Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN 1011:   Elementary Spanish I  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the Spanish language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world. Intended for students with fewer than two years of high-school Spanish.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 1012:   Elementary Spanish II  
Modern Languages  
Continuing introduction to the Spanish language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1011.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 1110:   Intensive Elementary Spanish  
Modern Languages  
This course will develop proficiency in Spanish, including reading, writing, conversational skills, and cultural information about the Spanish-speaking world. It is recommended for students with two or fewer years of high school Spanish.  
6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 1211:   Accelerated Elementary Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Begins with a review of high-school Spanish and continues with the study of the language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 1980:   Elem. Spanish Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 1990:   Special Topics in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1012 or SPAN 1110 or SPAN 1211 or SPAN 1980.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2011:   Intermediate Spanish I  
Modern Languages  
Development of proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding Spanish with cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1012 or SPAN 1110 or SPAN 1211.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2012:   Intermediate Spanish II  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on communication and culture.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 2011.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2110:   Intensive Intermediate Spanish  
Modern Languages  
This course is a continuation of Span 111. Students will develop continuing proficiency in Spanish, with cultural information about the Spanish-speaking world.  
6 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1012 or SPAN 1110 or SPAN 1211.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2130:   Intsv. Intermed Span for Mjr./  
Modern Languages  
This course is a continuation of Span 111 that covers Spanish 201 and 202 in one semester. It is intended primarily for Spanish majors and minors, and other languages and linguistics majors. Students will continue to develop proficiency, to be exposed to cultural information about the Spanish-speaking world, and to begin to understand the language-acquisition process.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1012 or SPAN 1110.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2980:   Intmd. Spanish Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 1012 or SPAN 1110.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 2999A:   Special Topics in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110 or SPAN 2980.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3031:   Conversation and Composition I  
Modern Languages  
This course focuses on developing speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, working with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures. Students may not receive credit for both Span 303 and Span 305, or for both Span 303 and Span 306.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110 or SPAN 2130 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3032:   Conversation & Composition II  
Modern Languages  
Continued development of speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by consent of instructor. Students may not receive credit for both Span 304 and Span 305, or for both Span 304 and Span 307.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3050:   Intsv. Conversation & Composit  
Modern Languages  
This course combines Spanish 303 and 304 in one semester. Students will not receive credit for Span 305 and Span 303 or 304, or for both Span 305 and Span 306 or 307. Recommended for minors and majors.  
6 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3061:   Spanish for Heritage Learner I  
Modern Languages  
This course is intended for students who come from environments where Spanish is spoken but require further development of reading, writing, spelling, and formal Spanish. Students may not receive credit for both Span 305 and Span 306, or for both Span 303 and Span 306.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3062:   Spanish for Herit. Learners II  
Modern Languages  
This course is a continuation of Span 306. It continues the development of reading, writing, spelling, and formal Spanish. Students may not receive credit for both Span 305 and Span 307, or for both Span 304 and Span 307.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3061 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3110:   Business Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Practical application of specialized vocabulary for letter writing, interviewing techniques, and other commercial applications of Spanish.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3210:   Spanish Cult. and Civ.ization  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the development of the cultural life of Spain through significant historical, literary, artistic, and scientific works.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3031 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3220:   Spanish Amer Cult./Civ.ization  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the development of the cultural life of Spanish America through significant historical, literary, artistic, and scientific works.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3031 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3300:   Intro. to Spanish Linguistics  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the linguistic terminology and scientific techniques used to study the sounds, vocabulary, phrase and sentence structures, history and social uses of the Spanish language.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3310:   Intro to Lit and Ltry. Anlys.  
Modern Languages  
An introduction to terminology and techniques of literary analysis through narrative, poetry, and drama by Spanish and Spanish-American writers.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3410:   Spanish in the U.S.  
Modern Languages  
The language, culture, and oral and written traditions of large groups and small enclaves of Spanish speakers in the United States, including issues of language use, identity, and attitudes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3450:   Spanish Language and the Law  
Modern Languages  
This course covers a number of legal questions, procedures, and terms that are specific to Spanish language and culture, particularly in the United States. Students will read relevant real-life legal cases and learn more about the profession of court interpreting, legal translation, and forensic linguistics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3610:   Spanish Cinema  
Modern Languages  
In this course, students analyze films from Spain within their social, political, and historical contexts.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3620:   Hispanic American Film  
Modern Languages  
In this course, students will analyze films from Spanish America within their social, political, and historical contexts.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3710:   Spanish Grammar for Oral Comm.  
