CIP Code
16.0905
Minor: Spanish
Nancy Rasico, M.A.T., Coordinator
The minor in Spanish emphasizes oral communication and writing skills, knowledge of broader cultural patterns in the Spanish-speaking world, and proficiency in specific professional and cultural contexts. The minor builds on Fisk’s tradition of cross-disciplinary dialogue as a liberal arts institution, encouraging students to cultivate skills in languages through speaking, writing, and research, then apply them in multiple areas of study. The Spanish minor emphasizes language and writing skills, as well as familiarity with applied language skills in a variety of areas, including literature, cultural studies, and language and vocabulary in professional settings (such as the medical field).
Requirements
The minor in Spanish requires 15 total hours in a 3-credit system. The minor can be declared in conjunction with any major (BA or BS). As a minor, it will not require a major field test.
To complete the minor, the student must complete all requirements for one of the major fields described elsewhere in this Bulletin in the process of meeting the total credit-hour graduation requirement and the requirements for one of the major fields.
Required Courses
The following courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better:
| SPAN 101 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | 3 |
| SPAN 200 | INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH | 3 |
| SPAN 311 | CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION IN SPANISH I | 3 |
| SPAN 312 | CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION IN SPANISH II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Required Elective Courses
Choice of available electives or any “special topics” course dealing predominantly with Spanish and approved by the Coordinator of the Spanish minor.
| SPAN 300 | SPANISH FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL | 3 |
| SPAN 313 | SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I | 3 |
| SPAN 314 | SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
The student’s actual course of study (major and minor courses) is designed by the student in consultation with the major faculty academic advisor and the Coordinator of the Spanish Minor.
Suggested Plan
Year One
| SPAN 101 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Year Two
| SPAN 200 | INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH | 3 |
| Elective course in Spanish | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-6 |
Year Three
| SPAN 311 | CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION IN SPANISH I | 3 |
| SPAN 312 | CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION IN SPANISH II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Year Four
| Elective course in Spanish | 3 |
| Elective course in Spanish | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-6 |