Department of Hispanic Studies

Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Bem-vindos!

Here is a link to our Major & Minor Course Offerings in Hispanic Studies for Fall 2023. Please email hisp@cofc.edu if you have any questions about registering. Also see our Facebook album with course flyers!

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About the Department Home to the largest and most comprehensive undergraduate Spanish program in the Southeast, the Department of Hispanic Studies is unique. We have a dynamic, engaged faculty whose expertise spans the spectrum from linguistics to translation to literature and film. We have a Minor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies which combines courses in advanced Portuguese language and culture, Portuguese literature in translation, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, History and Political Science. We have a Business Language in Spanish Minor designed for students interested in both Spanish language and business studies, and who would like to work in the international business community.

 

Department News

Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, March 2023: Dr. Carmen Gallegos-Pérez
Posted on 9 March 2023 | 11:58 am
Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, March 2023: Dr. Carmen Gallegos-Pérez Dr. Carmen Gallegos-Peréz is Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Focus for March 2023. Dr. Gallegos-Pérez—who graduated with a Ph.D. in Spanish, Latin American Literatures and Cultures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — joined Hispanic Studies during the 2022-2023 academic year in the capacity of Visiting Assistant […]
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Hispanic Studies Student Focus, March 2023: Ms. Regan Honeycutt (’23)
Posted on 8 March 2023 | 8:36 am
Hispanic Studies Student Focus, March 2023: Ms. Regan Honeycutt (’23) Ms. Regan Honeycutt is Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for March of 2023. Ever wonder if you could fit in a major in Spanish along with that B.S. in Biology? Well, ecce Regan Honeycutt and wonder no more. A major in Spanish since her first year […]
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Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus, February 2023: Ms. Elisa Peñaloza
Posted on 1 February 2023 | 3:37 pm
Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus, February 2023: Ms. Elisa Peñaloza Ms. Elisa Peñaloza is Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for February 2023. As any smart, forward-thinking individual inclined towards business can tell you, in our increasingly diversifying society, cultural and linguistic fluency represents the difference between a sale made and an opportunity lost. Of course, you needn’t […]
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Upcoming Events

March 29th from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Join the Portuguese Club for Bate-Pape, conversations in Portuguese! Bate-Papo meets twice a month for students to have conversations in Portuguese and to meet other students interested in the Portug [...]
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March 31st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join the Department of Hispanic Studies' Latin American Film Festival this semester! All students interested in viewing award-winning Latin American films are welcome.Popcorn will be provided! [...]
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April 7th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join the Department of Hispanic Studies' Latin American Film Festival this semester! All students interested in viewing award-winning Latin American films are welcome.Popcorn will be provided! [...]
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April 10th from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Join the Portuguese Club for Bate-Pape, conversations in Portuguese! Bate-Papo meets twice a month for students to have conversations in Portuguese and to meet other students interested in the Portug [...]
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