Graduate Courses for Spanish (SPAN)
Schedule of Classes:
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(Only current and next semester available)
SPAN 401 Advanced Composition I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN302 or permission of department.
Compositions and essays with emphasis on stylistics, idiomatic and
syntactic structures. Organization and writing of research papers.
SPAN 402 Advanced Composition II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN401 or permission of department.
Compositions and essays with emphasis on stylistics, idiomatic and
syntactic structures. Organization and writing of research papers.
SPAN 403 Research and Information Sources in Latin American Studies (1 credits)
Two hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: SPAN458. Recommended:
SPAN234 and SPAN235. Senior standing. Also offered as LASC403.
A foundational course in Latin American Studies information sources.
Students will devise a search strategy and explore reference materials
available to the Latin American Studies researcher.
SPAN 404 The Short Story in the Middle Ages (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Presents an overview of one of the most relevant genres of the Middle
Ages: the short story, which entailed a process of writing and
rewriting of common sources.
SPAN 405 The Sentimental Romance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Explores Spain's Sentimental Romances in the Late Middle Ages with an
interdisciplinary critical approach.
SPAN 406 Don Juan Manuel's Fictional and Historical Prose (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Dedicated to the literary production of an important author: Don Juan
Manuel. By examining the interaction among writing, reading and the
oral acquisition of knowledge in his works, special attention will be
given to how the border between fact and fiction is constructed in the
Middle Ages.
SPAN 407 Jews, Moslems, and Christians in Medieval Spain (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Presents an overview of the cultural, political and religious
coexistence of Jews, Moslems and Christians in Medieval Spain as it
changed from tolerance to persecution and survival.
SPAN 408 Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Major themes in the literature of Spain or Spanish-America. Each theme
will be announced when the course is offered.
SPAN 410 Literature of the Middle Ages I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Spanish literary history from the eleventh through the fifteenth
century. Reading of representative texts. This course covers until the
year 1350.
SPAN 411 Literature of the Middle Ages II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Spanish literary history from the eleventh through the fifteenth
century. Reading of representative texts. This course covers from 1350
to 1500.
SPAN 412 Women in the Middle Ages: Myths and Daily Life (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Explores the role of women during the Middle Ages and analyzes the
active participation of women in a society in which men's occupation was
warfare. Also explores "feminine voices" and female representations in
the literature of the times.
SPAN 413 Libro de Buen Amor (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Literary traditions in the Libro de buen amor.
SPAN 414 La Celestina (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Literary and cultural traditions in La Celestina.
SPAN 415 Commercial Spanish II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN 315 or permission of department. Sophomore standing.
Business Spanish terminology, vocabulary and practices. Emphasis on
everyday spoken and written Spanish. Readings and discussions of
international topics. Cross-cultural considerations relative to
international business operations, including exporting and banking.
SPAN 416 Practicum in Translation V (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN357 or permission of department.
Translation of complete literary texts from Spanish into English.
Presentation and comparison of special problems encountered in
individual projects.
SPAN 417 Practicum in Translation VI (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN416 or permission of department.
Translation of complete literary texts from Spanish into English.
Evaluation of different versions of the original. Problems of
interpretation, literary structure and analysis.
SPAN 418 Hispanic Literature in Translation (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
SPAN 420 Poetry of the 16th Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Selected readings and literary analysis.
SPAN 421 Prose of the 16th Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Selected readings and literary analysis.
SPAN 422 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN315. Junior standing. For SPAN majors only.
Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating
in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural
communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of
the Hispanic world.
SPAN 424 Drama of the Sixteenth Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
From the earliest autos and pasos, the development of Spanish drama
anterior to Lope de Vega, including Cervantes.
SPAN 425 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics I: Basic Concepts (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN301 and SPAN303; or permission of department.
This course begins with an introduction to general concepts in
linguistics, from language function and the brain to communication,
culture, and thought, and their relation to other disciplines in the
social sciences. The main purpose of this course is to provide an
overview of Hispanic linguistics through multiple perspectives, while
exploring the areas of Spanish morphology, syntax, and semantics. This
course will also focus on the structural tendencies of Spanish through
a variety of practical activities.
SPAN 426 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics II: Language in Use (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN425. Also offered as SPAN626.
Designed for students without previous experience in Linguistics. Focus
on language variation and use, linguistic change, and bilingualism.
SPAN 430 Cervantes: Don Quijote (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
SPAN 431 Cervantes: Novelas Ejemplares and Entremeses (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
SPAN 432 Colonial Latin American Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Examines the key themes, writers, literary movements, and cultural
debates of the colonial period.
SPAN 433 Women and Culture in Colonial Latin America (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Considers questions of women and historical production, women writers in
colonial times, and contemporary literary interpretations of colonial
realities. Debates the continued legacy of female archetypes from the
colonial period to the present, and epistemological questions regarding
the production of knowledge.
