Prerequisite/Corequisite Key
| P = Course must be taken previously | C = Course must be taken concurrently | E = Course can be taken previously or concurrently |
| (RQ) = Required | (RM) = Recommended |
SPAN 101
Elementary Spanish I
3 credit hours
This course is an introduction to Spanish for students who have had no previous study of the language. Class places equal emphasis on listening comprehension, oral expression, reading and writing. Basic cultural knowledge and grammatical structures are presented.
SPAN 102
Elementary Spanish II
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-101 or placement and Program Director's approval.
This course is a second semester study of Spanish for students who have a basic knowledge of the language. Class places equal emphasis on listening comprehension, oral expression, reading and writing. Cultural topics and grammatical structures are presented.
SPAN 103
Intermediate Spanish I
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-102 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course is a combination of grammar review and vocabulary development with a strong oral and reading component. It is a course designed for students who have had two semesters of Elementary Spanish or equivalent. Offered fall.
SPAN 104
Intermediate Spanish II
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-103 or placement and Program Director's approval
The class offers continued practice in speaking and understanding oral and written Spanish. It emphasizes reading and listening, and studies essentials of grammar. Offered spring.
SPAN 200
Advanced Grammar and Composition
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course is an in-depth study of the Spanish language. Practice of basic techniques of composition and writing of expository descriptive and narrative prose. Introduction of models from representative Spanish essays and short stories. Active writing practice with weekly compositions. Highly recommended for Spanish native speakers. Offered fall.
SPAN 206
Language and Culture II
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course aims to provide an ongoing review of grammar, reading, writing and conversational practice, and increase the students' awareness of Hispanic culture by introducing them to some of its manifestations.
SPAN 209
Spanish for Health and Medical Professionals
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-102 or Placement or Permission
This course is aimed at professionals in the field of Health Sciences: doctors, nurses, students and interpreters who carry out their activity in a bilingual English-Spanish context. It provides specific training to improve linguistic competence in Spanish, from specialized medical terminology to the Hispanic dialect variants used by patients in the clinic, or the resources that the professional may have at their disposal to answer questions. This course is designed to teach Health Care and related fields students how to do specific tasks in Spanish. Although non-native speakers of Spanish at any level are encouraged to enroll in this course, to have completed Elementary Spanish II (Span 102) is recommended. Students who are interested in acquiring Spanish language in general are invited to enroll in traditional Spanish courses. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 210
Advanced Spanish Conversation
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course provides students with advanced oral practice in a conversational setting. Advanced Spanish vocabulary acquisition and correct pronunciation are stressed in this course. Class is conducted entirely in Spanish and students are expected to participate actively on a daily basis. Offered fall.
SPAN 211
Spanish for Spanish Speakers
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
A course designed to reactivate the oral skills of heritage-speakers of Spanish, to acquire knowledge about Hispanic/Latino cultural heritage, to augment Spanish literacy skills and to develop academic Spanish language skills. Offered spring.
SPAN 212
Spanish in the Workplace
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
An advanced course that provides intensive oral and written practice for those students interested in working on their Spanish language skills in preparation for entering diverse professional environments.
SPAN 217
Women in Mexican Culture
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-104 or placement and Program Director's approval
This class will study the impact of female figures such as Our Lady of Guadalupe, Malitzin/Malinche and la soldadera have had in traditional Mexican culture and their unexpected transformation into 21st century Latina/o cultural and religious icons. Class discussion will be conducted in English. Students of SPAN 217 will read and write in Spanish.
SPAN 220
Interpretation of Texts
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course focuses on close reading and analysis of selected texts in prose, poetry and drama. The primary objective of the course is to familiarize students with methods of interpretative criticism and with Hispanic literary terminology. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 231
Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Civilization I
3 credit hours
This course is designed to acquaint students with basic characteristics and major trends of Hispanic life, culture and civilization, both in Spain and Latin America since pre-Columbian era until 1810-1824, when the process of Latin American independence is almost complete with the exception of Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. and their impact on American society are also examined. This course is taught in English.
SPAN 232
Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Civilization II
3 credit hours
This course is designed to acquaint students with basic characteristics and major trends of Hispanic life, culture and civilization, both in Spain and Latin America the independence of the colonial territories, starting in 1810-1824, until contemporary times. Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. and their impact on American society are also examined. This course is taught in English.
SPAN 260
Selected Topics in Hispanic Literatures and/or Cultures
3 credit hours
This course offers an academic and comparative approach to the study of a particular topic of interest in any period or area of Hispanic literatures and/or cultures. Offered at the discretion of the program based on students interest and/or need. This course is taught in English and/or Spanish, and it is designed as an elective course for Spanish majors and for students in general who are not majors.
SPAN 300
Field Work
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This is an internship course designed to provide students with the opportunity of working with Spanish-speaking people.
SPAN 307
Golden Age Poetry
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course focuses on the study of poetry as a genre and the particularities of poetry in Spanish. In-depth analysis of poets and styles of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Study of the connection between poetry and society in the 16th and 17th centuries. Students will read critical and historical works on different aspects of the poetry studied. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 312
Literary Responses to Armed Conflicts in the 20th Century
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course questions the role of literature during war and during dictatorship, the role of censorship and the role of literature as a testimony. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 314
Realism and the Turn of the Century
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course focuses on the development of the Spanish novel and its complexities, primarily the growing use and elaboration of numerous points of view and layers of narrative voices. The course will follow the evolution of the 19th century novel to the so-called "Generacion del 98." Students will read critical works and literary manifests of the period. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 315
Imaginary Caribbean: Literature of Cuba and Puerto Rico
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course will focus on the Caribbean as the site of the imaginary: how Europeans in the 16th century variously conceived of the area as the site of religious Utopia as well as commercial exploitation; how Cuban and Puerto Rican authors of the 19th century simultaneously sought to achieve independence from Spain as they articulated notions of nationhood. Finally, the course will examine Cuban-American and U.S. Puerto Rican authors of the Diaspora. The thread binding these three disparate groups together will be the concept of la nacion sonada [the dreamt nation]. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 316
Latin American Responses to Colonization
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course will consider and analyze the different ways in which Latin Americans have "written" a response to their colonial status, long before and after the countries of the continent were recognized as separate national entities. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 317
Narrative and Spectacle of the Mexican Revolution
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course will consider the artistic expression of the Mexican Revolution within its historical context. It will also analyze popular U.S. responses to the revolution through Hollywood's view of the events and of some of the best-known protagonists of the conflict. In line with current feminist theories, the course will also examine the role of la soldadera, the female fighters of the Mexican Revolution. This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 319
Cervantes' Don Quijote
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
The reading of Cervantes' masterpiece will be guided by a series of pivotal questions generated during the reading, including discussion of literary concepts, thematic elements, and ideas transcending the plot, such as, but not limited, to: What does it mean to be a "good reader"?; Is Don Quijote a "good reader"?; What does it mean to be mad?; Is Don Quijote mad?; What is "reality" in the novel?; Is Cervantes condemning chivalric literature?; Who is the author of the novel? Besides the text of Don Quijote, reading material will include: the chivalric novel Amads de Gaula, critical readings on parody, critical works on Don Quijote and on Cervantes' theory of the novel, a biography of Cervantes, and works on the life in Spain in the 16th century. This course is taught in Spanish or English.
SPAN 334
Film and Literature
3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
This course will attempt to bridge the gap between visual narratives and textual narratives by choosing a theme and demonstrating how each kind of narrative, movies and literature, presents a point of view, deals with a creator's vision and with the limitations inherent to its form in its attempt to "tell a story." This course is taught in Spanish.
SPAN 374
Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in Secondary Schools
3 credit hours
This course examines the trends in methodology of foreign language teaching in the United States. Course includes the development of ability in determining, stating and evaluating objectives. Emphasis on individualized instruction. Class demonstration of teaching techniques with the use of audio-visual equipment. Level 2 education course: requires admission to the Education Program. Offered fall.
SPAN 392
Selected Topics in Hispanic Literatures and/or Civilizations
1 to 3 credit hours
P: SPAN-200 or SPAN-211 or placement and Program Director's approval
Study of a particular topic of interest in any period or area of Hispanic literatures and/or civilizations. The central topic as well as the title of the course remains open every semester. This course is offered at the discretion of the program based on student interest and/or Program need. This course is taught in Spanish or English.
SPAN 395
Senior Seminar
3 credit hours
This course is a study of literature using current methodologies, critical approaches and research techniques. At the end of the semester, students will be able to write and present a senior academic paper research under the supervision of a faculty member. This course is taught in Spanish. NOTE: Senior standing as a Spanish or Spanish/Sec Ed major and Program Director's approval