University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Modern Languages:

Spanish Major

Spanish Translation and Interpretation Option
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 3707

Minimum General Studies = 45

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = 6

SPAN 200GS, Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours

SPAN 201GS, Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours

Major Option = 36

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 105

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 20

Minimum total hours required for BA in Spanish Translation and Interpretation = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Spanish Translation and Interpretation Requirements (27 hours required)

Take all of the following:

FORL 308, Seminar in Translation I (Non-Literary) - 3 hours

FORL 309, Seminar in Translation II (Literary) - 3 hours

FORL 409, Interpretation - 3 hours

SPAN 204GS, Culture, Conversation and Writing - 3 hours

SPAN 303, Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours

SPAN 304, Advanced Conversation and Composition - 3 hours

SPAN 333, Commercial Spanish - 3 hours

SPAN 408, Comparative Grammar - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

SPAN 305, Spanish Civilization - 3 hours

SPAN 360, Latin American Civilization - 3 hours

B. Spanish Translation and Interpretation Electives (9 hours required)

Take 9 hours from:

SPAN 275, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3 hours

SPAN 276, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3 hours

SPAN 300-499

At least 3 hours from:

SPAN 306-307, SPAN 357, SPAN 400-430, SPAN 470.

Note: Students whose diplomas are from high schools where the language of instruction is Spanish may be advised to substitute courses in English or Speech for SPAN 204, SPAN 303 or SPAN 304.