Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN101
Beginning Spanish I

Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 101/SPAN 102, or SPAN 110

Description: Emphasis on development of comprehension of written and spoken Spanish; reading of simple texts dealing primarily with the Spanish-speaking world and with cultural and historical background of Spanish civilization; oral and aural drill supplemented by practice in pronunciation laboratory.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:5

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SPAN102
Beginning Spanish II

Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 101/SPAN 102, or SPAN 110. For students with credit for SPAN 101 or a qualifying MLPE score.

Description: Continuation of SPAN 101.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:5

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SPAN110
Accelerated Beginning Spanish

Designed for students with at least one year of high school Spanish. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 101/SPAN 102, or SPAN 110.

Description: Covers equivalent materials to those presented in SPAN 101/SPAN 102.

Course details
Credit Hours:6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:6

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SPAN181
Beginning Grammar and Readings

Description: Rapid course in the essentials of grammar followed by reading of varied types of literary and technical publications.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN201
Second-Year Spanish I

For students with credit for SPAN 102 or SPAN 110, or a qualifying MLPE score. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 201/SPAN 202, or SPAN 210.

Description: Intensive and extensive reading of moderately difficult Spanish texts; thorough review of minimum essentials of Spanish grammar; conversational practice supplemented by drill in pronunciation laboratory.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN202
Second-Year Spanish II

For students with credit in SPAN 201 or a qualifying MLPE score. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 201/SPAN 202, or SPAN 210

Description: Continuation of SPAN 201. Reading of more difficult texts.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 205; SPAN 206

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN203
Intensive Conversation

For students with credit for SPAN 202 or SPAN 210 or a qualifying MLPE score. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 203/SPAN 204, or SPAN 220.

Description: Focuses on the development of oral proficiency so that students may be able to express and discuss their ideas and experiences in clear, direct Spanish. Grammatical constructions and new vocabulary are presented and practiced mainly in conversation.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 303; SPAN 304

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN204
Intensive Writing

For students with credit for SPAN 202 or SPAN 210, or a qualifying MLPE score. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 203/SPAN 204, or SPAN 220.

Description: Focuses on the achievement of communicative proficiency so that students learn to express their own ideas and experiences in a coherent manner. Special emphasis on thematic content, organizational skills, and self-editing.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 303; SPAN 304

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN205
Spanish for Medicine and Healthcare

Prerequisites: SPAN 202 or SPAN 210 or qualifying MLPE score.

Description: Spanish communication and professional interactions in healthcare and medicine.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN206
Spanish for Law

Prerequisites: SPAN 202 or SPAN 210 or qualifying MLPE score.

Description: Analysis of real-life situations related to law in Spanish.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING
Groups:CAS Diversity in the US

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN210
Accelerated Second-Year Spanish

For students with credit for SPAN 102 or 110, or a qualifying score on the MLPE. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 201/SPAN 202, or SPAN 210.

Description: Covers the same material as SPAN 201-202.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 205; SPAN 206

Course details
Credit Hours:6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:6

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SPAN220
Intensive Spanish for the Professions

For students with credit for SPAN 202 or SPAN 210, or a qualifying MLPE score. Equivalent to SPAN 203 and SPAN 204. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 203/SPAN 204, or SPAN 220.

Description: Intensive intermediate reading, writing and conversation.Emphasis on communication and professional interactions and on the language of professional communities, such as business, journalism and mass communication, health and medicine, law and government. Particular emphasis on cultural knowledge to increase chances of professional work related to the Hispanic community.

Course details
Credit Hours:6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:6

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SPAN300A
Advanced Writing and Reading for Comprehension. Special Course for Heritage Speakers of Spanish

For heritage speakers of Spanish with instructor permission or credit for SPAN 203 or 205 or 206; and SPAN 204. Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303 or SPAN 304.

Description: A block course for students who grew up speaking Spanish at home in the context of the United States and focusing on advanced reading and writing.

Course details
Credit Hours:6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 1 Writing

Credit Hours:6

ACE:ACE 1 Writing

SPAN303
Advanced Reading and Conversation

Prerequisites: SPAN 203 or 205 or 206; and 204; or a qualifying MLPE score

Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 300A, or SPAN 303, or SPAN 304.

Description: Introduction to literary texts and to the practice of reading and conversation for comprehension, interpretation and communication. Students write and present short summaries of texts selected from Spanish and Spanish-American Literary works.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 2 Communication Competence

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 2 Communication Competence

SPAN304
Advanced Writing and Conversation

Prerequisites: SPAN 203 or 205 or 206; and 204; or a qualifying MLPE score

Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of the following: SPAN 300A, or SPAN 303, or SPAN 304.

