Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
The Business Spanish minor is an interdisciplinary program of study that combines courses in Spanish language and Hispanic culture with selected courses in business and/or economics. The Business Spanish minor provides the student has a basic understanding of business and economics as well as the ability to communicate about them in Spanish in a professional context. Students also include a three-credit internship as part of their minor programs. Approved Spanish courses from study abroad programs may also be included among the electives of the Business Spanish minor.
Minor Requirements
A total of nine courses (27 credits) beyond SPAN 202A Intermediate Spanish II are required for the completion of the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish Civilization | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Culture | ||
| Culture of Service and Social Action in the Hispanic World | ||
| Caribbean Culture and Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries | ||
| SPAN 305 | Conversation and Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 306 | Composition and Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 393 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 414 | Spanish for Translation | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Select one of the following tracks: | 9 | |
| Business | ||
| Principles of Accounting I | ||
| Principles of Accounting II | ||
A College of Business course at the 300-level or higher | ||
| Economics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
An Economics course at the 300-level or higher | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Business Spanish minors can take no more than 29 credits in Business without declaring a Business Major.
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty
Marcel Rotter, Chair
Brooke E. Di Lauro, Career Advisor, French
Marcel Rotter, Career Advisor, German
Elizabeth F. Lewis, Career Advisor, Spanish
(The person’s subject field is indicated in parentheses.)
Professors
Ana García Chichester (Spanish)
Brooke E. Di Lauro (French)
Jeremy G. Larochelle (Spanish)
Elizabeth F. Lewis (Spanish)
María Isabel Martínez-Mira (Spanish)
Scott M. Powers (French)
Associate Professors
María Laura Bocaz-Leiva (Spanish)
Gonzalo S. Campos-Dintrans (Spanish)
Marcelo Fajardo-Cárdenas (Spanish)
Antonia L. Delgado-Poust (Spanish)
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich (German)
Leonard R. Koos (French)
Marcel Rotter (German)
Jose A. Sainz (Spanish)
Senior Lecturers
Maysoon Fayez Al-Sayed Ahmad (Arabic)
Martha Patricia Orozco (Spanish)