SPST - Hispanic Studies Minor

Students who wish to minor in Hispanic studies take a minimum of 5.5 credits at the HISP 221 level and beyond to develop linguistic skills and to incur a deeper understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization.

If the student studies abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, the 5.5 credits (at the HISP 221 level and beyond) must be distributed in the following ways:

• ˆ four courses at Trinity (in Hartford), which must include one HISP 26X-level culture course, HISP 270, and one HISP 300-level seminar;

• ˆ one course abroad taken in Spanish and on a topic related to Hispanic cultures; and

• ˆ HISP 290: Studying in the Hispanic World Colloquium (0.5 credits)

If the student does not study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, the student must take a minimum of 5.5 credits distributed as follows:

• ˆFive credits at or above the HISP 221 level, which must include at least one culture course (26X level), HISP 270, and at least one 300-level seminar.

• ˆ One 0.5 credit internship with a Hartford-area organization that works with the local Hispanic community, or a second seminar at the 300 level.

No course in English under the language and culture studies rubric can be counted toward the course total. No more than two transfer courses (taken abroad or at another institution) may be applied to the minor.

To declare a minor in Hispanic studies, contact any Hispanic studies faculty member.