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Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Unless otherwise noted below or in the Course Schedule, registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/, all upper-division Portuguese courses are conducted in Portuguese, and all upper-division Spanish courses except Spanish 347L and 349 are conducted in Spanish.

The information in parentheses after a course number is the Texas Common Course Numbering (TCCN) designation. Only TCCN designations that are exact semester-hour equivalents of University courses are listed here. Additional TCCN information is given in Appendix A.

Portuguese: POR

Lower-Division Courses

POR 601D. Introductory Portuguese.

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S.

POR 303S. Portuguese for Professional Purposes.

Designed for students in a variety of disciplines who require basic Portuguese language skills while studying abroad. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. May not be counted toward a major in Portuguese.

POR 604. Accelerated First-Year Portuguese.

Designed primarily for language majors and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Prerequisite: Consent of the lower-division coordinator for Portuguese.

POR 406 (TCCN: PORT 1411). First-Year Portuguese I.

Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S.

POR 407 (TCCN: PORT 1412). First-Year Portuguese II.

Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Prerequisite: Portuguese 406 with a grade of at least C.

POR 508. Alternate First-Year Portuguese for Spanish Students.

Designed to provide qualified Spanish students a rapid introduction to the Portuguese language; emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and translation in the context of Brazilian culture. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Prerequisite: Spanish 312L with a grade of at least B.

POR 610D. Intermediate Portuguese I.

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: 604, 610D, 610S. Only one of the following may by counted: Portuguese 610D, 612, 312K, 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 601D or 407 with a grade of at least C.

POR 610S. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers I.

Designed to provide qualified Spanish-speaking students a rapid introduction to Portuguese language. Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D or 312L with a grade of at least B.

POR 611D. Intermediate Portuguese II.

Continuation of Portuguese 610D, with an introduction to more complex grammatical structures. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 508, 610D, 610S, or 312K with a grade of at least C.

POR 611S. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II.

Continuation of Portuguese 610S. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611S, 312K and 312L, 516 or 612. Portuguese 611S and 610D and 611D may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Portuguese 604, 508, or 610S with a grade of at least B.

POR 612. Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Covers the same material as Portuguese 312K and 312L, but in one semester. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 610D and 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 604 or 508 with a grade of at least B, or Portuguese 407 with a grade of A; and consent of the lower-division coordinator for Portuguese.

POR 312K (TCCN: PORT 2311). Second-Year Portuguese I: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 610D and 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 604, 407, or 508 with a grade of at least C.

POR 312L (TCCN: PORT 2312). Second-Year Portuguese II: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 610D and 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 312K with a grade of at least C.

POR 516. Alternate Second-Year Portuguese for Spanish Speakers.

For qualified Spanish-speaking students, continued practice in the Portuguese language; emphasis on oral expression, vocabulary expansion, writing, and review of grammar in the context of cultural and literary readings. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 610D and 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Prerequisite: Portuguese 508 with a grade of at least B.

POR 318. Conversation and Composition.

Intensive practice in oral expression, based on cultural readings, with some writing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 312L. With consent of the lower-division coordinator for Portuguese, Portuguese 312L may be taken concurrently.

POR 319C. Culture and Conversation.

Designed to improve oral skills and speaking strategies in different discourse genres including informal, formal, academic, and travel. Analysis and discussion of videos, films, short stories, and news articles highlighting Portuguese-speaking culture, with a focus on Brazil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

POR 321. Practical Phonetics.

Recommended for Portuguese majors, especially for those preparing to teach. A thorough review of Portuguese pronunciation, phonetics, and oral reading. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, or 312L.

POR 322C. Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Civilization.

Conference course. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, or 312L, and written consent of the department chair.

POR 322L. Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Literature.

Conference course. Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612 or 312L, and written consent of the department chair.

POR 326K. Advanced Conversation and Composition.

Advanced, intensive practice in both oral and written expression based on cultural readings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 327K. Brazilian Culture and Literature of the Colonial Period.

Survey of Brazilian literature and culture from the sixteenth century through the late eighteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 327L. Brazilian Culture and Literature of the Nineteenth Century.

Survey of Brazilian prose, poetry, and drama. Includes the broad literary and cultural movements of the nineteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 327M. Brazilian Culture and Literature of the Twentieth Century and Later.

