Courses and Syllabi
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Spring 2027
Undergraduate
SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I (3 Credits)
For students with no prior experience studying Spanish. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 must be taken in sequence. SPAN 110 is the combination of SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 110, SPAN 115.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II (3 Credits)
Continuation of SPAN 101. For students with prior experience studying Spanish. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 must be taken in sequence. SPAN 110 is the combination of SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 110, SPAN 115.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 101, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
SPAN 110: Intensive Elementary Spanish (6 Credits)
Combination of SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. Intensive introduction to Spanish for students with no prior experience studying the language. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 115.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 110 - 004: Intensive Elementary Spanish — 09:30 AM to 11:20 AM MWF - Innovation Hall 336
- SPAN 110 - DL1: Intensive Elementary Spanish — Paola Enríquez Duque - Online
- SPAN 110 - DL2: Intensive Elementary Spanish — Carla F Burns - Online
SPAN 115: Review of Elementary Spanish (3 Credits)
Accelerated review of Elementary Spanish for students with prior experience studying the language. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: SPAN 115 reviews SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 110.
Recommended Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score, or permission of department.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credits)
For students with prior experience studying Spanish. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 102, 110, 115, appropriate placement score or permission of department.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II: Local and Global Contexts (3 Credits)
This course is for students with prior experience studying Spanish. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills through exposure to Spanish-language texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Cultural topics relevant to living and working in local and global Spanish-speaking communities combined with critical approaches to the study of Spanish and Spanish-language culture give students the methodological foundation for advanced courses in Spanish. Notes: SPAN 212 fulfills foreign language requirement. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 201, permission of instructor or appropriate score on the placement test.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Spanish
SPAN 215: Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers (3 Credits)
Builds on the linguistic resources and sociocultural knowledge of intermediate heritage speakers of Spanish as they prepare for courses at the advanced level. Students will develop their oral and written expression through regular exposure to Spanish-language texts, films, digital media, music, and visual art. Students will also cultivate their critical understanding of the significance of language and other forms of culture for Spanish-language communities. The course is designed to give students multiple opportunities for personal reflection on issues concerning language and identity. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 202.
Recommended Prerequisite: Appropriate placement test score or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 215 - 001: Interm Span for Herit Speakers — Paola Enríquez Duque — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Krug Hall 204
FRLN 330: Topics in World Literature (3 Credits)
Major works of world literature with varying perspectives and topics, such as specific cultures, histories, myths, or music and the arts, as represented in literature. Notes: May be repeated when topic differs with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 and 45 credits or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
4 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- FRLN 330 - 001: Slavic Vampire Lore — Jasmina Savic — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320B
- FRLN 330 - DL1: Garcia Lorca & Social Justice — Ricardo F Vivancos-Pérez - Online
- FRLN 330 - 002: Arab Modernism — Nathaniel Greenberg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM R - Thompson Hall - Hybrid
- FRLN 330 - 003: Asian American Media — Liang Luo — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Horizon Hall 5008
SPAN 305: Spanish in Context I (3 Credits)
Integrated content-based approach to the study of Spanish, designed to promote oral and written abilities, as well as critical understanding of Latin American, Latino, and/or Spanish histories and cultures. Includes vocabulary-building activities, grammar review and practice, assigned readings in a variety of genres, critical cultural analysis, in-class discussions, written essays, and the viewing of films. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 309, SPAN 315.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 202, SPAN 212, or SPAN 215, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 305 - 002: Spanish in Context I — Colleen A Sweet — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5012
SPAN 306: Spanish in Context II (3 Credits)
Continuation of SPAN 305. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 309, SPAN 315.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 305, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 306 - 003: Spanish in Context II — Colleen A Sweet — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR - Horizon Hall 5012
SPAN 315: Spanish in Context for Heritage Speakers (3 Credits)
Designed for students who have some communicative ability in Spanish, normally acquired in the home, who want to improve their reading and writing abilities while developing a critical understanding of Latin American, Latino, and/or Spanish histories and cultures. Course components include orthography and vocabulary activities, grammar review and practice, assigned readings in a variety of genres, critical cultural analysis, in-class discussions, written essays, and the viewing of films. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 305, SPAN 306, SPAN 309.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 215, appropriate placement score or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 315 - DL1: Span in Contx for Herit Speake — Carla F Burns — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Online
SPAN 325: Major Hispanic Writers (3 Credits)
Study of the works of major Hispanic writers in translation. Writers studied vary. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 or equivalent.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 325 - DL1: Garcia Lorca & Social Justice — Ricardo F Vivancos-Pérez - Online
SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas (3 Credits)
Integrated content-based approach to conversational Spanish. Designed to promote increased confidence and fluency in both formal and informal Spanish registers, as well as critical understanding of Latin American and/or Latino histories and cultures. Current events, films, literary texts, and popular culture reflecting issues of Latin Americans and/or Latinos serve as catalysts for class discussions, oral presentations, and debates. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 202, SPAN 212, or SPAN 215, or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 335 - DL1: ReligiositySyncretism &Pop Fst — Patricia Gómez Gómez — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Online
