Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

SPAN 405 Spanish Phonetics and Dialects

The study of the major semantic, syntactic and phonological aspects of the Spanish language dialects and the standard Latin American Spanish found in the Americas.

3

Prerequisites

(SPAN 300-399 or SPAN 400-499 with a minimum grade of D-)

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

SPAN 410 Spanish for the Professions

This course is designed to teach the specialized vocabulary and terminology necessary to communicate in Spanish in a particular professional domain. A review of relevant grammatical structures will also be presented. In addition, cross-cultural differences, cultural sensitivity, and language variation as they relate to profession of focus.

3

Prerequisites

(SPAN 201 and Concurrent Prerequisite SPAN 202 with a minimum grade of D-)

Offered

Generally offered Fall and Spring - Check with department/school for next offering

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

SPAN 412 Spanish for Bilingual Education II

Develops Spanish language skills for teaching math, science and social studies.
3

Prerequisites

(SPAN 302 or SPAN 312 with a minimum grade of D-)

SPAN 416 Spanish for Criminal Justice

This course introduces the vocabulary, specialized terminology, and communication strategies necessary for professionals in criminal justice to communicate in Spanish. Related topics include cross-cultural differences, cultural sensitivity, and language variation.

3

Prerequisites

SPAN 201 with a minimum grade of D-

Offered

Generally offered Spring - Check with department/school for next offering

SPAN 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

SPAN 450 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature

Study Spanish Peninsular masterpieces from Medieval through Contemporary Literature of Spain. Includes poetry, narrative, essay and drama.
3

Prerequisites

SPAN 304 with a minimum grade of D-

SPAN 451 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature

Study Latin-American masterpieces from pre-Columbian through Contemporary period. Includes poetry, narrative, essay and drama.
3

Prerequisites

SPAN 304 with a minimum grade of D-

SPAN 455 Literature for Children and Adolescents

A study of award-winning works of literature. Emphasis on multi-cultural books for children and adolescent literature of acculturation and assimilation.
3

SPAN 457 Masterpieces in Chicano/a Literature

Study of the masterpieces of Chicano/a literature from the Spanish colonial period to the present. Focuses on the literature written during the decades of 1965-1995.
3

Prerequisites

SPAN 304 with a minimum grade of D-

SPAN 459 Hispanic Drama

A study of Hispanic drama masterpieces from Spain's Golden Age to the post-Civil War period; Latin America's Contemporary Theatre of Social Protest; and the United States' Hispanic Theatre Movement.
3

SPAN 470 Spanish for Oral Proficiency

A course designed to develop oral proficiency by exposing students to advanced and superior linguistic functions.
3

Prerequisites

SPAN 400-499

SPAN 495 Topics

An in-depth study of selected topics in literature, civilization, linguistics or advanced language.
1- 3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours