Spanish (SPAN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

SPAN 1120

While building language proficiency and accuracy through communicative activities, the course encourages students to actively interact with one another. The instructor facilitates communication and provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7099 SPAN 1120   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LSP 37-44 or SAT II 370-450. Meets 5 times a week:4 class sessions and 1 lecture. Students may not receive credit for SPAN 1120 and SPAN 1220. Students who have taken SPAN 1210 may enroll.

  •  7100 SPAN 1120   DIS 201

    • TWRF White Hall 114
    • Linarejos Jimenez, A

  •  7101 SPAN 1120   DIS 202

    • TWRF White Hall 114
    • Linarejos Jimenez, A

  •  7284 SPAN 1120   DIS 203

    • TWRF White Hall 114
    • Linarejos Jimenez, A

SPAN 1210

While building language proficiency and accuracy through communicative activities, the course encourages students to actively interact with one another. The instructor facilitates communication and provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6549 SPAN 1210   LEC 001

  • Course is intended for students with no experience in Spanish; students who have previously studied two or more years of Spanish may not attend unless they have LPS lower than 37 or SATII lower than 370.

  •  6830 SPAN 1210   LEC 002

  • Course is intended for students with no experience in Spanish; students who have previously studied two or more years of Spanish may not attend unless they have LPS lower than 37 or SATII lower than 370.

  •  6550 SPAN 1210   DIS 201

  •  6551 SPAN 1210   DIS 202

  •  6552 SPAN 1210   DIS 203

  •  6553 SPAN 1210   DIS 204

  •  6554 SPAN 1210   DIS 205

    • MTRF Uris Hall 260
    • Godoy Luque, M

  •  7095 SPAN 1210   DIS 206

  •  7096 SPAN 1210   DIS 207

  •  7097 SPAN 1210   DIS 208

SPAN 1230

The goal of this low-intermediate course is to achieve a higher level of comprehension as well as to advance oral and written expression in a cultural context. Classes are in Spanish and the language is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6555 SPAN 1230   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6556 SPAN 1230   SEM 102

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6557 SPAN 1230   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6558 SPAN 1230   SEM 104

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6559 SPAN 1230   SEM 105

    • MTWR Olin Hall 145
    • Bartol Martin, E

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6560 SPAN 1230   SEM 106

    • MTWR Uris Hall 382
    • Bartol Martin, E

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6561 SPAN 1230   SEM 107

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6562 SPAN 1230   SEM 108

    • MTWR Uris Hall G26
    • Arias Fuentes, D

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9230 SPAN 1230   SEM 109

    • MTWR Uris Hall 254
    • Arias Fuentes, D

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55, or SATII 460-580.

SPAN 1501

This innovative course focuses on oral communication in Spanish and addresses the needs of Engineering students, in particular those who might use Spanish abroad.  Emphasis is placed on developing speaking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • 18144 SPAN 1501   SEM 101

SPAN 2000

Designed to expand bilingual Heritage students' knowledge of Spanish by providing them with ample opportunities to develop and improve each of the basic language skills, with a particular focus on writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2020

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17604 SPAN 2000   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: LPS 56 or higher, SAT II 590 or higher, CASE placement, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 2070

Provides a conversational grammar review, with dialogues, debates, compositions, and authentic readings on health-related themes. Special attention is given to relevant cultural differences and how cultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6563 SPAN 2070   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SATII 590-680, CASE Q, or permission of instructor. Students who have taken Spanish 2000 or Spanish 2090 should speak with the instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6564 SPAN 2070   SEM 102

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SATII 590-680, CASE Q, or permission of instructor. Students who have taken Spanish 2000 or Spanish 2090 should speak with the instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8388 SPAN 2070   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SATII 590-680, CASE Q, or permission of instructor. Students who have taken Spanish 2000 or Spanish 2090 should speak with the instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16565 SPAN 2070   SEM 104

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SATII 590-680, CASE Q, or permission of instructor. Students who have taken Spanish 2000 or Spanish 2090 should speak with the instructor.

SPAN 2090

This intermediate course develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9235 SPAN 2090   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6565 SPAN 2090   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6566 SPAN 2090   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6567 SPAN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6568 SPAN 2090   SEM 105

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6569 SPAN 2090   SEM 106

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6570 SPAN 2090   SEM 107

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6571 SPAN 2090   SEM 108

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6572 SPAN 2090   SEM 109

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6573 SPAN 2090   SEM 110

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6574 SPAN 2090   SEM 111

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6575 SPAN 2090   SEM 112

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or SAT II 590-680, or CASE Q+. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

SPAN 2091

This one-credit course is focused on oral communication in Spanish; to take this course students must be concurrently enrolled in SPAN 2090.  Because the course is designed especially to encourage students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • 17254 SPAN 2091   SEM 101

  • Must be concurrently enrolled in SPAN 2090.

