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About the Program

An understanding of Spanish is essential in this country today, not only to maintain and improve our cultural and economic ties with the 20 countries in which Spanish is the official language, but also to learn about and appreciate the culture of over 50 million Hispanics residing in the United States. The Spanish/Hispanic Studies program offers a broad and diverse experience in the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking people. Students may elect courses that explore various social, political, literary, cultural, and linguistic topics. Our proficiency-oriented approach is supported by multimedia/technology to provide opportunities for original-language practice in context. This is often enhanced by experiential learning activities. A period of study in a Spanish-speaking country is highly encouraged.

Faculty

• Chair: Raul Rosales, Associate Professor
• Professors: Mónica Cantero-Exojo (Language Coordinator), Ada Ortúzar-Young
• Associate Professors: Nancy Noguera
• Assistant Professor: Maria Turrero-Garcia

Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations

A student receiving a score of 4 or 5 on the Spanish examination is exempt from SPAN 201  and is considered to have fulfilled the College’s general education requirement.

The College language requirement may also be met by achieving a score of 680 on the CEEB/SAT II Spanish Test, or a satisfactory placement score on the Drew Spanish placement examination.

Summer Progam in Barcelona

This summer program offers 8 credits in intensive language and culture courses in Barcelona, the bustling and artistic center of the Comunitat de Catalunya, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the European Union.  Drew University believes that Barcelona is the ideal site for our students to improve language proficiency in Spanish while deepening their cultural knowledge. In the friendly environment of a private home, the participant gains an immediate firsthand experience of Spanish daily life. The program’s Resident Director, a member of Drew’s faculty, attends to students’ needs and selects experiential activities and destinations designed to add breadth and depth to this off-campus program. Students have the opportunity to fulfill their language credits and take classes for their major or minor in Spanish. See the program’s website for more information.

Programs

Programs

• Spanish Major

• Spanish Minor

Courses

• SPAN 101 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish I
• SPAN 102 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish II
• SPAN 181 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish I in Spain
• SPAN 182 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish II in Spain
• SPAN 200 - Spanish Internship
• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 202 - Oral and Written Skills for Heritage Learners
• SPAN 250 - Selected Topics: Latin American, Peninsular or Transatlantic Contexts
• SPAN 251 - Selected Topics: U.S. & U.S.Regional Contexts
• SPAN 252 - The Culture of Melodrama in the Hispanic World
• SPAN 253 - Gender, Sexuality and Performance in Spanish Theatre
• SPAN 254 - The Making of the U.S. -Mexico Border
• SPAN 280 - DIS - On-Site Seminar
• SPAN 281 - Intermediate Spanish in Spain
• SPAN 299 - Spanish Across the Curriculum
• SPAN 300 - Independent Studies in Spanish
• SPAN 301 - Spanish Grammar
• SPAN 303 - Spanish Grammar & Conversation for Heritage Learners
• SPAN 306 - Spanish Conversation
• SPAN 308 - Spanish Composition
• SPAN 310 - Gateway to Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies
• SPAN 312 - Love, Sex, and Spirituality in Early Modern Spain
• SPAN 313 - Relationships, Marriage, and Romance in Hispanic Literatures and Film
• SPAN 320 - Memories and Migration: U.S. Latinos in Literature & Film
• SPAN 325 - Young Writers, Neo-Realism & Urban Culture in the Hispanic World
• SPAN 326 - Self, Place & The Environment in the Hispanic World
• SPAN 331 - Reading Nation, Gender and Ethnicity in Latin American Culture
• SPAN 332 - Hispanic Cultures in U.S.: Colonial Spain, Ethnics, Post-Ethnics
• SPAN 333 - Colonial/Postcolonial Encounters: Europe, Africa and the Americas
• SPAN 334 - Cultures in Contact and Conflict in the Hispanic World
• SPAN 339 - War and Imagination: The Spanish Civil War
• SPAN 345 - Cinematic Language: An Introduction to Spanish Filmic Discourse
• SPAN 350 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies
• SPAN 351 - Magical Realism to Globalization in Spanish-American Literature & Film
• SPAN 352 - African Roots of the Americas
• SPAN 353 - Latinos in the US: Images of Self and Family
• SPAN 354 - Gender in Contemporary Hispanic Fiction and Film
• SPAN 355 - Sociolinguistic Theory and Method
• SPAN 363 - History of the Spanish Language
• SPAN 364 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
• SPAN 365 - Spanish Sociolinguistics
• SPAN 366 - Advanced Expression and Stylistics
• SPAN 375 - Community Based Learning: The U.S. Latino/a Experience
• SPAN 377 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies
• SPAN 378 - Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics
• SPAN 379 - Doing Business in the Hispanic World
• SPAN 380 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies in Spain
• SPAN 381 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies in Spain
• SPAN 382 - Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics in Spain
• SPAN 394 - Hispanic Studies Seminar
• SPAN 399 - Havana: A Tale of two Cities
• SPAN 400 - Hispanic Studies Senior Capstone
• SPAN 410 - Specialized Honors I
• SPAN 411 - Specialized Honors II

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