Survey of Brazilian prose, poetry, and drama. Includes the broad literary and cultural movements of the twentieth century and later. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 328. Introduction to Portuguese Literature.

Main literary trends and principal writers of Portugal. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 329. Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures.

Introduction to Lusophone African literatures and cultures from the colonial era through independence and postindependence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Portuguese.

POR 130D. Portuguese across Disciplines.

Students read and discuss Portuguese language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course. One lecture hour a week for one semester May not be counted towards fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: One upper-division Portuguese course or consent of instructor.

POR 341. Luso-Brazilian Civilization and Culture.

Analysis of social, political, and cultural aspects of Portugal and/or Brazil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 350K. Luso-Brazilian Film.

A study of film from the Lusophone world, including Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 352. Brazilian and Spanish American Literature.

Brazilian and Latin American literature and culture from the twentieth century and later. Studies the literary trends and social roles in the region while comparing and contrasting the culture and history from both Spanish America and Brazil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 362. Advanced Composition.

Translation of English texts into Portuguese and free composition; special attention to idiomatic expressions and to grammatical and syntactical features. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 364L. Applied Linguistics.

Introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese; application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Portuguese. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516.

POR 375. Luso-Brazilian Literature.

Representative writers and significant periods of Luso-Brazilian literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Portuguese.

Topic 5: Brazil: An Introduction. Same as Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 1: Brazil: An Introduction).

POR 378H. Honors Seminar.

Honors seminar on a special topic in literature, linguistics, or civilization. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, admission to the Portuguese Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser.

POR 379H. Honors Thesis.

Supervised individual research on a topic in literature, linguistics, or civilization. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, admission to the Portuguese Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser.

Portuguese Civilization: PRC

Lower-Division Courses

PRC 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Portuguese Civilization.

Upper-Division Courses

PRC 320E. Portuguese and Brazilian Civilization.

Social, literary, and cultural topics of Portugal, Brazil, Portuguese Africa, and Portuguese Asia. Conducted in English. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be counted toward a major or a minor in Portuguese. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

PRC 325E. Brazilian Studies.

Studies Brazil from several interdisciplinary perspectives. Focuses on diverse aspects of Brazilian history, social issues, literature, and culture. Taught in English. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

PRC 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Portuguese Civilization.

Spanish: SPN

Lower-Division Courses

SPN 301. Spanish for Graduate Students in Other Departments.

For graduate students in other departments seeking to fulfill degree language requirements. No auditors. Purpose: To introduce fundamentals of grammar and lexicon to enable students to read texts in their areas of specialization. Primary aim: To allow students to acquire reading proficiency. Also presents audio-aural aspect. Three class hours a week for one semester. Offered every fall semester. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

SPN 601D. Introductory Spanish.

Six-hour course focused on the development of multilingual literacy through the analysis and use of Spanish to achieve linguistic competence (basic verb tenses, pronouns, adjectives, conditional statements), communication and interactional competence (complimenting, thanking, requesting, giving opinions), and metalinguistic competence (parts of speech, sociolinguistic cues). Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 506. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 507, 508K.

SPN 303S. Spanish for Professional Purposes.

Designed for students in a variety of disciplines who require basic Spanish language skills while studying abroad. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish.

SPN 604. Accelerated Beginners' Spanish.

Designed primarily for language majors and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship. A six-hour course comparable to Spanish 506 and 507. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered in the fall semester only. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 506. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 507, 508K. Prerequisite: Written consent of the lower-division coordinator for Spanish.

SPN 305. Spanish for Graduate Students in Other Departments.

No auditors. Continuation of Spanish 301. Vocabulary and grammar expansion through intense practice in reading texts according to class interests; increased emphasis on the audio-aural aspect. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered every spring semester. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Spanish 301 or consent of instructor.

SPN 506 (TCCN: SPAN 1511). First-Year Spanish I.

Designed for students who have not previously studied any Spanish. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 506.

SPN 507 (TCCN: SPAN 1512). First-Year Spanish II.

Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 507, 508K. Prerequisite: Spanish 506 with a grade of at least C.

SPN 508K. Alternate First-Year Spanish II.

