| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Spanish (B.A) | ||
| SPA 201SZ | Intermediate Spanish I 2 | 4 |
| SPA 330S | Advanced Conversation 3 | 3 |
| SPA 340U | Historical Heritage: The Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| Choose one from intermediate Spanish II courses: | 3-4 | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish for Health Professionals | ||
| Choose one from culture courses in Spanish: | 4 | |
| Historic Spain and its Cultures | ||
| Hispanic Cultures | ||
| Choose one from introductory literature courses in Spanish: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Hispanic Literature | ||
| Readings from Latin America and Spain | ||
| Choose one from advanced Spanish language courses in Spanish: | 4 | |
| Advanced Communication in Spain | ||
| Advanced Spanish Communication | ||
| Choose two from literature and current events in Spanish: | 7-8 | |
| Modern Spain: An Examination of Ethics 4 | ||
| Classical Literature in Spain 4 | ||
| Marketing and Management in Spain | ||
| Contemporary Women's Narratives | ||
| Courage and Creativity in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Elective from Spanish courses 200-level or above: 1 | 3-4 | |
| SPA 499 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 38-42 | |
| General Education | 42-43 | |
| Electives | 38-41 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
| 1 | SPA 202UZ may not be used to fulfill the Spanish elective course requirements. |
| 2 | SPA 102S or Languages and Cultures placement exam is a prerequisite exam for this course. |
| 3 | SPA 202UZ or an equivalent course is a prerequisite for this course. |
| 4 | SPA 342 or concurrent enrollment in SPA 300 or SPA 303U is a prerequisite for this course. |
Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement.
Additional requirements for a major in Spanish: Students must have a semester-long experience in a Spanish-speaking setting outside the United States. The experience must include living with members of the host culture. The program must be approved by the chair of the Department of Languages and Cultures.
Students may not declare a B.A. in Spanish and a Minor in Spanish.
SPA 101 • Introductory Spanish I 4 Credits
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Opportunities for oral and written practice encourage actual communication in Spanish.
Prerequisites: No more than one year of high school Spanish or Placement exam. Offered: Fall, Spring.
SPA 102S • Introductory Spanish II 4 Credits
Continuation of functional, practical understanding and communicative use of the Spanish language and cultures.
Prerequisites: SPA 101 or Placement exam. Offered: Fall, Interim, Spring.
SPA 120A • Photography in Spain 3 Credits
Technical and conceptual acquaintance with the medium of photography and its vocabulary within the realm of high art. Includes camera operation, black and white film developing, black and white print processing, and print finishing.
Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Course is taught and assignments are completed in Spanish. Carries cross-credit in art.
SPA 201S • Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credits
Synthesis and expansion of language study in order to further develop communicative language ability. Study of the rich cultural diversity in the Spanish-speaking world.
Prerequisites: SPA 102S or Placement exam. Offered: Fall, Spring.
SPA 201SZ • Intermediate Spanish I 4 Credits
Synthesis and expansion of language study in order to further develop communicative language ability. Study of the rich cultural diversity in the Spanish-speaking world.
Prerequisites: SPA 102S or Placement exam. Offered: Fall, Spring.
SPA 202U • Intermediate Spanish II 4 Credits
A further development of communicative language ability through the study of the rich cultural diversity in the Spanish-speaking world. Topics include religious practices, Hispanics in the United States, and violations of human rights. Service-learning experience required.
Prerequisites: SPA 201SZ or Placement exam; GES 130 (may be taken concurrently) or GES 244 (may be taken concurrently). Offered: Fall, Spring. Special Notes: This course meets the S-tag General Education course requirement.
SPA 202UZ • Intermediate Spanish II 4 Credits
A further development of communicative language ability through the study of the rich cultural diversity in the Spanish-speaking world. Topics include religious practices, Hispanics in the United States, and violations of human rights. Service-learning experience required.
Prerequisites: SPA 201SZ or Placement exam; GES 130 (may be taken concurrently) or GES 244 (may be taken concurrently). Offered: Fall, Spring. Special Notes: This course meets the S-tag General Education course requirement.
SPA 228S • Intensive Language Study in the Spanish-Speaking World 3 Credits
Study of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country through an approved language school. Homestay required.
Prerequisites: Two semesters of intermediate Spanish at the college level or Placement exam; Consent of department. Grade exceptions: Graded on an S/U basis. Offered: Interim, by arrangement. Special Notes: Program must be approved by the Languages and Cultures department in advance. Enrollment is limited.
