2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 18, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Course Descriptions


 

Spanish

  
  • SPAN HI - Honors in Spanish I


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • SPAN HII - Honors in Spanish II


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • SPAN 1000 - Basic Spanish I


    4 Semester Hours
    An introduction to the essentials of vocabulary, grammar,; sentence structure Primary emphasis on understanding; speaking Secondary emphasis on reading; writing Intended for students with no prior study of Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1010 - Basic Spanish II


    4 Semester Hours
    Continuation of Basic Spanish I

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1000  or equivalent placement score
  
  • SPAN 2000 - Intermediate Spanish


    4 Semester Hours
    Building on Basic Spanish, this course focuses on the practical application of basic listening; speaking skills; expands students’ reading; writing skills

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1010  or equivalent placement score
  
  • SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Conversation


    4 Semester Hours
    Designed for students at the intermediate level wishing to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary,; conversational skills Topics include Spanish culture; current events May be taken concurrently with a 2000-level course Taught in Spanish

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1010  or equivalent placement score
  
  • SPAN 2051 - Intermediate Conversation


    1 Semester Hours
    Designed for students at the intermediate level wishing to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary,; conversational skills Topics include Spanish culture; current events May be taken concurrently with a 2000-level course Taught in Spanish

  
  • SPAN 2052 - Intermediate Conversation


    2 Semester Hours
    Designed for students at the intermediate level wishing to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary,; conversational skills Topics include Spanish culture; current events May be taken concurrently with a 2000-level course Taught in Spanish

  
  • SPAN 2053 - Imtermediate Conversation


    3 Semester Hours
    Designed for students at the intermediate level wishing to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary,; conversational skills Topics include Spanish culture; current events May be taken concurrently with a 2000-level course Taught in Spanish

  
  • SPAN 2110 - Contemporary Hispanic Culture


    4 Semester Hours
    This transition course concentrates on reading skills in a conversational environment. It provides insights into customs and daily culture needed for interacting effectively with Spanish speakers. Taught in Spanish. 

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2000  or equivalent placement score. May be taken with permission of instructor.
  
  • SPAN 2130 - Grammar & Composition


    4 Semester Hours
    This transition course concentrates on writing skills through a systematic review; practice of grammatical concepts; strengthening of expository writing Taught in Spanish May be taken concrrently with any course in the series (SPAN 2110 , SPAN 2140 )

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2000  or equivalent placement score
  
  • SPAN 2152 - Learning Spanish Through Service Learnin


    2 Semester Hours
    Designed to improve students’ performance in Spanish in an immersion setting; to learn about Hispanic culture; social conditions first hand by means of service learning Taught in Spanish

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1010  or equivalent placement score
  
  • SPAN 2750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 2751 - Special Topics


    1 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 2752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 2753 - Special Topics


    3 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 3100 - Language Teaching Methods


    4 Semester Hours
    Prerequisites: SOAN 2110 or SPAN 2140 
  
  • SPAN 3110 - Reading and Writing about Spanish Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    Students are introduced to Spanish and Spanish American literature.  Designed as a bridge course between language literature courses, the course continues to emphasize grammar, vocabulary and written and oral communication while stimulating critical thinking through literary analysis.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110 - Contemporary Hispanic Culture  or instructor’s approval
  
  • SPAN 3200 - Survey of Peninsular Lit Up to 1700


    4 Semester Hours
    A close study of the principal literary works produced in Spain from the Middle Ages up to 1700 Taught in Spanish

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3210 - Survey of Span-Amer Lit Thru Modernism


    4 Semester Hours
    A close study of the principal literary works produced in Spanish-America from Colonial time through the 19th century Taught in Spanish

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3300 - Survey of Peninsular Lit 18th Cent/Pres


    4 Semester Hours
    A close study of the principal literary works produced in Spain from the 18th century to the present Taught in Spanish

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3310 - Span-Amer Lit Late Modernism to Present


    4 Semester Hours
    A close study of the principal literary works produced in Spanish America from early 20th century to the present Taught in Spanish

  
  • SPAN 3320 - Medical Spanish Translation and Interpretation


    4 Semester Hours
    An introduction to the basics of medical translation and interpretation including types of interpretation, Code of Ethics, HIPAA basic guidelines and basic medical terminology of anatomical systems, medical suffixes/prefixes.  Students review pronunciation and selected grammatical concepts.  Discussion includes medical terminology in Spanish including vocabulary for pain, body parts, informed consent, physical examination, etc. 

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110 - Contemporary Hispanic Culture  or by approval of instructor
  
  • SPAN 3400 - Introduction to Hispanic Linquistics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course introduces students to Spanish linguistics; to its main fields of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 3751 - Special Topics


    1 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 3752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 3753 - Special Topics


    3 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 3760 - Advanced Grammar


    4 Semester Hours
    Systematic review; practice of the major problems faced by English-speakers in Spanish grammar; sentence structure Taught primarily in Spanish Offered on demand

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110 
  
  • SPAN 3770 - 20th Century Spanish American Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    An examination of selected texts produced in Latin America during the 20th century.  Themes and texts may vary, sometimes focusing on modernismo, posmodernismo (vanguard literature), poetry, prose, theatre, or film, or a combination of writers and time periods.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  , or by petitioning the instructor.
  
  • SPAN 3780 - Studies in 19th Cent Peninsul Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    This course examines selected texts produced in Spain during the 19th century The themes; texts will vary, sometimes focusing on Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, or a selection of writers, genres; themes from the 19th century

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3790 - Studies 20th Century Peninsular Lit


    4 Semester Hours
    This course examines selected texts produced in Spain during the 20th century Themes; texts may vary, sometimes focusing on the Generation of 1898, the Spanish Vanguard, post-civil war prose, postmodernism, or a combination of writers; time periods

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2110  
  
  • SPAN 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 3851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 4700 - Undergraduate Research


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • SPAN 4750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 4752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • SPAN 4760 - Cervantes


    4 Semester Hours
    This course examines one or more works by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra It discusses the works within their socioeconomic, religious,; historical context Taught in Spanish This course prepares students for the reflective paper; comprehensive exam

    Prerequisites: SPAN-3000-level course
  
  • SPAN 4770 - Golden Age Drama


    4 Semester Hours
    An in-depth study of representative theatrical works written in Spain between 1550; 1681 Taught in Spanish This course prepares students for the reflective paper; comprehensive exam

    Prerequisites: SPAN-3000-level course
  
  • SPAN 4800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • SPAN 4801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • SPAN 4802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • SPAN 4803 - Directed Study


    3 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • SPAN 4850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 4851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 4852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 4853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • SPAN 4900 - Senior Seminar


    4 Semester Hours
    Guided by a departmental instructor, students will create the senior comprehensive exam paper Students choose readings; write on selected themes, periods, genres or writers drawn from Hispanic literature; complete the comprehensive exam essay