SPANISH (SPAN)
SPAN 171 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
Prerequisite: Placement or no prior study of Spanish. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A course designed to develop elementary interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication skills in the Spanish language in cultural context. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 172 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Prerequisite: SPAN 171, placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A course designed to further develop elementary interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication skills in the Spanish language in cultural context. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 200 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL INTENSIVE SPANISH STUDY ABROAD
Prerequisite: SPAN 172, placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A program designed to provide students with an intermediate-level immersion experience. Students will attend six hours of language instruction per day, participate in cultural experiences, and live with families of the host cultures. Orientation and debriefing sessions on campus are required. 6 hours, or 3 hours plus SPAN 271. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 271 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
Prerequisite: SPAN 172, placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A course designed to develop intermediate interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication skills in the Spanish language in cultural context. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 272 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Prerequisite: SPAN 271, placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A course designed to further develop intermediate interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication skills in the Spanish language in cultural context. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 300 - ADVANCED LEVEL INTENSIVE SPANISH STUDY ABROAD
Prerequisite: SPAN 272, placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels.
A program designed to provide students with an advanced-level immersion experience. Students will attend six hours of language instruction per day, participate in cultural experiences, and live with families of the host cultures. Orientation and debriefing sessions on campus are required. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 307 - SPANISH PHONETICS
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
A course designed to provide a review of Spanish pronunciation and an introduction to phonetics and phonology, including the study of features of principal dialects and a contrastive analysis of Spanish and English sound systems. Language lab required. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 310 - SPANISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
The course offers an intensive review and expansion of grammar and vocabulary. Students will apply the material studied and develop their written expression in Spanish through a writing and revising process that leads to portfolio assessment. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 311 - CIVILIZATION OF SPAIN
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
In order to understand contemporary Spanish identity, this course explores and analyzes current issues, cultural manifestations, historical and geopolitical developments, and internal and external relations. The social organization and forces of Spain from ancient times to the present are examined with an emphasis on contemporary Spain. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 312 - CIVILIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
In order to understand contemporary Latin American identity, this course explores and analyzes current issues, cultural manifestations, historical and geopolitical developments, and internal and external relations. The social organization and forces of Latin America from ancient times to the present are examined with an emphasis on contemporary Spain. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 371 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERARY STUDIES
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
Introduction to the analysis of Spanish literary texts, including poetry, drama, fiction and essay. Reading selections will include authors from both Spain and Latin America. Taught in Spanish. Offered infrequently. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 372 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
A survey of the milestones of Spanish literature, from its beginnings to the present time. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets Core Credit for Humanities.
Credit: 3
SPAN 373 - SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
A survey of the milestones of Latin American literature, from its beginnings to the present time. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets core credit for humanities.
Credit: 3
SPAN 377 - CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH I
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
Designed to provide the student with an opportunity to apply the grammatical concepts learned in the basic language program and to improve conversational fluency through oral exercises, discussions, and activities related to everyday situations. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Meets core credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 378 - CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR THE PROFESSIONS
Prerequisite: SPAN 200 or 272 or placement/transfer equivalent.
A project based course designed to provide the student with an opportunity to apply the grammatical concepts learned in the basic language program and to improve conversational fluency through oral exercises, discussions, and activities related to the profession of the individual student's intended major. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI.
Credit: 3
SPAN 381 - PK-8 EDUCATION ABROAD
Prerequisite: SPAN 300
A course designed to increase the student's understanding of early childhood education in a Spanish-speaking country by providing in-class cultural and linguistic instruction as well as field experiences in elementary schools. Taught in Spanish. Required for early childhood education Spanish minor. Offered annually.
Credit: 2
SPAN 476 - SEMINAR IN HISPANIC STUDIES
Prerequisite: SPAN 311 or SPAN 312; SPAN 372 or SPAN 373
A seminar on topics pertinent to the field of Hispanic studies in language, culture, civilization or literature. The content will vary depending upon the interest and needs of students. The course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. Taught in Spanish. Topics will vary or alternate each year. Offered annually.
Credit: 3
SPAN 477 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION
Prerequisite: SPAN 310
A course designed for students to practice speaking Spanish, build specialized vocabulary necessary for communication, reinforce complex syntactic structures, and improve writing skills. Taught in Spanish. Offered infrequently.
Credit: 3
SPAN 671 - SEMINAR IN HISPANIC STUDIES
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, advanced-level proficiency in Spanish; previous undergraduate study of civilization and literature
A seminar on topics pertinent to the field of Hispanic studies in language, culture, civilization, or literature. The content will vary depending upon the interest and needs of students. The course may be repeated under a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually.
Credit: 3
SPAN 678 - SPANISH PHONETICS
Prerequisite:
A study of pronunciation aided by the use of the International Phonetic Association Symbols, with a survey and practice of Latin American and Iberian variations of speech.
Credit: 3