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 (15 to 20 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.
