SPAN 000  - Service Learning  (0 Credits)  
Community service using Spanish with a local agency or agencies for a minimum of 42 hours.
SPAN 101  - Beginning Spanish I  (3 Credits)  
Grammar, composition, conversation, reading, laboratory use. Introduction to the elementary aspects of Spanish. Review of elementary Spanish for beginning students of the language. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this course.
SPAN 102  - Beginning Spanish II  (3 Credits)  
Grammar, conversation, reading, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this course for credit.
SPAN 105  - Intensive Beginning Spanish   (6 Credits)  
Grammar, conversation, reading, laboratory use. May take either SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 or SPAN 105. May not be awarded credit for both. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this course for credit.
SPAN 201A  - Intermediate Spanish I  (3 Credits)  
Grammar review, reading, oral work, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this course for credit.
SPAN 202A  - Intermediate Spanish II  (3 Credits)  
Grammar review, oral and written work, and readings in culture and literature. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this course for credit.
SPAN 205  - Intensive Intermediate Spanish  (6 Credits)  
Grammar review, reading, oral work, laboratory use. Students with credit for a higher level course in Spanish may not take this couse for credit.
SPAN 215  - Topics: Hispanic Texts in Translation  (3 Credits)  
Selected readings in literature from Spain and Latin America in English translation. Topics vary.
SPAN 301  - Study Abroad Reflection  (1 Credits)  
Prerequisite: Four-week minimum study abroad program. A reflection course for students of Spanish to complete after returning from an approved study abroad program in Spain or Latin America.
SPAN 305  - Conversation and Grammar  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Course designed to increase students’ spoken Spanish in formal and informal conversation and presentations. Review of major points of grammar. Native speakers are encouraged to take SPAN 314 or SPAN 415 instead of this course.
SPAN 306  - Composition and Grammar  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Course designed to polish student’s writing skills in Spanish in a variety of formats, including analytical essays. Review of major points of grammar.
SPAN 312  - Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. An introduction to the analysis of literary texts. This course prepares students for reading, analyzing, discussing and writing about texts before taking literature courses in Spanish.
SPAN 314  - The Sounds of Spanish; Theory and Practice  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. An introduction to the study of speech/production of sounds in Spanish. Emphasis on description and criteria to classify sounds, phonetic transcription, syllabification, accent/intonation, and phonetic features of different varieties of Spanish.
SPAN 315  - Spanish Civilization  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Geography, history, and the social, political and cultural background of Spain and the Spanish people.
SPAN 319  - Transatlantic Texts in Spanish  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 305 and SPAN 306. This course will examine literature written in Spanish from the perspective of transatlantic literary movements or genres. Students will learn about various cultures that make up the Spanish-speaking world through reading and analysis of texts from both sides of the Atlantic representing the diverse geographic areas of the Spanish-speaking world.
SPAN 320  - Topics in Hispanic Culture  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Studies in grammar and oral skills.
SPAN 321  - Culture of Service and Social Action in the Hispanic World  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisites: SPAN 202A, SPAN 205, or Permission of Instructor. Examines concepts of service and social action as a reaction to various social problems in Spain, Latin America and the United States such as poverty, socio-political inequality, gender, and race, as expressed in literary and historical texts, film, art and music. Required community service in addition to regular class meetings.
SPAN 323  - Introduction to Spanish Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to present day.
SPAN 324A  - Intro to Spanish Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to present day.
SPAN 327A  - Introduction to Latin American Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Survey of major examples of Spanish American literature from the colonial period to present day.
SPAN 328A  - Introduction to Latin American Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or SPAN 205 or equivalent. Survey of major examples of Spanish American literature from the colonial period to present day.
SPAN 345  - Ideas on Nature in Latin American Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 305 or SPAN 306. A study of ideas about nature and environment in Latin American narrative and poetry.
SPAN 370  - Caribbean Culture and Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. A study of the culture and literature of the Caribbean region, with a special focus on the Spanish speaking Caribbean.
SPAN 393  - Business Spanish  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 305 and SPAN 306. Study of specialized vocabulary, cultural variances, and their applications to business professions.
SPAN 394  - Spanish for Medical Purposes  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 202A or equivalent. The main objective of this course is to achieve communicative competence in medical Spanish. This will be achieved by practicing vocabulary/grammatical structures within the context of the medical professions. Students will practice their language skills by means of task-based, pair/group activities covering the most common medical procedures. Classes will be in Spanish.
SPAN 413  - Advanced Writing  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 305 and SPAN 306. Study of composition, grammar, and lexicon at an advanced level with a special focus on creative writing.
SPAN 414  - Spanish for Translation  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 306. English-Spanish and Spanish-English translation of articles and essays with special attention given to fields of interest to students. Includes studies in history and theory of translation.
SPAN 415  - Advanced Conversation  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 305. Oral communication at an advanced level. Students practice conversation skills through individual presentations, group discussions, and other formats.
SPAN 420  - Cinema in the Hispanic World  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. Selected topics in film.
SPAN 425  - The Boom of Latin American Literature  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. In depth study of novels from the period known as the Boom of Latin American Literature (1960-1970).
SPAN 475  - Hispanic Women Writers  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. Study of women writers from Spain and Latin America.
SPAN 481  - Spanish Seminar  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. Selected topics in literature, culture and film from Spain.
SPAN 483  - Topics in Spanish Linguistics  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 306 and SPAN 314. Selected topics in linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, and history of the language.
SPAN 485  - Spanish American Seminar  (3 Credits)  
Prerequisite: SPAN 312 and SPAN 319. Selected topics in literature, culture and film from Latin America.
SPAN 491  - Individual Study  (3 Credits)  
Intensive study of topics selected by student in consultation with instructor. By permission of the department.
SPAN 492  - Individual Study   (3 Credits)  
Intensive study of topics selected by student in consultation with instructor. By permission of the department.
SPAN 499  - Internship   (1-12 Credits)  
Supervised off-campus experience, developed in consultation with the department.