Spanish, AA-T to Spanish Language & Hispanic Cultures, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following courses:

• WLC 300 - WLC Major ProSeminar Units: 2
• SPAN 300 - Pre-Capstone for Spanish Majors Units: 2
• SPAN 301 - Comp/Oral Practice Units: 4
• SPAN 301S - Service Learning in the Chicano / Latino Community Units: 4
• SPAN 304 - Intro To Hispanic Literature Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following GWAR courses:

• JAPN 311 - Social Issues In Japan Units: 3 This course may double count with the Secondary Culture requirement
• SPAN 362 - Latin American Literature in Translation   Units: 4
• GS 362 - Global Literatures Units: 4
• HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 4
• VPA 313 - Regional Art History Units: 4

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• Complete WLC 400 , which includes portfolio-based assessment of the immersion in hispanic cultures requirement, which may be fulfilled by completing one of the following options:

  1. Option 1: Study Abroad (for a summer, a semester, or a full year)
  2. Option 2: Community Project. See Department Chair for details.

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• Complete one of the following Language and Linguistics courses:

• SPAN 302 - History of the Spanish Language Units: 4
• SPAN 303 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Units: 4
• SPAN 305 - Spanish for The Professions Units: 4
• SPAN 313 - Intro to Spanish Linguistics Units: 4
• SPAN 314 - Spanish Applied Linguistics Units: 4
• SPAN 315 - Introduction to Translation: Spanish/English Units: 4

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• Complete two additional Language and Linguistics courses not previously taken from the list above, or from the following list:

• SPAN 323 - Hispanic Sociolinguistics Units: 4
• SPAN 345 - Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 4
• LING 392 - Nature of Language & Language Acquisition Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Literature and Culture courses:

• SPAN 306 - Culture/Civilization of Span Ltn Amer Units: 4
• SPAN 316 - Cultures and Civilizations of Spain Units: 4
• SPAN 321 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature Units: 4
• SPAN 322 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature: Latin America & the Caribbean Units: 4

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• Complete two additional Literature and Culture courses not previously taken from the list above, or from the following list:

• SPAN 306 - Culture/Civilization of Span Ltn Amer
    Units: 4
• SPAN 307 - History&Politics Of Mex Units: 4
• SPAN 308 - Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US Units: 4
• SPAN 309 - Hist & Polit Of Latn Amer Units: 4
• SPAN 310 - Latinx Children’s Literature Units: 4
• SPAN 316 - Cultures and Civilizations of Spain
    Units: 4
• SPAN 321 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature
    Units: 4
• SPAN 322 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature: Latin America & the Caribbean
    Units: 4
• SPAN 325 - Hispanic Cinema Units: 4
• SPAN 330 - Hispanic Testimonials Units: 4
• SPAN 335 - Popular Culture in the Americas Units: 4
• SPAN 365 - The Chicano Narrative Units: 3
• SPAN 370 - The Chicano Community Units: 3
• SPAN 425 - La Literatura Mexicana Units: 4
• SPAN 426 - Narrativa Hispanoamericana Units: 4
• SPAN 427 - Latin American Women Writers Units: 4
• SPAN 428 - La Literatura Afrolatina Units: 4
• HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
• HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
• HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences Units: 4
• HCOM 345 - Chicanx Life & Culture Units: 4
• SPAN 362 - Latin American Literature in Translation Units: 4
• HCOM 455 - Paradigms Of Chicanx Comm Units: 4
• SBS 325 - Art of the Aztec Empire Units: 4
• SBS 348 - Maya Civilization Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Secondary Culture courses:

• JAPN 305 - Introduction to Japanese Culture & Civilization Units: 3
• JAPN 306 - The Japanese Mind Units: 3
• JAPN 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• JAPN 308 - Japanese Pop-Culture Units: 3
• JAPN 309 - Masterpieces in Japanese Literature Units: 3
• JAPN 310 - Japanese Cinema Units: 3
• JAPN 311 - Social Issues In Japan
    Units: 3  This course may double count with GWAR
• JAPN 314 - Japanese Visual Culture and Media Units: 3
• JAPN 316 - Japanese Myth and Folktales Units: 4
• JAPN 407 - Japan in the Globalized Community Units: 3
• HCOM 322 - Asian American Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 324 - African American Narratives Units: 4
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• SBS 381 - US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources Units: 4
• SBS 383 - African Civilizations Units: 3-4

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement 
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement  
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement  

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.