BA with a Major in Spanish

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from UIC, students must complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Summary of Requirements
Major Requirements		32
General Education and Electives to reach minimum Total Hours		88
Total Hours		120

General Education

See General Education and Writing-in-the-Discipline in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for information on meeting these requirements.

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
SPAN 202	Spanish Grammar in Practice	3
SPAN 203	Extensive Reading and Writing for Non-Native Speakers of Spanish	3
or SPAN 204	Extensive Reading and Writing for Heritage Speakers of Spanish
SPAN 206	Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics ^a	4
SPAN 210	Introduction to the Formal Analysis of Hispanic Texts ^b,c	3
SPAN 212	Cultural and Literary Studies in Spain and Latin America ^a	4
SPAN 303	Advanced Oral Presentation, Writing, and Analysis	3
SPAN 380	Professional Development	0
In addition, students must select 12 hours from one of the concentrations listed below		12
Total Hours		32

SPAN 206 and SPAN 212 fulfill the Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.

This course is approved for the Exploring World Cultures General Education category.

This course is approved for the Understanding the Creative Arts General Education category.

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Concentration I: Hispanic Studies
Concentration II: Hispanic Linguistics
Concentration III: Hispanic Literatures and Cultural Studies

Concentration I: Hispanic Studies

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Four courses from the 200-, 300-, or 400-levels. A maximum of two of these courses can be taken at the 200-level.		12
Only one of the following courses can be counted toward these credit hours:
SPAN 224	Bilingual/Bicultural Hispanic American Writers ^a
SPAN 225	Spanish and Latin American Culture through Literature and Film ^b
SPAN 226	Early Modern Spanish and Colonial Latin American Literature and Culture in Translation ^b,c
SPAN 278	Latin American/Latino Film Studies
SPAN 295	Latino Literary Studies ^a
LALS 495	Interdisciplinary Seminar in Latino Studies
Total Hours		12

This course is approved for the Understanding U.S. Society General Education category.

This course is approved for the Exploring World Cultures General Education category.

This course is approved for the Understanding the Creative Arts General Education category.

Concentration II: Hispanic Linguistics

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Select four topic courses in linguistics from the following:		12
SPAN 361	The Structure of Spanish
SPAN 362	Sounds of Spanish
SPAN 363	Spanish in Society
SPAN 364	Acquisition of Spanish
SPAN 365	Meaning in Language
SPAN 366	Current Topics in Spanish Linguistics
Or any 400-level course in linguistics
Total Hours		12

Concentration III: Hispanic Literatures and Cultural Studies

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Select three topic courses in literature and culture from the following:		9
SPAN 375	Current Topics in Hispanic Studies
SPAN 376	Topics in Politics, the Economy, and Law in Hispanic Culture
SPAN 377	Topics in Health, the Psyche, and the Human Body in Hispanic Culture
SPAN 378	Topics in Hispanic Cultural and Media Studies
SPAN 379	Topics in Cultural Difference and the Politics of Translation
One additional 400-level course in literature and culture		3
Total Hours		12

Recommended Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall Semester		Hours
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish I	4
Quantitative Reasoning Requirement course		3-5
General Education Requirement course		3
General Education Requirement course		3
	Hours	16-18
Spring Semester
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish II	4
General Education Requirement course		3
General Education Requirement course		3
General Education Requirement course		3-5
	Hours	16-18
Second Year
Fall Semester
SPAN 103	Intermediate Spanish I	4
General Education Requirement course		3
General Education Requirement course		3-5
General Education Requirement course/Elective		3
Electives		3
	Hours	16-18
Spring Semester
SPAN 104	Intermediate Spanish II	4
General Education Requirement course/Elective		3
Electives		9
	Hours	16
Third Year
Fall Semester
SPAN 202	Spanish Grammar in Practice	3
SPAN 203 or SPAN 204	Extensive Reading and Writing for Non-Native Speakers of Spanish or Extensive Reading and Writing for Heritage Speakers of Spanish	3
SPAN 210	Introduction to the Formal Analysis of Hispanic Texts ^a	3
Electives		6
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
SPAN 206	Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics ^b	4
SPAN 212	Cultural and Literary Studies in Spain and Latin America ^b	4
SPAN 303	Advanced Oral Presentation, Writing, and Analysis	3
Electives		3
	Hours	14
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Spanish Concentration Courses ^c		9
Electives		6
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
SPAN 380	Professional Development	0
Spanish Concentration Course ^c		3
Electives		9
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	120

May be used to satisfy one of the nine courses in the General Education Requirement.

These courses satisfy the Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.

Concentration 1: Four courses from the 200-, 300-, or 400-level. Only two may be at the 200-level. Only one may be from SPAN 224, SPAN 225, SPAN 226, SPAN 278, SPAN 295, LALS 495.
Concentration 2: Four courses from SPAN 361, SPAN 362, SPAN 363, SPAN 364, SPAN 365, SPAN 366, or any 400-level Spanish linguistics course.
Concentration 3: Three courses from SPAN 375, SPAN 376, SPAN 377, SPAN 378, SPAN 379, and one 400-level literature and culture course.

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