Certificate in Hispanic Studies
The Certificate in Hispanic Studies is intended for IU East degree-seeking students, graduates with a Bachelor’s degree who seek focused education in Spanish, or non-degree-seeking students with specific needs or interest in Hispanic cultures. If you complete a Certificate in Hispanic Studies, you will take courses toward intermediate proficiency of the Spanish language and will be exposed to a range of cultural and communication issues. You will complete Spanish language and Hispanic culture courses and select from electives in disciplines outside Spanish on diversity and culture. Finally, a Certificate in Hispanic Studies will provide you with a breadth of knowledge in a focused area of study to meet your specific needs of the certificate program, even if you are not interested in completing a foreign language minor or degree.
Prerequisites
The Certificate in Hispanic Studies is open to both degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students. Certain courses have prerequisites and you will first need to fulfill those prerequisites. Placement into the appropriate level of Spanish language course is required.
Certificate Requirements
- You must complete 18 credit hours selected from the courses listed below.
- At least 9 hours of the certificate must be completed on the IU East campus.
- You are required to obtain a grade of C or better for all courses used in the certificate. Students’ overall GPA must not be below 2.5.
- You may include one independent study in your course plan. Independent studies must be approved by the
certificate advisor. - You must be placed into the appropriate level Spanish course by test or advisement before beginning the
certificate program. - Courses for the certificate: 18 credit hours
Hispanic Culture and Civilization Requirement (9 cr. hr.)
All courses taught in English
- SPAN S290 Topics in Hispanic Culture (3)
- SPAN S284 Women in Hispanic Culture (3)
- SPAN S229 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3)
Spanish Language (0-6 credit hours based on proficiency)
- First year of Spanish, or test out.
Diversity Course (3 cr.)
One course among the following or another course approved by certificate advisor
- ANTH-A104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
- ENG-L207 Women and Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG-L209 Topics in American Literature and Culture: Hispanic Lit. (3 cr.)
- ENG-L240 Literature and Public Life: Hispanic Lit. (3 cr.)
- HIST 221 Studies in Latin American History (3 cr.)
- POLS 324 Women and Politics (3 cr.)
- SWK-S100 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
- SPCH-S427 Cross Cultural Communication (3 cr.)
- SPAN S275 Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.)
- WOST-W200 Women in Society - Introduction to Women's Studies
- WOST-W495 Reading and Research in Gender Studies (3 cr.)
Other courses by approval of certificate advisor
Total credits: 18
Certificate Assessment
Progress toward the completion of the certificate will be monitored in three ways:
- You must have obtained a C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.
- You will demonstrate knowledge of Latino cultures and speaking Spanish in their coursework.
- Your performance will undergo on-going and summative evaluation procedures according to the HFA Division Assessment Plan. Currently, these tools include: course survey, evaluation of student work by HFA faculty using the Division Rubric, and exit interviews for students graduating from the HFA Division Programs.
- The campus learning objective to be focused on for the certificate: depth of knowledge. Criteria to be measured: knowledge of Spanish language, MLA documentation style, awareness of social and cultural issues of importance to Latino cultures.