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SPN 310 Study Abroad

Intended for advanced students studying abroad. Prerequisite: SPN 202; permission of instructor.

Credits
1-12(Spec)

Prerequisites

SPN 202; permission of instructor

Corequisites

None.

SPN 325 Telenovelas, Streaming Media and Hispanic/Latino Feminist Movements

Examination of the significance of Hispanic/Latino feminist movements as documented in history, literature, film, and media such as telenovelas and streaming series. Identical to WGS 325. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Cross Listed Courses

WGS 325

SPN 331WI Advanced Grammar and Composition

Designed to develop greater accuracy in grammar and fluency in written expression in Spanish. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: SPN 202.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 202

Corequisites

None.

SPN 335 Spanish for Business

Designed for students interested in acquiring practical Spanish vocabulary related to business, and in developing writing, reading and speaking skills through business documents in Spanish. Recommended: SPN 202.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 341 Intercultural Conversations

Intended for those with some skill in speaking Spanish who wish to achieve greater fluency. Recommended: SPN 202.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 345 Spanish Pronunciation

Provides an understanding of Spanish articulatory phonetics and helps students improve pronunciation by training them in Spanish articulatory habits to make their pronunciation more native-like. Recommended: SPN 202.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 350 Spanish for the Professions

Course designed to enhance Spanish communication skills and cultural knowledge for use in professional settings including business, public health, and law. Recommended: SPN 202.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 360 Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film as Postmemory in Spain

An examination of the concept of historical memory through comics, graphic novels, and Spanish contemporary cinema and the application of game design. This course is taught in Spanish. Recommended: At least one SPN course at the 300-level.

Credits
3(3-0)

SPN 370 Advanced Studies in Spanish

Special topics may include language, literature and/or culture. May be repeated when the content is not a duplication of a previous special topics offering. Prerequisite: SPN 331WI.

Credits
1-12(Spec)

Prerequisites

SPN 331WI.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 375 Introduction to Spanish/English Translation

Introduction to the history, theory, and practice of translation in Spanish. Special attention will be paid to the translation principles concerning a variety of texts. Prerequisite: At least one SPN course at the 300-level.

Credits
3(3-0)

SPN 376 Culture and Civilization of Spain

Spanish culture and civilization focusing on political, social, intellectual, and artistic developments and their influence on the history and present of Spain. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: SPN 331.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331

Corequisites

None.

SPN 377 Culture and Civilization of Latin America

Historical and cultural development of Latin America from the pre- Columbian era through the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: SPN 331.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331

Corequisites

None.

SPN 385 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

The major aspects related to Hispanic Linguistics such as sound patterns, word-formation, sentence structure, meaning and context, discourse structure, regional and social variation. Prerequisite: SPN 331.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331

Corequisites

None.

SPN 386 Survey of Spanish Literature (Beginning to 1700)

Literature of Spain from the Middle Ages to 1700. Prerequisite: SPN 331.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331

Corequisites

None.

SPN 387 Survey of Spanish Literature (1700 to Present)

Literature of Spain from the eighteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: SPN 331.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331

Corequisites

None.

SPN 389 Survey of Spanish-American Literature (Modernism to Present)

General acquaintance with the literature of Spanish America from modernism to the present. Selections from representative authors. Prerequisite: SPN 331WI.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

SPN 331WI.

Corequisites

None.

SPN 390 Chicano/Latino Experience in the US

An examination of the Chicano/Latino experience in the U.S., including broader issues of inequality, race, ethnicity and discrimination. Taught in Spanish. Recommended: SPN 331WI. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.