Spanish Major Requirements - Undergraduate Programs - Spanish & Portuguese Department


Home Page Undergraduate Programs Spanish Major Overview Major Requirements Minor in Spanish Honors in Spanish Progression through Courses Fall '04 Course Renumbering FLIP Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions Spanish Writing Center Undergraduate Admissions Info	Major Requirements The major in Spanish requires 36 semester hours (12 courses) at the 100-level. Required courses: 12 s.h. 1 course in each of these areas: Hispanic linguistics (3 s.h.) Spanish peninsular literature (3 s.h.) Spanish American literature (3 s.h.) culture (peninsular or Spanish American; 3 s.h.) (Lists of courses in each of these areas are given below.) Elective courses 24 s.h. Elective courses of the major may be additional courses in the four areas above, as well as coursework in Spanish language skills, including more advanced language courses which focus on specialized language functions and purposes. Elective courses may also include up to two courses in Portuguese and/or two courses in related areas from other departments, such as History, Linguistics, or Anthropology. All elective coursework must be at the 100 level. Of the twelve total courses above (four core plus eight elective), at least three must be advanced courses in the 35:170 to 35:198 range. Courses from study abroad programs cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Restrictions on elective coursework: 1. No more than five of the following courses or equivalent transfer or study abroad courses (as determined by the departmental study abroad advisor) may be applied toward the major: 35:103 Writing in Spanish 35:104 Hispanic Institute: Language 35:106 Spanish for Native Speakers 35:116 Advanced Composition 35:118 Business Spanish 35:119 Journalistic Writing in Spanish [35:107, prior to Fall 2008] 35:120 Taller de Escritura Creativa [35:108, prior to Fall 2008] 35:170 Advanced Spanish Grammar Review 38:103 Portuguese Composition & Conversation 38:122 Topics in Portuguese Language 2. No credit from 38:100 (Accelerated Elementary Portuguese) may be applied toward the Spanish major. Of the 5 s.h. earned in 38:101 (Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese), 3 s.h. may be applied toward the Spanish major. No more than 6 s.h. total of coursework in Portuguese (including 38:103 and 38:122) may be applied toward the Spanish major. 3. No more than 6 s.h. from related courses outside the department may be applied toward the Spanish major. Related courses must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Director and must be 100-level courses. A list of currently approved related courses is available from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. 4. No more than 6 s.h. in courses taught in English (either in this department or in other departments) may be applied toward the Spanish major. 5. At least 21 semester hours of courses for the major must be University of Iowa credit (including credit earned in study abroad programs for which resident credit is awarded). Notes and recommendations Undergraduates may register for graduate courses (those numbered <35:200) only under the following exceptional circumstance: (1) completion of at least 30 s.h. of the major; (2) GPA in the major of at least 3.75; (3) enrollment in the Honors Program; (4) permission of both instructor and department head. Majors should plan on spending their final semester of study at the Iowa City main campus (i.e., should not plan on participating in a study abroad program during their final semester as an undergraduate). Courses meeting core requirements for the undergraduate major in Spanish (Not necessarily an exhaustive list) NOTE: Course numbers below are those effective Fall 2004. Hispanic Linguistics (= does not have prerequisite of previous linguistics course) 35:121 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics 35:122 Spanish Sound Structure 35:123 Introduction to Bilingualism 35:124 Foundations in Sociolinguistics 35:127 Social History of the Romance Languages 35:128 Applied Spanish Linguistics 35:129 Structure of the Spanish Language 35:185 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics 35:186 Introduction to Spanish Syntax 35:187 Spanish-American Dialectology 35:188 History of the Spanish Language 35:189 Introduction to Spanish Phonology Peninsular Literature* 35:110 Readings in Spanish Literature & Culture 35:151 Renaissance & Golden Age Literature 35:152 Modern Spanish Literature 35:153 Don Quijote 35:155 Hispanic Institute: Literature 35:160 Medieval Spanish Literature in Context 35:161 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 35:180 Spanish Golden Age Fiction 35:181 Topics in Spanish Literature 35:182 Spanish Picaresque Literature 35:183 Spain: 1700-1900 Spanish-American Literature 35:111 Readings in Spanish American Literature & Culture 35:131 Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction 35:132 Spanish-American Poetry I 35:133 Spanish-American Theater 35:134 Spanish-American Short Story 35:139 Spanish-American Love Poetry 35:140 Spanish American Literature of Fantasy 35:143 Cuban American Literature & Culture 35:144 Latin American Women Writers 35:147 Topics in National Literatures & Cultures 35:173 Colonial Spanish American Literature 35:174 Contemporary Mexican Theater and Performance 35:175 Cultural Identity in Caribbean Literature 35:178 Topics in Spanish American Literature 35:179 Survey of 20th-Century Puerto Rican Literature Culture 35:113 Screening Latin America 35:130 Spanish-American Civilization 35:135 Latinos in the United States 35:136 Culture and Language in the Andes 35:145 Latin American Cinema 35:148 Topics in Cinema, Literature and Society 35:149 Colonial Spanish American Culture 35:150 Spanish Civilization 35:154 Hispanic Institute: Culture 35:172 Topics in Cultural Studies 35:185 Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures 35:190 Chicano Cinema Approved courses for undergraduate major in related departments (subject to 6 s.h. limit on courses from other departments) Anthropology 113:114 Amazonian Indians 113:117 The Maya 113:118 Social Anthropology of the Caribbean 113:130 Latin America: Cultural Politics 113:131 Latin American Economy and Society 113:163 Archaeology of Mesoamerica 113:166 The Aztecs, their Predecessors, and their Contemporaries 113:171 Anthropological Linguistics 113:191 Structure of Mayan Languages Art 1H:105 Art of Pre-Columbian America College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 610:150 US Latina/o Cultural Studies Communication Studies 36:152 Latin American Media Curriculum & Instruction (College of Education) 07S:116 Learning to Teach Second Languages 07S:197 Principles of Course Design for Second Language Instruction History 16W:110 Topics in Latin American History 16W:111 Colonial Latin America 16W:112 Introduction to Modern Latin America 16W:113 The Mexican Revolution 16W:116 Women in Latin America 16W:117 History of Brazil International Studies 187:142 Introduction to Caribbean Studies Music 25:104 Music of Latin America & the Caribbean Linguistics 103:100 Introduction to Linguistics 103:110 Articulatory and Acoustic Phonetics 103:111 Syntactic Analysis 103:112 Phonological Theory and Analysis 103:150 Language and Gender 103:153 Sociolinguistics 103:170 Language and Culture 103:171 Anthropological Linguistics 103:172 Psychology of Language 103:173 Applied Linguistics 103:176 Language Development Political Science 30:144 Latin American Government 30:145 Majors States of Latin America Religious Studies 32:159 Liberation Theology in the Americas
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