Spanish Minor
The Spanish minor requires two lower 3000-3490 courses, two 3500-3900 courses, and a 4000-level course.
Minor Requirements
A minor in Spanish requires that students complete the following trajectory:
| SPN2020 | Intermediate Spanish II - Growing up in the Spanish Speaking World | 4 sh |
SPN 2020 waived if student places at 3000-level (student must still complete the total semester hours required for the minor).
TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE AND SPANISH LANGUAGE
SPN 3000-3490: Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
| SPN3130 | Human Migrations | 4 sh |
| SPN3140 | US-Spanish-American Relations | 4 sh |
| SPN 3150 | Exploring Identity in the Spanish Speaking World | 4 sh |
| SPN3160 | Spanish Speaking Cultures Through Film | 4 sh |
| SPN3180 | Advanced Spanish in the Spanish-Speaking World | 4 sh |
| SPN3200 | Reading Texts, Reading Life | 4 sh |
| SPN3300 | Today's Spanish-Speaking World Through Media | 4 sh |
| SPN3330 | Defining Moments of the Spanish Speaking World | 4 sh |
| SPN3350 | Latinos in the U.S.: Past, Present and Future | 4 sh |
| SPN3410 | Structures of Spanish Language | 4 sh |
| SPN3430 | Beyond Google Translate: Spanish Translation in the 21st Century | 4 sh |
TOPICS IN TEXTUAL INTERPRETATIONS
SPN 3500-3999:: Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
| SPN3520 | Detective Fiction | 4 sh |
| SPN3530 | Text, Culture and Media | 4 sh |
| SPN3550 | Conquests, Clashes and Transitions | 4 sh |
| SPN3560 | Texts and Social Change | 4 sh |
| SPN3570 | (Re)Presentations of Socio-Political Conflicts | 4 sh |
| SPN3580 | In Search of Identity | 4 sh |
| SPN3590 | Colonial Encounters | 4 sh |
| SPN3600 | Voices of Identity through Spanish Phonetics | 4 sh |
| SPN3610 | Language in Cultural Context | 4 sh |
| SPN3620 | Race, Class and Gender | 4 sh |
| SPN3630 | Gender and Sexuality | 4 sh |
| SPN3985 | Internship | 1-4 sh |
| SPN3991 | Independent Study | 2-4 sh |
TOPICS IN CULTURAL HISTORY AND INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT
SPN 4000-4999: Choose one course from the following, must be taken on campus
| SPN4500 | Innovation and Social Protest in Theatre | 4 sh |
| SPN4510 | Women's Writing in the Hispanic World | 4 sh |
| SPN4520 | Trends in 20th and 21st Century Narrative | 4 sh |
| SPN4530 | Realismo Magico or Real Maravilloso | 4 sh |
| SPN4540 | Eating Through the Pages: Food in Contemporary Texts | 4 sh |
| SPN4550 | Religion, Idolatry and Conquest: From Medieval Spain to the New World | 4 sh |
| SPN4970 | Capstone Seminar | 4 sh |
| SPN4991 | 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 3010, WLC 3020, WLC 3030 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