Spanish & Hispanic Studies Majors & Minors | TCU (2024)

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Hispanic Studies

The BA with a major in Spanish and Hispanic Studies consists of 33 credit hours.

Degree Requirements

(Beginning Fall 2023)

The BA with a major in Spanish & Hispanic Studies consists of 33 credit hours including an initial 6 semester hours in Intermediate Spanish courses and an additional 27 semester hours, in consultation with a faculty adviser in the Department of Spanish & Hispanic Studies, in one of the following three tracks:

  • Track One: Spanish
  • Track two: Spanish for the Professions
  • Track Three: Latin American Studies

Both of the following1 (2):

  • SPAN 20103 Intermediate Spanish 1 (or SPAN 20113 Intensive Intermediate Spanish 1)
  • SPAN 20203 Intermediate Spanish 2 (or SPAN 20213 Intensive Intermediate Spanish 2)

1No credit given to native speakers for 20000-level Spanish; heritage speakers may only receive credit with permission of the department chair. A native speaker is considered to be someone who completed his or her primary and secondary education in a Spanish-speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who was primarily educated in U.S. schools but who speaks Spanish in the home and with friends and co-workers. Native speakers and heritage speakers not eligible to take these courses must take additional upper-level Spanish electives instead unless these credits are awarded as transfer credit or Advanced Placement Credit.

Spanishexplorestheculturalandliteraryproduction of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America while developing students’ linguistics knowledge and cultivating their critical perspectives as responsible global citizens.

Check out the link for the following Checklist:

Spanish Major Checklist

Two of the following (2):

  • SPAN 30503 Advanced Spanish: Personal to Public
  • SPAN 30603 Advanced Spanish: From Local to Global
  • SPAN 31073 Spanish for: Heritage Speakers

One of the following (1):

  • SPAN 32003 Culture of Spain
  • SPAN 32103 Culture of Latin America
  • SPAN 32203 Popular Cultures of Spanish-Speaking Countries
  • SPAN 33103 Culture of Brazil

Also Required (1):

  • SPAN 30803 Introduction to Literature

Four (4) Upper-level Spanish electives (12 credit hours), one of which must be a 40000-level literature course or a 40000-level Cultural Studies Course

  • PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers may be taken to fulfill one of the electives.
  • SPAN 43103 Senior Honors Thesis may be used as an elective, but honors students must still take a 40000-level literature course or a 40000-level Cultural Studies course.
  • One SPAN-designed course taught in English and taken on the TCU Campus may be applied towards the major requirements.

Also Required (1):

  • SPAN 43203 Senior Seminar

Spanish for the Professions integrates students’ professional knowledge with their target language skillstofostertheirinterculturalcommunicationand leadership abilities as responsible global citizens.

Check out the link for the following Checklists:

Spanish Major Business Track Checklist

Spanish Major Health Track Checklist

Two of the following (2):

  • SPAN 30503 Advanced Spanish: Personal to Public
  • SPAN 30603 Advanced Spanish: Local to Global
  • SPAN 31703 Spanish for: Heritage Speakers

Also Required (1):

  • SPAN 30803 Introduction to Literature

One of the following (1):

  • SPAN 32003 Culture of Spain
  • SPAN 32103 Culture of Latin America
  • SPAN 32203 Popular Cultures of Spanish-Speaking Countries
  • SPAN 33103 Culture of Brazil

One of the following (1):

  • SPAN 31503 Spanish for Health Professions I
  • SPAN 31603 Spanish for Business Professions I

One of the following (1):

  • SPAN 42503 Spanish for the Health Professions 2
  • SPAN 42603 Spanish for the Health Professions 2

Two (2) Upper-level Spanish Electives (6 credit hours), one of which must be 40000-level literature course of a 40000-level Cultural Studies course

  • PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers may be taken to fulfill one of the electives.
  • SPAN 43103 Senior Honors Thesis may be used as an elective, but honors students must still take a 40000-level literature course or a 40000-level Cultural Studies Course.
  • On SPAN-designated course taught in English and taken on the TCU Campus may be applied towards the major requirements.

Also Required:

  • SPAN 43203 Senior Seminar

Latin American Studies is a language-based, multidisciplinary program that examines the societies of the region through diverse thematic and methodological approaches. Students will gain a broad understanding of Latin America, while pursuing the study of foreign language.

Two of the following (2):

  • SPAN 30503 Advanced Spanish: Personal to Public
  • SPAN 30603 Advanced Spanish: From Local to Global
  • SPAN 31703 Spanish for: Heritage Speakers
  • PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
  • PORT 30503 Advanced Brazilian Portuguese

Two of the following (2):

  • SPAN 32003 Culture of Spain
  • SPAN 32103 Culture of Latin America
  • SPAN 32203 Popular Cultures of Spanish Speaking Countries
  • SPAN 33103 Culture of Brazil
  • SPAN 30803 Introduction to Literature
  • SPAN 32403 Cinema of Latin America

One (1)Upper-level elective (3 credit hours) in Spanish (SPAN)

Four (4) upper-level electives (12 credit hours) from courses taught outside the Department of Spanish and Hispanic Studies the course list below.

