Spanish
120 - SPANISH FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
4 Credits
Spanish for the Health Care Provider provides a fundamental background to the kind of Spanish that is spoken in health settings while teaching students about Hispanic culture. Enrollment restricted to Nursing majors.
140 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1
4 Credits
Basic proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish with emphasis on listening, speaking, and pronunciation. Audio visual materials illustrate Hispanic ways of life. Four classes per week.
141 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2
4 Credits
Continuation of SPAN 140. Four classes per week. Prerequisite: SPAN 140 or proficiency established by placement test.
142 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3
4 Credits
Continuation of SPAN 141. Four classes per week. Prerequisite: SPAN 141 or proficiency established by placement test.
244 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1
4 Credits
Continued development of proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Spanish with emphasis on pronunciation and speaking. Four classes per week. Prerequisite: SPAN 142 or proficiency established by placement test.
245 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2
4 Credits
Continuation of SPAN 244. Four classes per week. Prerequisite: SPAN 244.
246 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 3
4 Credits
Continuation of SPAN 245. Four classes per week. Prerequisite: SPAN 245.
247 - INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE
4 Credits
Critical principles in the assessment of prose, fiction, poetry and drama as applied to selected readings in Spanish and Latin American literature. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
250 - SPANISH PHONETICS
4 Credits
Introduction to linguistic terminology and a comparative analysis of the Spanish and English sound systems, with emphasis on improving students’ pronunciation in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
299 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPANISH
1 to 4 Credits
Permission of instructor.
342 - ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY
4 Credits
Intensive study of grammar and syntax emphasizing high- frequency constructions. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
343 - BUSINESS SPANISH
4 Credits
Development of oral and written proficiency within a business context. Business vocabulary, readings, business and cultural concepts, situational
practice and case studies. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
351 - HISPANIC CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
4 Credits
Hispanic world views with emphasis on social attitudes and life styles. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342. NOTE: Fulfills the non-western studies requirement.
353 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION
4 Credits
Geographical, political, economic, social and cultural forces in Spain from prehistoric times to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
354 - LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
4 Credits
Geography, history and culture of Latin America from Mesoamerica to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342. NOTE: Fulfills the nonwestern studies requirement.
356 - SPANISH ART, MUSIC AND DANCE
4 Credits
Development of Spanish art, architecture, music and dance from prehistoric times to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
357 - LATIN AMERICAN ART, MUSIC AND DANCE
4 Credits
Development of Latin American art, architecture, music and dance from Mesoamerica to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342. NOTE: Fulfills the non-western studies requirement.
360 - HISPANIC MEDIA
4 Credits
Contemporary Spanish and Latin American radio, television, newspapers and magazines. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
370 - SPANISH CONVERSATION
4 Credits
Strengthening of Spanish communication skills by regular guided oral practice of basic patterns and vocabulary, building vocabulary and reinforcement with written exercises, and improving comprehension by listening to live speech, videos, audio recordings, and films. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
372 - SPANISH COMPOSITION
4 Credits
Improvement of written communication skills on different levels of Spanish language. Emphasis on task-oriented writing in Spanish, including composing and editing several drafts. Topics based on Spanish speaking societies and cultures. Prerequisite: SPAN 246.
392 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH
1 to 4 Credits
May be repeated as topic varies. Prerequisites: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
451 - SPANISH LITERATURE TO 1681
4 Credits
Works of major Spanish authors from beginnings to Golden Age. Prerequisites: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
452 - EIGHTEENTH- AND NINETEENTHCENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE
4 Credits
Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism and Generation of 1898. Prerequisites: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
453 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE
4 Credits
Main currents of Spanish literature from the Generation of 1898 to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
456 - NINETEENTH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
4 Credits
Romanticism, Realism and Modernism. Prerequisite: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
457 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
4 Credits
Reading and discussion in Spanish of works by contemporary writers in Latin American countries. Prerequisites: SPAN 372 and 370 or 342.
499 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPANISH
1 to 4 Credits
Limited to majors. A maximum of 4 credit hours may count toward major. Permission of instructor.