Program: Spanish Minor - CSU East Bay - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 13, 2025

2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog (BETA)

Spanish Minor Requirements (15-28 units)

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All minor students, regardless of lower-division exemptions will be required to complete a minimum of 15 units of CSUEB coursework. See a Writing, Languages, and Literatures (WLL) Department advisor to determine the best path of coursework for you.

Lower Division Exemption or Coursework

All Spanish minor students are required to have an intermediate-level understanding of the Spanish language. Incoming students with prior experience with the Spanish language may have some or all of the Lower Division courses waived. Students may also challenge any of the lower division courses by exam. To determine which lower division coursework to take contact your Spanish advisor for exemption procedures and forms.

SPAN 141 - Elementary Spanish I: Language and Humanities Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
SPAN 142 - Elementary Spanish II: Language and Arts Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A
OR SPAN 146 - Beginning Spanish Language and Culture for Healthcare Professionals Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
SPAN 241 - Intermediate Spanish I: Hispanophone Cultures Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
SPAN 242 - Intermediate Spanish II: Hispanophone American Sociocultural Issues Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-4
OR SPAN 246 - Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Professionals Units: 4

Upper Division Coursework

All Spanish minor students must take three (3) upper division courses for 12 units of advanced language coursework. Choose from the following:

SPAN 341 - Spanish Conversation Units: 4
SPAN 343 - Advanced Spanish Writing Units: 4
SPAN 344 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics Units: 4
SPAN 345 - Spanish Textual Analysis in a Multicultural Context Units: 4

Elective Coursework

Students must take one (1) course from the following list to complete the minimum required coursework of 15 units for the minor. Choose from the following list:

SPAN 411 - Literature and Latin America Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3
SPAN 415 - Climate Justice in Latin American Cultural Productions Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3 ; Sustainability
SPAN 440 - Latin American Pop Culture: Narratives Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; Social Justice
SPAN 442 - Introduction to Spanish American Literature: 1900 to the Present Units: 3
SPAN 443 - Food Cultures in the Latinx Communities Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3; Diversity
SPAN 444 - Survey Spanish Literature II: 18th Century to Present Units: 3
SPAN 445 - Cultures of Spanish America Units: 3
SPAN 446 - Cultures of Spain Units: 3
SPAN 447 - Latin American Global and Cultural Studies Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3
SPAN 448 - Spanish Global and Cultural Studies Units: 3
SPAN 449 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies Units: 3