SPAN 3120 - Latin American Culture and Civilization (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. A survey of Latin American culture. The development of Latin American history, thought, art, and literature is presented. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3210 - Survey of Spanish Literature from Beginning to 1700 (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Examines the main periods, trends, genres and most representative works of Spanish peninsular literature from its beginning to the end of the Golden Age. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3220 - Survey of Spanish Literature Since 1700 (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Examines the main periods, trends, genres, and most representative works of Spanish peninsular literature from the early 19th century to the Spanish post-Civil War period. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3300 - Introduction to African-Hispanic Literature (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Study of the African element as an important theme in modern Spanish American literature in selected plays, poems, and stories by Hispanics of African ancestry. Given in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3080 or permission of Department. Integration of the formal aspects of language within the context of written expression. Diverse written assignments.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3100 or permission of Department. Intensive practice in the spoken and written language. Emphasis on systematic study and use of new vocabulary through oral reports and class discussions based on contemporary life and topics of interest.
SPAN 4210 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300 or permission of Department. A survey of writers and movements from the conquest to modernism. Includes works by Hispanics of African ancestry, indigenous, mestizo, and women writers. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 4220 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300 or permission of Department. Continuation of the survey from modernism to the contemporary period. Includes works by Hispanics of African ancestry, indigenous, mestizo, and women writers. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300, SPAN 3110 or permission of Department. Focused study on a topic or theme related to Hispanic literature and/or culture, such as literature of the Mexican Revolution, Chicano literature, Feminist literature, etc. May be taken two times for credit each time.
The development of the Spanish drama with critical readings of selected plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon, Rojas Zorilla, and Alarcón. Conducted in Spanish.
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced.
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced.
SPAN 4800 - Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3)
Advanced seminar treating a special topic in Hispanic literature and/or culture chosen by the instructor. May be designed around topics such as Women Writers, Literature of Revolution, Testimonial Literature, Postmodern Fiction, Magic Realism, the Fantastic, or Film. Required of majors.
Prerequisites: Permission of the Department. Individual work under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of study and determines the means of evaluation. May be taken two times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: Permission of the Department. Designed to assist graduate students in preparing for the foreign language examination. Successful completion of the course fulfills the graduate foreign language requirement.