Spanish (SPN)
Pronunciation, vocabulary and basic language structures. For students with no foreign language experience.
Pronunciation, vocabulary and basic language structures. For students with no foreign language experience.
Pre-req: SPN 101 with a minimum grade of C.
Emphasis on oral communication and listening comprehension, some reading and writing. For students who have had two years or more of high school Spanish.
Development of practical conversational skills, reading for comprehension, and diredted compositions.
Pre-req: SPN 203 with a minimum grade of C.
Taught in English, this course examines Hispanic cultures through literature and cinema.
Taught in English, this course examines the Chicano Movement as a civil rights movement, as well as cultural and artisitic movement.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Analysis of grammatical structures. Introduction to phonetics and applied linguistics and oral practice in various discourse types such as conversation, narration, discussion/debate, presentation, course conducted mainly in Spanish.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Analysis of grammatical structures. Introduction to phonetics and applied linguistics and oral practice in various discourse types such as conversation, narration, discussion/debate, presentation. Course conducted mainly in Spanish.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
A study of Spanish used in international business and commerce, emphasizing specialized vocabulary, forms and procedures in commercial communication, and of the Hispanic business world through its language and culture.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
A study of the civilization of the Latin American countries and their contributions to world culture. Course conducted in Spanish.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
A study of the civilization of Spain and its contribution to world culture. Course conducted in Spanish.
Pre-req: SPN 204 with a minimum grade of D.
Taught in English, this course explores approaches to the ecological crisis in Latin America through a variety of texts including poetry, journalistic non-fiction, historical interpretation, and film.
A study of representative Latin American literary works from Pre-Colonial and Colonial periods and the 19th century. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/316 or SPN 323/324 or permission.)
Pre-req: SPN 315 or SPN 316 or SPN 323 or SPN 324.
A study of a selection of Latin American authors and works representative of the major literary movements in Latin America, from Modernism to present. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/316 or SPN 323/324 or permission)
Pre-req: SPN 323 or SPN 324 or SPN 315 or SPN 316.
Study of poetry, fiction, drama, essays etc. in Latin America. At the discretion of the instuctor, literary genres will be crossed with approaches such as gender, race, religion, ethnicity, etc. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/316 or SPN 323/324 or permission).
Pre-req: SPN 315 or SPN 316 or SPN 323 or SPN 324.
Study of the representative Spanish authors and literary works and the major intellectual movements in peninsular literature from Medieval times to Spain's Golden Century. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/315 or SPN 323/324 or permission).
Pre-req: (SPN 315 with a minimum grade of D or SPN 316 with a minimum grade of D) or (SPN 323 with a minimum grade of D or SPN 324 with a minimum grade of D).
Study of the representative Spanish authors and the major intellectual movements in peninsular literature during the 18th and 19th centuries. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/316 or SPN 323/324 or permission).
Pre-req: SPN 315 or SPN 316 or SPN 323 or SPN 324.
Study of the representative Spanish authors and literary works and the major intellectual movements in peninsular literature from the Generation of 1898 to the present. Course taught in Spanish. (PR: SPN 315/316 or SPN 323/324 or permission).
Pre-req: SPN 315 or SPN 316 or SPN 323 or SPN 324.
Course on selected films by Spanish and Spanish-American directors and on films based on literature, with an emphasis on Latin and South America. Reviews by contemporary film critics.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Study of various modes of Afro-Latin cultural production, including literature, film, music and other Fine Arts with emphasis on the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in English.
Pre-req: ENG 201 or ENG 102.
Course based on the origins of issues confronting contemporary Spain: the war and its aftermath, the transition to democracy and modernization, the European Union, terrorism, regional autonomy, feminism, and sexual identity.
Pre-req: SPN 315 or SPN 316 or SPN 323 or SPN 324.
Course based on origins of issues confronting contemporary Spain: the war's aftermath, transition to democracy and modernization, the European Union, terrorism, regional autonomy, feminism, sexual identity. Course taught in Spanish.
Pre-req: (SPN 315 or SPN 316) or (SPN 323 or SPN 324).
Independent research for qualified students who are interested beyond the other courses in the catalog.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Independent research for qualified students who are interested beyond the other courses in the catalog.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Independent research for qualified students who are interested beyond the other courses in the catalog.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Independent research for qualified students who are interested beyond the other courses in the catalog.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Pre-req: SPN 204.
Students develop skills to conduct research on a topic from their area of concentration and to present a research project in Spanish. (PR: two 400-level SPN courses or permission).