We also recommend that majors take at least two years of a second foreign language. The project may be a comprehensive examination, based upon courses taken as well as a modest reading list. HPS 202 or the equivalent. An introduction to the study of the literatures of Spain and Spanish America. These courses provide students with the analytic tools that will facilitate the reading and interpretation of Hispanic literature and its representative authors.
Emphasis is placedon poetry, drama, short story, novel, and film.
Prerequisite HPS 202 or permission of the instructor. The course covers the period up to the 18th century. HPS 307 Spanish for International Business Designed to give students a foundation in the vocabulary of business and international trade and in the expression of basic business concepts in Spanish. Practice in presenting oral reports on business and cultural topics, in reading business reports and other texts of a cultural nature, and in writing various kinds of business correspondence, including resumes, memos, and letters. All materials are presented within a cultural context intended to expand the student's knowledge and understanding of the manners and mores of Spain and the Spanish-speaking republics of Latin America, as well as of demographic, geographic, and other data related to those nations.