Languages and Cultures (BA) - Spanish Track Program
Administered by Department of Languages and Cultures
Effective Fall 2019
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
A total of 33 semester hours is required for a major in Spanish. Students must receive a minimum grade of C in every course required for the major.
Spanish Track Course Requirements (24 credits):
SPANISH.203 Spanish III
SPANISH.204 Spanish IV
SPANISH.206 Structure of the Spanish Language
SPANISH.207 Conversation and Composition I
SPANISH.305 Applied Phonetics and Pronunciation
SPANISH.306 Conversationand Composition II
SPANISH.405 Spain
SPANISH.406 Latin America
Note: by advisement, students may substitute SPANISH 203 and SPANISH 204 with Spanish electives if they place out of those courses on the Language Placement Test.
Spanish Electives (3 credits):
SPANISH.208 Spanish for Health Professions
SPANISH.209 Spanish for Social Services
SPANISH.210 Commercial Spanish
SPANISH.211 Spanish Culture and Civilization
SPANISH.212 Spanish American Culture and Civilization
SPANISH.213 U.S. Hispanic Cultures and Literatures
SPANISH.214 Hispanic Culture and Civilization
SPANISH.221 Spanish Culture through Film
SPANISH.222 Latin American Culture through Film
SPANISH.250 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
SPANISH.281-9 Special Topics
SPANISH.290 Study Abroad
SPANISH.325 Spanish for Educators
SPANISH.331 Literary Analysis of Hispanic Texts
SPANISH.350 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
SPANISH.390 Internship in Spanish
SPANISH.402 Advanced Conversation and Composition
SPANISH.403 Advanced Structure and Composition
SPANISH.420 Hispanic Literature
SPANISH.421 Latin American Literature
SPANISH.422 Hispanic Theater and Poetry
SPANISH.430 Hispanic Short Story
SPANISH.490 Independent Study
Languages and Cultures Common Core (6 credits):
LANGCULT.200 Comparative Cultural Studies (3 credits)
LANGCULT.400 Comparative Language Studies (3 credits)
Languages and Cultures – Spanish/Teaching and Learning Majors (36 credits)
Same as above with additional requirement of LANGCULT.350 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (3 credits)
Study Abroad in Cayey, Puerto Rico,: All language students are urged to seek opportunities to study abroad. An exchange and internship program with the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus and with the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico. Exchange programs are open to all university students who have had at least two years of college Spanish.