Course List

ANTH 30333 Mexican American Culture 3
ANTH 30433 Mexican-American Floklore: Traditions of La Raza 3
ANTH 30673 Anthropology and Religion 3
ANTH 30703 Archaeology of Mexico and Peru 3
ANTH 30723 Ethnology of Selected Areas 3
ARHI 30143 Inka and Their Predecessors: Ancient South American Art 3
ARHI 30153 The Aztec, Maya, Olmec 3
ARHI 30163 Maya Art and Architecture 3
ECON 30433 Development Studies 3
ECON 30463 Latin American Economics 3
ECON 30703 Contemporary Latinx Literature 3
ENGL 30713 Mexican American Culture 3
GEOG 30503 Topics in Regional Geography 3
GEOG 30523 Geography of Latin America 3
GEOG 40010 Field Studies in Geography 1-6
HIST 30903 Indigenous Movements in Latin America 3
HIST 30913 History of Central America 3
HIST 30923 The United Stated and Latin America 3
HIST 30933 Revolution in Latin America 3
HIST 30943 The Spanish Borderlands 3
HIST 30953 History of Argentina and Chile 3
HIST 30963 History of Brazil 3
HIST 30973 Biography in Latin American History 3
HIST 30983 Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas: The Indians of Middle and South America 3
HIST 30993 History of Mexico 3
HIST 40713 Indians of the Greter Southwest 3
HIST 40743 History of Texas 3
HIST 41903 History of Cuba 3
HIST 41913 Afro-Latin America 3
NURS 30063 Global Perspectives in Health 3
POSC 31543 The Chicano/a Movement, Latino/a Politics, and Immigration Rights 3
POSC 35003 Topics in Comparative Politics 3
POSC 35803 Latin America: The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation 3
RELI 30463 Being Latina/o and Religious in the U.S. 3
RELI 30493 Latina/o Religion, Law and Identity 3
RELI 30843 Latina Feminist Religious Thought 3
RELI 30673 Anthropology and Religion 3

The following courses may count toward the Latin American Studies track when the topic of the course focuses on Latin America.Please see your advisor to verify your course selection.

Latin American Studies Major

Nativespeakersandheritagespeakers

No credit given to native speakers for 20000-level Spanish; heritage speakers may only receive credit with permission of the department chair. A native speaker is considered to be someone who completed hisorherprimaryorsecondaryeducationinaSpanish- speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who was primarilyeducated inU.S. schools but who speaks Spanish in the home and with friends and co-workers. Native speakers and heritage speakers not eligible to take these courses must take additional upper-level Spanish electives instead unless these credits are awarded as transfer credit or Advanced PlacementCredit.

NativespeakerswillnotreceivecreditforSPAN30503,SPAN 30603, andSPAN 31703unlessspecial permission is granted by department chair. HeritagespeakersareencouragedtotakeSPAN31703. Non-heritage speakers should not takeSPAN 31703.

Nativespeakersandheritagespeakersnoteligibleto take these courses must take additional upper-level Spanish electives instead.

Policy on Grades

CoursestakenPass/No-Creditandcoursesinwhichthe student earns below a "C-" will not count toward themajor.

Please note: We make every effort to keep this information up-to-date, but always consult with an adviser in the Department of Spanish and Hispanic Studies for the most recent and accurate information on all requirements.

Prior Degree Requirements

Spanish and Hispanic Studies Minor Programs

Degree Requirements

The Department of Spanish and Hispanic Studies offers three minor programs: the Spanish and Hispanic Studies minor, the Spanish for Health Professions (SHP) minor, and the Spanish for Business Professions (SBP) minor. Students must choose one of the three, and none is available to those whose major is Spanish and Hispanic Studies. However, Latin American Studies (LAST) majors may choose one of these three minors.

No credit given to native speakers for 20000-level Spanish; heritage speakers may only receive credit with permission of the department chair. A native speaker is considered to be someone who completed his or her primary and secondary education in a Spanish-speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who was primarily educated in U.S. schools but who speaks Spanish in the home and with friends and co-workers. Native speakers and heritage speakers not eligible to take these courses must take additional upper-level Spanish electives instead unless these credits are awarded as transfer credit or Advanced Placement Credit.

Native speakers will not receive credit for SPAN 30503, 30603, and 31703 unless special permission is granted by department chair.

Heritage speakers are encouraged to take SPAN 31703. Non-heritage speakers should not take SPAN 31703.

Policy on Grades

Courses taken Pass/No-Credit and courses in which the student earns below a "C-" will not count toward the minor.

Please note: We make every effort to keep this information up-to-date, but always consult with an adviser in the Department of Spanish and Hispanic Studies for the most recent and accurate information on all requirements.

The Spanish minor consists of 21 credits at the 20103 level or above.

Any course taught in Spanish at the 30000 or 40000 level may be taken as an elective.

No course taught in English may be taken to fulfill the minor requirements.

PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers may be taken to fulfill one of the electives.

The minor in Spanish for the Health Professions is designed to provide students (especially those in nursing) the ability to communicate in Spanish in the area of health care. The minor engages the student with the necessary mechanics of the language and propels him or her into two courses designed especially for students in the health professions. Opportunities are offered for electives to boost oral communication and knowledge of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and beyond. Options also are available for off-campus service learning and study abroad.

The minor in Spanish for the Health Professions consists of 21 credits at the 20103 level and above. Two courses are required:

  • SPAN 31503: Spanish for Health Professions I
  • SPAN 42503: Spanish for the Health Professions II

Any course taught in Spanish at the 30000 or 40000 level may be taken as an elective.

No course taught in English may be taken to fulfill the minor requirement.

PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers may be taken to fulfill one of the electives.

The minor in Spanish for Business Professions (SBP) is designed to provide students the ability to communicate in Spanish in the area of business. The minor engages the student with the necessary mechanics of the language and propels him or her into two courses designed especially for students in the business professions. Options are available for off-campus service learning and study abroad. Students looking to pursue business careers with ties to Latin America also are encouraged to study Portuguese.

The SBP minor consists of 21 credits at the 20103 level and above. The following courses are required:

  • SPAN 31603: Spanish for Business Professions I
  • SPAN 42603: Spanish for Business Professions II

Any course taught in Spanish at the 30000 or 40000 level may be taken as an elective.

No course taught in English may be taken to fulfill the minor requirement.

PORT 20503 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers may be taken to fulfill one of the electives.

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