SXU offers a Spanish in the Professions major, as well as specific courses geared to meet the needs of students in other programs. The foreign language curriculum covers the main areas of language -- language skills development, intercultural competence, literature, arts, history and civilization. All courses are open to qualified students seeking meaningful contact with another culture by acquiring skills in oral and written communication in the foreign language, by studying the literature, arts, history and civilization of another country, or through a cultural and linguistic comparative approach.
Current emphasis on the international dimension of the college experience makes foreign language study particularly relevant and useful because it not only helps students achieve a truly liberal education, but also enhances their preparation to function in today's world. Knowledge of a foreign language is an essential component of the international business program (see business), the international studies major, and the Middle Eastern Studies minor.
*All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
Requirements
Spanish in the Professions is intended primarily for those students who plan to make use of the Spanish language in a professional environment other than teaching or academia. The major is 42-45 total credit hours.
Required Courses (12 credit hours)
- SPAN 200: Advanced Grammar and Composition
- SPAN 210: Advanced Spanish Conversation OR SPAN 211: Spanish for Speakers of Spanish
- SPAN 212: Spanish in the Workplace
- SPAN 300: Field Work
Spanish Electives (10-12 credit hours)
Choose 12 credit hours, 10 credit hours if studying Spanish abroad, from the following:
- SPAN 205: Language and Culture I
- SPAN 206: Language and Culture II
- SPAN 212: Spanish in the Workplace
- SPAN 217: Women in Mexican Culture
- SPAN 231: Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Civilization I
- SPAN 232: Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Civilization II
- SPAN 251: Individual Reading Program I
- SPAN 252: Individual Reading Program II
- SPAN 260: Special Topics
- SPAN 307: Golden Age Poetry
- SPAN 312: Literary Responses to Armed Conflicts in the Twentieth Century
- SPAN 313: Romanticism and Post Romanticism
- SPAN 314: Realism and the Turn of the Century
- SPAN 315: Imaginary Caribbean: Literature of Cuba and Puerto Rico
- SPAN 316: Latin American Responses to Colonization
- SPAN 317: Narrative and Spectacle of the Mexican Revolution
- SPAN 319: Cervantes' Don Quixote
- SPAN 334: Film and Literature
- SPAN 391: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literatures and/or Civilizations I (1-3 credit hours)
- SPAN 392: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literatures and/or Civilizations II (1-3 credit hours)
A maximum of two courses from other programs might be approved to fulfill the culture and civilization section of the major. Examples for this section include any Latino Studies courses; Art 222: Art of the Renaissance through the Enlightenment; Art 244: Latin American Cinema; Political Science 225: Latin American Politics; History 234: History of Colonial Latin America; History 240: History of Latin America; History 247: History of Mexico; Sociology 250: Modern Latin America; Religious Studies 247: The Jewish Tradition; Religious Studies 249: The Islamic Tradition; and Anthropology 250: Modern Latin America.
Other Discipline (21 credit hours)
Twenty-one required hours in another area related to the career objectives of each student. Courses can be double-counted as part of another major. These courses are determined on an individual basis by consultation with program faculty before completion of the major. Suggested areas of complimentary study: Business, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nursing, Communication, Psychology, International Studies.