The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers three minor programs (please see below for details about each option). All courses must be taken for a letter grade, including prerequisites. Three of the five upper division courses must be taken in residence here at UC Berkeley.
Minor in the Languages, Literatures & Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World
Prerequisites:
Spanish Language Requirement | Students must complete the 4th semester of college level Spanish through one of the following options:
- Spanish 1-4 (Second Language Learners)
- Spanish 21-22 (Heritage Speakers of Spanish)
- Transfer equivalents (review assist.org)
- A score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language & Culture and / or AP Spanish Literature & Culture exams
Spanish 25 | Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts in Spanish. This class is a prerequisite for Upper Division Coursework in Spanish Literature & Culture. It is offered in person every semester (Fall / Spring), synchronously online during summer session D, and as part of our summer abroad program in Puebla, Mexico.
The Minor
Students must complete five upper division Spanish courses.
- Spanish 100: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- Spanish 101: Spanish Pronunciation and Accents in Native and Non-Native Speakers
- Spanish 102A: Advanced Grammar and Composition
- Spanish 104A: Survey of Spanish American Literature (15th - 19th Centuries) | Fall only
- Spanish 104B: Survey of Spanish American Literature (1880 - Present) | Spring only
- Spanish 107A: Survey of Spanish Literature (10th - 17th century) | Spring only
- Spanish 107B: Survey of Spanish Literature (19th century - Present) | Fall only
- Spanish 109A: Elementary Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
- Spanish 109B: Advanced Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
- Spanish 111A / B Cervantes
- Spanish 115: Spanish Poetry
- Spanish 123: Mexican Language, History, Culture | Summer Abroad, Puebla Only
- Spanish 131: The Spanish American Short Story
- Spanish 135: Studies in Hispanic Literature
- This is a special topics course
- Repeatable for credit as long as the topic changes
- Spanish 161: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- Spanish 162: Spanish Morphology and Syntax
- Spanish 163: Sociolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Approaches to Spanish Bilingualism
- Spanish 164: Spanish Dialectology and Sociolinguistic Variation
- Spanish 165: Spanish in the U.S. and in Contact with Other Languages
- Spanish 179: Topics in Hispanic Linguistics
- This is a special topics course
- Repeatable for credit as long as the topic changes
Minor in the Languages, Literatures & Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
Prerequisites
Portuguese Language Requirement | Students must complete the 2nd semester of college level Portuguese through one of the following options:
- Portuguese 50: Intensive Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
- Students should have intermediate knowledge of Spanish (or another romance language) in order to take this class.
- Designed to leverage your knowledge of Spanish (or another Romance language) to cover two semesters of college level Portuguese in one semester.
- Transfer equivalents (see assist.org)
The Minor
Students must complete five upper division courses in Portuguese.
Core: The continuation of Portuguese 50, these upper division language classes focus on developing advanced language skills in Portuguese.
- Portugese 102: Conversations in Portuguese
- Portuguese 103: Writings in Portuguese
Electives: Additional upper division courses in Portuguese:
- Portuguese 104: Brazil in the World
- Portuguese 113: Brazilian Culture Through and Across the Arts and Media
- Portuguese 115: The Brazilian Lyric
- Portuguese 128: Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Literature
- Portuguese 135: Studies in Luso-Brazilian Literature
- This is a special topics course
- Repeatable for credit as long as the topic changes
Minor in Hispanic Languages, Linguistics & Bilingualism
Prerequisites
Spanish Language Requirement | Students must complete the 4th semester of college level Spanish through one of the following options:
- Spanish 1-4 (Second Language Learners)
- Spanish 21-22 (Heritage Speakers of Spanish)
- Transfer equivalents (review assist.org)
- A score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language & Culture and / or AP Spanish Literature & Culture exams
Spanish 25 | Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts in Spanish. This class is a prerequisite for Upper Division Coursework in Spanish Literature & Culture. It is offered in person every semester (Fall / Spring), synchronously online during summer session D, and as part of our summer abroad program in Puebla, Mexico.
The Minor
Students must complete five upper division courses in Hispanic Linguistics
Core: Students must complete this upper divison prerequisite before enrolling in additional coursework in Spanish Linguistics. This course counts towards the minor.
- Spanish 100: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Electives: Students must complete four additional courses in Hispanic Linguistics:
- Spanish 101: Spanish Pronunciation and Accents in Native and Non-Native Speakers
- Spanish 161: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- Spanish 162: Spanish Morphology and Syntax
- Spanish 163: Sociolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Approaches to Spanish Bilingualism
- Spanish 164: Spanish Dialectology and Sociolinguistic Variation
- Spanish 165: Spanish in the U.S. and in Contact with Other Languages
- Spanish 179: Topics in Hispanic Linguistics
- This is a special topics course
- Repeatable for credit as long as the topic changes