Spanish program requirements
What the Spanish Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Spanish Specialist
- Arts program
- 10.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASSPE0623
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(10.0 credits, including at least 1.0 400-level credit)
Students complete 10.0 credits, including:
Of these 7.0 credits, up to 2.0 credits may be taken from cognate departmental or college offerings: PRT courses at any level, LAS courses at any level, LIN courses at any level at any U of T campus, FAH326H1, GGR341H1, HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS390H1, HIS397H1, JLN327H1, JLN427H1, JLP315H1, MUS305H1, NMC376H1, POL305Y1, POL305H1, POL325H1, POL360H1, POL442H1 Consult our website https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/ for the updated list of courses pre-approved for program credit or reach out to our Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
1SPA258H1
20.5 credit in Hispanic linguistics from: SPA322H1, SPA324H1, SPA326H1, SPA368H1, SPA421H1, SPA422H1, SPA423H1, SPA424H1
30.5 credit in Spanish Peninsular literature from: SPA327H1, SPA341H1, SPA344H1, SPA345H1, SPA348H1, SPA350H1, SPA352H1, SPA368H1, SPA425H1, SPA435H1, SPA439H1, SPA450H1, SPA456H1
40.5 credit in Spanish American literature from: SPA377H1, SPA378H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA383H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1
5SPA420H1
6SPA454H1/ SPA489H1
77.0 additional SPA credits
Note 1Students with previous knowledge of Spanish can start taking language courses at the 200- or 300-level, depending on their placement test results, and after consultation with the department. Students who misrepresent their previous knowledge of the language commit a serious academic integrity offense. The recommended sequences of language courses are as follows. For students with no previous or very limited knowledge of Spanish: (SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1, (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1 For students who have a beginner’s knowledge of Spanish: SPA102H1 (for students who took Spanish in high school), (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1 For students who are heritage speakers of Spanish: (SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1, SPA420H1
Courses these requirements name
- FAH326H1Cultural History of Islamic Spain
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- HIS291H1Latin America: The Colonial Period
- HIS292H1Latin America: The National Period
- HIS390H1Slavery in Latin America
- HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
- JLN327H1Culture and Modernity in the Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLN427H1Advanced Topics: The Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLP315H1Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition in Children
- MUS305H1Latin American and Caribbean Music
- NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- POL305Y1
- POL305H1Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies
- POL325H1Contemporary Latin American Politics
- POL360H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- POL442H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- SPA258H1Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
- SPA322H1Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- SPA324H1Spanish Bilingualism
- SPA326H1Latin American Varieties of Spanish Through the Media
- SPA368H1Spanish and the Empire: Migration in Language and Literature
- SPA421H1The Structure of Spanish
- SPA422H1Sociolinguistics of Spanish
- SPA423H1Spanish Phonology
- SPA424H1Experimental Approaches to Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
- SPA327H1Catalan
- SPA341H1Modernist Movements in Spain
- SPA344H1The Spanish Sensorium
- SPA345H1Spanish Cinema
- SPA348H1Galdos and the Realist Novel
- SPA350H1Medieval Spain Portrayed Through Visual Arts
- SPA352H1Court and Country in Early Modern Spain
- SPA425H1History of the Spanish Language
- SPA435H1Fictions of Contemporary Spain
- SPA439H1Topics in Spanish Studies
- SPA450H1Society, Daily Life, Violence and Death in Medieval Iberia Literature last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- SPA456H1Transatlantic Hispanic Baroque: Crisis and Disenchantment last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA377H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War
- SPA378H1Central America Postwar Narrative
- SPA381H1Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America
- SPA382H1Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature
- SPA383H1Disability and Embodiment in Spanish American Cultures
- SPA384H1Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America
- SPA385H1Literature and Social Change in Spanish America
- SPA386H1Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution
- SPA387H1Latin American Performative Expression
- SPA389H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA467H1Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture
- SPA475H121st Century Latin American Culture
- SPA480H1Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture
- SPA482H120th-Century Spanish American Narrative
- SPA486H1Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities
- SPA488H1Central America Postwar Narrative last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA420H1Advanced Spanish Grammar
- SPA454H1Cervantes: Don Quixote
- SPA489H1Latin American Transculturations
- SPA101H1Spanish for Beginners I
- SPA102H1Spanish for Beginners II
- SPA100Y1Spanish for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA201H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
- SPA202H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
- SPA220Y1Intermediate Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA301H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
- SPA302H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
- SPA320Y1Advanced Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA205H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
- SPA305H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPA219Y1Academic Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
Spanish Major
- Arts program
- 7.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ0623
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(7.0 credits)
Students complete 7.0 credits, including:
Of these 4.0 credits, up to 1.0 credit may be taken from cognate departmental or college offerings: PRT courses at any level; LAS courses at any level, LIN courses at any level at any U of T campus, FAH326H1, GGR341H1, HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS390H1, HIS397H1, JLN327H1, JLN427H1, JLP315H1, MUS305H1, NMC376H1, POL305Y1, POL305H1, POL325H1, POL360H1, POL442H1.
