Introduction

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Getting a minor in Spanish builds valuable skills including better problem solving, decision-making, planning, and presenting and defending ideas in different modes to a wide range of audiences. A Spanish minor strengthens any major by providing valuable communication and critical thinking skills, cultural competence, and a competitive edge in any profession.  

Minoring in a language helps you stand out from your competition in the job market. Some examples of career fields supported by a Spanish minor are: health care, education, social work, counseling, interpreting, translation, law enforcement, government, banking, hospitality, law, travel and tourism, international and domestic business, arts and media, and diplomacy.

Students who speak Spanish at home can also benefit from our program through increased confidence in their formal writing and speaking proficiency and a demonstrated credential verifying their expertise. 

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is a hybrid program, with courses offered on-campus and online.

Declaring This Minor

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Please see your faculty advisor to develop a plan of study.

Last Names A-F: Amanda Ritchie, (amanda.ritchie@ucdenver.edu) 

Last Names G-O: Ileana Gross, (ileana.gross@ucdenver.edu)

Last Names P-Z: Alyssa Martoccio, (alyssa.martoccio@ucdenver.edu)

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 SPAN credit hours.

2. Students must complete a minimum of 15 upper-division (3000-level and above) SPAN credit hours.

3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.

4. Students must complete a minimum of nine SPAN credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Students may count up to three credit hours of Independent Study or Internship courses toward the minor.

2. Students must declare this minor prior to their final semester of coursework.

3. All course work must be taught in Spanish.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least one of the following required courses:		3
SPAN 3213
SPAN 3223	Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions
SPAN 3225	Special Topics In Hispanic Culture
SPAN 3230	Ibero-American Cultures through Film
SPAN 3240	Food Metaphors: Ibero-American Cuisine and Culture
SPAN 3270	Bilingual Communities: Spanish as a Language of Contact
SPAN 4330	Modern Culture of Spain through Film and Narrative
Complete 12 additional upper-division (3000-level and above) SPAN elective credits, taught in Spanish. 1		12
Total Hours		15

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All courses must be taught in Spanish. SPAN 4690 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages and SPAN 4691 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages II will not apply.

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.