A Spanish cognate course is a course in which a majority of the content focuses on Hispanic studies, but which does not give instruction primarily in Spanish. The following courses have been identified as possible cognate courses for Spanish concentrators.

Important information about cognate credit:

• Cognate credit is only allowed for the concentration. Students enrolled in the minor cannot use cognate credit.
• Spanish concentrators are allowed to receive a maximum of three credits toward the concentration for one cognate course.
• Spanish cognate courses count toward the Spanish concentration as either 300 or 400 level elective credit. The level of each approved cognate course is indicated in parenthesis, on the list below.
• Before taking a course on this list as a cognate, you need to meet with a concentration advisor to obtain approval.


• If you believe you have found a course not on this list that may count as a Spanish cognate, you should fill out a request form (pdf), obtain a copy of the syllabus for the class, and meet with a concentration advisor for approval.



• PORTUG 415-Portuguese for Spanish Speakers counts as a 400-level elective, but does not count as a cognate. You may take this course as well as a cognate course for your concentration requirements. PORTUG 415 does not count for the minor.

• RCNSCI 350 - Ecology, Development, and Conservation in Latin America - counts as a 300-level elective for the Spanish concentration or minor.
• Check the U-M Time Schedule or the LSA Course Guide to see when these courses are offered.
  

  Spanish Cognates

AMCULT 213 Introduction to Latino Studies (300-level)

AMCULT 226/HISTORY 226 The Latin Tinge: Latin Music in Social Context in Latin America and the U.S. (300-level)

AMCULT 243 / WOMENSTD 243 Introduction to Study of Latinas in the U.S. (300-level)

AMCULT 312 / HISTORY 312 History of Latinos in the U.S (300-level)

AMCULT 315 / HISTORY 377 History of Latinos in the U.S.(300-level)

AMCULT 313 / ANTHRCUL 314 Cuba and its Diaspora (400-level)

AMCULT 327 / ENGLISH 387 U.S. Latino/a Literature (300-level)

AMCULT 381 Latinos/os and the Media (300-level)

AMCULT 410 Hispanics in the United States (400-level)

AMCULT 699.003 / ANTHRCUL 558.004 / HISTORY 698.004 The Social History of Latin Music (topic offered Winter 2005 only) (400-level)

ANTHRCUL 298 (only eligible if the topic is "Constructions of Race: US and Latin America") (300-level)

ANTHRCUL 314 (see AMCULT 313)

ANTHRCUL 319 Latin American Society and Culture (300-level)

ANTHRCUL 320 Mexico: Culture and Society (300-level)

ANTHRCUL 346 / HISTORY 347 Latin America: The Colonial Period (400-level)

ANTHRCUL 558.004 (see AMCULT 699.003)

CAAS 478 / LACS 400 / HISTORY 578 Ethnicity and Culture in Latin America (400-level)

ELI 390 Community Service & Language (only eligible if the community service has a strong Hispanic component). To see if this course may be counted toward the Spanish concentration at the 300-level, meet with a Spanish advisor to evaluate if students are working with the Hispanic Migrant Worker Outreach program or with ESL Teaching Contexts.

ENGLISH 309 American English (300-level)

ENGLISH 387(see AMCULT 327)

HISTART 562 Baroque Sculpture in Italy and Spain (400-level)

HISTORY 312 (SEE AMCULT 312)

HISTORY 347 (see ANTHRCUL 346)

HISTORY 348 Latin America: The National Period (400-level)

HISTORY 358/LACS 455/LACS 655-  This topic only - "History of Brazil: Race, Religion, and Art" (400-level)

HISTORY 377 (see AMCULT 315)

HISTORY 381 / MEMS 381 History of the Jews from Muslim Conquests to the Spanish Expulsion (400-level)

HISTORY 478 Latin America: The National Period (meets with History 348) (400-level)

HISTORY 578 (see CAAS 478)

HISTORY 698.004 (see AMCULT 699.003)

ITALIAN 482 / ROMLING 482 Italian for Spanish Speakers topic only (400-level)

LACS 400 (see CAAS 478)

LACS 455 (see HISTORY 358)

LACS 471:  Elementary Quechua, I (300-level)

LACS 655 (see HISTORY 358)

LING 342 Perspectives on Bilingualism (300-level)

LING 350 Perspectives on Second Language Learning and Second Language Instruction (300 level)

MEMS 381 (see HISTORY 381)

PORTUG 301 Introduction to Brazilian Literatures (300-level)

PORTUG 474 Topics in Brazilian Literatures (400-level)

PSYCH 305 (only eligible if you volunteer with Latino Family Services)(Provide syllabus to determine level.)

RCCORE 409.06-This topic only -"Mexican Labor in North America:Seminar and Nogales Field Study".

RCLANG 334 Tutoring Bilingual Children: Working with the Latino Community in Ann Arbor (300-level)-- students cannot count this course *and* Spanish 448 toward the Spanish concentration)

RC SSCI 360- This topic only - "Struggles for Democracy in Mexico: Seminar and Field Study" (300 level)

RC SSCI 463-This topic only - "Mexican Labor in North America:Seminar and Nogales Field Study".

ROMLANG 498  Senior Seminar in Romance Languages & Literatures (permission of instructor) (400-level)

ROMLING 300 Introduction to the Romance Languages (300-level)

ROMLING 482 (see ITALIAN 482)

SOC 325 Latino Family Services After-School Program section(s) only (300-level)

SOC 389 (section 103 only) Latino Family Services After-School Program (300-level)

SOC 453-This topic only -"Mexican labor in North America:Seminar and Nogales Field Study"

WOMENSTD 243 (see AMCULT 243)



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