Spanish

Spanish Major & Minor Requirements

At Carthage, students can major and minor in Spanish.

As with all language majors at Carthage, the Spanish major is structured around a requisite study abroad experience. Students spend a semester abroad immersing themselves in real communicative situations to become culturally aware and linguistically proficient professionals in an interdependent world.

The Spanish Major
The Spanish Minor
Honors in the Major

Please note: Current students should work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

The Spanish Major

201 Intermediate Spanish I
202 Intermediate Spanish II
220 Cultural Awareness Orientation
301 Advanced Spanish I
(During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.)
308 The Spanish-Speaking World: Social, Political & Economic Issues
309 The Spanish-Speaking World: Cultural and Intellectual Life
311 Interpreting Written Texts in Spanish
401 Senior Seminar in Spanish
424 Hidivic Theatre OR 471 Topics in Spanish

Also required:

GNRL 351 Immersion Abroad (12-16 credits)
Students preparing to study abroad are urged to take MLAN 220 Cultural Awareness Orientation.

About the Immersion Abroad Experience:

Spanish major are required to spend one term studying abroad. Courses taken at foreign institutions are usually recorded on the student's Carthage transcript as GNRL 351. This is a global designation for experiential learning and courses that may be in history, economics, political science, linguistics, art history, or a number of other fields supporting the Spanish major. When faculty of any department agree, a specific course taken abroad may be accepted in lieu of a course in that department and be so noted on the student's transcript. Students are strongly urged to get such courses approved by Carthage faculty before taking them. GNRL 351 may fulfill the Carthage Symposium requirement. (See department chair for details.) Students whose special circumstances do not permit an extended stay abroad must consult with the department chair.

The Spanish Minor

Students pursuing a minor in Spanish must complete 22 credits:

201 Intermediate Spanish I
202 Intermediate Spanish II
301 Advanced Spanish I
(During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.)
311 Interpreting Written Texts in Spanish

Choose one:

308 The Spanish-Speaking World: Social, Political and Economic Issues
309 The Spanish-Speaking World: Cultural and Intellectual Life
At least two additional credits above 301 in the target language.

Honors in the Major

The Carthage Modern Languages Department offers Honors in the Major. Please see the department chair for details. Basic requirements for Honors in a major include an overall GPA of 3.5 at graduation, completion of all requirements for the major, a formal recommendation by department faculty, a rating of “excellent” on the senior thesis by department faculty, and presentation of the senior thesis to an audience beyond the department.

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