Hispanic Studies Major & Minor

Major in Hispanic Studies

Requirements: 10 three-credit courses which much include:

• Contextos RL 395
• Four 600-level Advanced Courses in Literature and Culture, which must include one course in each of the following categories:
  
  • Pre-1800 Peninsular literature and culture
  • Pre-1800 Latin American literature and culture
  • Post-1800 Peninsular literature and culture
  • Post-1800 Latin American literature and culture
    
• Five electives, which can be chosen from:
  • CCR II (RL 216)
  • Any 300-level course
  • Any 600-level course
  • Related courses allowed by departmental permission

Notes and Conditions:

• Students enter the major at a point appropriate to their level of linguistic proficiency. The earliest point at which a student can begin the major is CCR II (RL 216).
• The prerequisite for all 600-level courses (and above) is the linguistic proficiency level of Naturalmente II (RL 392) or equivalent.
• Only one course may be in English.
• Consult Department guidelines for study abroad. Maximum transfer credit from study abroad: 15 (5 courses) for one year of study, 9 credits (3 courses) for one semester of study. If 3 or more courses for the major are transferred from study abroad, then all other courses must be taken in the department.
• Students who do not study abroad are allowed a maximum of two related courses outside the Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures.
• All RLL majors are required to enroll in an advanced course each semester of their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the ten-course requirement for the major.

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