SPAN 370: Spanish Writing and Stylistics (3 Credits)
Improves writing skills by covering formal and stylistic concepts of the Spanish language. Includes practice and exposure to different textual genres in an interdisciplinary fashion. Includes common doubts concerning spelling, expression, and style; business Spanish; journalistic Spanish; academic Spanish; and creative writing. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 306 or 309, or SPAN 315, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 370 - 002: Spanish Writing and Stylistics — Alexia D Vikis — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM MW - Innovation Hall 131
- SPAN 370 - DL1: Spanish Writing and Stylistics — Patricia Gómez Gómez - Online
SPAN 385: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 Credits)
Introduces the study of Spanish linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Combines discussion of theoretical issues with linguistic analysis of Spanish. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 370 (may be enrolled concurrently) or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 385 - 001: Intro to Spanish Linguistics — Carrie Bonilla — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR - Horizon Hall 5008
SPAN 390: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis (3 Credits)
Course introduces students to the critical analysis of cultural texts and practices in the Spanish-speaking world, including but not limited to literature, music, art, film, television, comics and digital media. Focuses on the formal properties of texts and practices and situates them in their historical and social contexts. Students will also develop oral, written and research skills in Spanish language to preparation for upper-division courses. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 370 (may be enrolled concurrently) or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 390 - DL1: Intro Lit & Cult Analysis — Carla F Burns — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Online
SPAN 400: Spanish for the Professions (3 Credits)
Advanced study of the language needed for use in a specific profession, such as translation, business, social service, or health professions. Notes: May be repeated when profession differs. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 385 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 400 - 001: Spanish for Professions — Ellen Johnson Serafini — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5008
SPAN 466: Latin American Civilization and Culture (3 Credits)
Introduction to the study of Latin American civilization and culture from the pre-Columbian era to the 20th century. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 322.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Global Understanding
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 370 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 466 - DL1: Latin Am Civ and Culture — Ricardo F Vivancos-Pérez - Online
SPAN 495: Introduction to Latina/o Studies (3 Credits)
Interdisciplinary approach to the study of U.S. Latina/o cultural production, designed to promote critical thinking in understanding Latina/o histories, literatures, and cultures. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 370, SPAN 390, or a minimum of 3 credits at the 400-level. It is recommended that student enroll after completing 85 credits.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 495 - DL1: Introducti to Latina/o Studies — Ricardo F Vivancos-Pérez - Online
FRLN 330: Topics in World Literature (3 Credits)
Major works of world literature with varying perspectives and topics, such as specific cultures, histories, myths, or music and the arts, as represented in literature. Notes: May be repeated when topic differs with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 and 45 credits or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
4 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- FRLN 330 - 001: Slavic Vampire Lore — Jasmina Savic — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320B
- FRLN 330 - DL1: Garcia Lorca & Social Justice — Ricardo F Vivancos-Pérez - Online
- FRLN 330 - 002: Arab Modernism — Nathaniel Greenberg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM R - Thompson Hall - Hybrid
- FRLN 330 - 003: Asian American Media — Liang Luo — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Horizon Hall 5008
SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas (3 Credits)
Integrated content-based approach to conversational Spanish. Designed to promote increased confidence and fluency in both formal and informal Spanish registers, as well as critical understanding of Latin American and/or Latino histories and cultures. Current events, films, literary texts, and popular culture reflecting issues of Latin Americans and/or Latinos serve as catalysts for class discussions, oral presentations, and debates. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 202, SPAN 212, or SPAN 215, or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 335 - DL1: ReligiositySyncretism &Pop Fst — Patricia Gómez Gómez — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Online
Graduate
FRLN 575: Heritage Language Education (3 Credits)
Overview of the field of heritage language education, Including consideration of the linguistic and sociocultural characteristics of heritage language students, empirical research on heritage language education, and a range of instructional approaches, including critical pedagogy. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- FRLN 575 - DL1: Heritage Language Education — Ellen Johnson Serafini — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M - Online
SPAN 502: Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 Credits)
Introduction to sociolinguistics with emphasis on bilingualism and language contact in the Spanish-speaking world including the United States. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 502 - DL1: Hisp Sociolinguistics — Paola Enríquez Duque — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Online
SPAN 512: Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 Credits)
Introduction to critical perspectives on mass media in Spanish-speaking world. Course engages regions (Spain, Latin America, Latin@ United States) according to faculty specialty. Includes contextualization of media in nineteenth and twentieth-century historical processes and readings in critical theory. Develops graduate-level oral, written, and research skills in Spanish. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 512 - DL1: Mass Media and Popular Culture — Antonio Carreño-Rodríguez — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Online
SPAN 585: Languages in Contact (3 Credits)
This course considers the linguistic and social outcomes that occur when two or more languages come into contact across the Spanish-speaking world. Students will examine how attitudes, identities, and ideologies shape multilingual communities and they will draw on the predominant theories and taxonomies within the field of language contact to explore a wide range of linguistic outcomes of contact, including lexical borrowing, convergence, code-switching, and creoles. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 502
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- SPAN 585 - DL1: Languages in Contact — Paola Enríquez Duque — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Online