B.A. in Spanish

California State University - San Bernardino

The B.A. in Spanish coursework includes the following areas: Culture, Linguistics, Peninsular Literature, and Spanish American Literature, some with interdisciplinary approaches. These areas serve students as subject matter preparation for the single-subject teaching credential, bilingual teaching, as well as students with career plans in journalism, advertising, professional writing, law, criminal justice, business, public services, healthcare-related fields, national security, diplomatic services, translation services, publishing, entertainment, and others.Program Learning OutcomesCommunicate effectively in three modes of communication: interpretative, interpersonal, and presentational with speakers of the target language to function successfully in global communitiesComprehend and analyze oral and written texts in the target language effectively and critically as socially and ideologically constructed and shaped by context so that they can contribute to enriching their local and global communitiesStudents can think critically, pose questions and solve problems responsible using their communication skills and knowledge/awareness of the target language and the culture, make connections with their local and global communitiesStudents can practically apply disciplinary concepts and ways of thinking in new settings and contexts by engaging in local and global communitiesStudents develop an understanding of multiple perspectives and can respectfully interact, collaborate and solve problems across communities and cultures, respect other cultures and become aware of stereotypes in the target community as well as the local one

• Hispanic Studies
• Business Studies
• Communication Studies

College of Arts and Letters