SPAN 434 Poetry of the 17th Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Selected readings, literary analysis, and discussion of the outstanding
poetry of the period, in the light of the historical background.
SPAN 435 Prose of the 17th Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Selected readings, literary analysis, and discussion of the outstanding
prose of the period, in the light of the historical background.
SPAN 436 Spanish Baroque Drama (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Reading and critique of the major dramas of the Spanish Golden Age:
Lope De Vega, Cervantes, Tirso De Molina and Colderon. This course will
be taught in Spanish.
SPAN 437 Drama of the Seventeenth Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Drama after Lope de Vega to Calderon de la Barca and the decline of the
Spanish theater.
SPAN 438 Special Topics in Colonial Latin America (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 9 credits if content
differs.
The conquest and colonization of the New World produced a textual corpus
of invaluable importance for the foundation of Spanish American literary
tradition. Special topics (themes, authors, debates, etc.) relevant to
the Colonial period will be addressed.
SPAN 440 Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Traditionalism, Neo-Classicism, and Pre-Romanticism in prose, poetry,
and the theater; esthetics and poetics of the enlightenment.
SPAN 446 Encounters of Atlantic Cultures (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Emphasis will be placed on the Hispanic literature and artistic
production resulting from the cultural exchange of the two sides of the
Atlantic. Also, examines canonical as well as less known texts from the
16th century to the present with a cross-cultural, transnational and
multiethnic lens.
SPAN 448 Special Topics in Latin American Civilization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 6 credits if content
differs.
Intensive independent study of a selected topic related to Latin
American civilization.
SPAN 449 Special Topics in Spanish Civilization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 6 credits if content
differs.
An intensive study of a selected topic related to Spanish civilization.
SPAN 450 The Hispanic Caribbean (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: SPAN408C or SPAN450. Formerly SPAN408C.
Explores the Hispanic Caribbean as "island spaces" of multiple
migrations and cultural identities, as sites of colonial experiences
and post-colonial debates.
SPAN 451 Contemporary Cuban Culture, Literature, and Film (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Explores all the phases of the 1959 Cuban Revolution as depicted in the
art it produced within the island and in the greater Cuban diaspora.
SPAN 452 The Romantic Movement in Spain (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Poetry, prose and drama of the Romantic and Post-Romantic periods.
SPAN 454 Nineteenth Century Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Significant novels of the nineteenth century.
SPAN 456 Nineteenth Century Drama and Poetry (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Significant dramas and poetry of the Realist Period.
SPAN 459 Latin American Women Writers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 9 credits if content
differs.
Emphasis will be placed on contemporary Latin American women writers.
SPAN 460 The Generation of 1898 and Its Successors (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Authors and works of all genres of the generation of 1898 and those of
the immediately succeeding generation.
SPAN 461 The Generation of 1898 and Its Successors (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Authors and works of all genres of the generation of 1898 and those of
the immediately succeeding generation.
SPAN 462 Twentieth Century Drama (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Significant plays of the twentieth century.
SPAN 463 Latin American Drama (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Emphasis will be placed on Latin American plays of the twentieth
century.
SPAN 464 Contemporary Spanish Poetry (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Spanish poetry from the generation of 1927 to the present.
SPAN 466 The Contemporary Spanish Novel (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
The novel and the short story from 1940 to the present.
SPAN 467 Latin American Short Story (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
A pivotal genre in modern Latin American literature: The Short Story
will be examined.
SPAN 468 Modernism and Post-Modernism in Spain and Spanish-America (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 9 credits if content
differs.
A study of the most important works and authors of both movements in
Spain and Spanish-America.
SPAN 470 United States Latino Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Introduction to U.S. Latino literature through exploration of narrative,
poetry, and drama by Chicano, Nuyorican, and Cuban American writers.
Discussion of socio-historical issues involved in construction of Latino
cultural identity in literature.
SPAN 471 United States Latina Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
An introduction to United States latina fiction through the study of
short stories, novels, poetry, etc. It explores strategies of
representation by women of color.
SPAN 472 Latin American Perspectives on the United States (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. 45 semester hours.
Latin Americans have grappled with the looming and often conflicting
presence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere and as a world
power. Latin American discursive responses to the United States will be
examined.
SPAN 473 U.S. Latino Performance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
An introduction to United States Latino Performance texts by Chicano,
Nuyorican, Cuban-American, Dominican, Central-American and others.
SPAN 474 Central American Literatures, Cultures, and Histories (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
An overview of Central American history and cultural production,
focusing primarily but not exclusively on literary texts.
SPAN 478 Special Topics in United States Latino Cultures (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363. Repeatable to 9 credits if content
differs.
Explores special topics in US Latino Cultures, ranging from Chicano,
Nuyorican, Cuban-American, Dominican, Central-American and other border
cultural identities.
SPAN 479 Honors Thesis (3-6 credits)
Prerequisite: admittance to honors program in Spanish and Portuguese
Department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Researching and writing an honors thesis under the direction of a
professor.
