Spanish (SPAN)

How to Read Course Descriptions

The bolded first line begins with a capitalized abbreviation that designates the subject area followed by the course number and title. The number of credits earned by taking the courses is also displayed.

The course description is a brief summary of the purpose of the course and the topics covered. Any requisite courses are listed and could include the following:

Courses showing the abbreviation “COREQ” require simultaneous registration with each course named as a corequisite.
The abbreviation “PRE-or-COREQ” means that each course named may have been taken prior to or may be taken concurrently with the course for which it is required.
Courses showing the abbreviation “PREREQ” require the courses named as prerequisites to have been taken previously.

If the course can be applied towards a General Education Objective, the applicable Objective is listed.

To assist with your academic planning, courses in the Undergraduate Catalog are designated according to the semester they are usually offered. Unanticipated faculty vacancies and academic program changes may affect future course scheduling. Therefore, students should always contact the academic department to verify future course offerings, especially when specific courses are needed for graduation.

The following letters which appear after the course descriptions indicate the anticipated course scheduling:

F = Fall Semester, every year
S = Spring Semester, every year
Se = Sequential; a series of courses is presented until all have been taught.
Su = Summer Semester, every year
EF, ES, ESu = Even-numbered years, Fall, Spring, or Summer Semester
OF, OS, OSu = Odd-numbered years, Fall, Spring, or Summer Semester
D = Students should contact the Department to ask when this course will be offered.
R1 = Course is rotated every year, either Fall or Spring
R2 = Course is rotated every two years, either Fall or Spring
R3 = Course is rotated every three years, either Fall or Spring

How to Read Course Descriptions

Courses

SPAN 5500 Spanish Advanced Grammar: 3 semester hours.

Survey of selected grammar and composition topics on the advanced level. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

SPAN 5501 Graduate Discourse: 3 semester hours.

Focus on developing conversational skills at the advanced level. Emphasis on the development of vocabulary and language resources for analytical and technical discussion related to society, politics, and the professional world. Conducted in Spanish. PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or Permission of the Instructor. D

SPAN 5505 Study Abroad: 1-3 semester hours.

Available only through study outside of US. Development of upper-division level communicative competencies in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and of cultural awareness through exposure to customs, traditions, places, and peoples. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Graded S/U.

SPAN 5510 Spanish for the Health Professions: 1-3 semester hours.

Elective course designed to meet the specific linguistic needs of health service providers in the context of the clinical encounter between provider and the Spanish-speaking patient, progressively presenting the vocabulary, structures, and related cultural issues as students set the stage for the clinical encounter, elicit the history of the present illness, past medical history, review of systems, and perform a physical exam. Within the structure of the medical interview, students will also learn to discuss medications and their effects, family history, social and sexual history, mental health, and preventive health and nutrition in the target language. May be taken twice with different content.

SPAN 5520 Advanced Grammar for Spanish for the Health Professions: 3 semester hours.

Survey of selected grammar and composition topics on the advanced level.

SPAN 5541 Survey of Peninsular Literature and Civilization: 3 semester hours.

Comprehensive overview of main currents of Peninsular cultural history and literature. Conducted in Spanish. PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or Permission of Instructor. D

SPAN 5542 Survey of Latin American Literature and Civilization: 3 semester hours.

Comprehensive overview of main currents of Latin American cultural history and literature. Conducted in Spanish. PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or Permission of the Instructor. D

SPAN 5545 Critical Theory: 3 semester hours.

Focused study of selected literary theories/critical approaches and their applications to Spanish Peninsular or Latin American literature and society. Conducted in Spanish. PREREQ: Classified graduate status or Permission of the Instructor. D

SPAN 5560 Topics in Interpretation and Translation: 1-4 semester hours.

Theory and principles of translation and/or interpretation and their application in the fields of literature, business, law, and medicine. Topics may vary. May be repeated for up to 8 credits with a different topic.

SPAN 5570 Readings in Spanish: 2 semester hours.

Reading, discussion, and writing on selected topics in Spanish literature. May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

SPAN 5575 Topics in Culture and Literature: 3 semester hours.

This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to explore a topic of interest in Hispanic literature and culture at a more advanced level through the study of a wide variety of literary and cultural texts. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated three times with different content. PRE-or-COREQS: CMLT 3360 or SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3302.

SPAN 5580 Independent Study in Spanish: 3 semester hours.

A directed project, under the guidance of an instructor, emphasizing individual study or research according to the needs of the study. May be repeated. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

SPAN 5593 Spanish Internship: 1-3 semester hours.

Internship coordinated by faculty providing significant exposure to the use of Spanish in a professional service, or clinical environment. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 3 credits. Graded S/U.

SPAN 5594 Topics in Language and Culture for the Professions I: 1-3 semester hours.

Workshops offer students opportunities to enhance and supplement linguistic and cultural proficiency in a variety of professional contexts. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated three times with different content. Graded S/U.

SPAN 5595 Topics in Language and Culture for Professions II: 1-3 semester hours.

SPAN 5599 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.

The content of this course is not described in the catalog. Title and number of credits are announced in the Class Schedule. Experimental courses may be offered no more than three times with the same title and content. May be repeated.

SPAN 6600 Topics in Spanish Language: 3 semester hours.

This course offers students an opportunity to explore topics of interest in Hispanic language, language pedagogy, or sociolinguistics. May be repeated three times with different content.

SPAN 6675 Topics in Culture and Literature: 3 semester hours.

This course offers students an opportunity to explore a topic of interest in Hispanic literature and culture at a more advanced level through the study of a wide variety of literary and cultural texts. May be repeated three times with different content.

SPAN 6676 Topics in Culture and Literatures II: 3 semester hours.

This course offers students an opportunity to explore topics of interest in Hispanic literature and cultural works. May be repeated three times with different content. D

SPAN 6680 Independent Study In Spanish: 1-3 semester hours.

A directed project, under the guidance of an instructor, emphasizing individual study or research according to the needs of the study. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits with different course content. PREREQ: Permission of Instructor.

SPAN 6690 Spanish Graduate Seminar: 3 semester hours.

Advanced studies in selected topics from language, culture, literature or methods of research. May be repeated up to 6 credits with different content. Pre-requisites: SPAN 5545, as well as SPAN 6675 -or- SPAN 6676.

SPAN 6695 Research and Critical Analysis: 3 semester hours.

Research and Critical Analysis 3 semester hours. Intensive research and critical analysis of works. Pre-requisites: SPAN 6690 and permission of instructor.

SPAN 6699 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.