Please refer to important information on minor requirements on this page. This minor combines courses in basic, intermediate, advanced, and intensive language, as well as conversation, literature and the media, and area studies. If students begin at a level beyond SPAN 1102 , they can take additional courses from the area studies category to meet the 18-credit hour requirement. At least one of the area study courses must be a 4000-level Spanish (SPAN) course where students will perform selected written and oral activities in Spanish.