Spanish Language (Minor)

The minor in Spanish is designed to be international, intercultural and interdisciplinary. Study abroad will be offered in conjunction with the program. The minor consists of 20 units, of which 12 are upper division courses. Students who matriculate with language fluency or who wish to take a CLEP test to place into a more advanced language course may do so.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing a Spanish minor will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Understand both spoken and written modern Spanish across a range of registers and in a variety of contexts.
2. Speak Spanish with a high level of accuracy.
3. Write essays articulately and convincingly in Spanish.
4. Understand and apply theoretical and critical approaches to various aspects of Hispanic culture.

Requirements

Lower Division

SPAN 1201	Elementary Spanish II	4.00 units
	or
SPAN 2101/SPAN 2201	Intermediate Spanish I	4.00 units
SPAN 2201/SPAN 2101	Intermediate Spanish II	4.00 units
Total Credit Hours:		8

Upper Division

SPAN 3201	Adv. Composition & Conversation	3.00 units
SPAN 3202	Spanish Advanced Reading	3.00 units
SPAN 3203	Survey of Spain and Latin America	3.00 units

Choose one of the following, or alternative courses in consultation with Department Chair and Program Director.

SPAN 3204	STA: Spanish Immersion	3.00 units
ARTH 3131	Latin American Art	3.00 units
ENGL 3051/LCS 3151	World Literature: Latin American	3.00 units
HIST 3019/HIST 1019	Latin American Survey	3.00 units
POL 3610	Politics of Latin America	3.00 units

Total Credit Hours: 20