Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

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In the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, you’ll further develop conversation, composition and grammar skills. You’ll study Spanish literature, culture and civilization. In addition, you’ll choose from a variety of electives that will further deepen your knowledge of the Spanish language.

Some of the topics you’ll learn about include:

  • Global and local themes depicted in authentic literature, film, art, podcasts and other cultural products
  • Political, social, intellectual and artistic development of Spanish American culture
  • Political, social, intellectual and artistic development of Spanish culture

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Curriculum & Requirements

Spanish Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The 60-credit major does not require the completion of a minor.

Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.

Required Courses
SPAN 201INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 202INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 203INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 310ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 311ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 320CULTURAL STUDIES IN SPAIN5
SPAN 321CULTURAL STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA5
SPAN 338SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE3
or SPAN 339 SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE
or SPAN 340 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS
Electives–select courses above SPAN 30026
Total Credits60

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General Education

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)

  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.

Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully earn a BA in Spanish from EWU should be able to do the following: 

  • analyze in written and spoken Spanish Hispanic cultural products, taking into consideration historical, artistic, linguistic, political, economic, and other social issues;
  • demonstrate Spanish listening comprehension at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale;
  • read Spanish at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale;
  • speak Spanish at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale;
  • write Spanish at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale.

Curriculum & Requirements

The 45-credit major requires the completion of a minor.

Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.

Required Courses
SPAN 201INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 202INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 203INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 310ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 311ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 320CULTURAL STUDIES IN SPAIN5
SPAN 321CULTURAL STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA5
SPAN 338SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE3
or SPAN 339 SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE
or SPAN 340 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS
Electives–select courses above SPAN 30011
Total Credits45

Sample Courses

SPAN 201. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: HONS 201.
Pre-requisites: SPAN 103 or equivalent.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Students will develop the ability to communicate in Spanish at the intermediate/advanced ACTFL level, both orally and in writing. Students will also broaden their cultural awareness and critical thinking skills as they study, discuss, read and write about global and local themes depicted in authentic literature, film, art, podcasts and other cultural products. Students will use Spanish creatively in daily discussions and also when engaged in presentational, writing and real world tasks.

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SPAN 320. CULTURAL STUDIES IN SPAIN. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 203 or permission of the instructor.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
This course offers an overview of the heterogeneous cultural landscapes of Spain through history and at the present day. It focuses on key cultural themes (religion, identities, traditions, institutions etc.) through cultural and artistic expressions such as film, short stories, music, popular media artifacts, news, etc.

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SPAN 339. SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE. 3 Credits.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 310 or SPAN 312.
Major works of literature from the period of the Colonies to the present.

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SPAN 340. INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS. 3 Credits.

Pre-requisites: SPAN 310 and SPAN 311 or SPAN 312 and SPAN 313.
This course offers an introduction to the scientific study of Spanish. It will consist in an overview of descriptive linguistics: syntax, phonetics, semantics, sociolinguisitics and some aspects of the history of the Spanish language. This class will also provide an exposure to the main issues in the area of language in contact and will examine a variety of Spanish dialects spoken in the United States.

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