Spanish: Classical and Modern Languages

Minor in Spanish

The minor in Spanish consists of 21 hours of courses in Spanish, which are laid out as follows.

Intermediate level courses

The first 6 hours of the Spanish program are Spanish 201 and 202. These review courses seek to consolidate the basic language skills acquired in the 100 level program or through high school study and must be taken consecutively. Important note: students who do not place into Spanish 201 or have not previously studied of Spanish must begin their study of Spanish at the 100 level. These courses do not count toward the major. For more information, see Basic and Intermediate Language Instruction.

Upper level skills courses

Completion of Spanish 201 and 202 is followed by the 300 level skills courses. These courses may be taken concurrently, but must all be completed before moving on to the 400 and 500 levels.

Span 321 Spanish Conversation

Span 322 Spanish Composition

Span 355 Reading Hispanic Texts

Upper level content course

After completion of the 300 level skills courses, students must take one the following courses. They may not be taken if the student has not completed 321, 322 and 355.

Span 401 Foundations of Spanish Civilization

Span 402 Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Spain

Span 403 Foundations of Latin American Nations and Identities

Span 404 Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Latin America

Electives in Spanish

In addition students must take one elective in Spanish at the 300 level or higher. Any of the following courses may be used and may be taken at any point in the program as long as the prerequisites have been met.

Span 313 Special Topics in Spanish Literature, Language, and Culture

Span 323 Spanish for the Workplace

Span 325 Practicum in Spanish Theatre

Span 401 Foundations of Spanish Civilization*

Span 402 Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Spain*

Span 403 Foundations of Latin American Nations and Identities*

Span 404 Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Latin America*

(*if not already taken as a required course)

Span 511 Studies in Spanish Medieval Literature

Span 513 Studies in Spanish Golden Age Literature

Span 516 Literary Influences in Nineteenth-Century Spanish

Span 518 Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature of Spain

Span 522 Spanish Phonetics and Diction

Span 525 Spanish for the Classroom Teacher

Span 527 Latin American Literature: Colonial Period through 19th Century

Span 528 Contemporary Spanish-American Theatre

Span 529 Spanish-American Poetry

Span 530 Spanish-American Narrative

Span 554 Hispanic Culture through Film and Media

NOTE: This information is provided for informational purposes only. For up-to-date major requirements, please consult the current UofL Undergraduate Catalog.