Spanish Language, Literature and Culture, Minor

The minor programs in Spanish at Marquette provide students with the opportunity to develop linguistic proficiency in one of the most widely spoken languages in the world while also starting to explore the rich and diverse cultures of Latin America, Spain and the Latinx communities in the United States. Spanish minors advance all four skills of language acquisition (speaking, understanding, reading and writing), and are introduced to the content areas related to language, linguistics, literature, culture and film of the Spanish-speaking world.

Two minors are offered: Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture and Spanish for the Professions, with concentrations in either Business or Health. Both minors offer courses designed to meet the needs of heritage and native speakers of Spanish. Each consists of six to seven courses, excluding SPAN 1003 Intensive Elementary Spanish and SPAN 2001 Intermediate Spanish 1.

The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences also offers an Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies major or minor and an Interdisciplinary Latinx Studies minor for those students who would like to combine their language skills with other disciplines.

Notes:

Heritage learners of Spanish are students of Hispanic background who have been educated in the United States and have been exposed to Spanish in their homes or communities from an early age, but who consider English their primary language. When noted, choose courses indicated for heritage speakers of Spanish.
Native speakers of Spanish have been primarily educated in Spanish and consider Spanish their first language. When noted, choose courses indicated for native speakers of Spanish.
Electives: These are upper-division courses at the 3000 and 4000 levels which were not previously taken to fulfill a requirement. Where there are options listed, if a student wanted to take both instead of choosing only one, such as SPAN 4515 and SPAN 4520, one course could be used to fulfill the requirement and the other course to fulfill an elective. In other cases, however, elective course requirements cannot be fulfilled by courses completed in fulfillment of other program requirements. Native Speakers of Spanish must take one additional elective because they may not take SPAN 3001 or SPAN 3005.

Minor in Spanish Language, Literature and Culture

The minor in Spanish Language, Literature and Culture consists of six or seven courses (18-22 credit hrs., depending on the student's language proficiency upon beginning the program).

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Demonstration of Intermediate-level Language Proficiency ¹		0-4
SPAN 2002	Intermediate Spanish 2
or SPAN 2003	Intensive Intermediate Spanish
Advanced Communication		3
SPAN 3001	Advanced Communication in Spanish
or SPAN 3005	Advanced Communication in Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Hispanic Culture and Civilization - Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 3300	Peoples and Cultures of Spain
or SPAN 3310	Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
Introduction to Hispanic Literature		3
SPAN 3500	Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish
or SPAN 3505	Texts, Images, and Critical Thinking in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers
Hispanic Linguistics - Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 4110	Linguistic Approaches to Spanish Grammar
SPAN 4120	Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 4130	Spanish Pragmatics: Language Use in Context
SPAN 4140	Spanish Second Language Acquisition
SPAN 4150	Spanish in the United States
General Electives ²
3000-level - Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 3100	Advanced Spanish Grammar Review and Writing
SPAN 3530	Film and Society in Spanish
SPAN 3540	U.S. Latinx Literature
SPAN 3600	Islamic Spain: Past and Present
SPAN 3601	Islamic Spain: Past and Present (Bilingual)
SPAN 3650	The Transnational Game: Soccer, Social Justice and National Identity
SPAN 3700	Intermediate Spanish for Business
SPAN 3710	Intermediate Spanish for Health Care
SPAN 3720	Introduction to Spanish/English Translation
SPAN 3800	Religion and Literature in Latin America and the Caribbean
4000-level - Choose one of the following:		3
SPAN 4110	Linguistic Approaches to Spanish Grammar
SPAN 4120	Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 4130	Spanish Pragmatics: Language Use in Context
SPAN 4140	Spanish Second Language Acquisition
SPAN 4150	Spanish in the United States
SPAN 4210	The U.S./Mexican Border in Literature and Film
SPAN 4320	Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues
SPAN 4350	Transatlantic Literary Connections
SPAN 4450	Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Latinx Literatures and Cultures
SPAN 4500	Early Global Worlds: Al-Andalus to the Americas
SPAN 4505	Spanish Renaissance and Baroque
SPAN 4510	Cervantes' Don Quijote
SPAN 4515	Hispanic Studies: Spain
SPAN 4520	Hispanic Studies: Latin America and Latinx
SPAN 4525	Spanish Enlightenment and Romanticism
SPAN 4550	Iberian Literatures: Avant-gardes to Postmodernism
SPAN 4560	Hispanic Theater and Performance
SPAN 4600	Trends in Colonial Latin American Literature
SPAN 4610	Building Nations and Identities in Latin American Literature
SPAN 4615	Latin American Poetry, Music and Visual Arts
SPAN 4620	Trends in Contemporary Latin American Literature
SPAN 4670	Latin American Short Story
SPAN 4700	Creative Writing in Spanish
SPAN 4705	Advanced Spanish for Business
SPAN 4715	Advanced Spanish for Health Care
SPAN 4720	Reading Illness and Wellbeing
SPAN 4931	Topics in Spanish Language, Culture and Literature
Total Credit Hours:		18-22

¹

Students who place at intermediate-level proficiency or higher at the outset of their studies do not have to complete this requirement. Heritage and native speakers of Spanish must take the placement exam to determine their proficiency levels. Consult the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures for information on the placement exam.

²

Elective course requirements cannot be fulfilled by courses completed in fulfillment of other program requirements.

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