Spanish Undergraduate Major (BA, HBA)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Spanish major is a student-centered, proficiency-based, communicative language program designed to prepare students for life as members of multilingual and multicultural communities locally and globally.
Major Code: 940
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Analyze the main ideas of a wide variety of texts and other forms of cultural expression (such as music, film and art) on concrete, abstract and technical topics.
- Interact with Spanish-speaking communities within and beyond the United States in culturally responsible ways.
- Contribute to conversations with sufficient accuracy, clarity and precision to convey their intended message without misrepresentation or confusion.
- Describe aspects of both the cultural and linguistic diversity of Spanish-speaking communities within and beyond the US.
- Produce detailed texts for a variety of audiences on a wide range of subjects with accuracy, clarity and precision.
- Critically reflect on their own identities, cultural heritage, and traditions through the study of Spanish.
Required courses may not be taken S/U. All prospective majors and minors must see a departmental advisor at least once a year.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Core | ||
LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
SPAN 311 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
SPAN 312 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
SPAN 313 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
SPAN 319 | +SPANISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
SPAN 339 | MEXICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
SPAN 350 | PHONETICS AND PRONUNCIATION | 3 |
or SPAN 351 | HISPANIC LINGUISTICS | |
SPAN 438 | ^SELECTED TOPICS IN LUSO-HISPANIC CULTURE 1 | 3 |
SPAN 456 | +SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
Select two courses from the following: 1 | 6 | |
TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | ||
TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | ||
TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
SPECIALIZED GRAMMAR OR LINGUISTICS TOPICS | ||
ADVANCED COMPOSITION | ||
MIGRACION Y SALUD: MIGRATION AND HEALTH | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
Electives | ||
Select upper-division Spanish electives with approval from the major advisor | 12 | |
Additional Requirements | ||
Remaining Core Ed, CLA Core and Electives | 131 | |
Total Credits | 180 |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
- 1
These courses must be completed with a B average
Major Code: 940
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
SPAN 111 | FIRST-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Winter | ||
LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
SPAN 112 | FIRST-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPAN 113 | FIRST-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
SPAN 211 | SECOND-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
SPAN 212 | SECOND-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
General Electives | 8 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
SPAN 213 | SECOND-YEAR SPANISH | 4 |
CLA Core: Additional Course | 3 | |
Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
SPAN 311 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
Upper-Division Spanish Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 8 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Winter | ||
SPAN 312 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
SPAN 336 | TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD or TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD or TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
Upper-Division Spanish Elective | 3 | |
Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
SPAN 313 | THIRD YEAR SPANISH | 3 |
SPAN 339 | MEXICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
SPAN 438 | ^SELECTED TOPICS IN LUSO-HISPANIC CULTURE | 3 |
SPAN 336 | TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD or TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD or TEXTOS Y NARRATIVAS DEL MUNDO HISPANOHABLANTE: TEXTS AND NARRATIVES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
SPAN 351 or SPAN 350 | HISPANIC LINGUISTICS or PHONETICS AND PRONUNCIATION | 3 |
SPAN 319 | +SPANISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
Upper-Division Spanish Elective | 3 | |
Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
SPAN 456 | +SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
Upper-Division Spanish Elective | 3 | |
Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
General Electives | 6 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPAN 416 | MIGRACION Y SALUD: MIGRATION AND HEALTH or SPECIALIZED GRAMMAR OR LINGUISTICS TOPICS or ADVANCED COMPOSITION or SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
General Electives | 12 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 180 |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course