Minor in Spanish

Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States, with the majority of them being Spanish speakers. Enhance any major with a language critical to many aspects of life in the U.S.

A minor in Spanish will provide you with a well-rounded understanding of Spanish grammar, culture, and communication. Through fundamental core courses and engaging electives, you will develop a firm grasp on the Spanish language.

Minor Requirements

A minor in Spanish (SPAN) requires satisfactory completion of the following:

  • Properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school.
  • 15 credit hours (minimum of 6 credits at IU Indianapolis) with a minimum grade of C in each course.
  • School of Liberal Arts online declaration form.

Core Courses

  • SPAN-S 311: Spanish Grammar (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 313: Writing Spanish* (3 cr.) or SPAN-S318 for Native or Heritage Speakers
  • SPAN-S 317: Spanish Conversation and Diction*(3 cr.)

The required distribution of courses may NOT be waived or substituted, but equivalent courses from study abroad programs or transferred from other universities may be accepted with the consent of the lead faculty mentor.

*Note for Native speakers of Spanish: SPAN-S 313 and SPAN-S 317 are not open to native speakers.  SPAN-S 313 must be substituted with SPAN-S 318, and SPAN-S 317 must be substituted by another course at the 300 or 400 level.

Elective Courses

Choose six additional credit hours from the 300 or 400 level.

  • SPAN-S 315: Spanish in the Business World (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 319: Spanish for Health Care Personnel (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 323: Introduction to Translating Spanish & English (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 326: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 360: Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 363: Introduction to Hispanic Culture (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 407: Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 408: Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 411: Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 412: Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 419: Spanish for Law Enforcement (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 421: Advanced Grammar and Composition (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 423: The Craft of Translation (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 425: Spanish Phonetics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 426: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 427: The Structure of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 428: Applied Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 429: Medical Interpreting (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 430: Legal Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 431: Survey of Spanish Poetry I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 432: Survey of Spanish Poetry II (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 440: Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 441: The Acquisition of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 445: Major Dramatists of the Golden Age I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 450: Cervantes’ Don Quixote I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 455: Modern Spanish Drama I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 457: Modern Spanish Novel I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 461: Contemporary Spanish Literature I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 468: Varieties of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 470: Women and Hispanic Literature (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 471: Spanish-American Literature I (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 472: Spanish-American Literature II (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 477: 20th-Century Spanish-American Fiction (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 493: Internship Program in Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 494: Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies (1-3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 495: Hispanic Colloquium (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 496: Foreign Study in Spanish (3-6 cr.)

More Info

Contact Rosa Tezanos-Pinto, Director of Program in Spanish.