SPAN 480 Spanish-American Essay (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
A study of the socio-political contents and aesthetic qualities of
representative works from the colonial to the contemporary period.
SPAN 481 Spanish American Essay (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
A study of the socio-political contents and aesthetic qualities of
representative works from the colonial to the contemporary period, with
emphasis on the essay of the twentieth century.
SPAN 488 Spanish-American Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Representative novels and/or short stories from the Wars of
Independence to the present or close analysis of major contemporary
works. Subject will be announced each time course is offered.
SPAN 489 Spanish-American Fiction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Representative novels and/or short stories from the Wars of
Independence to the present or close analysis of major contemporary
works. Subject will be announced each time course is offered.
SPAN 491 Honors Reading Course: Poetry (3 credits)
Supervised reading to be taken by students admitted to the honors
program or upon consultation with the instructor.
SPAN 492 Honors Reading Course (3 credits)
Supervised reading to be taken by students admitted to the honors
program or upon consultation with the instructor.
SPAN 493 Honors Reading Course: Drama (3 credits)
Supervised reading to be taken by students admitted to the honors
program or upon consultation with the instructor.
SPAN 495 Honors Reading (3 credits)
Prerequisite: admittance to Spanish and Portuguese Honors or permission
of department.
Supervised reading.
SPAN 498 Spanish-American Poetry (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333,
SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363.
Main trends, authors and works from the conquest to Ruben Dario.
SPAN 605 Teaching Spanish I (1 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. For Spanish teaching assistants
only.
Methods and materials for teaching Spanish in higher education.
SPAN 606 Teaching Spanish II (1 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. For Spanish teaching assistants
only.
Methods and materials for teaching Spanish in higher education.
Continuation of SPAN 605.
SPAN 608 Medieval Spanish Literature (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, and literary periods studied in depth.
SPAN 609 Medieval Spanish Literature (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, and literary periods studied in depth.
SPAN 610 The History of the Spanish Language (3 credits)
SPAN 611 Applied Linguistics (3 credits)
Nature of applied linguistics and its contribution to the effective
teaching of foreign languages. Comparative study of English and
Spanish, with emphasis on points of divergence.
SPAN 612 Comparative Romance Linguistics (3 credits)
SPAN 618 Poetry of the Golden Age (3 credits)
Analyses and studies in depth of specific works of specific poets in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
SPAN 619 Poetry of the Golden Age (3 credits)
Analyses and studies in depth of specific works of specific poets in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
SPAN 625 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics I:Basic Concepts (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week.
Introduction to basic terms and definition in Hispanic Linguistics.
Fundamental aspects of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,
sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.
SPAN 626 Hispanic Linguistics II: Language in Use (3 credits)
Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or permission of department. Also offered as SPAN
426.
This course will focus on issues related to language variation and use
with a more in-depth analysis of the semantics, pragmatics, and
sociolinguistics of Spanish. Students will be introduced to current
research in the fields of dialectology, bilingualism and language
policy, and the social aspects of language change. This course will
include an analysis of current research as it relates to the field of
linguistics and other social sciences.
SPAN 628 Seminar: the Golden Age in Spanish Literature (3 credits)
SPAN 629 Seminar: the Golden Age in Spanish Literature (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, literary movements and literary periods of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries studied in depth.
SPAN 698 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literatures (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture per week. Repeatable to 6 credits if content
differs.
Study of masterpieces of the hispanic literatures, topics, areas of
literature and works to vary.
SPAN 699 Independent Study in Spanish (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 3 credits.
This course is designed to provide graduate students an opportunity to
pursue independent study under the supervision of a member of the
department.
SPAN 708 The Eighteenth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 718 The Nineteenth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 719 The Nineteenth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres, and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 728 The Twentieth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 729 The Twentieth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 738 The Drama of the Twentieth Century (3 credits)
Specific authors and movements studied in depth.
SPAN 750 Workshop in Essay Writing (3 credits)
Different genres of writing in Spanish including essays, articles,
reviews, biographies, etc. Students will analyze models of a genre,
produce their own version, edit and revise.
SPAN 798 Open Seminar (3 credits)
SPAN 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
SPAN 808 Colonial Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)
Didactic and narrative prose and epic, dramatic and lyric poetry;
principal works and authors.
SPAN 809 Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 credits)
Didactic and narrative prose; dramatic and lyric poetry.
SPAN 818 National Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)
Characteristics of the national literatures. Romantic and Costumbrista
literature. Gauchismo and Indigenismo. Principal works and authors.
SPAN 819 National Spanish American Literature (3 credits)
Characteristics of the national literatures. Romantic and Costumbrista
literature. Gauchismo and Indigenismo. Principal works and authors.
SPAN 828 Hispanic Poetry of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 829 Hispanic Poetry of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (3 credits)
Specific authors, genres and literary movements studied in depth.
SPAN 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
SPAN 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
