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Modern Language - Spanish Minor

Semester Requirements

Diane Forbes, Minor Adviser
(585) 475-6765, djfgsl@rit.edu

This minor provides two full years of modern language instruction to prepare students for living and working within an intercultural society both at home and abroad. The minor consists of five language courses fostering linguistic and cultural proficiency. Students with previous language skills must consult the minor adviser for placement evaluation before they register. Part of the requirements for this minor can be fulfilled by courses taken abroad. This minor is closed to fluent native speakers of Spanish.

Course
Electives*
Choose five of the following
   MLSP-201    Beginning Spanish I
   MLSP-202    Beginning Spanish II
   MLSP-301    Intermediate Spanish I
   MLSP-302    Intermediate Spanish II
   MLSP-401    Advanced Spanish I
   MLSP-402    Advanced Spanish II
   MLSP-351    Gender and Sexuality
   MLSP-352    Trauma and Survival
   MLSP-353    Caribbean Cinema
   ANTH-335    Culture and Politics in Latin America
   ANTH-350    The Global Economy and the Grassroots
   ANTH-235    Immigration to the U.S.
   ENGL-416    Global Literature
   ENGL-418    Great Authors

* Under special circumstances and with permission of the minor adviser, up to two culture courses may be substituted for two sequential language courses. Students should contact the minor adviser for a list of approved culture courses.

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Quarter Curriculum - For Reference Only

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This minor provides two full years of modern language instruction to prepare students for living and working within an intercultural society both at home and abroad. Students may choose a modern language minor in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. Students must take five consecutive language courses beyond the introductory prerequisite language course.

Students with some proficiency must see the minor adviser for placement screening. This concentration is not open to fluent native speakers of Spanish.

Prerequisite:
0525-560 Beginning Spanish I

Required Courses—Choose five of the following:
0525-561 Beginning Spanish II
0525-562 Beginning Spanish III
0525-563 Intermediate Spanish I
0525-564 Intermediate Spanish II
0525-565 Intermediate Spanish III
0525-566 Advanced Spanish I
0525-567 Advanced Spanish II
0525-568 Advanced Spanish III