SPAN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is designed to prepare students for study abroad, entry into the major, and advanced-level courses. Students study stylistics, analyze and discuss texts, view films, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16583 SPAN 2095   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16584 SPAN 2095   SEM 102

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16585 SPAN 2095   SEM 103

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16586 SPAN 2095   SEM 104

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

SPAN 2140

Introductory survey of modern Spanish literature. Students develop their analytical skills and learn basic literary concepts such as genre (drama, lyric, short story, and novel) and style (romanticism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6577 SPAN 2140   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 2150

Readings and discussion of representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries from various regions of Latin America. Among the authors considered are Sarmiento, Hernández, Martí, Darío, Agustini, Cortázar, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2150

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6605 SPAN 2150   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 2170

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2170MEDVL 2170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6607 SPAN 2170   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 2180

This course, which is required for the major, is designed to help the learner develop increased accuracy and sophistication in writing in Spanish for academic purposes and continued oral practice in Spanish. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16596 SPAN 2180   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 (formerly 2190) or CASE Q++ or equivalent.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16597 SPAN 2180   SEM 102

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 (formerly 2190) or CASE Q++ or equivalent.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16598 SPAN 2180   SEM 103

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 (formerly 2190) or CASE Q++ or equivalent.

SPAN 2230

An introduction to Spain's history, plural cultures, and present-day society. Through a series of key literary works, films, and other visual representations we will explore such topics as the place of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6578 SPAN 2230   SEM 101

  • This course is conducted in English.

SPAN 2235

This course offers a broad introduction to Iberian cultures from the Middle Ages to the present.  Focusing on three main themes-space, culture, and everyday life-our main objective throughout the term ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17258 SPAN 2235   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090 or CASE Q+ or permission of instructor.

SPAN 2330

Music and dance cultures have been central topics of study in the development of Chicano studies, Puerto Rican studies, and Latino studies in general. From Americo Paredes to Frances Aparicio and from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16303 SPAN 2330   LEC 001

SPAN 3020

Spanish-language discussion section supplementing the course materials during the lecture section including conversation in Spanish and discussion of course lecture in Spanish. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3020

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18977 SPAN 3020   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3020

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 19037 SPAN 3020   SEM 102

    • W Uris Hall 303
    • Carreras Gamarra, M

SPAN 3790

What place does sin have in contemporary culture, from ethics to aesthetics?  How do we consider sin, as a condition, an act, a choice?  How does a particular community-religious, literary, ethnic-consider ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 3790MEDVL 3790

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16595 SPAN 3790   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2140, 2150, 2170, or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. For undergraduates interested in special problems not covered in courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6675 SPAN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Bosteels, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6756 SPAN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Chang, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6757 SPAN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Garces, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8669 SPAN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Pinet, S

SPAN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6681 SPAN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

  • Year-long course. R grade at end of fall semester and final letter grade at end of spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors.

SPAN 4300

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18019 SPAN 4300   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

SPAN 4460

This course will introduce newcomers as well as long-term aficionados to the work of Jorge Luis Borges.  We will focus on his short stories and a selection of essays in order to zoom in on questions of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 6460

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16609 SPAN 4460   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095, 2140, 2150, 2170, or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

SPAN 4550

In 1615, Cervantes published the Second Part of his already famous Don Quixote.  Four hundred years later, Spanish anthropologists have been excavating the crypt of a Madrid church in order to recover ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4550JWST 4950NES 4950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9890 SPAN 4550   SEM 101

  • Conducted in English.

SPAN 4595

This topics course examines the processes that gave rise to various radical political movements in parts of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussion around particular historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17568 SPAN 4595   SEM 101

SPAN 4880

What gives contemporary poetry and poetics its resonance and value? What are its dominant features, audiences, and purposes? What does 21st-century poetry's textual environment look like, and how does ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4880COML 4860ENGL 4960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17870 SPAN 4880   SEM 101

SPAN 4940

As Cuba and the United States move forward toward normalizing diplomatic relations, this course seizes the opportunity to contextualize and analyze Cuba and cubanidad as sites and trajectories of repression ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16593 SPAN 4940   SEM 101

  • Conducted in Spanish. This is the mandatory senior seminar for Spanish majors.

SPAN 6390

Guided independent study of specific topics. For graduate students interested in special problems not covered in courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6676 SPAN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Bosteels, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6677 SPAN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Chang, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6678 SPAN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Garces, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8671 SPAN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Pinet, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19011 SPAN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • McDaniel, S

SPAN 6460

This course will introduce newcomers as well as long-term aficionados to the work of Jorge Luis Borges.  We will focus on his short stories and a selection of essays in order to zoom in on questions of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 4460

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18551 SPAN 6460   SEM 101

  • This is the mandatory seminar for entering Spanish graduate students.