Undergraduate Spanish Course Offerings

SPAN 1001. ELEMENTARY SPANISH I. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: Cannot be taken for credit by students who had two years or more of Spanish in high school. Introduction to listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. This course is non-repeatable for credit. This course has a lab fee.

SPAN 1002. ELEMENTARY SPANISH II. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 1001, or equivalent. Continued listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with further study of the culture of Spanish-speaking regions. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. This course is non-repeatable for credit. This course has a lab fee.

SPAN 2001. ELEMENTARY SPANISH III. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 1002, or equivalent. Study of the essentials of grammar, development of basic oral and written expressions, and reading in simple Spanish prose. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. This course is non-repeatable for credit. This course has a lab fee.

SPAN 2002. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH READINGS. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2001, or equivalent. Designed to increase students' facility in reading Spanish literary texts and prepare them to participate readily in literature courses conducted mainly in the language. This course is non-repeatable for credit. This course has a lab fee.

SPAN 3010. INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002. Systematic review of the basic concepts of grammar.

SPAN 3020. INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2002. Designed to provide students with more opportunity to practice and develop oral structures beyond the beginning and intermediate levels, leading to genuine speech.

SPAN 3210. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I. (3-0-3) SPRING
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Study of the development of Spanish literature from the beginning to the Golden Age. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

SPAN 3220. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II. (3-0-3). FALL
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Study of the development of Spanish literature from the Golden Age to the present time. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

SPAN 3230. SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE I. (3-0-3) FALL
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Overview of Spanish-American literature and its cultural context from the European conquest of the Americas to the 19th century. Study of the principal literary movements and authors during the Colonial times.

SPAN 3240. SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II. (3-0-3) SPRING
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Overview of Latin American literature from the independence of Latin American countries to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors, among others, Borges, García Márquez, Vallejo, Neruda, Carpentier, Rulfo, and Fuentes.

SPAN 3950. SERVICE LEARNING. (VAR. 1-3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. This course will provide students with the opportunity to work on service projects, utilizing skills related to their major in non-profit and service organizations. This course is repeatable for credit.

SPAN 4110. ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION. (3-0-3) SPRING
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3020. Detailed, analytical study of grammatical and oral structures with ample opportunity for practical application in composition and conversation

SPAN 4450. SPANISH CIVILIZATION. (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Significant examples of Spanish achievements set against the social, political and especially the literary background.

SPAN 4500. SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN-AMERICAN CULTURE. (3-0-3) FALL
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Study of the culture of the Latin-American peoples in the light of various ethnic, economic and social factors that influence the cultural development of each people and Inter-American relations. This course is repeatable for credit.

SPAN 4950. SPECIAL TOPICS. (VAR. 1-4) SPRING
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, and one of the following: SPAN 3210, SPAN 3220, SPAN 3230, SPAN 3240, or SPAN 4500. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered but for which there is a current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit.

SPAN 4960. INTERNSHIP AND/OR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. (VAR. 1-6)
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, and Chairperson's approval. Individually designed learning experience involving off-campus field experience and study in the private or public sector. This course is repeatable for credit.

SPAN 4980. STUDY ABROAD. (VAR. 1-15)
Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020, and Chairperson's approval. See the International Studies Section of the Catalog for details.