A Spanish minor is a combination of literary, linguistic and cultural coursework. This minor will prepare students for professional careers in writing, inernational relations, interpretation, translation, business development management, journalism, social work, advertisement, customer support, education, hospitality, healthcare, and more.
A Spanish minor at Spelman requires five courses above the 202 level for 20 credits.
SPA 353 Linguistics, Professional, Cultural, and Artistic Expressions
SPA 354 Dynamic Relations of Political Power
Thematic Areas
351/451 | Intellectual Traditions of Women: Representation, Voices, Silence, Collective Memory, Oral Traditions, Femininities and Queer Identities
352/452 | National and Transnational Identities: Migration; Negrismo, Indigenismo, Indianismo; Negritude, Créolité, Négritude, Antillanité; (Neo) Colonialism; Diasporas and Latinx
353/453 | Linguistics, Professional, Cultural, and Artistic Expressions: Visual Arts, Film, Music, Museum, Cartography, News, Mass Media and Social Media
354/454 | Dynamic Relations of Political Power: Imperialism, Dictatorships, (Neo)Colonialism, Democracies and Civic Society (Social Movements, NGOs)
Department Objectives
Upon completion of the prescribed spanish minor program, a student will be able to . . .
Gain familiarity with the literature, landscape, and culture of the Hispanic world
Develop a natural fluency in both the written and spoken Spanish language
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