Lower Division Spanish Major Requirements [4 Units]
Complete one of the following courses:
SPAN 050: Introduction to Literary Analysis
SPAN 060: Introduction to Chicano/a Culture and Experiences or CCST 060 or ENG 032
Upper Division Spanish Major Requirements [36 Units]
Upper Division Major Core Requirement [8 units]
Complete the following course:
SPAN 103: Spanish Composition and Conversation
SPAN 170: Spanish Linguistics
Spanish Linguistics Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses.
SPAN 160: Spanish Practice through Translation
SPAN 172: History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 174: Communication and Metaphor
SPAN 175: Spanish in the U.S.
SPAN 177: Sociolinguistics and Latino Health
SPAN 180: Topics in Hispanic Languages and Cultures *
Spanish Literatures and Cultures Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses:
Span 111: Empire, The Postcolonial, and Representation: Reading East and West
SPAN 121: Spanish Early Modern and Modern Emotions
SPAN 123: Race and Gender in Contemporary Spanish Literature
SPAN 154: Theater and Performance in Spanish
SPAN 181: Topics in Literature and Culture *
Latin American Literatures and Cultures Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses:
SPAN 140: Indigenous and Latin American Colonial Literature and Culture
SPAN 141: Latin American Environmental Literature
SPAN 143: Nation and Identity in Contemporary Latin American Literature
SPAN 144: Race and Gender in Caribbean Cultural Production
SPAN 145: Latin American Dictatorship Literature and Film
SPAN 146: Environmental Violence in Latin American Film and Literature
SPAN 147: The Boom and Post-Boom as World Literature
SPAN 149: The Fantastic, Magical Realism, Realism, and Testimonials
SPAN 151: Diasporas and Exiles in Latin America
SPAN 181: Topics in Literature and Culture *
US Latino/a Literatures and Cultures Requirement [4 units]
Complete one of the following courses:
SPAN 112: Chicano/a Literature Written in Spanish
SPAN 113: U.S. Latinx Literature
SPAN 114: Latinx in Children’s Literature and Film
SPAN 115: Chicanx Literature
SPAN 181: Topics in Literature and Culture
Capstone Project [4 units]
Complete the following course:
SPAN 190: Spanish Capstone Seminar
Upper division Elective Requirement [8 units]
Complete two upper-division elective courses. Students may choose any courses from the following list, except for those they may have already taken to satisfy one of the requirements listed above.
SPAN 105: Claiming Identity in the Hispanic World
SPAN 106: Freedom and Revolution in the Hispanic World
SPAN 107: Spanish for Health Professionals
SPAN 108: Spanish for Business and Management
SPAN 109: Medical Spanish Translation and Interpretation
SPAN 110: Technical Spanish for Science and Engineering
SPAN 111: Empire, The Postcolonial, and Representation: Reading East & West
SPAN 112: Chicano/a Literature Written in Spanish
SPAN 113: U.S. Latinx Literature
SPAN 114: Latinx in Children's Literature and Film
SPAN 115: Chicanx Literature
SPAN 121: Spanish Early Modern and Modern Emotions
SPAN 122: Spanish (Peninsular) 18-19 Centuries
SPAN 123: Race and Gender in Contemporary Spanish Literature
SPAN 130: The Transatlantic Baroque
SPAN 131: Transatlantic Modernismo
SPAN 133: Urban Music and Culture
SPAN 140: Indigenous and Latin American Colonial Literature and Culture
SPAN 141: Latin American Environmental Literature
SPAN 143: Nation and Identity in Contemporary Latin American Literature
SPAN 144: Race and Gender in Carribean Cultural Production
SPAN 145: Latin American Dictatorship Literature and Film
SPAN 146: Environmental Violence in Latin American Film and Literature
SPAN 147: The Boom and Post-Boom as World Literature
SPAN 149: The Fantastic, Magical Realism, Realism, and Testimonials
SPAN 150: Asians in the Americas
SPAN 151: Diasporas and Exiles in Latin America
SPAN 153: Bilingualism and Borders in Hispanic Literatures
SPAN 154: Theater and Performance in Spanish
SPAN 160: Spanish Practice through Translation
SPAN 172: History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 173: Erotic Novel and Film
SPAN 174: Communication and Metaphor
SPAN 175: Spanish in the U.S.
SPAN 177: Sociolinguistics and Latino Health
SPAN 180: Topics in Hispanic Languages and Cultures
SPAN 181: Topics in Literature and Culture
* SPAN 180 and SPAN 181 would fulfill those requirements depending on the topic they cover. Students in the major would be notified about what requirements those courses fulfill each time they are offered.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who wish to major in Spanish should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Spanish major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Selection Criteria for the Spanish Major.
Transfer Selection Criteria
To be admitted to the Spanish major transfer students must meet the following requirements:
Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum the following course (or its equivalent) with a “C‐” or better:
SPAN 004: Intermediate Spanish II or SPAN 011: Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
