Spanish Latin American Studies Track

Major Requirements—27 credit hours

Includes 6 credit hours study abroad in Latin America.

Prerequisite: HST 254 or HST 256

Students select one of the following two options in consultation with the Spanish program.

Option 1

SPN 301Adv Sp: Art and Soc in Latin Am and Spain I

3

SPN 302Adv Sp: Art and Soc in Latin Am and Spain II

3

Two additional Spanish electives with content on Latin America

6

One additional Spanish elective

3

Option 2

SPN 308Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers

3

Two additional Spanish electives with content on Latin America

6

Two additional Spanish electives

6

Culture/Literature of Spain - 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following:
SPN 330Together and Apart: Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Medieval Spain

3

SPN 331Faith, Fervor, and Fear in Golden Age Spain

3

SPN 340Donjuans and Domineering Mothers in Contemporary Spanish Theatre

3

SPN 440Young Survivors in Spanish Civil War Fiction and Film

3

Culture/Literature of Latin America - 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following:
SPN 350Latin American Women's Voices

3

SPN 351Latin American Cinema

3

SPN 361Latin America through its Story Tellers

3

SPN 450Special Topics in Latin American Studies

3

SPN 451Latin American Culture through Literature

3

Two non-Spanish-language courses (6 credit hours) from the following list may be counted towards the 27 upper-division credit hours needed to complete the Latin American studies track of the Spanish major.
CST 431Intercultural Communication and Identity

3

HST 357Environmental History of the Americas and the World

3

HST 354History of Modern Cuba

3

HST 355History of Mexico

3

HST 356Latin American History Through Popular Culture

3

HST 450Seminar in Non-Western History

3

PHL 336Metaphysics: Native American Philosophy

3

PHL 408Race, Gender, and Colonialism

3

SW 343Human Behavior in the Social Environment

3

Students are allowed to count no more than one intercultural course such as CST 431 and SW 343 towards this track.

Students can replace study abroad with an immersive experience in a Latin American country and/or a significant immersive experience within a Latino community in the U.S. Steps for requesting a study abroad replacement are listed in the description of the Spanish B.A.

 

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours