Future UNK Catalog (for 2017-2018) / SPAN Courses

Offered by Department of Modern Languages
College of Fine Arts and Humanities

SPAN Courses

SPAN 100 - Beginning Spanish I - 5 hours: Prereq: none
Elementary course dealing with basic vocabulary, grammar and conversation and culture.
SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish II - 5 hours: Prereq: SPAN 100 or equivalent
Continuation of SPAN 100 on a more advanced level.
SPAN 102 - Practical Spanish - 3 hours: Prereq: none
A course for renewing or gaining practical speaking skill in Spanish for the prospective business person or traveler to Spanish-speaking countries. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 103 - Spanish for Special Purposes - 1-3 hours: Prereq: none
A course designed by the instructor for specific professions or other groups (for medical or law enforcement personnel, teachers, construction managers, etc.) and will vary according to the target group. It emphasizes pertinent vocabulary and phrases which can aid the students as they communicate professionally with Spanish speakers whose knowledge of English is very limited. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 175 - Spanish Study Abroad I - 3-6 hours: Prereq: none
A beginning level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 176 - Spanish Study Abroad I - 3-6 hours: Prereq: none
A beginning level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.

SPAN 200GS - Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 101 * or equivalent
Grammar review, reading for understanding, conversation practice, and composition practice.
SPAN 201GS - Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 200GS * or equivalent
A continuation of SPAN 200GS, with an emphasis on reading and conversation.
SPAN 205GS - Culture, Conversation and Composition - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
Conversation on cultural and literary topics on the intermediate level and simple composition.
SPAN 275 - Spanish Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours: Prereq: SPAN 101 * or equivalent
An intermediate low level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 276 - Spanish Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours: Prereq: SPAN 101 * or equivalent
An intermediate low level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.

SPAN 302 - Spanish Phonetics/Phonology - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
A theoretical and practical study of the Spanish sound system with the intention of improving the students' pronunciation. Offered in Fall.
SPAN 304 - Advanced Conversation and Composition - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
An advanced course in Spanish conversation designed to take the student beyond the functional ability gained in the lower level conversation course. Offered in Spring.
SPAN 305 - Spanish Civilization - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Life, customs and institutions of Spain, primarily as a basis for advanced courses in literature. Offered in Fall of even-numbered years.
SPAN 306 - Survey of Spanish Literature I - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Survey of principal works in Spanish literature to 1680. Offered in Fall of odd-numbered years.
SPAN 307 - Survey of Spanish Literature II - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Study of principal Spanish works from 1680 to the present. Offered in Spring of even-numbered years.
SPAN 308 - Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Thorough grammar review. Extensive practice with progressively challenging tasks will be combined with reading and writing activities. Offered in Spring and Fall.
SPAN 309 - Foundations of Literacy - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
A systematic approach to understanding different styles of texts, including traditional literary genres such as narrative, poetry and theater, but also news media, essays, social media, blogs, cinema, and so on. Students will focus on the continuing development of oral fluency toward narration/elaboration and paragraph-length discourse built around extensive reading, and will receive specific writing tasks related to the readings. Grammar is reviewed only on an as-needed basis.
SPAN 310 - Cultural History of Spain and Latin America I - 3 hours: Prereq or Coreq: SPAN 308 * or SPAN 309 *
Study of major periods and key cultural products from Medieval Iberia and Precolumbian America until the 19th century. Selected works will illustrate the social, economic, and cultural history of the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the way in which the transatlantic dynamic shaped political and artistic movements on both continents.
SPAN 311 - Cultural History of Spain and Latin America II - 3 hours: Prereq or Coreq: SPAN 308 * or SPAN 309 *
Study of major periods and key cultural products from Iberia and Latin America from the 19th century to the present. Selected works will illustrate the social, economic and cultural history of both the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the way in which the transatlantic dynamic shaped, and continues to shape, political and artistic movements on both continents.
SPAN 333 - Commercial Spanish - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
This course is for students who wish to master the essential vocabulary and style specific to Spanish business. Offered every third semester.
SPAN 337 - Seminar on Hispanic Film - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
The study of a series of films produced in Spain and/or Latin America. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 357 - Seminar on Women in Hispanic Literature - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
A study of women writers from Spain and/or Latin America or a study of the depiction of women in one or more of these literatures. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 360 - Latin American Civilization - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Life, customs and institutions of Latin America, primarily as a basis for advanced courses in literature. Offered in Fall of odd-numbered years.
SPAN 375 - Spanish Study Abroad III - 3-6 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
An intermediate high level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 376 - Spanish Study Abroad III - 3-6 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
An intermediate high level study of Spanish language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 400 - Golden Age Drama - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Study of dramatists of the Golden Age of Spanish Literature. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 401 - Modern Hispanic Drama - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Spanish and/or Latin American dramatists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 408 - Comparative Grammar - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 308 * or permission of instructor
A comparative and contrastive study of the structures of Spanish and English. Offered every third term.
SPAN 419 - Short Story - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Short story in Spanish and/or Latin American literature. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 420 - Spanish Novel - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
The novels of Spain from the generation of 1898 to present. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 421 - Latin American Novel - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Principal works by well-known Latin American novelists of the 20th century. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 425 - Modern Hispanic Poetry - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Contemporary poetry of Spain and/or Latin America. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 430 - Survey of Latin American Literature - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
Survey of literary movements, outstanding authors, and representative prose and poetic works of Latin America from the Colonial period to the present day. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 435 - Cervantes - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
The principal works of Cervantes with special emphasis on Don Quixote. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 460 - History of the Spanish Language - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 201GS * or equivalent
A study of the development of the Spanish language from its beginnings to the present time. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 470 - Seminar in Spanish/Latin American Studies - 3 hours: Prereq: SPAN 205GS * or equivalent
The study of literary works and cultural contexts. Topic to be selected and announced in the schedule of courses. May be taken more than once. Offered occasionally.
SPAN 475 - Spanish Study Abroad IV - 3-6 hours: Prereq: a 300-level Spanish course
An advanced level study of the language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 476 - Spanish Study Abroad IV - 3-6 hours: Prereq: a 300-level Spanish course
An advanced level study of the language and culture taught in a Spanish-speaking country. Offered in Summer.
SPAN 499 - Independent Studies in Spanish - 1-3 hours: Prereq: approval by the department and instructor
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Students are not to take this course when a class course is available.

* This course is the immediate prerequisite. Other preparation is required prior to this immediate prerequisite.