Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 39 courses 8 total credits
The minor is designed primarily to enable students to achieve cultural, literary, and linguistic competence in Spanish by exploring the literatures and cultures of Latin America and Spain. Many students fulfill some of the minor requirements through courses taken in study abroad programs. Double-counting note: Weinberg College allows double-counting a prerequisite course for a minor toward some other major or minor, or general bachelor's degree requirement. Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits. Double-counting note: Weinberg College prohibits double-counting a minor course toward some other major or minor, except where this is explicitly permitted in this catalog. Weinberg College does allow double-counting a minor course toward a general bachelor's degree requirement (i.e. degree requirements other than majors or minors). Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits.
| or score of 4 on AP Spanish Language and Culture or AP Spanish Literature and Culture. AP score of 5 satisfies prerequisite and additionally qualifies students to start with more advanced courses; see department website for details. | credits |
| or placement by the online Spanish Language Placement Exam (www.spanish-portuguese.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/language-placement/spanish/online-placement-test.html) | credits |
Prerequisites for the minor: Prerequisite
SPANISH 121-3 may also be replaced by SPANISH 127-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPANISH 121-3 or SPANISH 125-0 | Intermediate Spanish or Accelerated Intermediate Spanish | 1 |
Minor courses: Minor in Spanish Requirements
Up to five courses at the 200 level listed here; must include at least two literature survey courses: 2,3
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPANISH 201-0 | Advanced Spanish I: Contemporary Latin America | 1 |
| SPANISH 204-0 or SPANISH 200-0 | Advanced Spanish II: Artivism in the Spanish-Speaking World or Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners: Claiming Our Stories | 1 |
| SPANISH 205-0 or SPANISH 206-0 | Spanish for Professions: Health Care or Spanish for Professions: Business | 1 |
| SPANISH 208-0 | Spanish and the Community | 1 |
| SPANISH 210-0 | Icons, Legends, and Myths in Latin American, Latino and/or Iberian Cultures | 1 |
| SPANISH 280-0 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 1 |
| SPANISH 281-0 | Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | 1 |
| Total Minor courses: Minor in Spanish Requirements | 8 credits | |
Minor courses: Minor in Spanish Requirements
Literature survey courses (students choose at least 2):
Minor courses: Minor in Spanish Requirements
At least 3 courses at the 300 level chosen from:
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