Spanish: Iberian and Latin American Cultural Studies Major, B.A.
The Department of Global Languages and Cultures offers a major in Spanish: Iberian and Latin American Cultural Studies for students who desire a comprehensive knowledge of the language as well as the cultures, identities and nations of the Spanish speaking world in a global context with more fluid borders. Spanish, the common language to twenty-one countries in both Latin America and Spain and the second major language in the United States, is at the center of our program. Besides ensuring an advanced to superior proficiency in Spanish, the major provides students with a strong foundation for the study of the cultural, historical, linguistic and political complexities of the Iberian and Latin American regions in order to prepare students for their professional and academic future.
Students graduating from the major will be able to work in various venues in government agencies, international organizations, NGOs, teaching, and translation in the U.S. or abroad. After completion, students will be prepared to further studies at the graduate level in related fields of study.
Students are required to study abroad for at least one semester, or live two years in the Spanish House.
Requirements for the Major
Spanish: Iberian and Latin American Cultural Studies majors are required to take 30 credits in Spanish at the 200 level or above, 12 credits of which must be at the 300 level or above. (Students who transfer to Hood in their junior year intending to major in Spanish: Iberian and Latin American Cultural Studies must be qualified to enroll in courses at the 200 level or above.)
Required courses:
Two courses in Iberian Cultural Studies:
| SPAN 204 | Spanish Culture and Civilization | 3.0 |
| SPAN 207 | Cultural Perspectives on Spanish Literature I | 3.0 |
| SPAN 208 | Cultural Perspectives on Spanish Literature II | 3.0 |
Two courses in Latin American Cultural Studies:
| SPAN 215 | Hispanic & Latino Film | 3.0 |
| SPAN 220 | Cultural Perspectives on Latin America | 3.0 |
| SPAN 240 | Latin American Lit Popular Culture | 3.0 |
12 credits 300-level or higher
One 300-400 level in each (Iberia and Latin America) should be taken at Hood College.
Total Credit Hours: 30.0