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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A critical analysis of historical events, institutions, artistic production, symbols and values representative of Spanish (Iberian) cultures. Particular emphasis on the relationship between specific cultural practices and/or values and the construction of national identities prior to 1700. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Course may only be repeated if topic changes. Prerequisite: SPAN 254.
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3.00 Credits
Critical analysis of selected historical events, artistic production, debates, symbols and values representative of Spanish (Iberian) cultures in the modern and contemporary periods. Particular emphasis on the relationship between cultural practices and national identities, as well as on contextualized analysis of different types of cultural phenomena. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Course may only be repeated if topic changes. Prerequisite: SPAN 254.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the complexities, ramifications and ambiguities of the cultural encounters, processes and expressions which took place in Latin America between different racial and ethnic groups from Pre-Columbian times to the 1800. Particular emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis of major cultural events, periods and issues that influenced the formation of identities in these territories. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: SPAN 254.
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3.00 Credits
Panoramic view of Latin American cultures since the end of the colonial period (roughly 1820) to the present. Examination of the major debates, authors and cultural issues that shaped those cultures or that were shaped by them. Specific themes may vary by semester, and may include the following: slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism, revolution, mestizaje, gender, the state, and modernization. Analysis will include diverse cultural phenomena, as well as consideration of cultural perspectives and practices. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Course may be repeated only if topic varies. Prerequisite: SPAN 254.
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3.00 Credits
Entrepreneurship means more than starting a business. This course emphasizes social entrepreneurship, in which the basic process of entrepreneurship-opportunity recognition, resource gathering and value creation is used to address social issues, not to create profits. Students do community-based learning in non-profits serving the local Spanish-speaking community, thereby building their language skills, acquiring cultural knowledge and gaining hands-on experience with social entrepreneurship (theory and practice). Each week class meets two hours in class and two hours in community-based service work. Prerequisite: SPAN 232 with minimum grade of B or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics in Spanish, Latin American and/or Latina/o literatures and cultural studies. Specific topics may vary. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: One 300-level course in Spanish/Latin American literature and one 300-level course in Spanish/Latin American Cultural Studies.
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0.00 - 18.00 Credits
Lectures, discussions, seminars, and practical work in Spanish language, literature, history, culture, and civilization in Spain and Latin America. May be repeated to a maximum of 36 hours. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: SPAN 140, SPAN 141, SPAN 142 or SPAN 143 or equivalent.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Review of current translation theory and analysis and practice of the translation from Spanish to English (and vice versa) of a variety of text types, ranging from short literary texts to everyday commercial discourse such as that found on product labels. Emphasis on linguistic and cultural aspect of literary discourses as well as non-literary texts. Conducted in Spanish. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 252 (or equivalent); credit or concurrent enrollment in CWL 471.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Same as FR 418, GER 418, ITAL 418, LING 418, PS 418, and SLAV 418. See FR 418.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Systematic introduction to the sound structures of Spanish, concentrating on recent contributions of theoretical linguistics to the understanding of the phonology of Spanish in its standard and selected dialectal varieties. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: SPAN 303.
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