Catalog Course Descriptions
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Courses
Undergraduate
SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 110: Elementary Spanish (6 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 115: Review of Elementary Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II: Local and Global Contexts (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 215: Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
FRLN 330: Topics in World Literature (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
FRLN 385: Multilingualism, Identity, and Power (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 301: Grammar and Syntax (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 305: Spanish in Context I (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 306: Spanish in Context II (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 309: Intensive Spanish in Context (6 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 315: Spanish in Context for Heritage Speakers (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 321: Introduction to Spanish Culture (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 322: Introduction to Latin American Culture (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 323: Field Study in Hispanic Culture (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 324: Study Abroad in Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 325: Major Hispanic Writers (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 326: Treasures of Spanish-Language Literature and Culture (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 329: Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 336: Topics for Proficiency: Spain (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 351: Oral Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 370: Spanish Writing and Stylistics (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 375: Introduction to Spanish-Language Cinema (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 385: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 388: Introduction to Latina/o Studies (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 390: Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
FRLN 430: Topics in Comparative World Literatures (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 400: Spanish for the Professions (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 425: Independent Study (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 426: Independent Study (1-3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 430: Spanish in the United States (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 452: Advanced Written Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 455: Spanish-English Translation (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 466: Latin American Civilization and Culture (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 472: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 474: Spanish Syntax and Semantics (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 476: Teaching Spanish in the United States (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 480: Special Topics in Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 481: Special Topics in Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 482: Mass Media and Popular Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 483: Medieval and Early Modern Literature of Spain (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 484: Modern and Contemporary Literature of Spain (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 485: Topics in Community-Based Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 486: Topics in Latin American Literature I: Pre-colonial to Mid-19th Century (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 487: Topics in Latin American Literature II: Late 19th Century to the Present (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 488: The Literature of Spanish America (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 490: Internship in Spanish (1-6 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 497: Senior Honors Tutorial (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 498: Senior Honors Tutorial (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
FRLN 330: Topics in World Literature (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 329: Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 480: Special Topics in Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
SPAN 483: Medieval and Early Modern Literature of Spain (3 Credits)
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Graduate
FRLN 575: Heritage Language Education (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 500: History of the Spanish Language (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 501: Applied Spanish Grammar (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 502: Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 503: Spanish Linguistics for Educators (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 505: Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 510: Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 512: Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 520: Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 525: Studies in Renaissance Literature (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 530: Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 540: Studies in 20th-Century Literature (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 544: Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 545: Studies in Hispanic Literature (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 551: Special Topics in Spanish (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 570: Language Politics and Policy (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 571: Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 574: Critical Approaches to Teaching Spanish-language Culture (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 575: Teaching Spanish for Social Justice (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 576: Advanced Translation (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 580: Contemporary Hispanic Institutions (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 585: Languages in Contact (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 590: Bilingual Education in the Spanish-Speaking World (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 635: Seminar in Don Quixote (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 650: Seminar in Twentieth-Century Drama (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 655: Seminar in Twentieth-Century Prose (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 670: Seminar in Spanish American Prose (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 675: Seminar in Literature and Art (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 680: Seminar in Literature, Linguistics or Culture (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 685: Seminar in Literature and Ideas (3 Credits)
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.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 790: Seminar in Bilingual Education (3 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
SPAN 798: Directed Reading and Research (3 Credits)
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.
SPAN 799: Thesis (1-6 Credits)
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
SPAN 800: Studies for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (3-6 Credits)
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.