Requirements
Majors must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese. This may be achieved by taking the Department Placement Test or successfully completing the language sequence through the 202 level.
Students who wish to take advanced courses in Portuguese must demonstrate the requisite level of language proficiency.
To advance student success and development, students are required to take:
- four language courses
- three required courses
- four advanced courses at the 300 level
- one advanced course at the 400 level
NOTE: Majors and non-majors in the Teacher Education Program should contact the department for advising on special requirements for certification for teaching Spanish.
Majors in this track who are participating in the Teacher Education Program may, with departmental approval, make the following substitution: The Teaching Practicum may replace two advanced courses at the 300 level.
Courses designated as "Span" are taught in Spanish, unless otherwise indicated.
No courses may be taken for this track on a pass/fail basis.
Students in this track are strongly encouraged to study abroad.
Courses
| Required Courses (Take 3) | |
|---|---|
| Lat Am 101 Latin America: Contemporary Society and Culture (Taught in English) | |
| OR | Span 361 Spanish-American Civilization (Taught in Spanish) (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Span 262 Hispanic Masterpieces in Translation (Taught in English) | |
| OR | Span 352 History of Spanish-American Literature (Taught in Spanish) (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Lat Am 360 Language and Power in Latin America (Taught in English) | |
| OR | Span 320 Varieties of Spanish in the Americas (Taught in Spanish) (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Language Courses (Take 3) | |
|---|---|
| Span 280 Spanish Grammar for Speakers of Spanish | |
| OR | Span 230 Intermediate Composition and Conversation |
| Span 289 Composition for Native Speakers | |
| OR | Span 301 Advanced Reading, Writing and Speaking |
| Span 304 Spanish for Majors and Minors | |
| Span 314 Language Arts | |
| Span 316 Advanced Spanish Grammar |
| Advanced Courses at the 300 Level (Take 4) |
|---|
| Port 320 Nineteenth Century Portuguese Literature (Taught in English or Portuguese) |
| Port 321 Twentieth Century Portuguese Literature (Taught in English or Portuguese) |
| Span 351 History of Spanish Literature (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Span 352 History of Spanish-American Literature (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Span 353 Culture and Identity in Hispanic Literature |
| Span 360 Spanish Civilization (Mandatory for Teachers) |
| Span 362 Spanish-American Short Story |
| Span 364 Spanish-American Essay |
| Span 367 Literature of Hispanic People in the US |
| Span 368 Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature |
| Span 369 The Short Story in Spanish Literature |
| Span 370 Women in Spanish Literature |
| Span 371 Life and Literature in Nineteenth Century Spain |
| Span 372 Twentieth Century Spanish Literature to 1939 |
| Span 373 Literature and Society in Contemporary Spain |
| Span 374 Readings in Hispanic Literature |
| Port/ Lat Am L375 Brazilian Civilization (Taught in English) |
| Span 380 Topics in Hispanic Literature and Civilization |
| Advanced Courses at the 400 Level (Take 1) | |
|---|---|
| Span 432 The World of Don Quixote | |
| Span 433 Imperial Spain | |
| Span 450 Major Writers in Hispanic Literature | |
| Span 452 The Practice of Autobiography in Spanish and Latin-American Culture | |
| Span/Lat Am 454L Argentina | |
| Span 461 Spanish-American Colonial Literature | |
| Span 462 Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry | |
| Span 467 Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction | |
| Span 468 The Caribbean: Intellectual and Cultural History | |
| Span 478 Independent Study | |
| OR | Span 479 Independent Study |
| Port 480 Studies in Luso-Brazilian Literature (Taught in English or Portuguese) | |
| Span 480 Studies in Hispanic Literature | |
| Span 481 Capstone Seminar in Hispanic Literature | |
| Span 491 Honors Thesis |
