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B.A. in Spanish

Description

The study of Spanish provides students with the practical instruction in a second language required to function in a nonnative environment, as well as the cultural awareness and intellectual strategies necessary to successfully navigate a foreign landscape.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

General Education Requirements

See the 'General Education/Core Curriculum' for the School of Liberal Arts.

Course Requirements

A major in Spanish for the B.A. degree requires 30 semester hours at the 300 level or above. Students must take either 1) Span 305 or 2) Span 303 and 304. For heritage speakers, Spanish 306 may substitute Spanish 303, and Spanish 307 may substitute Span 304. Students must complete Spanish 330, 331 and 18 additional hours. Nine of the 18 additional hours must be at the 500 level and must include at least one literature course and one linguistics course. Students must complete a minimum of 9 upper- division credits in residence on the University of Mississippi campus at Oxford, Tupelo, or Southaven. A maximum of 15 of the 30 upper-division credits for the major may be taken through an approved study abroad program.

Students may only take one of the following options:

  • Span 303 (3 hours) and Span 304 (3 hours)
  • Span 305 (6 hours)
  • Span 306 (3 hours) and Span 307 (3 hours)

Other Academic Requirements

Grades lower than C in modern languages courses will not be counted toward the major or minor in modern languages.

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