Spanish

Department Chair: Markus Muller

Program Director: Claire E. Martin

RGRLL Language Coordinator: Nicolas Bordage

Single Subject Coordinator for L.O.T.E.: Cynthia Leathers

Department Office: Academic Services, Room 309
Telephone: (562) 985.4317
http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/rgrll/

Faculty: Jeannette Acevedo Rivera, Maria Carreira, Alicia del Campo, Daniel Herrera Cepero, Bonnie Gasior, Claire E. Martin, Alexander Rainof

Administrative Support Coordinator: Alessandro Russo

Students desiring information should contact the department office for referral to one of the faculty advisors: Credential Advisor, Graduate Advisor, Undergraduate Advisor.

Career Possibilities

Customs Inspector • Immigration Officer • Importer/Exporter • Foreign Service Officer • International Marketing Representative • Travel Guide • Social Worker • Linguist • Foreign Correspondent • Community Organization Worker • Lawyer • Librarian • International Student Advisor • Educator  • Peace Corps Worker • Interpreter • Translator • CIA/FBI Agent (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)

Introduction

The Spanish Program offers courses in language, linguistics, literature, culture and translation leading to the following degrees and certificates: Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Spanish, Single Subject Teaching Credential in Spanish, Concentration in Spanish for the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, minor in Spanish, and the Bilingual Concentration for B.A. in Liberal Studies.

Single Subject Teaching Credential in Spanish

Completion of the Spanish major meets the subject matter competence requirement for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Spanish. Prospective students should consult the undergraduate Spanish Advisor and the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Credential Program Advisor early to plan their program.

In addition to meeting the subject matter competence requirement for the teaching credential, prospective teachers of Spanish are also required to complete 45 units of professional preparation in the Single Subject Credential Program, including student teaching. Students may begin the professional preparation courses as early as the junior year. With careful planning, it is possible to complete all of the credential program courses, except for student teaching, as an undergraduate. Courses may also be completed as a post-baccalaureate student. Refer to the Single Subject Teacher Education section of this catalog or the website (www.ced.csulb.edu/single-subject) for a description of professional preparation requirements, courses, and application procedures.

Requirements

The same as for B.A. in Spanish.

Programs

• Spanish, B.A.

• Spanish, M.A.

• Spanish Minor