The Spanish education major prepares you for the State of Illinois Professional Educator’s License in Spanish education, which qualifies you to teach Spanish Education in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms. Students must complete the required Bradley Core Curriculum and subject or content area coursework.

Note: The candidate for a Spanish Education license maintains registration in the College of Education and Health Sciences. The student’s academic major will provide the core of the teaching area preparation. However, the State of Illinois may require specific areas of preparation. Candidates must consult their education advisor. Candidates will have an advisor in both their major area of preparation and in the Department of Education.

Professional Education Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDU 100	Technology Applications	1.0
EDU 115	The History of Education in the United States	3.0
EDU 116	Introductory Field Experience	1.0
EDU 210	Human Development from Birth to Young Adulthood	3.0
EDU 215	Strategies for Effective Teaching	3.0
or EDU 216	Effective Planning and Instruction for Teaching
EDU 219	Human Development and Effective Field Experience	1.0
EDU 230	Adapting Curriculum to Support Inclusive Environments	3.0
or EDU 232	Meeting the Needs of All Students within the Disciplines
EDU 235	Methods of Teaching English Language Learners	3.0
EDU 270	Physical Development and Health	1.0
EDU 280	Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, And Communities	3.0
EDU 303	Novice Teaching Experience in K-12 Classrooms	4.0
EDU 313	Methods of Literacy I: Reading, Writing and Language Grades 1-2	3
or EDU 315	Methods of Literacy II: Reading, Writing and Language: Grades 3-8
EDU 345	Guiding Learners: Creating Safe, Inclusive Learning Enviro Environments	3.0
EDU 368	Content Reading for All Students	2.0
EDU 369	Assessing All Students	2.0
EDU 387	Methods of Teaching K-12 World Languages and Cultures	3.0
EDU 499	Student Teaching in the High School	12.0
Total Hours		51

Spanish Major Core Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
WLS 303	Composition	3.0
WLS 304	Conversation	3.0
WLS 315	Introduction to Hispanic Literature	3.0
Linguistics Course		3.0
Select one of the following:
WLL 311	Introduction to Language
WLL 320
WLL 360
WLL 370
WLL 402
Peninsular Literature Course		3.0
Select one of the following:
WLS 340	Spanish Literature I
WLS 341	Spanish Literature II
WLS 346	Women's Voices of Spain
WLS 347	Images and Texts in the Hispanic World
Latin American Literature Course		3.0
Select one of the following:
WLS 342	Survey of Hispanic American Literature I
WLS 343	Survey of Hispanic American Literature II
WLS 345	Women's Voices of Latin America
WLS 347	Images and Texts in the Hispanic World
WLS 380	Hispanic American Short Story
WLS 385	Poetry of Latin America
WLS 425	Contemporary Hispanic American Novels
Civilization Course		3.0
WLS 305	Peru Interim: Andean Cultures
WLS 306	Topics in Spanish History and Culture
WLS 307	Costa Rica Interim: A Contemporary Perspective
WLS 321	Peninsular Spanish Civilization and Culture
WLS 322	Latin-American Civilization and Culture
WLS 330	Hispanic Cultural History
WLS 401	Hispanic Cinema: Texts & Contexts
WLS 410	Life from the Bottom of the World: the Culture of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
Elective Courses		6.0
Total Hours		27