Spanish, Minor - 20-28 units

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The Spanish minor provides students the opportunity to develop their Spanish-language skills while deepening their knowledge of the peoples and cultures of the Hispanic world. Students can choose from coursework that focuses on language, linguistics, culture, Spanish for careers, literature, translation, and art or history.

A minimum grade of C- will be required in all courses applied to the Spanish minor.

Lower Division Requirements - 8-16 units

Students must complete one series (8 units) of second-year Spanish courses, either SPAN 201 and 202 or SPAN 211 and SPAN 212.

Students who enter the Spanish program with the equivalent of first-year, college-level Spanish in high school or a community college may have satisfied the SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 requirement. For more information, see the Spanish Program Faculty Advisor or the following webpages:

AP, CLEP, IB, and Military Credit:

https://www.csuci.edu/registrar/transfer-credit-resources/external-exams.htm

Placement Guidelines:

http://spanish.csuci.edu/plcguidcorsdesc.htm

Heritage speakers are encouraged to enroll in SPAN 211 and SPAN 212. Higher-level speakers may begin at SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 with faculty advisor approval.

May need to complete course(s) below - 0-8 units

SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Units: 4

Complete one series - 8 units:

SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Units: 4
or
SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 4
SPAN 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 4

Upper Division Requirements - 12 units

Complete four courses from the following:

SPAN 301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition I Units: 3
SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition II Units: 3
SPAN 304 - Spanish for Careers and Professions Units: 3
SPAN 310 - Introduction to Prose, Poetry and Drama Units: 3
SPAN 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as ENGL 311) Units: 3
SPAN 315 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics Units: 3
SPAN 320 - Introduction to Spanish Translation Units: 3
SPAN 321 - Introduction to Spanish-English Interpretation Units: 3
SPAN 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 334) Units: 3
SPAN 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as ART 340) Units: 3
SPAN 410 - Civilizations and Cultures of Spain Units: 3
SPAN 411 - Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America Units: 3
SPAN 415 - Spanish Language Variation & Diversity Units: 3
SPAN 420 - Specialized Spanish Translation Units: 3
SPAN 425 - Spanish Language Teaching and Learning Units: 3
SPAN 429 - Social Change in Spain (Cross-listed as SOC 429) Units: 3
SPAN 430 - Her Story: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 3
SPAN 450 - Introduction to Literary Translation Units: 3
SPAN 451 - Introduction to Healthcare Interpreting Units: 3
SPAN 452 - Healthcare Terminology for Interpreters Units: 3
SPAN 460 - Masterpieces Of Spanish Literature Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3
SPAN 490 - Special Topics in Spanish Units: 3