Hispanic Studies

 Minimum credit hours required—18 
The following courses are required: 
   • One of the following course sequences (6) 
  o  SPAN 113 and 114, Elementary Spanish I and II 
  o  SPAN 113N and 114N, Spanish for Native Speakers 
   • An additional 12 credit hours in any topic relevant to 
  Hispanic Studies 
  o  SPAN 215 and 216, Intermediate Spanish I and II 
  o  SPAN/ENGL 352, Latin American Novel 
  o  Any other relevant course with the consent of the 
    minor advisor

The minor in Hispanic Studies focuses on the practice of the Spanish language and the analysis of its cultures.  The minor is ideal for students who wish to expand their studies in the Humanities (Area 5 of the General Education Core Curriculum) to a more specific area of research. The minor is the perfect option for any student who desires to acquire a well-rounded higher education beyond the realm of science and technology to the study of a multi-cultural global world in all its historical, linguistic, political and philosophical diversity (Spain, the Caribbean, North, Central and South America), as well as to the other cultures that live in those territories.  Depending on a student’s particular interests, (s)he can focus his/her research on a specific aspect of Hispanic literary or visual culture, politics or economics of a country or region of his/her choice.  The Minor is the perfect option for any student who desires to acquire a well-rounded higher education beyond the realm of science and technology to the study of a multi-cultural global world in all its historical, linguistic, political and philosophical diversity.
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