Major

Hispanic Studies Major

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Department/Program
Hispanic Studies

Total credit requirements for a Hispanic Studies major: 34

  • Required Courses
    • 8 credits in two courses chosen from Hispanic Studies 341, 342, 343, and 344
    • Hispanic Studies 490
    • At least 22 additional credits, distributed as follows:
      • Narrative/Essay: at least one course taught in Spanish at the 400-level
      • Theatre/Performance: at least one course taught in Spanish at the 400-level
      • Visual Cultures: at least one course taught in Spanish at the 400-level
      • Lyric/Verse: at least one course taught in Spanish at the 400-level
      • Upper-level language skills: at least one course chosen from Hispanic Studies 306, 308, 320, 321, 322, 325, 326, or 328; or the equivalent in transfer or study abroad credit
      • Remaining credits may be earned through the completion of additional courses taught in Spanish numbered above 306; one course numbered 320 or above taught in English at Whitman by a member of the Hispanic Studies faculty in Global Literatures, Film and Media Studies, or another Humanities department; or the equivalent in transfer or study abroad credit. Hispanic Studies 143, 144, and 145 may also count toward the major.
  • Senior Requirements
    • Hispanic Studies 490
    • Senior assessment
      • Completion of an original research project analyzing an aspect of Hispanic Studies (Peninsular, Latin American, and/or U.S. Latinx essay/narrative, lyric/verse, theatre/performance, and/or visual cultures). This project will be written in Spanish, use primary and secondary sources, be approximately 15 pages in length (not including footnotes and bibliography), and be approved and guided by the Hispanic Studies senior seminar advisor.
      • An hour-long oral exam conducted in Spanish, in which the student will defend their research project, answer questions about the project, and answer general questions about the student’s Hispanic Studies major.
  • Honors
    • Students submit an “Honors in Major Study Application” to their department.
    • Students must submit a proposal for their thesis or project within the first six weeks of the two-semester period in which they are eligible.
    • Accumulated at least 87 credits
    • Completed two semesters of residency at Whitman
    • Major GPA of at least 3.500
    • Complete a written thesis or research project prepared exclusively for the satisfaction of this program.
    • Earn a grade of at least A- on the honors thesis or project and the honors thesis course.
    • Pass the senior assessment with distinction.
    • The department will submit the honors applications to the Registrar’s Office of students pursuing honors by the specified deadline.
    • The department will submit the “Senior Assessment/Major Study Certificate” to the Registrar’s Office no later than Reading Day.
    • An acceptable digital copy of the honors thesis must be submitted to Penrose Library no later than Reading Day.
  • Notes
    • The genre course requirements may be partially fulfilled by one 300- or 400-level seminar taught in English if the course is taken at Whitman and taught by a member of the Hispanic Studies faculty.
    • No courses may be taken P-D-F or as independent study.
    • Courses taught in English at other institutions may not be applied to the major.
    • All courses taught in English used to fulfill the major requirements must be taken at Whitman and taught by members of the Hispanic Studies faculty; these may include Hispanic Studies 143, 144, 145, and seminars taught at the 300- and 400-level.
    • No more than 8 credits toward the major can be from courses taught in English.
    • AP and IB credit may not be applied to the major.
    • At least 23 credits must be completed at Whitman.
Total Credits
34