Spanish Language and Culture for the Professions, B.A.

Requirements for Major in Spanish Language and Culture for the Professions

As the world continues to become increasingly diverse across traditional borders and cultural boundaries, there will be more demand in the workplace and for communities to effectively negotiate otherness—different ways of living lives—which will directly impact professional practices.

Knowledge of a modern language and culture will continue to grow in importance as a foundation for functioning successfully in a global economy across many professions. This track in Spanish is intended for those students who are pursuing preprofessional studies in fields such as economics and management, communication studies, science or public policy, among others, or for those students who are pursuing more traditional liberal arts fields and wish to add a practical component to their education. This track will provide a combination of preprofessional courses in the target language and cultural courses in order to prepare students for working in a culturally diverse world and economy. Students will be expected to attain high linguistic competence.

Qualified students may choose a “fast track” language program at an approved summer institution domestically or language/internship program abroad during the summer after their freshman year. To qualify for this special program a student must complete an interview to be conducted by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. For information about College policies on transfer credit, see the section of this catalog entitled General Academic Regulations .

The Specific Requirements for the Major Are:

A Minimum of Nine Units, Including:

The seminar must be taken after all other requirements have been met or in the final semester of completion of the major requirements.

MLAC 305: Intercultural Understanding and Global Issues (1 Unit)
SPAN 300: Spanish for Heritage Speakers (1 Unit)
OR
SPAN 301: Advanced Oral and Written Expression (1 Unit) or equivalent
SPAN 303: Spanish for the Professions (1 Unit)
SPAN 401: Seminar (1/2 Unit)
and the remaining units selected from 300- or 400-level Spanish courses

Additional Requirements

The seminar (SPAN 401) must be taken after all other requirements have been met or in the final semester of completion of the major requirements.
An internship or a documented internship-like experience that has been approved by the MLAC Department.
A maximum of one unit of Advanced Placement credit can count toward the major.
Residence in language-learning housing for at least one semester (or MLAC department-approved equivalency) and successful completion of MLAC 110.