wish to be certified to teach Spanish in the public schools should consult the department for information concerning the undergraduate language licensure program.)
These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
Program Delivery
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This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Major
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International Spanish for the Professions is a controlled-enrollment major that takes two years to complete. Interested students should contact the Spanish advisor in the Department of Modern Languages to declare the major. This should be done as early as possible in the student's academic career, but not later than the second semester of the sophomore year.
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To be admitted to major status in Spanish, students must have an overall GPA of C+ (2.3).
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Prerequisites: (These courses do not count toward the major total of 45 semester hours)
Course List Code Title Hours ECON 2012 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 ECON 2022 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 MATH 1070 College Algebra for Business 3 or MATH 1110 College Algebra SPAN 2110 Second Year Spanish I 3 or SPAN 2120 Second Year Spanish II
General Requirements
To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Students must complete a total of 45 credit hours, including a minimum of 30 SPAN credit hours and 15 credit hours in ancillary coursework.
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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.
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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.
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Students must complete a minimum of 18 SPAN credit hours with CU Denver faculty.
Program Allowances and Restrictions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Students must complete least six SPAN credit hours at the 4000 level.
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Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses taught in Spanish.
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete the following required courses: | 15 | |
| Introduction to the Study of Literature | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions | ||
or SPAN 3223 | Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions | |
| Spanish for International Business I | ||
| Spanish for International Business II | ||
| Introduction to Translation I | ||
or SPAN 3792 | Introduction to Translation II | |
| Complete one of the following Culture and Civilization courses: | 3 | |
| Spanish American Culture and Civilization | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions | ||
| Culture and Civilization of Spain I | ||
| Culture and Civilization of Spain II | ||
| 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. 1 | 6 | |
| 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 Hours | 45 | |
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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
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete at least two of the following | 6 | |
| Spanish Composition I | ||
| Spanish Composition II | ||
| Writing for Latinos | ||
| Writing for Latinos II | ||
| Spanish Oral Proficiency | ||
| Advanced Spanish Grammar | ||
| Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| 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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