1SPA258H1
20.5 credit in Hispanic linguistics from: SPA322H1, SPA324H1, SPA326H1, SPA368H1, SPA421H1, SPA422H1, SPA423H1, SPA424H1
30.5 credit in Spanish Peninsular literature from: SPA327H1, SPA341H1, SPA344H1, SPA345H1, SPA348H1, SPA350H1, SPA352H1, SPA368H1, SPA425H1, SPA435H1, SPA439H1, SPA450H1, SPA456H1
40.5 credit in Spanish American literature from: SPA377H1, SPA378H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA383H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1
5SPA420H1
6SPA454H1/ SPA489H1
74.0 additional SPA credits
Note 1Students with previous knowledge of Spanish can start taking language courses at the 200- or 300-level, depending on their placement test results, and after consultation with the department. Students who misrepresent their previous knowledge of the language commit a serious academic integrity offense. The recommended sequences of language courses are as follows. For students with no previous or very limited knowledge of Spanish: (SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1, (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1 For students with previous knowledge of Spanish: SPA102H1 (for students who took Spanish in high school), (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1 For students who are heritage speakers of Spanish: (SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1, SPA420H1
A complete and updated list of eligible courses is available at the departmental website https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/ or through consultation with the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
Courses these requirements name
- FAH326H1Cultural History of Islamic Spain
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- HIS291H1Latin America: The Colonial Period
- HIS292H1Latin America: The National Period
- HIS390H1Slavery in Latin America
- HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
- JLN327H1Culture and Modernity in the Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLN427H1Advanced Topics: The Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLP315H1Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition in Children
- MUS305H1Latin American and Caribbean Music
- NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- POL305Y1
- POL305H1Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies
- POL325H1Contemporary Latin American Politics
- POL360H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- POL442H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- SPA258H1Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
- SPA322H1Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- SPA324H1Spanish Bilingualism
- SPA326H1Latin American Varieties of Spanish Through the Media
- SPA368H1Spanish and the Empire: Migration in Language and Literature
- SPA421H1The Structure of Spanish
- SPA422H1Sociolinguistics of Spanish
- SPA423H1Spanish Phonology
- SPA424H1Experimental Approaches to Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
- SPA327H1Catalan
- SPA341H1Modernist Movements in Spain
- SPA344H1The Spanish Sensorium
- SPA345H1Spanish Cinema
- SPA348H1Galdos and the Realist Novel
- SPA350H1Medieval Spain Portrayed Through Visual Arts
- SPA352H1Court and Country in Early Modern Spain
- SPA425H1History of the Spanish Language
- SPA435H1Fictions of Contemporary Spain
- SPA439H1Topics in Spanish Studies
- SPA450H1Society, Daily Life, Violence and Death in Medieval Iberia Literature last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- SPA456H1Transatlantic Hispanic Baroque: Crisis and Disenchantment last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA377H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War
- SPA378H1Central America Postwar Narrative
- SPA381H1Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America
- SPA382H1Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature
- SPA383H1Disability and Embodiment in Spanish American Cultures
- SPA384H1Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America
- SPA385H1Literature and Social Change in Spanish America
- SPA386H1Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution
- SPA387H1Latin American Performative Expression
- SPA389H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA467H1Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture
- SPA475H121st Century Latin American Culture
- SPA480H1Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture
- SPA482H120th-Century Spanish American Narrative
- SPA486H1Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities
- SPA488H1Central America Postwar Narrative last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA420H1Advanced Spanish Grammar
- SPA454H1Cervantes: Don Quixote
- SPA489H1Latin American Transculturations
- SPA101H1Spanish for Beginners I
- SPA102H1Spanish for Beginners II
- SPA100Y1Spanish for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA201H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
- SPA202H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
- SPA220Y1Intermediate Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA301H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
- SPA302H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
- SPA320Y1Advanced Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA205H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
- SPA305H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPA219Y1Academic Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
Spanish Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN0623
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits)
Students complete 4.0 credits, of which up to 1.0 cognate credit may be taken in PRT. No other cognates are permitted for a Spanish Minor.
Students with previous knowledge of Spanish can start taking language courses at the 200- or 300-level, depending on their placement test results, and after consultation with the department. Students who misrepresent their previous knowledge of the language commit a serious academic integrity offense. The recommended sequences of language courses are as follows:
For students with no previous or very limited knowledge of Spanish: (SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1, (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1
For students with previous knowledge of Spanish: SPA102H1 (for students who took Spanish in high school), (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA420H1
For students who are heritage speakers of Spanish: (SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1, SPA420H1
Courses these requirements name
- SPA101H1Spanish for Beginners I
- SPA102H1Spanish for Beginners II
- SPA100Y1Spanish for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA201H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
- SPA202H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
- SPA220Y1Intermediate Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA301H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
- SPA302H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
- SPA320Y1Advanced Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA420H1Advanced Spanish Grammar
- SPA205H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
- SPA305H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPA219Y1Academic Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
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