Degree Requirements For A Major In Spanish

To earn a bachelor of arts degree with a major in International Languages and Cultures: Spanish, a student must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

General College Requirements

General College Requirements (see Curriculum section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major

Core Courses

Core courses (32 credit hours) in ILCS starting with ILCS 202 or ILCS 260, depending on the student’s initial level.

• Of the 32 core credits, 24 must be Upper Level credits.
• A student may substitute no more than one ILCS course with a course taught in English on the Spanish-speaking world (ILCT 303, ILAS, or a Latinx and Latin American Studies course taught in English from HIST or POSC).
• Of the 32 core credits, at least 8 must be taken at the SMCM home campus, 4 of which must be Upper-Level credits.
• ILCS 202: Intermediate Spanish II
• ILCS 260: Composition for Cultural Analysis
• ILCS 360: Advanced Writing Workshop
• ILCS 361: Indigenous Cultures in Latin America (repeatable for core credit)
• ILCS 362: African Diaspora Cultural Expressions in Latin America (repeatable for core credit)
• ILCS 363: Cultural Perspectives on Gender (repeatable for core credit)
• ILCS 365: Creating for Social Change (repeatable for core credit)
• ILCS 372: Multicultural Characteristics of Early Modern Spain
• ILCS 373: The Invention of Latin America
• ILCS 374: Latin America and Globalization
• ILCS 390: Spanish in the Community
• ILCS 440: Special Topics in Hispanic Studies in Spanish (repeatable for core credit)
• ILCT 303: Special Topics in Hispanic Studies in Translation (repeatable for elective credit)
• ILAS 205: The Latinx Experience in the United States
• ILAS 210: Latin American Cultural Studies
• ILAS 315: Latin American Literature in Translation
• ILAS 350: Latin American Cinema

ILCT 293: Introduction to Cultural Studies, two credits.

ILCT 293: Introduction to Cultural Studies, two credits. This course must be taken as a pre- or co-requisite to the first 300-level course in ILCS.

ILCT 393: St. Mary’s Project Workshop, two credits.

ILCT 393: St. Mary’s Project Workshop, two credits. This course must be taken prior to the semester in which the student begins his or her St. Mary’s Project.

ILCS 493/494

St. Mary’s Project in International Languages and Cultures (1-8 E). A student-initiated and student-executed project of eight credit hours in the language of concentration. Depending on the nature of the project, some components may be written in English, with the approval of the mentor. The project may be a research project in literary or cultural studies, a creative-expressive project involving the arts, or a pedagogical project involving teaching applications. Also, depending on the focus of the student’s course work and interests, the project can be single or multi-disciplinary based. Whatever the nature of the project, students must demonstrate in it: 1) linguistic competence equal to the task; 2) a method appropriate to the task; 3) adequate knowledge of the particular area of research or endeavor; and 4) an ability to analyze and reflect upon this knowledge in order to integrate it with knowledge in other areas of inquiry or performance. They also must critically discuss and share publicly the results of the project. The course is repeatable for up to a total of eight credit hours. NOTE: Students whose projects are to be based on material collected “in the field” while studying abroad during their junior year or while engaged in off-campus apprenticeships or internships should discuss their plans with a faculty adviser as early as the second semester of their sophomore year. Prerequisites: ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair.

A Student-Designed Major in Chinese, French, or Latinx and Latin American Studies

For more information on how you can combine the depth of advanced coursework in Chinese, French, or Latinx and Latin American Studies with courses in other disciplines for student-designed majors in these languages, begin by contacting the ILC chair. Also consult the requirements for a student-designed major.

Degree Requirements for a Minor in International Languages and Cultures with Concentrations in Chinese, French, or Spanish

Students may receive a minor in international languages and cultures with a concentration in any of the language areas of the department (Chinese, French, Spanish) by completing a minimum of 18 credits of course work in the target language, with a minimum of 12 credits of upper-level coursework (300 or 400 level) with a minimum grade of C- and a GPA of 2.0 in the relevant courses. Four of the upper-level credits for the ILC minor with a concentration in French must be taken at St. Mary’s home campus.