Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in Spanish | Texas State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningWritingReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesInstructingActive LearningCritical Thinking

Knowledge

Foreign LanguageEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingHistory and ArcheologyPhilosophy and Theology

Abilities

Speech ClarityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem Sensitivity

Tasks

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging softwareDesktop publishing softwareDictionary softwareMusic or sound editing softwareComputer based training software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Course materials across the full undergraduate and graduate curriculum — design autonomously, mapping syllabi and assessment instruments to program-level learning outcomes in a research university context.
Complex student performance patterns across multiple course sections — monitor using institutional data systems, identifying at-risk learners and adjusting pedagogical approaches without supervisory direction.
Graduate seminar papers and capstone projects — evaluate with expert critical feedback that situates student work within current theoretical and disciplinary debates in foreign language study.
Advanced graduate discussions on literary theory, linguistics, and cultural studies — facilitate with intellectual authority, drawing out original student contributions and managing competing scholarly perspectives.
Specialized lectures on literary movements, historical contexts, and philosophical dimensions of target-language cultures — deliver to graduate audiences, synthesizing interdisciplinary scholarship fluently.
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, or scholarly monographs — produce and publish independently, establishing a recognized research agenda in the foreign language or literature field.
Non-routine curricular challenges such as low-enrollment language programs or interdisciplinary course proposals — solve through critical analysis, stakeholder consultation, and evidence-based decision making.
Comprehensive examinations for graduate students — design, administer, and assess, evaluating mastery of language proficiency alongside depth of literary and cultural knowledge.
Computer-based training and information retrieval software — deploy strategically to differentiate instruction and support independent research skill development in graduate seminars.
Field developments in foreign language pedagogy, literary theory, and area studies — synthesize through ongoing reading, conference presentations, and peer collaboration to keep courses at the scholarly frontier.

Course Pathway

41 courses in this program

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

ENG 2330World Literature before 1600

3 cr

ENG 2340World Literature since 1600

3 cr

ENG 2359US Literature before 1865

3 cr

ENG 2360US Literature since 1865

3 cr

ENG 2371U.S. Literature: Writing Identities

3 cr

COMM 1310Fundamentals of Human Communication

3 cr

GER 1410Beginning German I

4 cr

GER 1420Beginning German II

4 cr

US 1100University Seminar

1 cr

GER 2320Intermediate German II

3 cr

GER 2310Intermediate German I

3 cr

CI 2310Education for Change

3 cr

SPAN 3307Advanced Composition for Spanish Heritage Speakers

3 cr

CI 3325Adolescents and Society

3 cr

CI 3340Teaching for Linguistic Diversity

3 cr

SPAN 3308Advanced Composition

3 cr

CI 4332Secondary Teaching: Curriculum and Technology

3 cr

CI 4343Community-based Instructional Strategies for the Secondary

3 cr

SPAN 3309Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Literary Analysis

3 cr

SPED 4344Educating Students with Mild Disabilities

3 cr

SPAN 3340Advanced Spanish Grammar and Stylistics

3 cr

SPAN 3301Literatures of Spain I

3 cr

SPAN 3302Literatures of Spain II

3 cr

SPAN 3305Latin American Literatures I

3 cr

SPAN 3306Latin American Literatures II

3 cr

LING 4307Foreign Language Acquisition

3 cr

EDST 4380Clinical Teaching All-Level I

3 cr

SPAN 3310Spanish Phonetics and Phonemics

3 cr

EDST 4381Clinical Teaching All-Level II

3 cr

SPAN 3311Business Spanish I

3 cr

CI 4370Building Relationships in the Secondary Classroom

3 cr

SPAN 3312Business Spanish II

3 cr

SPAN 3313Spanish and Media

3 cr

RDG 3323Teaching Literacies in the Content Areas

3 cr

SPAN 3314Translation Practice and Theory

3 cr

SPAN 3315Spanish for Health Professions I

3 cr

SPAN 3316Spanish for Health Professions II

3 cr

SPAN 3321Voices of Spain

3 cr

ENG 2310British Literature before 1785

3 cr

ENG 2320British Literature since 1785

3 cr

SPAN 3325Identities in Latin American Literatures

3 cr

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