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Spanish and Latin American Studies Curriculum

Requirements:

  • 31+ credits, with a minimum of 11 credits in Spanish above SPAN 205
  • Two 300-level classes in Spanish, one of which must be completed at Simon’s Rock or within the Bard College system
  • One methodology/practice course: Introduction to Linguistics or Translation Workshop
  • One related course outside the Division of Languages and Literature
  • Study-abroad Preparation and Reflection modules (if applicable)

Introductory Courses

  • SPAN 100/101Accelerated Beginning Spanish I and II (8 credits)*

Intermediate Courses

  • SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish I: Perspectives of Latin America (3 credits)*
  • SPAN 205 Intermediate Spanish II: Spain and Its Culture (3 credits)*

Advanced Courses

  • SPAN 212 Love and Other Demons: Latin American Novellas (3 credits)
  • SPAN 213 Latin Am Detective Fiction (3 credits)
  • SPAN 215 Advanced Spanish (3 credits)
  • SPAN 216m Luis Buñuel: Spanish Surrealist (2 credits)
  • SPAN 219 Spanish Conversation (3 credits)
  • SPAN 227/327 Between Sin and Sickness: A Journey Through Latin American “Queer” Literature (3/4 credits)
  • LIT 279 Storytelling in the Americas (3 credits)
  • SPAN 313 Latin American Boom and Beyond (4 credits)
  • SPAN 300T Tutorials in Advanced Topics in Spanish (4 credits)

Methodology/Practice Course

  • LING 100 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)

OR

  • LIT 291 Translation Workshop (3 credits)

Additional courses

  • Study-Abroad Preparation, if applicable (1 credit)
  • Study-Abroad Reflection, if applicable (1 credit)
  • Study-Away courses (9+ credits)
  • One related course outside the Division of Languages and Literature (3 credits) 

*Students who, upon arrival at Simon’s Rock, place into a Spanish class above SPAN 205 apply a larger number of advanced or study-away credits toward the concentration than those who begin their Spanish study in lower-level courses.

Leave to Study Away

Simon’s Rock Signature Program: Spanish Studies Abroad (www.SpanishStudies.org)

  • Semester and Summer Programs are offered in Spain (Alicante, Barcelona, Sevilla); Havana, Cuba; Córdoba, Argentina; and San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • January Term Program (4-5 credits) with Simon’s Rock faculty in Sevilla

Other Recommended Programs:

  • Academic Programs International (API)
  • Academic Year Abroad (AYA)
  • Instituto Cultural Oaxaca (www.icomexico.com)

Sample Senior Theses

Students may elect to write (in Spanish or English) a critical thesis, a comparative thesis, or a work of translation with a critical component.

“‘Arguedas’ Los ríos profundos:  Land and Indigenous Identity in Perú”

“Hearts in Conflict: Three Women in El Salvador’s Uncivil War”

“Latin American Dictator Novel”

“Revolutionary Change within the Indian Community of Guatemala”

“Analyzing Experience:  Women’s Status Among the Mapuche”

 

Faculty Contacts

Daniel Giraldo

Mileta Roe