Spanish Minor

Because of its flexibility, the minor in Spanish is an ideal supplement to most B.A. programs. Students complete one required course and choose five other elective courses from a variety of offerings in Spanish linguistics, literature, Latin American and Latino studies, cultural studies, translation, theater and film.

Program Requirements

Required Course
Complete one course from the following:3
Spanish Language Review Through Literature, Culture and Film
Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar
Spanish Composition and Stylistics
Electives
Select five of the following:15
Literature Electives
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
Voices of the Past and Present: Spain
Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America
Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature
Spanish Study Abroad
Spanish Film and Fiction
Contemporary Spanish Novel
Spanish Poetry and Drama of the 19th Century
Spanish Prose of the 19th Century
Contemporary Spanish Theater
The Latin American Essay and Crónica
Short Stories and Cross-Cultural Processes in the Spanish-Speaking World
Poetics of Resistance in Hispanic Poetry
Negotiating Identity and Power in the Hispanic Novel
SPAN 453Bilingual Prose Workshop: Fiction and Non-Fiction Writing3
SPAN 454Bilingual Poetry Workshop: Writing Poetry in the 21st Century3
SPAN 455Literary Translation: Crossing Borders in Poetry and Fiction3
El Quijote
Scripts and Stages: Hispanic Theater and Performance
The Drama of the Golden Age
Senior Seminar
Contemporary Trends in the Spanish-American Novel
Puerto Rican Literature and Thought
Sexual Subversion in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film
Independent Study
Language Electives
Basic Spanish for Heritage Learners
Spanish for Business
Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar
Spanish Composition and Stylistics
Negotiation Skills in Spanish
Introduction to Spanish Phonetics
Spanish Conversation
Special Topics in the Spanish Language
Spanish in the United States
Theory and Practice of Translation
Fundamentals of Specialized Translation
Advanced Spanish Grammar
Introduction to Computer-Assisted Translation
Audiovisual Translation
Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-12
Audio Description
Middle Ages in Spain
Introduction to Interpreting
Capstone Course in Translation
Culture Electives
Cultural Studies: Spain
Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean
Total Credits27