Spanish Minor for the Professions

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Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Arts
Minors Offered: Spanish and Spanish Minor for the Professions

The “Spanish Minor for the Professions: Health or Business” will consist of five courses beyond the Intermediate II level. All minors must complete SPAN 330 Spanish Grammar and Composition; SPAN 340 Spanish Conversation; SPAN 367 Spanish for the Medical Professions OR SPAN 366 Spanish for Business; and an additional six hours of elective courses on the 300-level.

Prerequisites

SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 3 hours
or equivalent

Program Requirements:

SPAN 330 - Spanish Grammar and Composition Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 340 - Spanish Conversation Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 366 - Spanish for Business Credits: 3 hours
OR
SPAN 367 - Spanish for the Medical Professions Credits: 3 hours

AND 6 hours of the following:

SPAN 353 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 363 - Latin American Civilization Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 398 - Spanish Practicum for the Professions Credits: 1-6 hours
SPAN 450 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 455 - Introduction to Translation Credits: 3 hours

Recommended Support

BSAD 131 - Survey of Business Credits: 3 hours
JINS 338 - Race and Ethnicity (template course) Credits: 3 hours

Notes:

Practicum course work must be approved by the Spanish faculty prior to enrollment.
Some of the above requirements may be satisfied by Study Abroad courses. It is required that all Spanish minors planning to study abroad seek the advice of a Spanish faculty member before going out of the country. This is done in order to facilitate credit transfer. Failure to do so may result in some credits not being awarded for experience abroad.
A minimum of nine credit hours of the coursework for the Spanish Minor for the Professions must be completed at Truman State University or through a Truman State University led program; unless a greater number of hours at Truman are specified by the Spanish discipline.
Only one Spanish minor can be pursued.