Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures Minor Degree Requirements


Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures Minor ~ Degree Requirements

Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 16

Credits at CSUMB: 16

Prerequisites

SPAN 202 or equivalent upper-division status, and approval of the School of World Languages and Cultures.

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must achieve both of the Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing courses or alternative assessment options as described in the section that follows.

LO 1 Language Proficiency ~ students demonstrate an intermediate-high proficiency level in the four major skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) according to American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines

LO 2 Cultural Knowledge ~ students provide a comparative description and basic analysis of the peoples, history, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world (including the Hispanic Southwest) ~ engage in the learning of cultural customs (e.g. quinceañera, compadrazgo, Día de los muertos, Carnaval), practices (e.g. religious, ofrendas, fiestas, curanderismo, Cuaresma), products (e.g. literature, art, music), and perspectives (e.g. cosmovisión, worldviews, cultural values, national & cultural identity, etc.), and other skills necessary for crosscultural communication.

Courses
  • You must complete SPAN 306 Introduction to the Cultures and Civilizations of Hispanic Latin America
  • You must complete at least one of the following: SPAN 304; SPAN 307; SPAN 308; SPAN 309; SPAN 310; SPAN 321; SPAN 365; SPAN 370; SPAN 395; SPAN 425; SPAN 426; SPAN 427; SPAN 428
  • In addition to the these learning experiences, you must complete one additional course to meet the 16-credit requirement. This learning experience can be either a language or culture course from the those listed above, or  you may take one related course from another CSUMB academic program (see below).  All coursework taken for this minor must be upper-division.
Related Courses

HCOM 328
HCOM 329
HCOM 344
HCOM 345
HCOM 455
SBS 325
SBS 348
VPA 319