Modern Languages  
This course is a review and analysis of more sophisticated grammatical structures of the Spanish language specifically for oral communication.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3930:   Cultural Studies  
Modern Languages  
Students will analyze the contemporary Hispanic world through the theories and practices of cultural studies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3032 or SPAN 3050 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3960:   Intensive Spanish Grammar Rev  
Modern Languages  
Intensive analysis and review of grammatical structures. Content varies. May be repeated twice for credit for a maximum of 3 credit hours.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
(SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3970:   Conversation for Upper-Lvl Spa  
Modern Languages  
Enhancement of receptive and productive skills through upper-level oral exercises and examination of authentic language, in order to converse in everyday contexts. May be repeated twice for credit.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3980:   Upper-Lvl Spanish Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 2020 or SPAN 2110. 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 3999A:   Special Topics in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Topics vary. May be repeated once for credit, with permission of department.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3040 or SPAN 3050. 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5110:   Adv. Top. in Cinema in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Advanced study of topics related to films made in Spanish from Spain or Spanish America. The topics may be in culture, esthetics, language use, the history of film, cinema production, or other areas.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310 OR SPAN 3210 OR SPAN 3220.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5150:   Spanish American Women Writers  
Modern Languages  
Poetry, drama, and narrative written by Spanish American women with particular attention to the themes, theories, and questions surrounding gender and escritura femenina.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5210:   Spanish Sociolinguistics  
Modern Languages  
This course is an introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society in the Spanish-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5220:   Spanish Phonetics & Phonology  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the production of Spanish sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300 and 9 credits of SPAN 3000-level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5230:   Spanish Morphology and Syntax  
Modern Languages  
Analysis of the Spanish morphemic system and its organization into syntactic structures.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300 and 9 credits of SPAN 3000-level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5240:   The Hist. of Spanish Language  
Modern Languages  
Development of the phonological and grammatical systems of Spanish from Latin to its modern dialects.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5250:   Topics in App. Spanish Ling.  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3300.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5260:   Advanced Spanish for Business  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to spoken and written language of the Spanish-speaking business world. Acquisition of and practice with general commercial terminology used in Spanish for such functional business areas as economics, management, marketing, finance, and import-export.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3710.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5271:   Survey of Spanish Literature I  
Modern Languages  
A study of the most representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from the Epic through 1700. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5272:   Survey of Spanish Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
A study of the most representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from 1701 to the present day. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5290:   Contemporary Spanish  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5291:   Survey of Spanish A.Lit. I  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature from colonial times to modernism. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5292:   Survey of Spanish A.Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature and culture from modernismo through the end of the 20th century.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5310:   Medieval Literature  
Modern Languages  
This course explores the lasting impact of prose/poetry from Medieval Iberia, roughly X-XVI centuries, highlighting the range of literary production in the Peninsula.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5320:   Cervantes  
Modern Languages  
Study of Cervantes' major works, including "Don Quixote" and "Novelas ejemplares" in light of modern theoretical approaches.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5330:   Golden Age Literature  
Modern Languages  
Major Spanish writers of the 16th and 17th centuries.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5350:   18th and c19 Spanish Lit  
Modern Languages  
Study of the works of representative authors of the most important literary currents of 18th and 19th century Spain.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5360:   Modern Spanish Literature  
Modern Languages  
Study of literary works from the Generation of '98 to the present in Spain.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5370:   Spanish American Short Story  
Modern Languages  
Students will conduct an analysis of texts representative of the short story and the novel genres in Spanish America.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5380:   Spanish American Poetry  
Modern Languages  
Students will conduct an analysis of texts representative of major poetic and dramatic movements in Spanish America.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5430:   Topics in Cultural Studies  
Modern Languages  
May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
SPAN 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5480:   Advanced Spanish Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5499A:   Span St Special Topics  
Modern Languages  
Content varies; may be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5610:   Adv. Top. in Cinema in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Advanced study of topics related to films made in Spanish from Spain or Spanish America. The topics may be in culture, esthetics, language use, the history of film, cinema production, or other areas.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5650:   Spanish American Women Writers  
Modern Languages  
Poetry, drama, and narrative written by Spanish American women with particular attention to the themes, theories, and questions surrounding gender and escritura femenina.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5710:   Spanish Sociolinguistics  
Modern Languages  
This course is an introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society in the Spanish-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5720:   Spanish Phonetics & Phonology  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the production of Spanish sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5730:   Spanish Morphology and Syntax  
Modern Languages  
Analysis of the Spanish morphemic system and its organization into syntactic structures.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5740:   The Hist. of Spanish Language  
Modern Languages  
Development of the phonological and grammatical systems of Spanish from Latin to its modern dialects.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5750:   Topics in App. Spanish Ling.  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5760:   Advanced Spanish for Business  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to spoken and written language of the Spanish-speaking business world. Acquisition of and practice with general commercial terminology used in Spanish for such functional business areas as economics, management, marketing, finance, and import-export.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5771:   Survey of Spanish Literature I  
Modern Languages  
A study of the most representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from the Epic through 1700. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5772:   Survey of Spanish Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
A study of the most representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from 1701 to the present day. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5790:   Contemporary Spanish  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 5791:   Survey of Spanish A.Lit. I  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature from colonial times to modernism. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by equivalent course work as approved by the department.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5792:   Survey of Spanish A.Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature and culture from modernismo through the end of the 20th century.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5810:   Medieval Literature  
Modern Languages  
This course explores the lasting impact of prose/poetry from Medieval Iberia, roughly X-XVI centuries, highlighting the range of literary production in the Peninsula.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5820:   Cervantes  
Modern Languages  
Study of Cervantes' major works, including "Don Quixote" and "Novelas ejemplares" in light of modern theoretical approaches.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5830:   Golden Age Literature  
Modern Languages  
Major Spanish writers of the 16th and 17th centuries.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5850:   18th and c19 Spanish Lit  
Modern Languages  
Study of the works of representative authors of the most important literary currents of 18th and 19th century Spain.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5860:   Modern Spanish Literature  
Modern Languages  
Study of literary works from the Generation of '98 to the present in Spain.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5870:   Spanish American Short Story  
Modern Languages  
Students will conduct an analysis of texts representative of the short story and the novel genres in Spanish America.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5880:   Spanish American Poetry  
Modern Languages  
Students will conduct an analysis of texts representative of major poetic and dramatic movements in Spanish America.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5930:   Topics in Cultural Studies  
Modern Languages  
May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5980:   Advanced Spanish Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 5999A:   Span St Special Topics  
Modern Languages  
Content varies; may be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6000:   Hispanic Ling. for Grad Stud.s  
Modern Languages  
Students in this course study all aspects of Hispanic linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The linguistic diversity of the Spanish-speaking world is stressed.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6010:   Prof. Issues in Graduate Study  
Modern Languages  
This course covers the skills and trends in research for success in the graduate program; current trends in academic professionalism. Z grade.  
