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Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 [Archived Catalog]

Spanish (B.A.)


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Program: B.A.
Department of International Language and Culture Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts Building 267 ~ 260-481-6836 ~ www.ipfw.edu/ilcs/


The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

  • Acquire a broad foundation in language, literature, and culture in preparation for graduate studies or for a career where proficiency in a foreign language and international perspectives are important assets;
  • Achieve the ACTFL intermediate-high level in speaking, demonstrate the ability to recognize and analyze grammatical and usage errors in own and others’ writing;
  • Develop an increased understanding of what it means to belong to a culture and awareness of how culture affects other interconnected issues of identity;
  • Demonstrate the ability to think critically about these issues and how they shape intercultural communication. 

To earn the B.A. with a major in Spanish, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8 ) and the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4 ) and satisfactorily complete the following requirements:

IPFW General Education Requirements


College of Arts and Sciences Requirements


English Writing Credits: 0


  • (requirement is satisfied by ILCS I300, listed below)

Additional Foreign Language Requirements


Distribution (not in SPAN)


  • Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C Credits: 9

Cultural Studies


  • Credits in Western tradition Credits: 3
  • Non-Western culture requirement may be satisfied with one of the following courses Credits: 0

One of the following courses in Spanish linguistics: Credits: 3


One of the following courses in Spanish literature: Credits: 3


One of the following courses in Spanish-American literature: Credits: 3


Additional credits in 400-level Spanish civilization, language, or literature courses Credits: 6


General Elective Courses


  • Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.

Total Credits: 124


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