Requirements
1. 36 credits toward the Spanish major.
2. Eight courses, with a grade of C or above in each course, to be
chosen from among options a, b, c, or d listed below. No more than two
courses may be used to fulfill both the Spanish major and the global
studies certificate. The student`s entire program must be approved by a
departmental adviser.
a. The Hispanic World.
Students must choose a balance of courses between Spanish America and
Spain within each of the following groups:
Group 1 (Economics,
History, Political Science): Four courses to be drawn from Africana
studies, economics, history, Latin American studies, political science,
Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies, sociology, or other
related departments or programs (including courses taken abroad).
Group 2 (Studies on Culture): Four courses to be drawn from Africana
studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Latin
American studies, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies,
Spanish and Portuguese, or other related departments or programs
(including courses taken abroad).
b. The
Luso-Brazilian World. Students must choose a balance of courses between
Brazil and Portugal within each of the groups mentioned in option a
above.
c. Latin America. Students must choose a
balance of courses between Spanish American countries and
non-Spanish-speaking countries within each of the groups mentioned in
option a above.
d. Iberian Peninsula. Students
must choose a balance of courses between Spain and Portugal within each
of the groups mentioned in option a above.
3. In addition to
the eight courses required above, an exit seminar involving a research
project (fifteen to twenty pages) on a topic of international or global
scope. The seminar also requires participation in extracurricular
global programs events. The seminar must be taken during the senior
year or year of graduation.
4. An international experience of
one year during the junior year in an appropriate country or countries
approved by a departmental adviser. A one-term option or summer option
will be considered under extraordinary circumstances.
