Spanish Minor

Spanish Minor Program Information

Department of Literature and Language
PO Box 70312
Phone: (423) 439-4264
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang

The proposed curriculum for the Spanish Minor requires 21 credits above the 2000 level. Each course is three (3) credits. There are nine (9) required credits in Spanish, three (3) credits of a Spanish Civilization or Survey elective, and nine (9) credits of Spanish electives, at least three (3) credits of which must come from a course in Applied Spanish. Courses beyond the required classes are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor, based on relevance to the student’s background and interests.

Spanish Minor Pre-requirements

• SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I (3 credits) *
• SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II (3 credits) *
• SPAN 2010 - Second-Year Spanish I (3 credits) *
• SPAN 2020 - Second-Year Spanish II (3 credits) *

• * Based on placement test or equivalent. 

Spanish Minor Requirements: 21 credits

Required Core Courses: 9 credits

• SPAN 3010 - Spanish Grammar (3 credits)
• SPAN 3020 - Spanish Conversation and Composition (3 credits)
• SPAN 3030 - Hispanic Readings and Composition (3 credits)

Spanish Civilization or Survey Elective: 3 credits

Choose one (1) from the following:

• SPAN 3313 - Civilization of Spain (3 credits)
• SPAN 3413 - Civilization of Latin America (3 credits)
• SPAN 3513 - Survey of Spanish Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 3613 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)

Spanish Electives: 9 credits

At least 3 credits of which must come from courses indicated with an asterisk (*).

• SPAN 3123 - Introduction to Translation and Interpretation (3 credits) *
• SPAN 3133 - Introduction to the Spanish - Speaking Communities (3 credits) *
• SPAN 3213 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation (3 credits)
• SPAN 3313 - Civilization of Spain (3 credits)
• SPAN 3413 - Civilization of Latin America (3 credits)
• SPAN 3513 - Survey of Spanish Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 3613 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 3713 - Hispanic Poetry (3 credits)
• SPAN 4007 - Golden Age Drama (3 credits)
• SPAN 4017 - Advanced Spanish Grammar (3 credits)
• SPAN 4018 - Honors Thesis (3-6 credits)
• SPAN 4107 - Cervantes (3 credits)
• SPAN 4117 - Hispanic Cinema (3 credits)
• SPAN 4157 - Spanish for Health Professions (3 credits) *
• SPAN 4167 - Spanish for Law and Business (3 credits) *
• SPAN 4187 - Hispanic Linguistics (3 credits)
• SPAN 4207 - Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 4307 - The Generation of ‘98 (3 credits)
• SPAN 4377 - Language and Culture in Ecuador (3 credits)
• SPAN 4407 - Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 4507 - Spanish Short Story (3 credits)
• SPAN 4607 - Modernist Movement in Spanish America (3 credits)
• SPAN 4707 - Spanish-American Theatre (3 credits)
• SPAN 4737 - Spanish Art in the Imperial City (3 credits)
• SPAN 4747 - Al Andalus in Spain (3 credits)
• SPAN 4807 - Spanish-American Novel (3 credits)
• SPAN 4903 - Special Studies in Spanish (1-3 credits)
• SPAN 4957 - Topics in Spanish (3 credits)
• SPAN 4900 - Independent Study in Spanish (1-3 credits)