The Spanish Language and Cultures (SLC) minor consists of five foundational language courses (15 credits) that focus on listening comprehension, grammar, and communication, as well as a capstone course (2-4 credits) that allows you to develop your writing skills in Spanish or to study Hispanic literature, culture, and history in greater depth.
Throughout your coursework, you have the opportunity to participate in service-learning projects and other community immersion experiences that enable you to use your Spanish in authentic contexts. You are also strongly encouraged to participate in an immersion experience in a Spanish-speaking country. This might be a study-away program for a summer or a semester, an internship, or one of the short-term travel courses to Spain or Latin America taught by Alverno faculty. SLC support students have studied Spanish in Spain, Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. Wherever you want to study Spanish, there is a program that will meet your needs.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program requirements | ||
| SLC-100 | Bilingual Assessment I 1 | 0 |
| SLC-103 | Beginning Spanish I | 3 |
| SLC-104 | Beginning Spanish II | 3 |
| SLC-203 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SLC-204 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SLC-303 | Conversation & Composition | 3 |
| or SLC-304 | Spanish/Reading & Conversation | |
| or SLC-318 | Spanish for Business | |
| SLC-325 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics 3 | 3 |
| or SLC-330 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | |
| or HUM-356 | Latin American Civilizations-In Spanish | |
| or SLC-403 | Advanced Grammar & Composition | |
| or SLC-420 | Spanish & Latin American Cinema | |
| or SLC-466 | Hispanic Civilization | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |