西班牙语专业

The 西班牙语 major will equip students for a large variety of positions in industry, 社会工作, 医疗机构, and government where advanced proficiency in the 西班牙语 language is required. 学生 will also be prepared to continue the study of 西班牙语 or a related field in graduate school. They will develop proficiency in listening, 说话, 阅读, 用西班牙语写作, as well as knowledge and appreciation for the rich cultural heritages of Latin America and Spain.

完成B后.A. degree in 西班牙语, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an advanced level of communicative proficiency in writing, 说话, 听, 和阅读西班牙语, including a high degree of ability when interacting with native speakers and authentic texts;
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by analyzing and responding to various forms of communication in 西班牙语, including identifying and evaluating arguments, 的想法, and evidence; constructing analytical responses to 西班牙语 texts; and pursuing re搜索 in some facet of 西班牙语 language or 文化;
• Demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of the social, 历史, 政治, and cultural aspects of the 西班牙语-说话 world and apply this knowledge to analyzing authentic cultural aspects. 学生 will understand how cultural products reflect or construct aspects of the 西班牙语-说话 world’s history, 文化, and identity; and
• Increase their own global engagement and citizenship by understanding the relationship between language and 文化, developing a less ethnocentric perspective, and understanding their own identity better.

Requirements for the 西班牙语 Major as of Fall 2023

If you have any prior experience with studying/说话 西班牙语, please review our 分班考试信息 注册前.

学生 choose a minimum of 30 total hours, which must include the capstone. Twenty-four of them must come from the following list or be 西班牙语 courses taken abroad, although students may opt to complete all 30 from this list. Each course is a three-credit-hour course. 跨越003年, 004 and 140 are language courses; 140 is the prerequisite for all courses numbered above 140.

学生必须至少获得2个学分.67 cumulative GPA in 西班牙语 courses.

The approved courses, all of which are three-credit-hour courses, are:

• 跨越003年 – Intermediate 西班牙语 I
• SPAN 004 – Intermediate 西班牙语 II
• SPAN 135 – 西班牙语 Medical Terminology
• SPAN 140 – 西班牙语 Practical Speaking and Writing
• SPAN 150 – 西班牙语 Language and 文化
• SPAN 151 – National Identity (学生 may repeat this course once as the topic varies.)
• SPAN 152 – Film (学生 may repeat this course once as the topic varies.)
• SPAN 153 – 文化 and Society (学生 may repeat this course once as the topic varies.)
• SPAN 154 – Cultural Health Perspectives
• SPAN 155 -商务西班牙语
• SPAN 156 -有影响力的女性
• SPAN 157 -传说和神话
• SPAN 160 – Literature (学生 may repeat this course once as the topic varies.)
• SPAN 161 -实习
• SPAN 165 – Capstone (学生 must have senior status or instructor's approval.)

选修课: 学生可以赚取 六个 hours of coursework toward the major that are taught in English and that are related to the 文化s of Spain and/or Latin America. Interested students should consult this list of 通过选修课. If you have questions about whether courses not on the list would be applicable, please contact your WLC advisor or email worldlanguages@basilinfracon.com.

学生可以挣到 六个 西班牙语学分并加以应用 作为选修课 to the major requirements through AP, CLEP, or IB taken while in high school. 更具体地说，学生的收入:

• three hours for an AP placement of 4 on the language exam;
• 六个 hours for an AP placement of 5 on the language exam;
• 六个 hours for an AP placement of 4 or 5 on the literature exam;
• three hours for a CLEP placement over 50 for the Level One exam;
• 六个 hours for a CLEP placement over 50 on the Level Two exam;
• 六个 hours for having completed an IB program and successfully passed the exam.

A minimum of 21 credits must be earned at Drake or at other institutions approved by Drake International. To earn the major, students must have a 2.67 GPA (B- average) in all 西班牙语 courses.

The 西班牙语专业 may be earned in conjunction with the Minor in 西班牙语 for the Medical and Health Professions, but no more than 12 credit hours may be counted toward both programs.