SPAN 1713 Elementary Spanish I

Description: Pronunciation, conversation, grammar, and reading. Includes language lab work. Not for native speakers per University Academic Regulation 4.9. Previously offered as SPAN 1115.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 1813 Elementary Spanish II

Prerequisites: SPAN 1713 or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Continuation of SPAN 1713. Includes language lab work. Not for native speakers per University Academic Regulation 4.9. Previously offered as SPAN 1225.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 2713 Intermediate Spanish

Prerequisites: SPAN 1813 or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills along with short cultural and literary readings. Not for native speakers per University Academic Regulation 4.9. Previously offered as SPAN 2115.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 2723 Intermediate Hispanic Culture and Media

Prerequisites: SPAN 1813 or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Further development of language skills within Hispanic cultural contexts. May be taken concurrently with 2713 or subsequently (but not before).

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 2813 Intermediate Reading and Conversation

Prerequisites: SPAN 2713 and SPAN 2723 or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Skill consolidation with emphasis on short literary readings and conversation. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 2823. Not for native speakers per University Academic Regulation 4.9. Previously offered as SPAN 2232.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 2823 Intermediate Composition and Grammar

Prerequisites: SPAN 2713 and SPAN 2723 or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Skill consolidation with emphasis on composition and grammar with some conversation. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 2813. Not for native speakers per University Academic Regulation 4.9. Previously offered as SPAN 2233.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3053 Introduction to Literatures and Cultures in Spanish

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Introduction to techniques of literary analysis and research in Spanish and to Hispanic literary history. Prerequisite for all advanced literature courses in Spanish.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3163 Literature of Medieval and Early Modern Spain

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Development of literature in Spain from the medieval period to 1700. Previously offered as SPAN 3023.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3173 Literature of Spain from 1700 to the Present

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Development of literature in Spain from 1700 to the present. Previously offered as SPAN 3033.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3183 Early Latin American Literature

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Survey of Latin America literature in Spanish from the pre-Columbian era to the turn of the 20th century, including letters, chronicles, essays, poetry, drama, and narrative. Previously offered as SPAN 3013.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3193 Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literature

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Survey of 20th and 21st century Latin American literature in Spanish, including narrative, poetry, drama, and essays.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3203 Advanced Conversation

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Practice in conversation skills, designed to bring students to a high level of proficiency in speaking and listening. Class conducted in Spanish.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3213 Advanced Grammar and Composition

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Study of advanced grammar and stylistics with emphasis on composition skills, designed to bring students to a high level of proficiency in writing.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3343 Business Spanish

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: Development of spoken and written Spanish for use in business and professional contexts.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3363 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

Prerequisites: 18 credits of lower-division Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: This course is designed for healthcare professionals. You will learn vocabulary, dialogs, and structure to help greet patients, take vital signs, interview for symptoms, review medical history, give a physical exam, and recommend prescriptions or follow-up instructions. Although by no means comprehensive, the course will provide a starting point for communicating with Spanish-speaking patients. Cultural notes will be provided to assist in making patients more comfortable.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3403 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of language and its structure and includes introductions to the fields of pragmatics, phonology, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and applied linguistics.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 3463 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

Prerequisites: 18 hours of Spanish or equivalent proficiency.

Description: In this course students will examine the phonetic and phonological systems of Spanish as well as the extensive diatectal and sociolinguistic variation of these sounds in the Spanish-speaking world and among learners of Spanish.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4123 Hispanic Poetry

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Detailed study of representative poetry from Spain or Latin America.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4133 Hispanic Prose

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Detailed study of representative prose works from Spain or Latin America.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4143 Short Novels in Hispanic Literature

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish literature course.

Description: Reading and analysis of classics selected from the Hispanic literatures written in Spanish. Examine the different literary movements, social and historical courses that influenced the novels, as well as the theoretical models about them. Because of the close connection to Cinema and Theater, the readings will be compared to their cinematic adaptations and to other artistic genres.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4163 Don Quijote

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Seminar devoted to Cervantes' novel.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4173 Hispanic Drama

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Reading and interpretation of dramatic works selected from the Hispanic literatures.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4183 Spain and Islam

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: An in depth study of conflict and coexistence among Christian and Islamic cultures in Spain from the eighth century to the present day. The course includes both literary and historical readings.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4193 Hispanic Film

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Study of Spanish and/or Latin American films from cultural, historical, and artistic perspectives.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4203 Hispanic Music

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish literature course.

Description: Critically interpret songs (their music and lyrics), identify the periods during which they were produced and their style, and related them to each other. Recognize and analyze the main cultural movements, historical events, and figures that shaped the development of Hispanic Music as it is represented in music production.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4213 Short Stories in Hispanic Literature

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish literature course.

Description: Reading and analysis of classics selected from the Hispanic literatures written in Spanish. Examine the different literary movements, social and historical causes that influenced the Short Stories, as well as the theoretical models about them. Critically analyze texts, identify their periods and style, and relate them to each other. Recognize and analyze the chief literary movements, historical events, and figures that shaped the development of the stories.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4223 Contemporary Hispanic Literature

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Major Hispanic writers since 1900.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4253 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature I

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Reading and analysis of classics selected from the Hispanic literatures.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4263 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature II

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish literature course.

Description: Reading and analysis of classics selected from the Hispanic literatures.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4323 Culture and Civilization of Spain

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish course.

Description: Reading and discussion of selected texts outlining the development of the culture and civilization of Spain. Previously offered as SPAN 3333.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4333 Culture and Civilization of Latin America

Prerequisites: One 3000 level Spanish course.

Description: Reading and discussion of selected texts outlining the development of contemporary Hispanic civilization of the Americas.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4413 Advanced Stylistics

Prerequisites: SPAN 3213.

Description: Continuation of SPAN 3213, emphasizing further development of grammar and composition in a variety of contexts.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4443 History of the Spanish Language

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish course.

Description: This course provides an introduction to the origins and linguistic development of the Spanish language from its Latin roots to Modern Spanish.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4463 Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish course.

Description: In this course students will investigate the variation of the Hispanic language as well as the linguistic features of Spanish as a result of Spanish in contact with other languages. Phonetic/phonologic, morphologic, syntactic, and lexical features of Spanish will be examined in relation to broader geographical, social, political, cultural, and historical contexts of the Spanish-speaking world.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4550 Seminar in Spanish

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish course, or equivalent.

Description: Readings and discussion of vital subjects in Spanish. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.

Credit hours: 1-3

Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Independent Study

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 4650 Topics in Spanish

Prerequisites: One 3000-level Spanish course, or equivalent.

Description: In depth study of a specific aspect of Hispanic literature, culture or language. Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.

Credit hours: 1-9

Contact hours: Lecture: 1-9 Contact: 1-9

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Languages and Literatures

SPAN 5110 Advanced Hispanic Studies

Prerequisites: 22 hours of Spanish or graduate standing in foreign language.

Description: Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.

Credit hours: 1-3

Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3

Levels: Graduate

Schedule types: Independent Study

Department/School: Languages and Literatures