Spanish Minor

Language Courses: 6 Credits

• SPA 112 - Elementary Spanish II (0 to 3 cr.)

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• SPA 150 - Intensive Spanish Review (3 cr.)

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• SPA 151 - Spanish for the Professions: Business, Nursing, Tourism (3 cr.)

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• SPA 213 - Intermediate Spanish I (0 to 3 cr.)

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• SPA 251 - Professional Writing and Speaking in Spanish I (3 cr.)

Advanced Language Courses: 6 Credits

• SPA 214 - Intermediate Spanish II (0 to 3 cr.)
• SPA 252 - Professional Writing and Speaking in Spanish II (3 cr.)
• SPA 310 - Public Speaking in Spanish (3 cr.)
• SPA 314 - Conversacion (3 cr.)
• SPA 315 - Composicion (0 to 3 cr.)
• SPA 410 - Advanced Spanish Writing and Oral Proficiency (3 cr.)

Cultural Courses Taught in English or Spanish: 6 Credits

• ENG 271 - Latina/o Literature in the U.S. (3 cr.)
• INT 301 - Political, Economy of Sustainable Development (3 cr.)
• LAS 111 - Introduction to Latin America (3 cr.)
• LIN 221 - Introduction to General Linguistics (3 cr.)
• MLC 192 - Introduction to World Literature in Translation (3 cr.)
• MLC 220 - Latin American and Spanish Literature (in English) (3 cr.)
• MLC 245 - Latin American Culture Through Films (3 cr.)
• MLC 250 - Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic Film (3 cr.)
• MLC 260 - Topics in Latin American Art (3 cr.)
• MLC 340 - European Films (3 cr.)
• SPA 385 - Introduccion to Hispanoamerica I: Epoca pre-Colonial-Siglo XIX (3 cr.)
• SPA 386 - Introduccion to Hispanoamerica II: Epoca Contemporanea (3 cr.)
• SPA 496 - Spanish Foreign Language Methodology (3 cr.)

Total Credits 18-21 Credits

Note:

A minimum grade of C is required for all courses in the minor. For study abroad or oral proficiency assessment opportunities see the minor coordinator.

Students who achieve advanced language placement (300-level or above) should fulfill their requirement of a minimum of nine credit hours at SUNY Plattsburgh by choosing courses from Advanced Language and Culture Courses 6-9 Credits. A minimum grade of C is required for all courses in the minor.

Students who achieve advanced placement (300 level and above) should fulfill their requirement of a minimum of nine credit hours at SUNY Plattsburgh by choosing courses from Advanced Language and Culture Courses 6-9 Credits and Related Studies (taught in English) 3 Credits. By advisement only, students can substitute courses in Related Studies (taught in English) 3 Credits with 300-level courses taught in Spanish. Students are encouraged to spend time abroad. See the minor coordinator regarding study abroad opportunities. It is recommended that students have their language skills, particularly their speaking proficiency, assessed upon completion of the minor requirements.