Spanish | SPAN
P Prerequisite | C Co-requisite | R Recommended
I Fall Semester | II Spring Semester | S Summer Session/s
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Note | All world language classes may require homework using audio-, visual-, or computer-based materials in the World Languages Resource Center.
- SPAN-S 100 Elementary Spanish I- Beginners (4 cr.) Introduction to present-day Spanish, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary. Attendance in Language Laboratory may be required.
- SPAN-S 101 Elementary Spanish I (3-5 cr.) Introduction to contemporary Spanish and the Spanish-speaking world through study of basic structural patterns and functional vocabulary. Note: Students deemed to be beyond this level are subject to administrative withdrawal.
- SPAN-S 102 Elementary Spanish 2 (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 101 or equivalent. Introduction to contemporary Spanish and the Spanish-speaking world through study of basic structural patterns and functional vocabulary. Note: Students deemed to be beyond this level are subject to administrative withdrawal.
- SPAN-S 116 Elementary Spanish 2 with Review (4 cr.) P: SPAN-S 101 or equivalent. Introduction to contemporary Spanish and the Spanish-speaking world through study of basic structural patterns and functional vocabulary. Includes review of essential first semester skills. Note: Students deemed to be beyond this level are subject to administrative withdrawal.
- SPAN-S 160 Spanish for Health Care Personnel (2-3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 101 or equivalent. C: SPAN-S 102 or equivalent. Students learn to explain procedures, Medication, and diagnoses when faced with a variety of medical situations involving Spanish-speaking patients and families. Through a series of vocabulary, grammar information, illustrations, dialogues, exercises, and cultural notes, the courses prepare health professionals to communicate better with Spanish-speaking patients.
- SPAN-S 203 Second Year Spanish 1 (3-4 cr.) P: SPAN-S 102 or equivalent. Intensive drill reviewing important structural and vocabulary problems, coordinated with literary readings. Attendance in language laboratory required. Practice in composition.
- SPAN-S 204 Second Year Spanish 2 (3-4 cr.) P: SPAN-S 203 or equivalent. Intensive drill reviewing important structural and vocabulary problems, coordinated with literary readings. Attendance in language laboratory required. Practice in composition.
- SPAN-S 206 Spanish for Public Services (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 203 This fourth semester course presents tactical Spanish in cross-cultural context for public safety personnel. This course is designed to develop competency in basic and intermediate Spanish for security-related settings. The activities and content focus on language skills that help public safety personnel protect themselves and others.
- SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 204 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Practice of language skills though reading, writing, and discussion of Hispanic culture. Treats facets of popular culture, diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, and themes of social and political importance. Conducted in Spanish.
- SPAN-S 298 Second-Year Spanish (3 cr.) Non-native students may receive a maximum of 16 special credits by completing a 300-level course with a "C" or better (SPAN-S 298 plus 10 hours at 100 level). Native speakers are eligible for a maximum of 6 hours of "S" credit (SPAN-S 298) upon completion of SPAN-S 313 with a "C" or better.
- SPAN-S 302 The Hispanic World 2 (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 204 or equivalent. Introduction to Hispanic culture through literature. Study of representative literary works of both Spain and Spanish America in the context of Hispanic history, art, philosophy, folklore, etc.
- SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World (3 cr.) P: SPAN S-204 or instructor’s permission. Introduction to Hispanic culture through literature. Emphasis is on the development of national values and cultural themes. The approach stresses the relationship of literature to history and the arts. S Students may take the course two times for credit.
- SPAN-S 305 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 1 (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or equivalent. Texts selected from 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Historical background, literary movements, authors.
- SPAN-S 306 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 2 (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or equivalent. Texts selected from Middle Ages to 1700, with emphasis on Golden Age. Historical background, literary movements, authors.
- SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish 1 (2-3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 204 or equivalent. Grammar review, composition, and themes in Spanish.
- SPAN-S 314 Writing Spanish 2 (2-3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or instructor's permission. Grammar review, composition, and themes in Spanish.
- SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 204 or equivalent. International study. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates and group discussions. May be repeated once for credit.
- SPAN-S 325 Spanish for Teachers (3-4 cr.) P: SPAN-S 204. Focuses on major problem areas of teaching Spanish. Includes review, exercises, and work in pronunciation accompanied by intensive individual practice.
- SPAN-S 363 Introduction to Hispanic Culture (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or instructor’s permission. Introduction to the cultural history of Spanish-speaking countries with the emphasis on its literary, artistic, social, economic and political aspects.
- SPAN-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or instructor’s permission. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
- SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 313 or instructor’s permission. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.
- SPAN-S 416 Modern Hispanic Poetry (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 305 or SPAN-S 306. Major movements and directions in Hispanic poetry from Modernism, Generation of 1898, Vanguardismo, Generation of 1927, to the present. Close study of selected poets such as Dario, Machado, Neruda, Lorca, Salines, Paz. Literary relations between Latin America and Spain.
- SPAN-S 418 Hispanic Drama (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 305 or SPAN-S 306. Forms, traditions, themes and periods of Hispanic drama from the Renaissance to the present.
- SPAN-S 450 Don Quijote (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 305 or SPAN-S 306. Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.
- SPAN-S 477 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 305, SPAN-S 306, or equivalent. Spanish-American prose fiction from late nineteenth century Modernism to the present.
- SPAN-S 478 Modern Spanish Novel (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 305 or SPAN-S 306. The Spanish novel from the beginning of Realism, around 1850, through post-Civil War novels of the twentieth century.
- SPAN-S 494 Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies (3 cr.) P: Consent of department. Topic to be selected by the student with the consent of the department.
- SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of the department. Topic and credit vary. May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
- SPAN-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions (3 cr.) This course provides a thematic presentation of vital artistic, literary, architectural, musical, political, religious and historical movements within Mexico spanning from pre-Columbian to contemporary times. This course is designed for students who wish to further their understanding of Mexican cultural and historical developments through a combination of primary resources, academic readings with an option for in-country experience. SU.