Spanish and Latin American Studies

Minor

Supporting Courses6
Intermediate Spanish Language II
Choose one:
Heritage Language and Culture
Composition and Conversation
Upper-Level Courses12
Required:
Representative Spanish and Latin American Authors
Choose one:
Advanced Heritage Language and Culture
Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
Choose one:
Cultura Latina
Latin America Today
The Cultures of the Americas
Spain Today
The Cultures of Spain
Spanish in the US
Special Topics
Choose one:
Advanced Spanish Grammar
Major Spanish and Latin American Fiction
Spanish and Latin American Cinema
Cultura Latina
Latin America Today
The Cultures of the Americas
Spain Today
The Cultures of Spain
Spanish Phonetics
Spanish in the US
Special Topics
Travel Course
Total Credits18

Curriculum Guide 

The following is a curriculum guide for a four-year Spanish degree program and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult a Spanish program advisor to ensure that they have the most accurate and up-to-date information available about a particular four-year degree option.

An example: Four year plan for Spanish Major; Minor in Humanistic Studies
120 credits necessary to graduate. Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
HISTORY 101
Foundations of Western Culture I
or World Civilizations I
or Introduction to the Humanities
3
First Year Seminar 3
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
HISTORY 102
Foundations of Western Culture II
or World Civilizations II
3
SPANISH 202 Intermediate Spanish Language II 3
WF 105 Research and Rhetoric 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Sophomore
Fall
SPANISH 225 Composition and Conversation 3
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
SPANISH 324 Advanced Heritage Language and Culture 3
SPANISH 359
The Cultures of the Americas
or The Cultures of Spain
3
Humanistic Studies Perspectives Course 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Junior
Fall
SPANISH 329 Representative Spanish and Latin American Authors 3
Spanish Elective 3
Humanistic Studies Perspectives Course 3
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Spring
Humanistic Studies Upper Level Elective 3
Humanistic Studies or FNS Upper Level Elective 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Senior
Fall
SPANISH 345 Advanced Spanish Grammar 3
SPANISH 358
Latin America Today
or Spain Today
3
SPANISH 372 Spanish Phonetics 3
HUM STUD 480 Humanities Seminar 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
SPANISH 438 Major Spanish and Latin American Writer(s) 3
Spanish Upper Level Elective 3
Spanish Upper Level Elective 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits120

Faculty  

Cristina M Ortiz; Professor; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, chair

Hernan Fernandez-Meardi; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Universite de Montreal (Canada)

Maria Yakushkina; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Purdue University