Outstanding novels and short stories of Spain since 1940 reflecting politics, society, economics, and culture of Spain after the Civil War. Recommended: Three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400 level.

Seminar on the major aspects of Hispanic Linguistics such as sound patterns, word-formation, sentence structure, meaning and context, discourse structure, regional and social variation. Prerequisite: One 400-level SPN course; or graduate standing in the M.A. Spanish Program.

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. Recommended: Three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400- level; or graduate standing in M.A. Spanish Program.

Seminar on the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of translation. The link between linguistic and cultural factors and their relationship to translation will be emphasized. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: SPN 375; one SPN 400 level course; or graduate standing in M.A. Spanish Program.

The in-depth study of a topic under the direction of a faculty member who together with a student designs the format of the study. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and department chairperson; three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400 level.