Description: Develops writing and speaking skills by concentrating on techniques such as organizing ideas, structuring arguments and conducting bibliographic searches.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 1 Writing

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 1 Writing

SPAN305
The Analysis of Communication in Spanish

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Analysis of oral, written and visual genres. Evaluation of contexts, regularities, conventions and forms. Acquisition of critical skills in the identification of basic ideological and formalistic issues within the genres being studied.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 312, ETHN 312; SPAN 313, ETHN 313; SPAN 314; SPAN 315, WMNS 315; SPAN 341

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

SPAN306
Speaking Proficiency and Textual Analysis

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Improvement of spoken Spanish and development of ability to understand and analyze a variety of written genres. Speaking in the context of a variety of academic, professional and interpersonal scenarios. Acquisition of analytical skills and refinement of grammar for academic reading and writing.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPAN 312, ETHN 312; SPAN 313, ETHN 313; SPAN 314; SPAN 315, WMNS 315; SPAN 341

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Community Engagement

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN312
Representative Spanish-American AuthorsCrosslisted with ETHN 312

Prerequisites: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306

Description: Masterpieces by great writers chosen from the Modernista period to the present time.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN313
Race and Empire in Latin American CultureCrosslisted with ETHN 313

Prerequisites: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306

Description: Examination of Latin American literature and culture since the 15th century with a focus on the issues of race and empire.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN314
Ecological Imagination in Hispanic Culture

Prerequisites: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306

Description: Examination of ecology and environmental issues in Hispanic culture.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

SPAN315
Gender and Sexuality in Hispanic CultureCrosslisted with WMNS 315

Prerequisites: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306

Description: Examination of gender and sexuality in the cultures of Spain and Latin America, focusing on women's studies and feminism, masculinities, sexualities, and LGBTQ+ issues.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

SPAN317
Introduction to Linguistics

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Introduction to linguistic analysis as pertinent to the description and explanation of Spanish grammatical structure. Both theoretical and practical.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN319
Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Description of the Spanish sound system: articulatory and acoustic phonetics, variation, oral practice.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN321
Cultures of Spain

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Examination of important topics and issues in the history of Spanish culture and society.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 9 Global/Diversity

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity

SPAN331
War and Human Rights in Latin AmericaCrosslisted with ETHN 331

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Lectures, oral discussions, and written work in Spanish.

Description: Latin American culture, with focus on war conflicts and human rights.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10
ACE Outcomes: ACE 9 Global/Diversity ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity ACE 5 Humanities

SPAN341
Translating Hispanic Culture

Prerequisites: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306

See instructor if you believe an equivalent course(s) may count for prerequisite.

Description: Cultural and linguistic adaptation (Spanish-English) of cultural artifacts such as movies, comics, songs, poetry, narrative prose, essays, etc. Particular emphasis will be put on developing literacy on software and digital tools.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN391
Special Topics in Spanish

Description: Language, literature, and civilization.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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SPAN396
Independent Study in Spanish

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Special research project or reading program under the direction of a staff member in the department.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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SPAN403
Syntactic Structures of SpanishCrosslisted with SPAN 803

Prerequisites: SPAN 317 or equivalent

Description: Comparative study of the structure of complex sentences in Spanish and English: Translation and composition.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN405
Advanced GrammarCrosslisted with SPAN 805

Prerequisites: SPAN 317 or equivalent

Description: Theoretical and practical aspects of Spanish grammar.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN407
History of the Spanish LanguageCrosslisted with SPAN 807

Prerequisites: SPAN 317 or SPAN 319

Description: Changes in the sound system, evolution of morphological paradigms and general patterns of semantic change.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN421
Medieval LiteratureCrosslisted with SPAN 821

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of important forms and themes in the history of Spanish Medieval literature. Emphasis on the impact of digital tools on the humanities.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN432
Spanish Speaking Proficiency and PedagogyCrosslisted with SPAN 832

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Development of spoken Spanish alongside analysis of grammar points known to be challenging for native speakers of English to acquire. Graduate level includes a review of pedagogical theory, research and methodology pertaining to classroom instruction of Spanish as a second language.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN441
Golden Age PoetryCrosslisted with SPAN 841

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of important forms and themes in the history of Spanish Golden Age Poetry. Emphasis on the impact of digital tools on the humanities.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN442
Golden Age ProseCrosslisted with SPAN 842

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of important forms and themes in the history of Early-Modern Spanish Prose. Emphasis on the impact of digital tools on the humanities.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN445
Golden Age DramaCrosslisted with SPAN 845

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of important forms and themes in the history of Early-Modern Spanish Drama. Emphasis on the impact of digital tools on the humanities.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN453
Nineteenth-Century Spanish LiteratureCrosslisted with SPAN 853

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and study of nineteenth-century Spanish literature: drama, essay, novel, poetry, and short story. Such authors as Larra, Zorrilla, Duque de Rivas, Espronceda, Tamayo y Baus, Echegaray, Bécquer, Pérez Galdós, Clarín, and Valera.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN454
Gender and Sexuality in SpainCrosslisted with SPAN 854, WMNS 454, WMNS 854

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Analysis of gender and sexuality in the culture and literature of Spain, covering topics related to women's studies, masculinities and LGBTQ+ issues.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN455
Human Rights in Latin AmericaCrosslisted with SPAN 855

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and analysis of Latin American texts dealing with human rights issues. Topics selected from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN456
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish PoetryCrosslisted with SPAN 856

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and analysis of Spanish poetry, with emphasis on A. Machado, F. García Lorca, E. Champourcin, G. Celaya, and G. Fuertes.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN457
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish NarrativeCrosslisted with SPAN 857

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and analysis of significant Spanish narratives.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN458
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish DramaCrosslisted with SPAN 858

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and analysis of dramas written by such playwrights as Benavente, Valle-Inclán, García, Lorca, Buero Vallejo, Sastre, and Arrabal.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN461
History and Fiction in Latin AmericaCrosslisted with SPAN 861

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Analysis of the relationships between history and fiction in Latin American literature, movies and/or other cultural artifacts.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN462
Spanish-American Short StoryCrosslisted with SPAN 862, ETHN 462

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Reading and discussion of the Spanish-American short story from its origins. Works of the twentieth century by authors such as Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges, Maria Luisa Bombal, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortazar, Rosario Castellanos, and Luisa Valenzuela.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN463
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish and Spanish-American EssayCrosslisted with SPAN 863

Prerequisites: SPAN 321 or SPAN 331; and one of SPAN 311, SPAN 312, SPAN 314, or SPAN 315

Description: Reading and analysis of Spanish and Spanish-American essays, with emphasis on Unamuno, Maeztu, Ortega y Gasset, Marañón, Marías, Picon Salas, Arciniegas, Mañach, Reyes, and Paz.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN465
Caribbean Literature and CultureCrosslisted with SPAN 865

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Explore some of the great leitmotifs that have shaped the cultural production of the Spanish speaking Caribbean and the Caribbean diasporas in the U.S. Topics include colonial and postcolonial exploitation, race and transculturation, displacement and migration, environmental issues and natural disasters, among others.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN466
Spanish-American PoetryCrosslisted with SPAN 866, ETHN 466

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Spanish-American poetry.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN467
Spanish-American NovelCrosslisted with SPAN 867, ETHN 467

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Spanish-American novels.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN470
Feminisms in Latin AmericaCrosslisted with SPAN 870, WMNS 470, WMNS 870, ETHN 470

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of a variety of feminist Latin American texts including poetry, fiction, history, philosophy and political manifestos from a cultural and literary studies perspective. Consideration of pop culture and visual artists.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN473
Don Quixote and the Birth of the Modern NovelCrosslisted with SPAN 873

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Examination of Cervantes' masterpiece in its literary and social context. Emphasis on the impact of digital tools on the humanities.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN475
Advanced Translation for the ProfessionsCrosslisted with SPAN 875

Prerequisites: Senior standing

Description: Theory and practice of translation in professional settings. Introduction to linguistic and cultural challenges of Spanish/English, English/Spanish translation.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN476
Exile and MigrationCrosslisted with SPAN 876

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Analysis of exile and migration in Spain and/or Latin America, covering topics such as memory, political and national ideology, work, gender and sexuality, and the second generation.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN478
Introduction to the Digital Analysis of Hispanic CultureCrosslisted with SPAN 878

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Shift from printed to digital texts and its implications for the humanities. Definitions of digital research, various theoretical and methodological approaches, and the consequences for the academy, publishers, classrooms, and libraries. Analysis of representative electronic projects related to Hispanic literature and culture. Design of a digital humanities research projects.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN484
Repeating Islands: Caribbean Literature and Culture Across LanguagesCrosslisted with FREN 484, FREN 884, SPAN 884

Prerequisites: FREN 301 or 302 (for French students) OR one of the following: SPAN 311, 312, 314, or 315 (for Spanish students)

Taught in English.

Description: Examines the way Caribbean subjects see and represent themselves within a globalized world though contemporary Caribbean literature and culture with a focus on the French-speaking and the Spanish-speaking islands. Analyzes how authors and artists have undertaken topics such as migration, rebellion, violence, slavery, race, gender, and environmental disaster.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN486
Spanish in the United States: Variation and ContactCrosslisted with SPAN 886

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Approximation to the linguistic and social diversity of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. Examination of issues of linguistic contact, bilingualism, language ideologies, linguistic maintenance/shift, and linguistic policies from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Groups:CAS Diversity in the US
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SPAN488
Heritage Speaker PedagogyCrosslisted with SPAN 888

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or SPAN 304 or SPAN 300A

Description: Introduction to the theoretical framework and classroom methodology for the teaching of Spanish to bilingual students who acquired the language at home. Exploration of differences between bilingual, monolingual, and second language acquisition of Spanish.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SPAN491
Special Topics in SpanishCrosslisted with SPAN 891

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Language, literature, and culture.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

SPAN493
Seminar in Spanish

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Topic covered in any term determined by the instructor.

Description: Topics dealing with specific aspects of Hispanic literature, culture, and linguistics.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPAN496
Independent Study in SpanishCrosslisted with SPAN 896

Prerequisites: SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, or SPAN 304 and an additional 3 hours of SPAN at the 300 level.

Description: Independent reading or research under direction by a faculty member.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE: