Spanish for International Service - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
This major is offered through the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the School of Arts and Sciences.
The gateway seminars can be taken out of sequence. The elective course should be pre-approved by the advisor. The elective course can be taught in English.
SIS Majors are required to spend a semester studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. All credits earned abroad are eligible for transfer if the student is enrolled in affiliated programs. SPAN 489 must be taken at Catholic University. Under special circumstances may students petition that the study abroad requirement be waived.
SIS Majors are strongly advised to complete the course work for the Certificate in European Studies, the Certificate in Latin American and Latino Studies, or to consider a minor or a second major in a related discipline, such as Art, Drama, History, International Business, Media and Communication Studies, Philosophy, or Politics.
Intermediate and Advanced Language Courses - Take One
| SPAN 104 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 111 | Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
Intermediate and Advanced Language Courses - Take One
| SPAN 203 | Love, Power, and Death in Literature and Film | 3 |
| SPAN 210 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 3 |
Intermediate and Advanced Language Courses - Take One
| SPAN 211 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 3 |
Gateway Seminars - Take All
| SPAN 301 | Society and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPAN 302 | Intro to Spanish for International Service | 3 |
Practical Skills Courses - Take Two
| SPAN 401 | Spanish for Business | 3 |
| SPAN 402 | Translation in International Affairs | 3 |
| SPAN 485 | Legal Translation and Interpretation | 3 |
Content Research Seminar - Take One
| SPAN 407 | Melodrama! or the Mode of Excess in the Span-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPAN 412 | Encounters: Exploration and Conquest of Latin America | 3 |
| SPAN 435 | Religion in Modern and Contemporary Spanish Fiction | 3 |
| SPAN 436 | Memory of the Spanish Civil War | 3 |
Senior Thesis Seminar - Take All
Internship - Take All
| ML 495 | Modern Languages and Literatures Internship | 3 |
Elective Course - Take One