Spanish Language and Culture-Latin American Studies Minor

Required Courses

Note:  Listed below is the sequence of courses for students with no previous knowledge of Spanish.  Students who studied more than one year of Spanish prior to matriculation at the University of New Haven will need to take the placement test in order to determine their level of proficiency.  If students place higher than SPAN 1102 , they will substitute the classes they outplaced with additional area study courses in order to meet the 15-hour requirement.

• SPAN 1102 - Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 2202 - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 3301 - Advanced Spanish

Area Study Courses

Area Study Courses - select one of the following:

• SPAN 4401 - Latin American Culture Through Literature and the Media
• SPAN 4402 - U.S. Latino Literature and Culture
• HIST 2240 - Making Colonial Latin America: Race, Religion, Goods, and New Worlds
• HIST 2241 - Struggles for Multicultural Democracies: Making Modern Latin America
• HIST 3430 - Becoming Latinx: Immigration, Assimilation, & Activism
• HIST 3440 - Money, Politics, & Belonging: Sport in Latin America
• HIST 4040 - From Two Republics to Anti-racism: Race & Ethnicity in Latin America

Note

Note: Special Topics in Spanish or about Spanish culture may satisfy the elective requirements upon approval of the Modern Language Coordinator.