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Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Hispanic Studies Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish)

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements HISPSTDTRK

Requirements

The track requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. Track GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.