Introduction to College

CLTR 1000Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies at Northeastern1
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern

Spanish Requirements

Spanish Language and Culture Requirements
SPNS 2102Intermediate Spanish 24
SPNS 3101Advanced Spanish 14
SPNS 3102Advanced Spanish 24
Culture Requirement
CLTR 1120Introduction to Languages, Literature, and Culture4
Culture, Literature and History Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Culture, Politics, and Media in Spain
Cultural History of Spain
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
Special Topics in Hispanic Culture
Social Justice in Latin American and Latinx Film
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
Latin American Literature
Cultural Engagement: Dialogue of Civilizations
Spanish Language Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 1
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 2
Spanish for Global Professionals
Authentic Spanish Grammar
Special Topics in Spanish (Special topics courses may be repeated with different topics.)
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
Experiential Learning
Complete one of the following options (courses used to satisfy this requirement will also typically satisfy another major requirement):0-4
International co-op in a Spanish-speaking country
Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country
Dialogue of Civilizations in a Spanish-speaking country
Exploring Spoken Spanish

Linguistics Requirements

Foundational Courses
LING 1150Introduction to Linguistics4
or LING 1449 English Now and Then
LING 2350Linguistic Analysis4
Linguistic Structure
Complete three of the following:12
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistics Seminar
LING 4654Seminar in Linguistics4
Research Experience
Complete at least one of the following:4
Field Linguistics
Research Seminar in Linguistics
With prior linguistics program approval, one of the following experiences can be used to fulfill the research experience:
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Directed Study Research
Linguistics Electives
Complete two 4-semester-hour electives that haven't already been taken to fulfill other major requirements from the following:8
ASL Linguistics
LING 3000–4999 1
Students may repeat LING 4654 from the seminar requirement above if each iteration is a different seminar topic.
1

Please visit the linguistics courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000–4999 range.

Spanish/Linguistics Integrative Requirements

Integrative Coursework
LING 3412Language and Culture4
Complete two of the following:8
Exploring Spoken Spanish
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics

Science GPA Requirement (Linguistics)

Minimum 2.000 GPA in the LING course code required

NUpath Requirements

The following NUpath requirements are met by the major:

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
  • Interpreting Culture (IC)
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
  • Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
  • Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD)
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone  (CE)
  • Two Writing-Intensive in the Disciplines (WI)

Other NUpath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program.

Writing Requirements

ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3315Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3309 Advanced Writing in the Humanities

Co-op Requirements

Students who want to participate in co-op will need to complete Professional Development for Co-op.

EESH 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
or EESC 2000 Professional Development for Co-op

Spanish/Linguistics Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 80 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study:

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CLTR 1000 or INSC 10001LING 23504SPNS elective4NUpath or elective4
CLTR 11204SPNS 31014SPNS elective4NUpath or elective4
LING 11504LING elective4  
SPNS 21024NUpath or elective4  
NUpath or elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
LING 34124EESH 2000 or EESC 20001NUpath or elective4COOP 39480
SPNS 31024SPNS 3601 or 36024NUpath or elective4 
LING structure course4LING structure course4  
SPNS culture elective 4LING elective4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
COOP 39480SPNS 3601 or 36024NUpath or elective4COOP 39480
 LING structure course4NUpath or elective4 
 NUpath or elective4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
COOP 39480LING 48914  
 LING 46544  
 SPNS culture elective 4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130