Course Listings

Spanish (SPA)

1301 - Elementary Spanish (TCCNS: SPA 1411)                                                                                                                                                           Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.                                                             Introduction to the Spanish language and culture: pronunciation, grammar, reading of simple texts, and conversation. 

*1302 - Elementary Spanish (TCCNS: SPA 1412)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1301,  Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.
Continuation of SPA 1301.

1304 - Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers                                                                                                                                              Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.                                                              Intended for students who have prior exposure to Spanish but have not studied the language formally. Instruction in Spanish as used in the academic and professional world and development of historical consciousness about the Hispanic presence in the USA. May be substituted for SPA 1301 and/or SPA 1302 and used in fulfillment of the FL req.

*1412 - Accelerated Elementary Spanish
 Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.
An intensive course in first-year college Spanish especially for students with two-three years of high school Spanish. Covers the content of SPA 1301 and 1302 in a single semester. Fulfills the language requirement only when combined with SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 (or SPA 2412). As grammar is reviewed, an emphasis is placed on the major skill areas (ACTFL Guidelines): reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cultural awareness.

  * If you scored between 271 and 350 points on the Spanish placement test, click here for more information on the difference between SPA 1302 and SPA 1412.

 2304 - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
  Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or consent of instructor.                                                                    Designed for students who have prior exposure to Spanish but may not have studied it formally. Review of grammar, exploration of SPA-speaking cultures, and practice at intermediate level proficiency to develop speaking and writing skills for professional contexts. May be substituted for SPA 2310 and/or SPA 2320 and used in fulfillment of the FL req.

2310 - Intermediate Spanish (TCCNS: SPA 2311)
 Prerequisite(s): SPA 1302 or 1412, appropriate score on departmental placement exam, or departmental approval.
Conversation, composition, cultural readings, and grammar review.

2320 - Exploring the Spanish-Speaking World (TCCNS: SPA 2312)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310 or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or departmental approval.
Development of intermediate-level skills in comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural interpretation through selected readings in Hispanic literature.

2321 - Intermediate Spanish for Health Professions
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310 or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or departmental approval.
Development of intermediate-level skills in comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural interpretation with an emphasis on medical and scientific issues for prospective medical and healthcare professionals. May be substituted for SPA 2320.

2322 - Spanish for Christian Ministry
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310 or appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.
Development of vocabulary, grammar, composition, and conversation skills in Spanish for students interested in Christian ministry, using the Bible and related religious materials. May be substituted for SPA 2320.

2324 - Spanish for Business                                                                                                                                                                                                    Prerequisite(s): SPA 2304 or 2310; or appropriate score on departmental placement examination; or departmental approval.                          Development of communication skills at the intermediate and low-advanced proficiency levels for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Focus on using Spanish in Business contexts and examine the business cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

2412 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish                                                                                                                                                                 Prerequisite(s): SPA 1412 or placement into SPA 2310 or 2320 and departmental approval.                                                                                     Intensive intermediate Spanish course geared toward strong language learners. Content of Spanish 2310 and 2320 in one semester. Continued development of Spanish language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural and literary readings. May be substituted for SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 and used in fulfillment of the foreign language requirement.

3001 - Spanish for Health Professions Certificate Project                                                                                                                                 Prerequisite(s): SPA 2321 and 3302.                                                                                                                                                                                            An individually driven project to be carried out in tandem with a Spanish course at the 3000 or 4000 level. Subject matter must be health-related and the project must be completed in Spanish. Approval of the Director of the Certificate in Spanish for Health Professions is required.

3302 - Conversation and Composition
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320, 2321, or 2322; or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or consent of division director.
A bridge course between the second and fourth years in the development of oral and written proficiency in Spanish. Topics vary by section.

3304 - Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers                                                                                                                                                 Prerequisite(s): SPA 2304, appropriate score on the departmental placement exam, or consent of instructor.                                                 Designed for students who have prior exposure to Spanish but may not have studied it formally. Readings and discussions about Spanish-speaking communities worldwide and practice at advanced-level proficiency to develop speaking and writing skills for professional contexts. May be substituted for SPA 3302.

