Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Hispanic Studies Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish)
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements HISPSTDTRK
Requirements
The track requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Literature. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- This course focuses on iconic historical figures and literary characters who continue to resonate in the 20th- and 21st- century cultural imagination. Drawing upon primary texts from the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century, the course investigate these cultural icons and what they mean in modern times. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- An overview of the literatures of Spain covering issues such as modernization, the Enlightenment, civil war, urban/rural, colonization, fascism, tourism, nationalism, and immigration. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by representative writers from the eighteenth century to the present. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of major aspects, movements, or directions of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Forms, traditions, themes, and periods of Hispanic drama from the Renaissance to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish-American prose fiction from late nineteenth-century modernism to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 322, HISP-S 324, or HISP-S 328; or equivalent
- Description
- Analysis and interpretation of Hispanic films, with an emphasis on the study of their formal aspects. National/regional context varies.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 326, HISP-S 328, or HISP-S 336; or equivalent
- Description
- A practical approach to the problems and techniques of Spanish/English and English/Spanish translation, using a variety of texts and concentrating on such critical areas of stylistics as tone, rhythm, imagery, nuance, allusion, etc. Language and translation theory will also be studied.
HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of Latino literatures in the U.S. across various genres. Focus on social, cultural, and political factors that shape Latino experience. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE DUScourseFall 2024CASE DUScourse
HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of a variety of cultural texts and contexts that inform gender construction in the Hispanic world. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of literature and culture in the context of 20th century and current societal transformations in Spanish America including urbanization, populism, revolution, dictatorship and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Studies literature as an art form within the Hispanic tradition. Employs critical methodology and textual interpretation and analysis to exemplify theory of each genre.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Writers and their works in social, political, economic, and cultural context. Specific topic to be announced in the online Schedule of Classes.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Argentine literature from independence to the present, with a variable topic and focus.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of national and/or regional literatures of Hispanic America.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topic and credit vary. I Sem., II Sem., I, II SS.
- Repeatability
- May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Lingusitics. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Notes
- Attendance in language laboratory required.
- Description
- Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination and transcription, based on detailed articulatory description of standard Spanish of Spain and Latin America.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Analyzes the structure of simple and compound sentences in Spanish, focusing on the internal structure of the sentence and how certain phrases within the sentence combine in different word orders to produce specific meanings. Covers transitivity, word order, negation, pronominal and verbal systems, and syntactic variation.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in Hispanic sociolinguistics/pragmatics. Topics include sociolinguistics, phonological and syntactic variation, field methods, discourse analysis, language and power, language ideology, language attitudes, language in context, language and gender, language and the law, bilingualism, linguistic politeness and speech act theory.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in the acquisition of Spanish. Provides an introduction to research on the first and/or second language acquisition of Spanish and to the pedagogical applications of these findings. Students develop a background in these fields and have opportunities to link theory and practice.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326 or consent of the department
- Description
- Survey of current issues of bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world and United States.
- Spring 2025CASE DUScourseFall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topic and credit vary. I Sem., II Sem., I, II SS.
- Repeatability
- May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Restricted Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Literature list above
- Additional course from the Linguistics list above
- HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course that integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- Integrates historical, racial, political, and cultural information about Hispanics in the United States.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE DUScourseFall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Free Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Additional course from the Literature list above
- Additional course from the Linguistics list above
- Additional course from the Restricted Electives list above
- Any HISP-S 300–399 except HISP-S 324; HISP-S 326; HISP-S 328
- HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language (This course can be used to satisfy the Track Residency requirement below.)
- Any HISP-C 400–499 except HISP-C 491; HISP-C 492
- HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese (This course can be used to satisfy the Track Residency requirement below.)
- Any HISP-P 400–499 except HISP-P 410; HISP-P 411; HISP-P 412; HISP-P 420; HISP-P 493; HISP-P 499
- HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish (Up to 3 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
- HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
- HISP-X 398 Experiential Research
HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Knowledge of another Romance language. May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. Does not count toward the major in Portuguese
- Description
- Introduction to the study of Catalan language and of the particular situation of Catalonia as a culture within present-day Spain.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-C 105 or HISP-C 400.
HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. For students from secondary school placed into the second semester of first-year study or those with prior knowledge of another Romance language
- Description
- Content of HISP-P 100 and HISP-P 150 reviewed at an accelerated pace.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-P 135 or HISP-P 150.
HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Corequisites
- Enrollment in another HISP-S course
- Notes
- Counts toward the minor and/or major in Spanish
- Description
- Enables undergraduates to make intellectual connections between scholarly pursuits and community involvement. Students arrange 1 credit hour of service work on a creative project that benefits a community, or with local or international nonprofit organizations, government agencies, activist groups, or foundations. Requires a reflection paper on the experience.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280; or consent of department
- Description
- International experience in Spanish and Portuguese. It can also be taken in combination with another Spanish and Portuguese course. Topics vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
HISP-X 398 Experiential Research
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326; or consent of department
- Description
- Provides the opportunity to collaborate with a tenure-track faculty member on a research project. The project, product, and authorship (if applicable), will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
- Track Residency. At least one (1) of the 400–498 level courses used to fulfill the requirements above must be completed on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
- Track GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.