Spanish (BA)
The mission of the DBU Spanish Department is to provide a Christ-centered quality program where the Spanish language, culture, literature, and oral/written communication are acquired with the integration of faith and learning. The Spanish Department is committed to equipping students to master essential language and cultural competencies and provide a foundation for global servant leadership.
Goals of the Spanish Major
The Spanish Department strives to uphold the following goals for its graduates:
Students will acquire the Spanish language at a proficient communicative level.
Students will gain an understanding of the Hispanic culture and world view, especially from a Christian perspective.
Students will develop advanced reading and writing skills in Spanish through the study of Hispanic literature, culture and civilization readings and lectures, fostering critical thinking.
Students will have opportunities to serve while learning the Spanish language through internship possibilities, which will guide and develop the students to use Spanish in their profession, ministry or calling.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (ba) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Math LL Course List. | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List. | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 40-43 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
SPAN 2301 - Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 2302 - Intermediate Spanish II Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. Choose one additional HIST or SS course from HIST/FA/SS Course List. | |
Spanish Major | 24 |
SPAN 1401 - Elementary Spanish (Requisite, if needed) | |
SPAN 1402 - Elementary Spanish II (Requisite, if needed) | |
SPAN 3305 - Advanced Conversation and Composition or SPAN 3307 - Advanced Spanish Grammar | |
SPAN 3301 - Survey of Spanish Literature I or SPAN 3303 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature I | |
SPAN 3310 - Studies in Hispanic Life and Culture I or SPAN 3311 - Studies in Hispanic Life and Culture II | |
SPAN 4301 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (S-L) SPAN 4000-level SPAN 4000-level Please select two additional upper-level Spanish courses. | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 9 32-35 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
30 hours minimum required in Spanish, not including 1st year Spanish.
At least 24 hours must be Upper Level (3000/4000)
At least 9 hours at 4000 level
(A letter grade of “C-“ or better in each Spanish course is required.)
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
Students who have had two or more years of Spanish in high school may apply for either AP credit for AP courses taken in high school, take the Spanish CLEP test for beginning Spanish, or take a Spanish Placement test [non-credit] administered by the Spanish Department.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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