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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Hispanic Literature Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish)

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements HISPLITTRK

Requirements

The track requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Literature. Two (2) courses:
    • 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. Pre-1800 Literature. One (1) course:
    • HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
    • HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
    • HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
  3. Linguistics. 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)
  4. Electives. Two (2) courses:
    • Additional course from the Linguistics list
    • Additional course from the Literature list
    • 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
    • Any HISP-S 300–399 except HISP-S 324; HISP-S 326; HISP-S 328
    • 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-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-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
    • 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 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
    • 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 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
    • HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
    • HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
    • 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. Major GPA. 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.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. 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.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Track Area Courses

  • Courses that may apply toward the Credit Hours and GPA requirements in this academic program include all courses listed on the requirement course lists at the time the course was taken as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent.

Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward track requirements:

  • Same as the major, as appropriate based on the Academic program Area Courses list above.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the track:

  • Same as the major, as appropriate based on the Academic program Area Courses list above.

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Hispanic Linguistics Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish) (HISPLNGTRK)
  • Hispanic Studies Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish) (HISPSTDTRK)

Exceptions to and substitutions for track requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.