THE SPANISH MAJOR
A major consists of a minimum of 27 credit hours in Spanish beyond FLS 203. Courses must include FLS 204, 220, 230 or 231 and 321 or 322, and 493.

THE SPANISH MINOR
A minor consists of a minimum of 14 credit hours beyond 203. Courses must include 204 and one course in either civilization or literature.

THE SPANISH FACULTY

	Debra Ames, Ph.D., University of Virginia Associate Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures Chair, International Economics and Cultural Affairs Program Meier 117 • 219.464.5102 • Email Professor Ames, Associate Professor, is head of the Spanish section and academic advisor to Spanish majors and minors. Her areas of interest include Peninsular (Spanish) literature in general, Golden Age theater, and the role of women in Hispanic literature and society. She received her doctorate from the University of Virginia and has been at VU since 1987.
	Stacy Hoult-Saros, Ph.D., University of Chicago Associate Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures Meier 107 • 219.464.5120 • Email Professor Hoult-Saros joins us from the University of Chicago where she completed a Ph.D. focusing on the works of Norah Lange and the development of her feminine poetic voice. Her interest in Lange continues as she collaborates with a colleague on a critical edition of her poetry in English translation. More about Professor Hoult-Saros
	Carlos Miguel-Pueyo, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures Meier 109 • 219.464.5398 • Email Professor Miguel-Pueyo joined VU in 2005. He is from Spain, from a little thousand-year-old village called Alfajarín (Zaragoza). He studied his B.A. at the University of Zaragoza, after which he completed the Doctorate program at the same university (ABD), focusing on Spanish Golden Age and Modern literatures. At the University of Illinois-Chicago, he gained his Ph.D. in summer 2006, and his dissertation title was: “Insufficient language, sufficient colors: bluecolorin Bécquer and Novalis”. He is interested in European Modern literature, particularly 19th-century literatures, and specifically in the relationship between fine arts –literature, painting, music- in Romantic European writers. He has also worked on El Quijote, unknown Lorca’s works like his screenplay “Viaje a la Luna”, the influence between Paul Verlaine, Rubén Darío and Valle-Inclán, or antique religions in Lorca’s Bodas de sangre. More about Professor Miguel-Pueyo
	Sally Ochoa, M.A., University of Michigan Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures (Fall only) Meier 110 • 219.464.5118 • Email Professor Ochoa, part-time Assistant Professor, brings to the classroom such diverse qualifications as an MA in Linguistics from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from VU in French and Spanish as well as the experience of some 20 years in Mexico teaching at the American School of Puebla. She has written English as a Second Language materials, served as translator and interpreter, and done research on the pre-Columbian history of Mexico. Professor Ochoa teaches at VU in the Fall semester and returns to Puebla, Mexico each Spring.
	Rachel Rivers Parroquin, M.Ed., Valparaiso University Instructor in Foreign Languages & Literatures Meier 114 • 219.464.5404 • Email More about Professor Rivers Parroquin
	Nelly Zamora-Breckenridge, Ph.D., University of Colorado Associate Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures Meier 123 • 219.464.5283 • Email Professor Zamora-Breckenridge, Associate professor, joined the Foreign Language faculty in 1997. A native of Bogota, Columbia, she brings to the classroom the expertise gained from a Master's degree in Hispanic Linguistics at the Instituto Caro y Cuervo in Bogota, studies in Spanish language and literature at the Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana in Madrid, Spain and doctoral work at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her dissertation focuses on the contemporary Columbian novel. Her other areas of interest and research include contemporary Spanish American literature, Hispanic linguistics and phonetics. More about Professor Zamora-Breckenridge

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STUDY ABROAD
The Department encourages all students with a major or minor in Spanish to spend a semester in a Spanish-speaking country. The University has a study-abroad program that provides students the opportunity to spend the Spring semester in Puebla, Mexico at the UDLA (Universidad de las Américas) under the directorship of a VU faculty member. Students who wish to study in Spain or elsewhere in Latin America should consult their Spanish professors or the International Studies Office for help in finding an appropriate program.

Visit the International Studies page for details.

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SCHOLARSHIPS
The Department offers competitive scholarships of $1,000 for freshman students who will major in Spanish. These merit awards are renewable three times for a total of $4,000 if the student remains a Spanish major and makes satisfactory academic progress. Scholarship holders may have two majors.

There are three steps to the application process.

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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS OF SPANISH
Students of Spanish will also find many opportunities to practice the language outside of the classroom by engaging in volunteer work such as tutoring programs, teaching English as a Second Language to native speakers of Spanish, and teaching Spanish in after-school programs at the elementary level in the community. The Spanish Club further complements the curriculum through its schedule of activities such as a conversation hour, viewing Spanish and Latin American films, preparing typical dishes from the speaking world, and engaging in social events that reflect distinctive cultural celebrations like the Dias de los Muertos.