Program Requirements for Spanish Majors (42 Credits)
A student must take 42 semester hours of Spanish courses (excluding 100-level courses).
Students should consult the following lists of required and elective courses. NOTE: Spanish 211-212 or Spanish 223 are required only if students place into those courses; if students place above 223, they may take additional upper-level electives in Spanish to reach 42 hours.
Language Acquisition (For students beginning in Advanced Elementary or Intermediate - up to 15 credits)
Modern Languages Practicum: COMM 170-371L (6 credits)
Language Acquisition (For students beginning Intermediate-High - 3 credits)
Grammar and Conversation (9 credits)
Peninsular and Latin American Literature and Culture (3 credits)
| SPAN 305 | Foundations in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
Students also take
SPAN 313, Introduction to Hispanic Cultures and Civilizations
Latinx Literature and Culture (3 credits)
| SPAN 310 | Contemporary Hispanic Issues | 3 |
| SPAN 312 | Introduction to Latinx Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 326 | Latino Writers in the U.S. | 3 |
| SPAN 328 | The History of Latinos in the United?States | 3 |
| SPAN 329 | Latino Popular Culture and the Arts | 3 |
| SPAN 350 | The Latino Condition in the US | 3 |
Students also have the option of registering for
SPAN 314, Introduction to Afro-Latinx and Afro-Latin American Cultural Studies.
Spanish Capstone
Students will register for
SPAN 495, Senior seminar Capstone.
Elective Courses (0-12 credits, depending on placement)
| SPAN 280 | Contemporary Cultural Trends in?Spanish-Speaking Films | 3 |
| SPAN 285 | Images of the Caribbean | 3 |
| SPAN 290 | Visions of Spain Th Art and Architecture | 3 |
| SPAN 295 | Gndrs Sxlty Lt Am/Crbbn | 3 |
| SPAN 307 | Medical Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 310 | Contemporary Hispanic Issues | 3 |
| SPAN 321 | Literature of the Golden Age I | 3 |
| SPAN 326 | Latino Writers in the U.S. | 3 |
| SPAN 328 | The History of Latinos in the United?States | 3 |
| SPAN 329 | Latino Popular Culture and the Arts | 3 |
| SPAN 337 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 340 | Hispanic Women Writers | 3 |
| SPAN 350 | The Latino Condition in the US | 3 |
| SPAN 410 | Spanish Culture Through the Works of?Frederico Garcia Lorca | 3 |
| SPAN 421 | Modern Spanish Novel I | 3 |
| SPAN 423 | The Latin American Novel I | 3 |
Students also have the option of registering for
SPAN 314, Introduction to Afro-Latinx and Afro-Latin American Cultural Studies.