Major and Minor Requirements
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The major in Spanish offers a program of study in the language, literature, and culture of Spain, Latin America, and U.S. Latino communities. The program is designed to develop linguistic competence and critical skills, as well as a profound appreciation of the culture and civilization of the Hispanic world.
The language courses provide solid preparation and practice in spoken and written Spanish, including a thorough review of grammar and vocabulary, supplemented with cultural readings and activities. SPAN 202 (Análisis literario) prepares students for advanced work in literature and cultural studies while improving competence in the language. The introductory literature courses treat a selection of the outstanding works of Spanish and Spanish-American, and U.S. Latino literature in various periods and genres. SPAN 206 is devoted to advanced language training and affords practice in written Spanish. SPAN 240 considers the political, social, and cultural history of the Hispanic and Hispanic-American peoples. Advanced literature courses deal intensively with individual authors, topics, or periods of special significance.
Students in all courses are encouraged to make use of the Language Learning Center and to supplement their coursework with study in Spain or Spanish America either in the summer or during their junior year.
All students who have taken Spanish at other institutions and plan to enroll in Spanish courses at Bryn Mawr must take a placement examination. The exam is administered by the Spanish department during first-year student orientation for the incoming class or on the day before classes begin for returning students.
The Department of Spanish also cooperates with the Departments of French and Italian in the Romance Languages major
Requirements for the Spanish major
- Spanish 200 (formerly 110, Temas culturales)
- Spanish 202 (formerly 120, Análisis literario)
- four 200-level courses
- three 300-level courses
- Spanish 398 - Senior Seminar
(Two courses must be in Peninsular literature, and one should focus on pre-1700 literature.)
Students whose pre-college training includes advanced work in literature may, with the permission of the department, be exempted from taking Spanish 202. SPAN 399 (Senior Essay) is optional for majors with a grade point average of 3.7 who want to graduate with Honors, and may not be counted as one of the 300-level requirements. This major program prepares students appropriately for graduate study in Spanish.
Requirements for a minor in Spanish
Six courses in Spanish beyond Intermediate Spanish, at least one of which must be at the 300-level. At least one course should be in Peninsular literature.
Concentration in Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Peoples and Cultures
The Department of Spanish participates with other departments in offering a concentration in Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Peoples and Cultures.
Teacher certification
The department also participates in a teacher-certification program. For more information see the description of the Education Program.
College foreign language requirement
The College’s foreign language requirement may be satisfied by completing SPAN 105 (intensive) with a grade of 2.0, or by completing SPAN 101 and 102 (non-intensive) with an average grade of at least 2.0 or with a grade of 2.0 or better in SPAN 102. It may be satisfied also by passing the proficiency exam.
Departmental honors
Departmental honors are awarded on the basis of a minimum grade point average of 3.7 in the major, the recommendation of the department, and a senior essay (Spanish 399).
Note: Some of our cross-listed courses are taught in English. Students taking them for Spanish credit must do all the appropriate assignments in Spanish. No more than two courses taught in English may be applied toward a major and only one toward a minor.