Majoring & Minoring

Spanish majors are advised to pursue language courses until their proficiency assures successful work with literature and culture. Majors are expected to acquire a general knowledge of the literature and civilization of Spain, as well as the Americas.

All Spanish majors are strongly urged to include plans for study abroad, either during their junior year or through summer programs offered or approved by Southwestern University.

The capstone experience for Spanish majors consists of either a seminar or a study project stemming from a semester abroad or from an upper level course taken during the senior year. The program is intended to cover the broad aspects of the discipline and culminates in an oral presentation. Together with advanced courses, the capstone provides a solid grounding to prepare students for graduate work, as well as for sophisticated, original projects in a diverse array of fields.

Major

A major in Spanish requires 30 semester hours, including Spanish 15-333, 343; 413 or 423; 933 (Capstone); nine semester hours of upper-level Spanish literature; nine additional hours of Spanish, three hours of which must be upper-level.

Minor

A minor requires 21 semester hours, including Spanish 15-333, 343; three hours of upper-level Spanish literature; 12 additional hours of Spanish, six hours of which must be above the introductory level.