An accelerated review of grammatical structures covered in Spanish 506, followed by study of the new material covered in Spanish 507. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 601D, 604, 507, 508K. Prerequisite: Transfer credit or credit by examination for Spanish 506, or high school coursework in Spanish, or credit for Spanish 506 earned at the University of Texas at Austin more than one calendar year ago, with a grade of at least C.

SPN 610D. Intermediate Spanish I.

Six-hour course focused on the development of multilingual literacy through the analysis and use of Spanish to achieve linguistic competence (aspect, subjunctive, hypotheticals, passive voice), communication and interactional competence (apologizing, requesting, circumlocution), and metalinguistic competence (critical analysis of oral and written texts). Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 610D, 612, 312K. Prerequisite: Spanish 601D, 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

SPN 611D. Intermediate Spanish II.

Six-hour course focused on the development of multilingual literacy through the analysis and use of Spanish to achieve linguistic competence (aspect, subjunctive, passive voice), communication and interactional competence (pragmatics, cultural perspectives), and metalinguistic competence (dialectal differences). Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 611D, 612, 312L. Prerequisite: Spanish 610D or 312K with a grade of at least C.

SPN 612. Accelerated Second-Year Spanish: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

A six-semester-hour course comparable to Spanish 312K and 312L combined. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered in the spring semester only. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 610D, 612, 312K. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 611D, 612, 312L. Prerequisite: Spanish 604 with a grade of at least B, or Spanish 507 or 508K with a grade of A.

SPN 312K (TCCN: SPAN 2311). Second-Year Spanish I.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 610D, 612, 312K. Prerequisite: Spanish 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

SPN 312L (TCCN: SPAN 2312). Second-Year Spanish II.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 611D, 612, 312L. Prerequisite: Spanish 312K with a grade of at least C.

SPN 315N. Readings in Hispanic Literature.

Readings in various literary genres and in the literatures of the Spanish-speaking countries. Development of skills needed to read and to discuss literary texts in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 315N and 318 may not both be counted. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L.

SPN 318. Conversation and Composition.

Designed to give intensive practice in oral expression, based on cultural readings, with some writing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 315N and 318 may not both be counted. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish. This course or the equivalent is recommended but not required for all majors in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L.

SPN 319. Advanced Oral Expression.

Designed to develop listening comprehension and oral skill to an advanced level. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish. Recommended for all Spanish majors. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

SPN 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Spanish.

Upper-Division Courses

SPN 322K. Civilization of Spanish America.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 3: Civilization of Spanish America). Survey of the social and cultural evolution of the Spanish American countries. Conducted in Spanish. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 325K. Introduction to Spanish American Literature through Modernism.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 4: Introduction to Spanish American Literature through Modernism). Main literary trends and principal writers in Spanish America from the sixteenth century through Modernism. Conducted in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 325L. Introduction to Spanish American Literature since Modernism.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 5: Introduction to Spanish American Literature since Modernism). Main literary trends and principal writers in Spanish America since Modernism. Conducted in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 326K. Introduction to Spanish Literature before 1700.

Main literary trends and principal writers from the Middle Ages through the Golden Age. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 326L. Introduction to Spanish Literature since 1700.

Main trends and principal writers, with emphasis on the Romantics, the Realists of the nineteenth century, the Generation of '98, and contemporary figures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 327G. Advanced Grammar and Composition I.

Study and practice of Spanish grammar, focusing on grammar points of particular concern to English speakers. Includes oral exercises and guided composition. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 327W. Advanced Grammar and Composition II.

Designed to develop writing skills needed for upper-division coursework in Spanish. Emphasizes grammar using various topics in Spanish language, literature, and culture. Explores different compositional styles. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G with a grade of at least C.

SPN 328. Spanish Civilization.

A survey of the social, political, and cultural history of Spain. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Spanish.

SPN 130D. Spanish across Disciplines.

Students read and discuss Spanish language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course. One lecture hour a week for one semester. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: One upper-division Spanish course or consent of instructor.

SPN 345L. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics.

Introduction to the study of the Spanish language through different areas of linguistics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and second-language acquisition. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G.

SPN 346. Practical Phonetics.

Recommended for Spanish majors, especially for those preparing to teach. A thorough review of Spanish pronunciation, phonetics, and oral reading. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G.

SPN 347L. Linguistics in Translation.

Conducted in English. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Language, Culture, and Society in Latin America.

SPN 349. Literature in Translation.

SPN 350. Studies in Hispanic Life and Culture.

Sequel to Spanish 322K and 328, approaching in a more specialized way the study of important currents in Hispanic civilization. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 350 and 350K may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 4: Indigenous Voices in Latin American Literature. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 17: Indigenous Voices in Latin American Literature). Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 6: Tracking Cultures: Literary and Cultural Points of Contact. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 7: Tracking Cultures: Cultural Itineraries in Spain and Morocco. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 8: Cultures in Contact in Medieval Spain. Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Cultures in Contact in Medieval Spain) and Spanish 350 (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 9: History of the Spanish Civil War. Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 10: Business in Hispanic Life and Culture. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 19: Business in Hispanic Life and Culture). Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 11: Mexican and Mexican American Ballads. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 20: Mexican and Mexican American Ballads) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 29: Mexican and Mexican American Ballads). Examines the corrido genre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with special focus on its pivotal role in the Mexican Revolution and in the collision between cultures in the border zone. Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 12: The Imagined Andes. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 22: The Imagined Andes). Overview of literature and culture of the Andean regions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.
Topic 13: Violence in Contemporary Mexican Culture. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 23: Violence in Contemporary Mexican Culture) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 20: Violence in Contemporary Mexican Culture). Studies the representation of violence in contemporary literary and cultural production in Mexico in order to understand social, political, and cultural implications of current violence in that country. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 611D, 612, or 312L.

SPN 350K. Topics in Hispanic Film.

A study of film from the Hispanic world, including Spain and Latin America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 350 and 350K may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

Topic 1: Gender Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 24: Gender Issues in Latin American Cinema). Studies Latin American cinema as a device of gender system formation and reinforcement, and as criticism of patriarchal hegemony; discusses questions related to sexuality depicted in Latin American films. Subjects covered include: maternity, prostitution, machismo, children's sexuality, homosexuality, heterosexuality, and gender violence in films from the 1930s to present. Conducted in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 24), Spanish 350 (Topic: Gender in Contemporary Latin American Cinema), 350K (Topic 1).
Topic 2: Violence in Spanish Film. Focus on representations of violence in film from and about Spain since the 1920s to present. Includes the Spanish Civil War, torture, and other state-sanctioned violence; children and violence; violence against women; homophobic violence; terrorism; and ethnic and racist violence.
Topic 3: Latin American Film and Culture. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 25: Latin American Film and Culture). Overview of Latin American cinema from the silent era to present, with an emphasis on the last forty years. Subjects covered include: the development of the film industry (particularly in Argentina and Mexico in the 1930s and 1940s); the "New Wave" of Latin American cinema in the 1960s; and contemporary trends. Taught in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 25), Spanish 350 (Topic: Latin American Film and Culture), 350K (Topic 3).
Topic 4: Latin American Literature and Film. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 26: Latin American Literature and Film). Studies, in a broad sense, the connections between Latin American cinema and literature, through extensive readings and in-class movie exhibitions. A number of renowned literary works by Latin American authors and their film versions will be analyzed with a comparative approach. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 26), Spanish 350 (Topic: Latin American Literature and Film), 350K (Topic 4), 352 (Topic: Literature and Cinema in Spanish America).

SPN 351. Don Quijote.

Intensive analysis of Cervantes' novel. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 352. Topics in Spanish and Spanish American Literature.

Major writers and works of Spanish and Spanish American literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Spain in 1492. Spanish 350 (Topic: Spain in 1492) and 352 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.
Topic 2: Literature of the Spanish Civil War. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.
Topic 3: The Latin American Short Story. Examination of the most representative Latin American authors as a course of study in the art of storytelling, literary history, individual poetics, and narrative theories. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 353. Introduction to Hispanic Sociolinguistics.

Studies different aspects of Hispanic sociolinguistics, including concepts such as language contact and variation, bilingualism and multilingualism, the intersection of societal factors with linguistic expression, and linguistic identity. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 345L.

SPN 354. Topics in the Literatures of the United States.

Study of literary texts written in Spanish in the United States, including but not limited to authors of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican origin. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 6: Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 13: Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest), Spanish 341K, 354. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G (or 327).

SPN 362K. Spanish Drama and Poetry.

Topics may focus on drama, poetry, a combination of the two, and themes expressed in one or both genres. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 364K. Spanish American Drama and Poetry.

Main trends and principal writers, with emphasis on poetry. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

Topic 2: Contemporary Spanish American Poetry. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 9: Contemporary Spanish American Poetry). Taught in Spanish.

SPN 364L. Applied Linguistics.

Practical application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G and 345L.

SPN 365C. Conference Course in Hispanic Civilization.

Conference course. Prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L; and written consent of the department chair.

SPN 365G. Conference Course in Hispanic Linguistics.

Conference course. Prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L; and written consent of the department chair.

SPN 365K. Contemporary Spanish American Prose.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 10: Contemporary Spanish American Prose). Novels, short stories, and essays from different regions of Hispanic America. Taught in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 365L. Conference Course in Hispanic Literature.

Conference course. Prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L; and written consent of the department chair.

SPN 366K. Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature.

Literary trends, with intensive and extensive reading of representative works. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 367K. Syntax and Stylistics.

Examination of Spanish syntax and style: the study of literary language and style, translation of idiomatic English, free composition, oral expression, rhetoric, and style. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be taught in English or Spanish, depending on the topic. Topics taught in English may not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any degree; they may not be counted toward a major in Spanish without the consent of the chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 327G; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.

Topic 1: Advanced Oral Expression for Teachers. Restricted to students in the language teaching concentration. Conducted in Spanish.
Topic 2: Comparative Structure of English and Spanish. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 11: Comparative Structure of English and Spanish). Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G, 345L and three additional semester hours of uppder-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 3: Spanish Grammar. Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 4: Translation Principles and Practice. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 12: Translation Principles and Practice). Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G, 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 5: Interpretation Principles and Practice. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 14: Interpretation Principles and Practice). Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G, 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 6: Literary Translation: Analysis and Criticism. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 15: Literary Translation: Analysis and Criticism). Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G, 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 7: Spanish for Health Care Professionals. Designed to build fluency in both spoken and written Spanish that will enable the health care professional to communicate effectively with monolingual patients, to attend conferences or classes in Spanish, and to explain medical literature to patients. Conducted in Spanish. Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 30: Spanish for Health Care Professionals) and Spanish 367K (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.
Topic 8: Rhetoric and Composition for Native Speakers. Writing and oral expression for use in academic and professional settings. Conducted in Spanish. Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 31: Rhetoric and Composition for Native Speakers) and Spanish 367K (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 345L and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.

SPN 368L. Spanish Language Structure.

Advanced treatment of the syntax and morphology of the Spanish language for Spanish majors concentrating in Hispanic linguistics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 367K (Topic: Structure of the Spanish Language) and 368L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 345L.

SPN 372. Topics in Spanish Literature Since 1900.

Intensive study of significant works and themes, and well as their literary and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 373. Early Spanish Literature.

Writers and texts from the medieval and/or the Renaissance period of Spanish literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 374K. Colonial Spanish American Literature.

Main trends and principal writers of the colonial period in Spanish America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

Topic 1: Writing the Conquest. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 16: Writing the Conquest). The forging of Spanish-American civilization and many of its persistent dilemmas seen through the examination of an exuberant and original body of narrative texts. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 16), Spanish 350 (Topic: Writing the Conquest), 374K (Topic 1).

SPN 375. National Literatures of Spanish America.

Selected representative works from the national literatures of Spanish America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

SPN 376. Topics in Golden Age Literature.

Critical study of significant Golden Age works. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, 326K, or 326L.

Topic 1: Golden Age Drama.
Topic 2: Prose and Drama of Golden Age Spain. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 376 (Topic 2), 376 (Topic: Prose and Drama of the Golden Age), 376 (Topic: Golden Age Prose and Drama).
Topic 3: Cervantes.

SPN 679H. Honors Tutorial Course.

Supervised individual research on a literary, linguistic, or cultural problem, culminating in a written thesis of fifty to eighty typewritten pages. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing, admission to the Spanish Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser; for 679HB, Spanish 679HA.