Spanish Minor (18 credits)
The Spanish minor will provide students with a competitive advantage in a number of fields in which Spanish language competency and communication, as well as a global perspective, are deemed a benefit. Careers such as teaching, the medical profession, banking, business, communications, public relations, social work, and government work are increasingly valuing and often requiring knowledge of Spanish. A minor in Spanish will provide students with intermediate-high or advance-low language skills and cultural competency.
Pre-requisites:
- 3 years of high school Spanish
- For students who have no high school Spanish or who have 1 to 2 years of high school Spanish, the department will be offering accelerated introductory language classes in an 8-week format: SPA 101 (for a student with 0 or one year of Spanish) in Term I and SPA 102 (for a student with 2 years of Spanish) in Term II in a single semester, in both the fall and spring semesters
Required Courses:
- Select one
SPA 210* - Spanish for Social Services
SPA 211* - Spanish for Professional Studies I - Select one
SPA 214* - Spanish for Professional Studies II
SPA 215* - Spanish for Criminal Justice and Sociology - SPA 203* - Conversation and Composition I
- SPA 204* - Conversation and Composition II
- Two SPA 300 level courses*
- HLAN 301 - Don Quixote and the Art of Imagination
- SPA 302 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature
- LAS 303 - Spanish and Latin American Cultures through Film (written and presentations in Spanish)
- SPA 304 - History of Spanish American Civilization
- SPA 313 - Stories of Resistance (open, concealed, and passive) of Women in the Spanish-Speaking World 3
- LAS 315 - Identity Politics in Latin America (written and presentations in Spanish)
- SPA 316 – Human Rights and Social Justice in Latin America
- LAS 318 – Latinx in the U.S. (written and presentations in Spanish)
- SPA 324 - Cultural Perspectives Revealed through Latin American Children’s Literature
- SPA 400- Special Topics
* Description of all courses can be found in the Undergraduate Catalogue