Spanish Language and Literatures
Spanish Language and Literature Track
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Our major in Spanish Language and Literature consists of 32 credits. Within these 32 credits, you need to complete the following courses:
SPAN 3010 or SPAN 3120
SPAN 3100
SPAN 3050 or SPAN 3150 or SPAN 4430 or SPAN 4450
SPAN 4150 or SPAN 4160
SPAN 4170 or SPAN 4180
6 more SPAN credits at the 4000 level
Since you have already completed 20 credits to become a Spanish minor, you may need only 4 additional 3-credit courses to become a Spanish language and Literature major, depending on how many major requirements you already have as part of your minor. Please contact Allison Frey, the Spanish and Portuguese Department Undergraduate Advisor for more information: https://www.colorado.edu/spanish/allison-frey
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SPAN 3000 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 5 |
| SPAN 3100 | Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3010 | Advanced Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| or SPAN 3120 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | |
| Hispanic Linguistics Requirement | 3 | |
| Spanish Phonology and Phonetics | ||
or SPAN 3150 | Linguistic Analysis of Spanish | |
or SPAN 4430 | Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics | |
or SPAN 4450 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | |
| 4000-level Spanish Language and Literature courses | 9 | |
Spanish Literature and Culture | ||
| Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain Up to 1700 | ||
or SPAN 4160 | Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain: 1700-Present | |
Latin American Literature and Culture | ||
| Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Century | ||
or SPAN 4180 | Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present | |
| Additional 4000-level Spanish Literature course | ||
Choose one of the following courses not used to fulfill an above requirement: | ||
| Hispanic Women Writers | ||
or SPAN 4150 | Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain Up to 1700 | |
or SPAN 4160 | Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain: 1700-Present | |
or SPAN 4170 | Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Century | |
or SPAN 4180 | Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present | |
or SPAN 4220 | Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature | |
or SPAN 4620 | Cervantes | |
| Upper-Division Spanish Electives | 9 | |
9 credit hours of upper-division SPAN electives. 3 credit hours must be 4000-level. Can include courses not used to fulfill an above requirement. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |