Skip to main content
uniE610

Spanish, BA

Jump to Footer

Shippensburg University’s Spanish (BA) program isn’t just about learning the language. It’s about being able to communicate successfully, which involves cultural understanding as well as language expertise. The Hispanic community in the United States is growing rapidly, and Spanish is the second most spoken language in the US. The job market is international and diverse, and the need for Spanish speakers in all industries is highly valuable. Expand your horizons and become more marketable by learning Spanish at Ship.

You will learn interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, interpretive reading as well as oral and written presentations in Spanish. In addition, you will learn about the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world including the products, practices and perspectives. Critical thinking, problem solving and cultural awareness are also other student learning outcomes of the program.

Course work for Spanish, BA

All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate. For complete course descriptions, visit the catalog.

  • Foreign Language Requirement: 0 - 3 credits
  • General Education: 45 credits
  • Major Requirements: 36 credits
  • Free Electives: 36 - 39 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

The Shippensburg University General Education Program is the university curriculum that is shared by all undergraduate students. Details for courses you will take can be found here.

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

All courses required for the Spanish major are taught in Spanish. These courses cannot be counted towards General Education requirements.  Courses numbered below Spanish 200 do not count for the major.

Required (27 Credits)

  • SPAN 202 - Intermediate Conversation or SPAN 215 - Intermediate Spanish For Heritage and Native Speakers 
  • SPAN 204 - Ideas and Cultures from the Spanish-Speaking World 
  • SPAN 211 - Intermediate Contextualized Grammar 
  • SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish Conversation 
  • SPAN 309 - Spanish Phonetics 
  • SPAN 312 - Advanced Contextualized Grammar 
  • SPAN 313 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics 
  • SPAN 360 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 
  • SPAN 361 - Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature 

Electives (9 Credits)

  • SPAN 103 or 300-level or above
  • SPAN 300-level or above
  • SPAN 400-level or above

Spanish majors and minors are strongly urged to take history, political science, and geography courses that deal with Spanish-speaking countries.

Want us to contact you?

Loading...

Contact the Global Languages and Cultures Department

Rowland Hall 109 1871 Old Main Dr. Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1635