Spanish and Latin American Studies minors gain a broad understanding of the language, literature, and lives of Spain, Latin America, and the Latinx community.

You can easily add a Spanish minor to any other major, even if you have never studied French before. Our multidisciplinary program is vibrant, flexible, challenging, and engaging. You will work toward linguistic proficiency in Spanish, honing your basic vocabulary and progressing toward sophisticated communication, verbal and written. From there, you’ll encounter Hispanic cultures through a plethora of film, history, politics, art, and music.

At the culmination of your study, you will create an original project that draws on your learning experience. Throughout your journey, you’ll receive highly personalized instruction from our world-renowned faculty. We are here to equip you for whatever future you envision!

 

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CURRICULUM

Spanish and Latin American Studies, Minor

The minor in Spanish and Latin American Studies prepares students with skills in speaking, reading and writing the Spanish language, as well as competencies for navigating the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Requirements

Lower Division

  • The following courses are required. SPAN 101 and 102 are prerequisites for SPAN 201 unless a student places directly into SPAN 201 or higher.
  • Intermediate Spanish (4 units)
  • Take one of the following courses
  • Spanish for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
  • Conversation/Composition (4 units)
  • The following course is required
  • Introduction to Literature (4 units)

Upper Division

  • The following courses are required
  • Advanced Writing and Research (4 units)

Electives: take at least 6 units from the following

  • Spanish Language Tutorial (1 units)
  • Modern Critical Theory (3 units)
  • Hispanic Literary Studies
  • Special Topics in Literary Studies (4 units)
  • Chicano/Chicana Literature (3 units)
  • Spanish Literature: Middle Ages-18th Century (4 units)
  • Spanish Literature: 18th-Mid-20th Cen (4 units)
  • Literature of the Golden Age (4 units)
  • Contemporary Peninsular Literature (4 units)
  • Latin American Literature I (4 units)
  • Latin American Literature II (4 units)
  • Contemporary Latin American Literature (4 units)
  • 20th Century Mexican Literature (4 units)
  • Hispanic Linguistics
  • Phonetics and Dialectology (4 units)
  • Advanced Spanish Syntax and Composition (4 units)
  • Spanish Linguistics (4 units)
  • Workshop in Translation (3 units)
  • Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (4 units)
  • Business Spanish (4 units)
  • Hispanic Cultural Studies
  • Special Topics in Hispanic Cultural Studies (4 units)
  • Culture and Civilization: Spain (3 units)
  • Culture and Civilization: Latin America (3 units)
  • Culture and Civilization: Mexico (3 units)
  • Elementary Spanish (4 units)
  • Continuing Elementary Spanish (4 units)
  • Conversation (1 units)
  • Span Civil for Travel Courses (1 units)
  • Intensive Elementary Spanish (4 units)
  • Intermediate Spanish (4 units)
  • Spanish for Health Care (3 units)
  • Spanish for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
  • Conversation/Composition (4 units)
  • Introduction to Literature (4 units)
  • Advanced Conversation (1 units)
  • Phonetics and Dialectology (4 units)
  • Advanced Span Syntax and Comp (4 units)
  • Advanced Writing and Research (4 units)
  • Spanish Linguistics (4 units)
  • Workshop in Translation (3 units)
  • Special Topics in Literary Stu (4 units)
  • Special Topics Linguistics (4 units)
  • Special Topics Cultural Studie (4 units)
  • Chicano/Chicana Literature (3 units)
  • Spanish Language Tutorial (1 units)
  • Culture & Civilization: Spain (3 units)
  • Culture & Civilization: Lat Am (3 units)
  • Culture & Civilization: Mexico (3 units)
  • Business Spanish (4 units)
  • Spanish Lit: Mid Ages-18th Cen (4 units)
  • Spanish Lit:18th-Mid 20th Cen (4 units)
  • Literature of the Golden Age (4 units)
  • Contemporary Peninsular Lit (4 units)
  • Latin American Literature I (4 units)
  • Latin American Literature II (4 units)
  • Contemp Latin American Lit (4 units)
  • 20th Century Mexican Literatur (4 units)
  • Internship (1-3 units)
  • Capstone (1 units)
  • Independent Study (1-4 units)