Spanish: Concentration in Spanish Literature

1. 100-level and 200-level courses

Students who demonstrate proficiency in Spanish through a placement exam or prior study may be exempted from some courses at the 100 and 200 level.

• SPAN 10100 - Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 10200 - Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 20100 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 20200 - Intermediate Spanish II

•        -or-

• SPAN 10300 - Intensive Elementary Spanish may be substituted for SPAN 10100  and SPAN 10200        
• SPAN 20300 - Intensive Intermediate Spanish may be substituted for SPAN 20100  and SPAN 20200  

•        -or-

• SPAN 10500 - Basic Reading and Writing for Native Speakers of Spanish
• SPAN 10600 - Oral and Written Skills for Native Speakers of Spanish
• SPAN 20700 - Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers
• SPAN 20800 - Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers

•        and

• SPAN 21100 - Spanish Grammar and Composition

•        -or-

• SPAN 27000 - Spanish Composition for Spanish Speaking Students

2. Spanish Literature Courses (12 cr.)

• SPAN 31100 - The Structure of Modern Spanish
• SPAN 31200 - Advanced Spanish Writing
• SPAN 34100 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature I
• SPAN 34200 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature II

3. Literature before the 19th century (6 cr.)

• choose from:

• SPAN 34300 - Spanish Literature of the Middle Ages
• SPAN 34500 - Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
• SPAN 34600 - Cervantes
• SPAN 34900 - Spanish Prose of the Golden Age
• SPAN 35000 - Spanish Poetry of the Golden Age
• SPAN 35300 - Spanish Neoclassicism and Romanticism

4. Latin American literature (9 cr.)

• choose from:

• (At least 3 credits from this category must be in contemporary literature)

• SPAN 36000 - Spanish-American Literature of the Colonial Period
• SPAN 36200 - Spanish-American Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism
• SPAN 36400 - Spanish-American Modernism and Post-modernism
• SPAN 36500 - Survey of Spanish-American Teatro
• SPAN 36600 - Contemporary Latin American Poetry
• SPAN 36700 - Latin American Essay
• SPAN 36800 - Contemporary Latin American Narrative
• SPAN 37100 - Special Topics in Spanish- American Literature

5. One course chosen from the following (3 cr.)

• SPAN 33500 - Spanish Civilization

•                       -or-

• SPAN 33600 - Latin American Civilization

6. Two additional required courses chosen from the following (6 cr.)

Students may choose the remaining 6 credits in any course in literature from Spain or Hispanic America numbered above 34200. Students planning to teach in grades 7-12 must also complete 3 credits in Second Language Acquisition:

• SPAN 39900 - Second Language Acquisition or
• SPAN 49500 - Independent Study in Hispanic Literature or
• SEDCP 21200 - Methods I: Foundations of Literacy, Language and Learning in the Foreign/Heritage Language Classroom, Grades 7-12

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