Hispanic Literature

Basic Requirements: 12 half-courses

1. Required courses:
1. Two survey half-courses:
1. Spanish 70a or 70c.
2. Spanish 71a or 71b.
2. One of the following advanced half-courses in language: Spanish 44, 48, 49a, 49b, 53, 54. Note: Must be satisfied with a grade of B- or better. Native speakers may replace language courses with literature courses, subsequent to a departmental interview. Courses taken outside Harvard may be substituted upon approval by the undergraduate adviser in Spanish.
3. One half-course in the Spanish 90 series.
4. Eight half-courses in Spanish that are numbered 100 or above or are tutorials. At least two of the non-tutorial half-courses must treat literature before 1800, and at least five must be taught in Spanish. May include no more than one of the following: Spanish 35, 36, 41, and 42.
2. Tutorial: Sophomore year: Spanish 97 (one term) required. Small-group instruction. Letter-graded.
3. Thesis: Not required.
4. Other information:
1. Pass/Fail: Courses taken for concentration credit may not be taken Pass/Fail.
2. Language Requirement: By the end of the junior year, concentrators should be fluent enough in Spanish to pass an oral competency examination during Reading Period and should have satisfied the advanced language course requirement.
3. Joint Concentration: Hispanic Literature or Hispanic Studies may be combined with another Romance literature, or with a related field in another department. Six half-courses are required in the Hispanic Literature or Hispanic Studies concentration if either is combined with a related field.
4. Freshman Seminars: With the approval of the undergraduate adviser, up to one Freshman Seminar, for which the student has received a Satisfactory evaluation, may be counted in category 1c.