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May 02, 2026
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[PRELIMINARY] Course Catalog 2026-2027
Spanish Minor
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The minor consists of a minimum of 6 full courses (or the equivalent) and 1 experiential component.
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.
 View the catalog page for the Hispanic studies department.
Students minoring in Spanish may change to a minor in Hispanic studies at any time, but they may not minor in both. The minor in Hispanic studies implies advanced proficiency in Spanish.
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Note(s) on Requirements
- The required core course must be taken at Oberlin.
- Students who satisfy the minor’s requirement of five courses taught in Spanish may count one English-language elective on a related subject, such as linguistics, applied linguistics, second-language acquisition, or another language-related subject.
Transfer of Credit Toward the Minor
The Hispanic studies department will accept up to the equivalent of two full courses of transfer credit to count toward the Spanish minor requirements. Two types of approval are needed. (1) Approval from the Office of the Registrar that the transfer course meets Oberlin’s transfer-of-credit eligibility standards and (2) approval from the department/program chair that the course(s) may count to the minor. Current students taking post-matriculation credit must secure this approval before registering for course(s). Students who enter Oberlin as transfer students will have their pre-matriculation credit evaluated by the Office of the Registrar for elective credit, and they can later seek approval from the department/program for applying coursework to minor requirements. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit
AP/IB transfer credit received for HISP 300 counts toward the minor as a Spanish-taught Hispanic studies course, and does not count toward the two-full-course transfer of credit limit. Detailed Minor Requirements
Spanish Minor Course Lists
Spanish-Taught Hispanic Studies Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. Note: Students who satisfy the minor’s requirement of five courses taught in Spanish may count one English-language elective on a related subject, such as linguistics, applied linguistics, second-language acquisition, or another language-related subject. - CMPL 356 - Latin America in Verse: Poetry, Voice and History ⇒ cross-listed with HISP 356
- CRWR 326 - Formas breves: Fiction Workshop in Spanish ⇒ cross-listed with HISP 326
- GSFS 408 - Bad Education: Female Instruction in Ibero-America ⇒ cross-listed with HISP 408
- HISP 101 - Elementary Spanish I
- HISP 102 - Elementary Spanish II
- HISP 202 - Intermediate Spanish I
- HISP 203 - Intermediate Spanish II
- HISP 303 - Conversation and Communication in Spanish
- HISP 304 - Advanced Grammar and Composition
- HISP 306 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
- HISP 307 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
- HISP 309 - Concoctions, Poisons, and Spells: Making Life Livable in Early Modern Spain
- HISP 310 - The Struggle for Modernity
- HISP 313 - Advanced Conversation and Communication in Spanish
- HISP 315 - Crossing the Line: Early Modern Spain and Spanish America
- HISP 317 - Beyond a World of Wonders: Questioning Narratives of the Conquest
- HISP 318 - Inverted Utopias: Latin American Avant Garde Literature
- HISP 319 - Grandes Novelas Chicas: The Latin American Novella
- HISP 322 - Visions of Mexican Women
- HISP 325 - Caos y Destrucción: Literatura Transatlántica de Ciencia Ficción
- HISP 326 - Formas breves: Fiction Workshop in Spanish ⇒ cross-listed with CRWR 326
- HISP 334 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- HISP 335 - Melodrama and Cultural Anxiety in Latin America
- HISP 337 - Cien Años de Soledad
- HISP 341 - Inquisitorial Practices: Heretics, Torture & Fear
- HISP 342 - Spain and Yugoslavia in the 20th Century LxC
- HISP 349 - History and Present of the Spanish Language
- HISP 350 - Qué flow: Music, Culture, and Politics in Latin America
- HISP 356 - Latin America in Verse: Poetry, Voice and History ⇒ cross-listed with CMPL 356
- HISP 359 - Mexican-U.S. American Border Stories
- HISP 360 - Latin American Feminisms: Debates, Dialogues, and Communal Experiences
- HISP 361 - Exploring New Genres: Latin American Women Writers
- HISP 408 - Bad Education: Female Instruction in Ibero-America ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 408
- HISP 416 - Constructs of Machismo and Marianismo in the Mexican Literary Canon
- HISP 417 - Saints, Sinners and Other Cursed Women
- HISP 431 - A New Song: The Cultural Politics of Latin American Music in the Sixties and Seventies
- HISP 439 - Spread the Word: Letters, Newspapers and Pasquines
- HISP 441 - The Spanish Revolution, 90 Years Later
- HISP 445 - Crime, Sex, and Ghosts of the Past: Contemporary Spanish Fiction and Film
- HISP 452 - Puerto Rico Post-Mortem: Nation, Identity, and Language in a Non-Sovereign Territory
- HISP 455 - Women on the Move: Migrant Women’s Voices at the Mexican-U.S. American Border
- HISP 456 - Minor Literature, World Literature, and the Limits of Translation
- HISP 461 - Wild Laboratories: Political Experiments in 19th Century Latin America
- HISP 462 - Ghosts, Spirits and Specters in Hispanic Narratives
Experiential Component
Return to the summary of requirements. Given the central importance of immersive practice, students will meet an experiential learning requirement, which can be satisfied in several ways: - Participating in the SITES program through EDUA 301 and/or EDPR 102
- Completing a semester-long study away program in Spanish
- Completing a shorter approved study away program in Spanish, such as the Winter Term Program in Guadalajara
- Completing an approved bilingual program such as the Border Studies Program
- Completing a Spanish-language internship. Examples:
- Writing for a Spanish-language newspaper
- Working in immigration advocacy at the U.S. Border
- Interning at publishers in Spain and Latin America
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