Program Overview

The program currently offers the following languages: American Sign Language, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. The faculty of the program mentor students as they gain functional competence in a language other than English, develop cultural understanding, and become responsible global citizens. Students prepare to study or live abroad, enhance professional development, and/or pursue personal interests while working alongside the faculty and, in most courses, native speakers who lead conversationally focused sessions.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
15 hours in Spanish at or above SPAN 003		15
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 002	INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 081	ANTHROPOLOGY OF BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES
ANTH 156	ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS
ECON 135	DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
EDUC 162/262/HONR 107	URBAN EDUCATION IMMIGRATION
ENG 066	READING RACE AND ETHNICITY
ENG 164/WGS 111	LATINO/A LITERATURE
HIST 123	MODERN MEXICO
HIST 124	AZTECS INCAS MAYAS
HIST 125	COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 126	MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 156	SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE
LPS 135	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY (GLOBAL SOUTH AND LPS)
LPS 135	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY (DETENTION AND DEPORTATION SYSTEMS)
POLS 065	COMPARATIVE POLITICS
SOC/WLC 196	TRAVEL STUDY SEMINAR
An additional upper-level course in Spanish, at or above SPAN 150
WLC 148	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
WLC 150	TOPICS
Travel Seminars 1
One elective course taught in English that is related to the culture of Latin America and/or Spain
Total Hours		18

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Travel seminars to Spanish speaking regions may be applied as an elective after departmental approval

Note: A minimum of 12 hours in Spanish coursework must be completed at Drake.