1 credit  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6110:   Intsv. Elem Spanish for Grad S  
Modern Languages  
This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The main goals are learning how to communicate effectively in Spanish and developing a basic reading knowledge of scholarly articles in Spanish.  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6160:   Spanish Morphology and Syntax  
Modern Languages  
This course offers an in-depth understanding of the morphological and syntactic structure of Spanish, as well as the similarities with and differences from other Romance languages and English.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6311:   Seminar, Hispanic Studies I  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6312:   Seminar, Hispanic Studies II  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6400:   Bilingualism in Spanish Spkg.  
Modern Languages  
Students will gain extensive knowledge of the cognitive processes associated with the bilingual mind and a thorough understanding of the socio-historic factors responsible for the creation of bilingual Spanish-speaking societies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6510:   Instructed Sec. Lang. Acq.  
Modern Languages  
Students apply research in second language acquisition to the practice of teaching and learning. Same as Fr/Germ/Lin 651.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6610:   Grad Sem on Film in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Students in this course study the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, including its linguistic diversity, and the history of its film at a sophisticated level.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of B in SPAN 5110 or SPAN 5610.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6710:   Research Methods  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to current research and analysis of language and literature and MLL graduate students.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6720:   Spanish Classroom SLA  
Modern Languages  
This course is an overview of Spanish second language acquisition, especially the research and practice of teaching and learning Spanish in the classroom.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6730:   Seminar  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6760:   Ling Variation in Spanish-Spkg  
Modern Languages  
Students will receive an in-depth look at linguistic variation in the Spanish-speaking world followed by hands-on research in Spanish linguistic variation.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6771:   Readings in Spanish Lit. I  
Modern Languages  
Students will study prose, poetry, and theater produced on the Iberian peninsula from the 13th through the 17th century. May be repeated once for credit if material substantially differs.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6772:   Readings in Spanish Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
This course is a study of modern Spanish literature and culture focused on a specific genre, region, and/or time period. May be repeated once for credit if content varies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 6791:   Readings in Spanish Am Lit. I  
Modern Languages  
This course intensely studies Spanish American literary, artistic, and cultural works organized around a specific genre, region, and/or time period. May be repeated once for credit if material substantially differs.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6792:   Readings in Spanish Am Lit. II  
Modern Languages  
This course intensely studies Spanish American literary, artistic, and cultural works organized around a specific genre, region, and/or time period. May be repeated once for credit if material substantially differs.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6870:   Spanish American Fiction  
Modern Languages  
Students will study the short story and novel in Latin America from the 19th through 21st centuries.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 6997A:   Thesis  
Modern Languages  
No grade  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis  
SPAN 6999A:   Adv. Spec. Topics in Spanish  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 7011:   ProSeminar I for Ph.D. Stud.s  
Modern Languages  
The ProSeminar is a small group class in which students read about, question, and debate issues in applied linguistics and Spanish studies.  
3 credits  
SPAN 7012:   ProSeminar II for Ph.D. Stud.s  
Modern Languages  
This continuation of the ProSeminar will build on theoretical skills and practical achievements of the first semester by engaging students in empirical research.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
SPAN 7990:   Independent Project  
Modern Languages  
Doctoral students will complete an original, independent research project of publishable quality and length. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
SPAN 7996A:   Capstone Doctoral Seminar  
Modern Languages  
Doctoral students will review research in Spanish language, literature, or linguistics to prepare for comprehensive exams, prepare publications, teaching materials, and portfolio for careers.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
SPAN 7998A:   Dissertation  
Modern Languages  
Students will conduct research for and write a doctoral dissertation. No grade.  
1 - 18 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation