Spanish Major

A major in Spanish at UT is designed to give students flexible options as liberal arts graduates, including graduate or professional schools and a variety of career opportunities. Spanish majors are required to take a yearly proficiency exam designed to assess the progression of their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as their cultural awareness. All Spanish majors are required to complete a capstone experience worth 2 credits during their senior year in one of the following areas: linguistics, literature, second-language acquisition or cultural studies under the guidance of a full-time faculty member of the Department of Languages and Linguistics. The capstone must be completed at UT, not during study abroad.

It is strongly recommended that all Spanish majors study abroad for either a full semester or extended summer program in Spain or Latin America, either through the department or in consultation with the student's major advisor.

Once a student has taken a course at the 300 or 400 level, they cannot enroll in a 200-level course or below. Additionally, at the 100 and 200 levels, courses must be taken in sequence. For example, a student cannot enroll in 101 after having completed 102 or in 201 after having completed 202.

Degree Requirements

A yearly proficiency exam is required for all majors to assess their progress in speaking, listening, reading, writing and cultural awareness.

One of the following:

SPA 421	Spanish Culture and Civilization I	4
SPA 422	Latin American Civilization and Culture	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One of the following:

SPA 431	Spanish Literature through the Golden Age	4
SPA 432	Spanish Literature from the 19th Century until Today	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One of the following:

SPA 435	Latin American Literature	4
SPA 436	The Latin American Novel	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Capstone

 

SPA 499	Research Capstone	2
Total Credit Hours:		2

One of the following:

LIN 210	Basic Linguistics	4
LIN 320	Introduction to Language Learning	4
SPA 307	The Structure of Modern Spanish	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Electives

Students must complete 24 credit hours from Spanish (SPA/SPT) electives. (Min. 16 credit hours should be 300+ level.)

	General elective (200 level or above)	4
	General elective (200 level or above)	4
	General elective (300 level or above)	4
	General elective (300 level or above)	4
	General elective (300 level or above)	4
	General elective (300 level or above)	4
Total Credit Hours:		24

Total Credit Hours: 42