Major in Spanish
The major consists of at least thirty-two semester hours of advanced language, literature, and civilization courses, including twenty semester hours of core requirements. Students are encouraged to improve their language skills through study abroad but are expected to take a minimum of sixteen semester hours of coursework in the department, including at least four semester hours upon return from study abroad.

Core Requirements

Four semester hours of advanced work in language:
SPAN 245 Conversation and Composition

Four semester hours of Spanish or Hispanic American civilization, selected from:
SPAN 310 Spanish Civilization
SPAN 312 Society and Politics in Latin America: The Collision of Two Worlds and the Search for Identity
SPAN 314 Hispanic Culture as Seen through Film

Four semester hours of introduction to Spanish or Hispanic American literature, selected from:
SPAN 266 Imagination, Freedom, and Repression in Latin American Literature
SPAN 268 Insiders and Outsiders: Love, Honor, and Social Unrest in 16th-and 17th-Century Spain
SPAN 269 The Image of the Bourgeoisie in the 19th- and 20th-Century Spanish Novel

Eight semester hours of advanced work in literature and culture, selected from:
SPAN 320 The World of Don Quijote
SPAN 322 Love, War, and Parody in Medieval and Contemporary Spanish Fiction
SPAN 332 Contemporary Fiction in Latin America
SPAN 336 Latin American Women Writers

Twelve semester hours of elective courses in language, literature, civilization, or fieldwork.

Normally, no more than four semester hours of departmental courses given in English may be credited toward the major. Students may petition the chair of the department to take up to eight semester hours of course work in English.

Recommendations: Proficiency in a second modern language beyond the intermediate level is strongly recommended for all Spanish majors.

Minor in Spanish:
The minor in Spanish consists of five courses above the 210 level to be distributed as follows:

SPAN 245
One civilization course
One literature course

Two electives