3305 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Prerequisite: SPA 2320. 
Introduction to the tools of literary criticism and practice in stylistic analysis of Spanish texts.

3309 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320, 2321, or 2324; or appropriate score on departmental placement examination; or departmental approval.
An introduction to the study of language and linguistics in general and of the sounds, structure, and meaning of Spanish in particular.

3310 - Spanish Culture and Civilization
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or consent of division director.
Study of Spanish history and culture.

3311 - Latin American Culture and Civilization
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or consent of division director.
Study of Spanish-American history and culture.

3350 - Survey of Spanish Literature through the Seventeenth Century
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century; readings, lectures, and reports.

3352 - Modern and Contemporary Spanish Literature
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the eighteenth century to the present time; readings, lectures, and reports.

3354 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature to 1880
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the Spanish conquest to 1880; readings, lectures, and reports.

3356 - Modern Latin American Literature
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from 1880 to the present; readings, lectures, and reports.

3V9R - Research                                                                                                                                                                                                           Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.                                                                                                                                                                                  Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.

4303 - Spanish Phonology and Morphophonology
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3309.
The sounds of Spanish and the formation of its words, and the relationship between these two, morphophonology. It includes pronunciation and transcription of Spanish.

4304 - Spanish Syntax
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3309.
Spanish word order and sentence formation, phrasal structures, and constructions that are different from English.

4305 - Spanish Semantics & Pragmatics
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3309.
The study of the meaning of words, sentences, and discourse and elements of conversation including context, usage, and appropriateness.

4315 - Methods of Foreign Language Teaching (Cross-listed with FRE 4315 and GER 4315)
Theoretical and historical bases with practical applications in communication methodology. Introduction to professional activities and materials. Although this course cannot be counted toward the first or second teaching field, it will be counted toward a major in Spanish.

4321 - Advanced Spanish for Health Professions
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2321, 3302; and consent of instructor.
In-depth experience with Spanish in medical contexts, including a community service-learning component, with emphasis on oral and aural proficiency.

4330 - Advanced Grammar/Comp/Conversation
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3302; and consent of instructor.
A review of grammar applied to the writing of compositions and conversational practice.

4340 - Professional and Literary Translation
The theory and practice of translation, including poetry, short stories, and technical documents.

4362 - Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director. Representative playwrights of seventeenth-century Spain; extensive study of selected works. Lectures, reports, class discussions, and term papers.

4363 - Cervantes
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of the major works of Cervantes with emphasis on Don Quixote, the cultural milieu of sixteenth and seventeenth-century Spain, and the views of present-day literary critics. Lectures, class discussions, oral reports, and term papers.

4364 - 19th Century Spanish Literature
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Representative plays, poems, essays, and novels from nineteenth-century Spanish literature, emphasizing in-depth analysis of texts.

4366 - Twentieth Century Spanish Literature
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305.
Study of representative poets, playwrights, and novelists of this century. Lectures, student reports, class discussions, and term papers.

4372 - Latin American Short Story
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305.
An in-depth study of the outstanding eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth-century Latin American short stories in light of current practice and trends in literary analysis.

4375 - Contemporary Spanish American Theater
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Major trends of Spanish American theater as reflected in the works of major contemporary playwrights. Readings, lectures, and reports.

4376 - The Spanish-American Novel
Prerequisite(s): SPA 4370, 4374, or consent of division director.
A study of the origins and development of the Spanish-American novel (from 1816 to 1915). A study of the main literary movements as reflected or found in the novel, in an approved paper or project.

4378 - Latin American Poetry
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305.
An overview of poetic trends in Latin American literature from pre-Hispanic times to the twentieth century.

4388 - Topics in Hispanic Language and Literature
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
A study of an author, work, period, genre, or current Hispanic literature or of an aspect of the Spanish language. Topic changes from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

4V90 - Special Problems 1 to 3 sem. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of division director.
Independent study in Spanish language and literature in consultation with a professor. Examination and term paper. With content changed, this course may be repeated once for credit.

4V9R - Research                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.                                                                                                                                                    Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.