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The information on this page pertains to program requirements for students who matriculated in the 2022-2023 academic year. View requirements for previous catalog years here.
The program currently offers the following languages: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, 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 pursue personal interests while working alongside the faculty and, in most courses, native speakers who lead conversationally focused sessions.
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Requirement |
Credits |
|
15 hours in Spanish at or above SPAN 051 |
15 |
| WLC 148 - Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| Choose one of the Following | |
| One elective course taught in English that is related to the culture of Latin America and/or Spain | 3 |
| An additional upper-level course in Spanish, at or above SPAN 150 | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
| Requirement | Credits |
| 12 hours in the chosen language, LANG 001 and above** | 12 |
| 9 hours from the following areas: art, economics, English, history, marketing, music, philosophy, religion, political science, study of culture and society, and world languages and cultures. Courses in other areas may be approved by a WLC advisor. The following courses are approved for the minor: | 9 |
| ECON 135 - Developing Economies | |
| ENG 066 - Reading Race & Ethnicity | |
| ENG 083 - English in America: Language, Citizenship, and Identity | |
| ENG 163 -Transcultural Literature | |
| 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 - Aztec Empire | |
| HONR 073/WLC 150 - U.S. Latino Language and Cultures | |
| ACTS 198/JMC 199 - Family, Lifestyles, Annuity Tables | |
| COUN 145/245 - Counseling Diverse Populations: Brazil | |
| SCSS 196/WLC 196 - Contemporary Urban Mexico | |
| SPAN 140 - Spanish Practical Speaking & Writing | |
| SPAN 150 - Spanish Language & Culture Topics | |
| SPAN 151 - National Identity in a Transitional Age | |
| SPAN 152 - Film | |
| SPAN 153 - Culture and Society | |
| SPAN 154 - Cultural Health Perspectives | |
| SPAN 155 - Spanish for Business | |
| SPAN 160 - Spanish Literature | |
| SCSA 002 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| SCSA 150 - Migrant Oral History | |
| SCSA 150 - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands | |
| SCSA 156 - Ethnographic Methods | |
| SCSS 155 - Global Youth Studies | |
| WLC 148 - Intercultural Communication | |
| WLC 150 - The Other Side of the Wall: The Presence and Effects of American Culture in Mexico | |
| Total | 21 |
* Due to the changing nature of course offerings, students in Arabic and Chinese may need to incorporate study abroad into their experience in order to fulfill the requirements of the minor.
** At least 9 credits of these must be taken at Drake; more than 12 credits is encouraged
The information in this catalog does not constitute a contract between the university and the student. The university reserves the right to make changes in curricula, admission policies and processes, tuition and financial aid, academic standards and guidelines, student services and any other regulations or policies set forth in this catalog without giving prior notice.