Spanish Minor
The Spanish minor requires two lower 300-349 courses, two 350-399 courses, and a 400-level course.
Minor Requirements
A minor in Spanish requires that students complete the following trajectory:
| SPN 222 | CONTEMPORARY CONVERSATIONS | 4 sh |
SPN 222 waived if student places at 300-level.
TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE AND SPANISH LANGUAGE
SPN 300-349: Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
| SPN 313 | HUMAN MIGRATIONS | 4 sh |
| SPN 314 | US-SPANISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS | 4 sh |
| SPN 315 | EXPLORING IDENTITY IN THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 316 | SPANISH SPEAKING CULTURES THROUGH FILM | 4 sh |
| SPN 318 | ADVANCED SPANISH IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 320 | READING TEXTS, READING LIFE | 4 sh |
| SPN 330 | TODAY'S SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD THROUGH MEDIA | 4 sh |
| SPN 333 | DEFINING MOMENTS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 335 | LATINOS IN THE U.S.: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE | 4 sh |
| SPN 341 | STRUCTURES OF SPANISH LANGUAGE | 4 sh |
| SPN 343 | BEYOND GOOGLE TRANSLATE: SPANISH TRANSLATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 4 sh |
TOPICS IN TEXTUAL INTERPRETATIONS
SPN 350-399: Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
| SPN 352 | DETECTIVE FICTION | 4 sh |
| SPN 353 | TEXT, CULTURE AND MEDIA | 4 sh |
| SPN 355 | CONQUESTS, CLASHES AND TRANSITIONS | 4 sh |
| SPN 356 | TEXTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| SPN 357 | (RE)PRESENTATIONS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL CONFLICTS | 4 sh |
| SPN 358 | IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY | 4 sh |
| SPN 359 | COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS | 4 sh |
| SPN 360 | VOICES OF IDENTITY THROUGH SPANISH PHONETICS | 4 sh |
| SPN 361 | LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT | 4 sh |
| SPN 362 | RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | 4 sh |
| SPN 363 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY | 4 sh |
| SPN 381 | INTERNSHIP | 1-4 sh |
| SPN 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 2-4 sh |
Topics in Cultural History and Intellectual Thought
SPN 400-499: Choose one course from the following, must be taken on campus
| SPN 450 | INNOVATION AND SOCIAL PROTEST IN THEATRE | 4 sh |
| SPN 451 | WOMEN'S WRITING IN THE HISPANIC WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 452 | TRENDS IN 20TH AND 21st CENTURY NARRATIVE | 4 sh |
| SPN 453 | REALISMO MAGICO OR REAL MARAVILLOSO | 4 sh |
| SPN 454 | EATING THROUGH THE PAGES: FOOD IN CONTEMPORARY TEXTS | 4 sh |
| SPN 455 | RELIGION, IDOLATRY AND CONQUEST: FROM MEDIEVAL SPAIN TO THE NEW WORLD | 4 sh |
| SPN 485 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 sh |
| SPN 491 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 2-4 sh |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-24 |
A winter or summer term abroad in a Spanish-speaking country is strongly encouraged. If a student chooses to study abroad for one semester, the student is strongly encouraged to take 4 sh of WLC 301, 302, 303 as part of the study abroad course load that counts towards the minor. A maximum of 2 courses (8 semester hours) taught in Spanish abroad at the appropriate level and approved by the department can apply to the minor.
Total Credit Hours: 20-24
Program Outcomes
Foster students’ critical thinking capabilities
Increase students’ linguistic proficiency
Enhance students’ intercultural competence
Total Credit Hours: 20