Spanish (Minor)

Spanish Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• SPAN101 Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN102 Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN203 Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN204 Intermediate Spanish II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• SPAN206 Structures of the Spanish Language
• SPAN221 Conversation and Composition I
• SPAN241 Spanish for Health Care
• SPAN242 Spanish for Education and Social Services
• SPAN243 Spanish for Business and Law
• SPAN244 Spanish for Law Enforcement and Homeland Security
• SPAN321 Conversation and Composition II
• SPAN325 Phonetics and Pronunciation
• SPAN330 Short Story
• SPAN340 Introduction to Translation and Interpretation
• SPAN346 English to Spanish Translation and Interpretation
• SPAN347 Spanish to English Translation and Interpretation
• SPAN380 Special Topics in Spanish
• SPAN393 Independent Study
• SPAN398 Internship
• SPAN431 Survey of Spanish Literature
• SPAN432 Survey of Spanish American Literature

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.