SPA 261 • Spanish for Health Professionals 3 Credits
Designed for those studying or preparing for healthcare professions. Emphasis on building culturally and linguistically competent communication skills with Spanish-speaking immigrants in healthcare settings.
Prerequisites: SPA 201SZ or Placement exam. Offered: Spring, odd # years.
SPA 300 • Introduction to Hispanic Literature 4 Credits
Readings in novels, essays, short stories, poetry, newspapers, and magazines from Latin America and Spain.
Prerequisites: SPA 202UZ or SPA 261; Acceptance to Spain Term; SPA 340U (may be taken concurrently). Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Students may not receive credit for both SPA 300 and SPA 342.
SPA 303U • Historic Spain and its Cultures 4 Credits
Study of the multi-cultural richness of Spain in its unique history, society, politics, art, film, and music. Students participate in a series of field trips to places of cultural and historical interest in Segovia and to museums in Madrid.
Prerequisites: GES 130 or GES 244 (may be taken concurrently), SPA 340U (may be taken concurrently) or Consent of Instructor and SPA 202UZ or SPA 261 and Acceptance to Spain Term. Offered: Spring.
SPA 316 • Modern Spain: An Examination of Ethics 4 Credits
An examination of moral and ethical questions during the Spanish Civil War, the Franco regime, and post-Franco Spain. Topics include national unity, justice, political assassination, the responsibility of individuals in society, Basque nationalism, the role of the United States, immigration, and the role of the Catholic Church.
Prerequisites: SPA 342 or Concurrent enrollment in SPA 300 or SPA 303U and SPA 202UZ or SPA 261; Acceptance to Spain Term;. Offered: Spring.
SPA 317 • Advanced Communication in Spain 4 Credits
Further development of communicative ability in Spanish, including reading, writing, listening, and conversational skills. Students write compositions, participate in discussions, have conversational exchanges with Spanish university students, give presentations, and read short essays.
Prerequisites: SPA 332U or SPA 303U (may be taken concurrently) or Consent of instructor and SPA 202UZ or SPA 261 and Acceptance to Spain Term;. Offered: Spring.
SPA 318 • Classical Literature in Spain 4 Credits
Prose and poetry from the classical literature of Spain.
Prerequisites: SPA 342 or Concurrent enrollment in SPA 300 or SPA 303U and SPA 202UZ or SPA 261 and Acceptance to Spain Term;. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Students may not receive credit for both SPA 352 and SPA 318.
SPA 327 • Marketing and Management in Spain 3 Credits
Theoretical and practical concepts of marketing and management in the semi-globalized world. Understand the significant challenges globalization presents to management and marketing, specifically in the context of Spain. Business terminology and reality in a Spanish business environment.
Prerequisites: SPA 202UZ or SPA 261 and Acceptance to Spain Term;. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Course is taught and assignments are completed in Spanish. Course carries cross-credit in business.
SPA 330S • Advanced Conversation 3 Credits
Contemporary topics to further develop oral proficiency skills through informal and formal conversations, group discussions, an academic presentation, and readings in select topics.
Prerequisites: SPA 202UZ or SPA 261. Offered: Fall.
SPA 332U • Hispanic Cultures 4 Credits
Study of the history, traditions, cultural practices, values, and social structures of Latin America and Spain. Service-learning experience may be required.
Prerequisites: GES 130 (may be taken concurrently) or GES 244 (may be taken concurrently); SPA 340U. Offered: Spring.
SPA 340U • Historical Heritage: The Spanish-Speaking World 3 Credits
An examination of key historical processes in Spain, Latin America, and the Spanish-speaking communities in the United States with a focus on social, economic, political, geographic, and religious dimensions.
Prerequisites: SPA 330S or SPA 332U, or Consent of Instructor. Offered: Fall.
SPA 342 • Readings from Latin America and Spain 3 Credits
Readings in novels, essays, short stories, and poetry from Latin America and Spain.
Prerequisites: SPA 303U, SPA 330S, or SPA 332U. Offered: Spring.
SPA 350 • Contemporary Women's Narratives 4 Credits
Analysis of literary and nonliterary texts of women in the Spanish-speaking world representing diverse interpretations of historical, political, and cultural realities.
Prerequisites: SPA 300, SPA 340U, or SPA 342. Offered: Fall, even # years.
SPA 352 • Courage and Creativity in the Spanish-Speaking World 4 Credits
Analysis of strategies in literary and historical texts from Latin America and Spain that arose in response to the censorship of diverse voices, religious intolerance, and political consolidation.
Prerequisites: SPA 300 or SPA 342 (may be taken concurrently). Offered: Fall, odd # years.
SPA 354 • Advanced Spanish Communication 4 Credits
Further development of communicative abilities in Spanish including reading, creative and academic writing, formal and informal discussions and debate, and formal presentation skills.
Prerequisites: SPA 332U or SPA 303U. Offered: Spring.
SPA 361 • Introducción a la Biblia 3 Credits
Traces the journey of God’s people from Abraham and Sarah through the New Testament church, highlighting the unifying self-disclosure of God in the various cultures and types of writing of the Old and New Testaments. A holistic approach is used to introduce students to both historical and thematic content as well as broad but basic exegetical principles.
Prerequisites: SPA 300, SPA 342. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Instruction is in Spanish.
SPA 481 • Internship in Spanish 3-4 Credits
Cross-cultural experience to apply and expand Spanish communication knowledge and communication skills in an off-campus setting. Placements must be at an organization or business within the Latino community or in the Spanish-speaking world. Must be planned in advance of placement in consultation with the Languages and Cultures department.
Prerequisites: Spanish major or minor or Enrollment in Spain term. Offered: Fall, Interim, Spring, Summer.
SPA 499 • Senior Seminar 4 Credits
An in-depth study and presentation of a topic related to Hispanic cultures, literatures, or the Spanish language. Service-learning experience may be required.
Prerequisites: Major in Spanish and Senior standing or Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall.
Overview
The Ministry Scholars program is Bethel University's bachelors to master's degree program that reduces cost and time-to-completion by streamlining undergraduate and graduate education. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree from Bethel University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and a master's from Bethel Seminary. This program is well suited for a variety of majors who want to become equipped to lead churches, parachurch organizations, and other ministries. It is also a good fit for ministry-minded students who want to pursue bi-vocational ministry or work outside of professional ministry. Students learn from successful ministry leaders and experts in Biblical and Theological Studies, Spiritual and Personal Formation, and Transformational Leadership. This program offers supplemental training resources, developmental activities, and discipleship opportunities to prepare ministry-minded students for effective ministry leadership. Students also gain valuable field experience in local churches and ministry settings.
The objectives of the program are that graduates will demonstrate age-appropriate growth and ultimately ministry leadership preparedness in the following domains:
- Spiritual life: Students will grow spiritually, deepening their love for, commitment to, and dependence on God, and develop an instinct to trust in God and to connect intimately with God.
- Discernment of call: They will clarify and reaffirm their sense of calling to vocational ministry and what that looks like in a changing world.
- Emotional maturity: They will become emotionally mature adults, possessing the ability to sense and manage emotions, to see others’ perspectives, to sympathize and empathize, to follow and lead as appropriate and to foster healthy relationships.
- Cultural competence: They will become culturally aware, gaining a perspective that all cultures possess strengths and vulnerabilities, an ability to work across cultural lines and an appreciation that diverse teams are stronger teams.
- Bible knowledge: They will gain a clear understanding of the Bible’s content and a deep and abiding passion for the truth of the Gospel.
- Spiritual wisdom: They will grow in wisdom, possessing a capacity to apply the Bible so that others are inspired by their teaching and preaching to live out biblical truth and experience human flourishing.
- Intellectual virtues: They will develop virtues such as critical thinking, respect for data, intellectual humility, and thirst for learning, combined with the skill to interpret and teach the Bible accurately.
- Leadership capacity: They will learn to follow leaders and to lead followers—enlisting people, building teams, leading change and achieving results.
- Godly character: They will become virtuous people—individuals who love others, speak truth, live humbly, sacrifice their own interests, live justly, express joy and show compassion.
What is Bethel looking for in a Ministry Scholar?
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Ability to maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA (cumulative college grade point average or unweighted high school GPA if the student has less than one year of college experience) throughout the duration of the Ministry Scholars program while enrolled at CAS and Seminary.
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Ability to provide a pastoral and ministry leader reference that speaks to the student’s character and call to ministry.
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Commitment to prioritizing activities, discipleship opportunities, and retreats offered to Ministry Scholars, designed to enable the individual to develop a strong sense of community.