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Spanish Language & Literature

Course Name	Course Description	Course Syllabus
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I	Study and practice of oral and written language skills. Class activities are organized around cultural themes that reflect the diversity of the Hispanic world. 4 credits	SPAN 101 [PDF]
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II	Study and practice of oral and written language skills. Class activities are organized around cultural themes that reflect the diversity of the Hispanic world. 4 credits	SPAN 102 [PDF]
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I	Systematic review of Spanish grammar and study of Spanish through texts of cultural interest. Development of written and oral skills through compositions and audiovisual materials. 4 credits	SPAN 201 [PDF]
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II	Systematic review of Spanish grammar and study of Spanish through texts of cultural interest. Development of written and oral skills through compositions and audiovisual materials. 4 credits	SPAN 202 [PDF]
SPAN 290 - Advanced Conversation & Composition	The course aims at vocabulary building, normalization of pronunciation, review of Spanish syntax, extensive writing practice and development of conversational skills through group discussions on subjects of interest to students enrolled. Normally required for Spanish majors and minors. 4 credits	SPAN 290 [PDF]
SPAN 295 - Spanish in the Workplace	Through a systematic review of grammar, a diversity of readings, and oral as well as written work, students will increase their lexical and grammatical knowledge of Spanish language specific to the workplace in order to communicate more easily and comfortably. Students will also be better prepared to deal with the specific themes related to business introduced in the course. This class has an optional internship component. Students interested in enhancing their immersion in a Spanish workplace can apply for an internship in their area of interest. Interns typically commit to 12-16 hours of work a week and are supervised by the course instructor and a company supervisor. They also meet with the instructor regularly to share their internship experience and questions. Find more information here. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or appropriate score on Spanish Placement Exam. 4 credits	SPAN 295 [PDF]
SPAN 340 - Hispanic Culture Today	This is an introductory-level study of key issues in Hispanic culture today through the study different cultural manifestations, mostly literature but also film, music, and TV. The purpose of the course is twofold: To introduce the students to major themes in recent Hispanic society and culture and, to develop the necessary skills to read and analyze literary texts and other cultural forms. Topics to be discussed include dictatorship and democracy, women and representation, political and domestic violence, national identity, immigration, and mass culture. The selected materials will include texts by authors like Manuel Rivas, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Cristina Peri Rossi, Rosa Montero, Carlos Monsiváis, Roberto Bolaño y otros. Pre-requisites: SPAN 290, or Instructor's consent. 4 credits	SPAN 340 [PDF]
SPCS 350 - Spanish Cultural Studies	This is an interdisciplinary course, focusing on fundamentally important themes in the development of Spanish culture. This course includes field trips, lectures, and visits to the theater and cinema. (Depending upon semester, taught in English and/or Spanish). 4 credits	SPCS 350 [PDF]
SPAN 360 - Madrid, a Cosmopolitan City	This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of the city of Madrid in terms of its historical, cultural, and social development. Contemporary aspects of the city such as its rise to prominence amongst the capitals of Europe and the phenomenon of recent immigration patterns will also be discussed. All classes will be conducted in Spanish. Students who enroll in this course should have completed SPAN 290. Specific grammar points will be reviewed as needed. 4 credits	SPAN 360 [PDF]
SPAN 365/SPCS 365 - Spanish Cities: An Ongoing Transformation	This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of some Spanish cities from a cultural, economical, and social point of view. Special attention will be paid to Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga, Valencia and Avilés, and how these cities are reacting to gentrification, immigration, local movements, and sustainability. Thus, transforming from industrial to modern cities, from sunny touristic cities to cultural capitals, and from traditional metropolitan centers to young, vintage and gendered urban centers. This course is offered to students from different academic backgrounds under a multidisciplinary and comparative perspective. Conducted in English, the course will be open to both non-majors in Spanish as well as to advanced-level Spanish majors and minors, with the latter carrying out their written work and individual meetings with the instructor in Spanish. 4 credits	SPAN/SPCS 365 [PDF]
SPAN 410/SPCS 410 - Spanish Cinema	This course offers the students a panoramic view of the most representative Spanish films from the 1950s until today, with special emphasis on its social, political, artistic and cultural context. Films will be viewed in Spanish with English subtitles. Conducted in English, the course will be open to both non-majors in Spanish as well as to advanced-level Spanish majors and minors, with the latter carrying out their written work and individual meetings with the instructor in Spanish. 4 credits	SPAN/SPCS 410 [PDF]
SPAN 417 - Changes in Social Values in Spain 1975-2005	Changes in Social Values in Spain 1975-2005 SPAN 417 In 1975, after Franco’s death, Spain underwent one of the most interesting processes of social change in Western Europe: the Transition from dictatorship to democracy. The political changes established in the Constitution of 1978 marked a new era of freedom and social reform which triggered an accelerated process of cultural change. Youth culture (sex, drugs and rock & roll), the feminist movement, nationalistic demands, and later the incorporation into the European Union deeply transformed Spanish social values and thus their cultural manifestations. In this course we will study this process from an interdisciplinary perspective based mostly on the analysis of literary works, film, visual arts and music besides relevant theoretical articles by major Spanish and international intellectuals. Students who enroll in this course should have completed SPAN 202. 4 credits	SPAN 417 [PDF]