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

Spanish-Portuguese Studies Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish)

Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements SPANPORTRK

The Spanish-Portuguese studies track allows students to develop proficiency in both Spanish and Portuguese and the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the cultures of Spanish and Portuguese speakers. Students develop their linguistic, critical reading, and analytical skills and choose from a range of coursework on language, literature, culture, film, and translation in Spanish and Portuguese.  

Requirements

The track requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Spanish. One (1) course:
    • HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
    • HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
    • 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 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 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 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 495 Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  2. Portuguese.
    1. Electives. Four (4) courses:
      • HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
      • HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
      • HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
      • HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
      • HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
      • HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
      • HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    2. Advanced Elective. One (1) additional course:
      • HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
      • HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
      • HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
      • HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
      • HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
      • HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  3. 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 Literature Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish) (HISPLITTRK)
  • 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.