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Honors Minor in Spanish: Latin American Literatures and Cultures or Hispanic Linguistics

Spanish 3401 & 3403; Honors sections are highly recommended, but not required.
Spanish 3450H + 2 courses at the 4500 or 4600-level (one of which must carry H-status).
Courses taught in English may not count toward the Honors minor program.
Honors minor contracts will require a minimum of 15 hours.

Orientation (9 hours)

These 3 courses are required:

  • 3401(H) Advanced Grammar (Honors section highly recommended) 3 credit hours 
  • 3403(H) Intermediate Spanish Composition (Honors section highly recommended) 3 credit hours 
  • 3450H Introduction to the Study of Literature & Culture (Honors section required) 3 credit hours 

Plus choose two of the following courses, one of which must carry Honors status:

Latin American Literatures and Cultures (the credit hours are listed next to each course title)

  • 4516 The Formation of Bolivian National Cultures 3
  • 4555(E) Indigenous and Colonial Literature of Spanish America 3
  • 4556 Modern Spanish American Literature 3
  • 4557 Latino Literature 3
  • 4557.1 Survey of the Other Latino/a Literature in the U.S. 3
  • 4560(H) Spanish American Culture 3
  • 4565H Latin American Indigenous Literatures & Cultures 3
  • 4580 Latin American Film 3
  • 4595.03 Special Topics in Foreign Study 1-9

Hispanic Linguistics (the credit hours are listed next to each course title)

  • 4430(H) Introduction to Linguistics (Required in Concentration; 3404 pre-requisite) 3
  • 4536 Language Change in Spanish 3
  • 4537 Hispanic Psycholinguistics 3
  • 4538 Language Variation in Spanish 3
  • 4595.01 Special Topics in Foreign Study 1-9
  • 4532 Spanish Syntax 3
  • 4534(H) Spanish Phonology 3
  • 4610 Contrastive Structures of English and Spanish 3

Additional courses open to Honors Minors (the credit hours are listed next to each course title)

  • 4606 Business Culture & Communication II 3
  • 5689 Spanish in Ohio: An Experiential Course 3