Program Requirements

Spanish majors in the class of 2010 must complete 10 courses at the Composition and Conversation level or above, including: Composition and Conversation (Spanish 301) or Composition for Bilingual Speakers (Spanish 317) (students who place out of this requirement must take a higherlevel course in lieu of 301 or 317); one semester of culture and civilization (regular off erings include Spanish 302 and 303-recommended for fi rst- and second-year students-and Spanish 413, 420, 421 and 422-recommended for third- and fourth-year students); Introduction to Literary Genres (Spanish 305); one semester of survey of early literature (Spanish 310 or 312); one semester of survey of modern Modern Languages and Literatures /125 literature (Spanish 311 or 313); one of Spanish for Business (Spanish 314), Advanced Composition and Conversation (Spanish 315), Advanced Grammar (Spanish 316) or Phonetics and Phonology (Spanish 318); one advanced literature course in pre-19th-century literature (regular off erings include Spanish 400, 401, 402, 409); one advanced course in modern literature (regular off erings include Spanish 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 411 461). At least two advanced courses (400 or above) must be taken at Holy Cross during the fourth year, one of which must be in literature. Majors should note that internships and courses taught in English will not count towards the fulfillment of the Spanish major. Most majors study abroad during their junior year. We currently have year long programs in Spain (León, Palma de Mallorca and La Coruña), Mexico (Puebla) 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 who begin their college-level study of Spanish at the 300 level can count up to four courses taken abroad towards the major; students who begin at the 200 level can count up to fi ve courses taken abroad towards the major.

Beginning with the class of 2011, Spanish majors will be 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 will be required to take two advanced courses in their 4th year. These two advanced courses may be in literature, culture or linguistics

Composition and Conversation (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 301 “Spanish Composition and Conversation”
• Spanish 317 “Composition for Bilingual Speakers”

Culture and Civilization (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 302 “Aspects of Spanish Culture”
• Spanish 303 “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 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 461 “19th- and 20th-Century Women Writers of Spain”

Linguistics (one of the following courses)

• Spanish 318 “Spanish Phonetics and Phonology”
• Spanish 319 “General Spanish Linguistics”
• Spanish 413 “Spanish in the US: A Sociolinguistic Perspective”
• Spanish 414 “Second language acquisition”
• 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. We currently have programs in Spain (Palma de Mallorca, and León), in Mexico (Puebla), and in Peru (Lima).