Minor in Mexican Culture
About This Program
The Minor in Mexican Culture includes foundational courses that provide students with a solid background in the core areas of Mexican culture, as well as elective options at the 4000 level that allow students to tailor their program of study to meet their interests and academic and professional goals. Students will learn about some of the most important characteristics of Mexican culture (literature, comics, film, food, art, music, popular culture, literary journalism, feminism, Colonial documents and texts, the study and conservation of endangered Mexican indigenous languages, etc.), and the relations between cultural production and the society, and the application of that knowledge to teaching, research, translation and interpreting, as well as other professions in the healthcare, business, and government sectors.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will demonstrate proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and writing Spanish (communication skills, critical thinking skills).
- Upon completion, students will demonstrate intercultural knowledge and competence in Hispanic cultures generally and in Mexican culture specifically (social responsibility, global competence, critical thinking skills).
- Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of course content knowledge as it pertains to Mexican culture (e.g., language, literary and cultural studies, linguistics) (disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking skills).
Curriculum
| Mexican Culture Specialization | ||
| SPAN 2313 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | 3 |
| or SPAN 2312 | SPANISH FOR NATIVE/HERITAGE SPEAKERS I | |
| SPAN 2314 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | 3 |
| or SPAN 2315 | SPANISH FOR NATIVE/HERITAGE SPEAKERS II | |
| Select 2 from the following: | 6 | |
| LANGUAGE IN MEXICO | ||
| MEXICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| MEXICAN POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| U.S.-MEXICO LITERATURE & CULTURE | ||
| MEXICAN LITERATURE | ||
| Select 2 from the following: | 6 | |
| LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| TOPICS IN HISPANIC LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE | ||
| TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE | ||
| TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN-AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, MODERNISM TO THE PRESENT | ||
| TOPICS IN SPANISH DIALECTOLOGY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CULTURE | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |