Language (German or Spanish) Minor

Program of Study
Degree Type
Minor

The minor in Language can be completed in either German or Spanish. It allows students who are well prepared to continue their study of the language and its culture well beyond the advanced level. The minor consists of a total of two units of work, distributed in the following way:

Program Distribution Requirements for Language (German or Spanish) Minor

Intermediate and Advanced Language Courses in Spanish or German (Minimum 3/3 Units)

Minimum Units
3/3

Note: This unit may be double-counted toward the Humanities and Arts Requirement. No more than one unit may be double-counted in this way.

Advanced Literature and Culture Courses (Minimum 2/3 Units)

Minimum Units
2/3

SP and GN courses may be substituted for Consortium courses approved by a faculty member in Spanish and German, respectively. Any 3000-level experimental course in GN or SP may also be used.

Minimum Units
2/3

Capstone Experience (Minimum 1/3 Unit)

Capstone experience consisting of an ISU written in the foreign language.

(If, in the future, there are enough German and Spanish minors combined, the capstone independent study will be a team-taught seminar in comparative civilization/literature.) Interested students should see the following professors in the Humanities and Arts Department: Prof. Brisson (for German) or Prof. Rivera (for Spanish).

Minimum Units
1/3