Program Requirements

Spanish majors are required to take one course from each of the following nine groups, plus an additional elective tenth course from any of the groups. Also, majors are required to take two 400 level courses in their 4th year. These two courses may be in literature, culture or linguistics

Composition and Conversation (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 301 “Spanish Composition and Conversation”
• Spanish 302 “Composition for Bilingual Speakers”

Culture and Civilization (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 303 “Aspects of Spanish Culture”
• Spanish 304 “Aspects of Spanish-American Culture”
• Spanish 420 “Latin-American Film”
• Spanish 421 “20th-Century Spain through Film”

Introduction to Literary Genres

• Spanish 305 “Introduction to Literary Genres”

Survey in Early Literature (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 310 “Survey of Spanish Literature 1” (Middle Ages to 1800)
• Spanish 312 “Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1” (1492-1800)

Survey in Modern Literature (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 311 “Survey of Spanish Literature 2” (1800-present)
• Spanish 313 “Survey of Spanish-American Literature 2” (1800-present)

Focused Language (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 219 “Medical Spanish”
• Spanish 314 “Spanish for Business”
• Spanish 315 “Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation”
• Spanish 316 “Advanced Spanish Grammar”
• Spanish 319 “Debate and Advanced Oral Expression”
• Spanish 320 “Spanish Grammar through Translation”

Advanced pre-19th century Literature (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 400 “Topics in Medieval Spanish Literature”
• Spanish 401 “Topics in Golden Age Literature”
• Spanish 402 “Don Quixote”
• Spanish 409 “Topics in Colonial Spanish-American Literature”

Advanced Modern Literature (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 403 “19th-Century Spanish Literature”
• Spanish 404 “20th-Century Spanish Literature”
• Spanish 405 “Modern Spanish-American Literature”
• Spanish 406 “Modern Spanish Drama”
• Spanish 407 “Topics in Modern Spanish and Spanish-American Poetry”
• Spanish 408 “Gabriel García Márquez”
• Spanish 410 “Literature of Exile, Immigration and Ethnicity”
• Spanish 411 “Latin American Literature of the 19th-Century”
• Spanish 416 “Body and Text: Representation of Gender in Modern Spanish Literature”
• Spanish 461 “19th- and 20th-Century Women Writers of Spain”

Linguistics (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 318 “Spanish Phonetics and Phonology”
• Spanish 413 “Spanish in the US: A Sociolinguistic Perspective”
• Spanish 414 “Second language acquisition and Spanish”
• Spanish 422 “Cultural History of the Spanish language”

Majors should note that internships and courses taught in English will not count towards the fulfillment of the Spanish major. A meaningful degree in Spanish should ideally be enhanced by a study abroad experience. Most majors study abroad during their junior year. We currently have year long programs in Spain (León, Palma de Mallorca and La Coruña) and Peru (Lima). Courses taken abroad in Spanish with a focus on Hispanic topics can be used to satisfy various requirements in the major depending on course content. Students can count up to four courses taken in our study abroad programs to satisfy the major requirements.