Certificate in Hispanic Studies
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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 (18 cr.)
- 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
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.
