Graduate Course Offerings

Current course information is available via the Graduate Bulletin.)

Unless marked as “non-repetitive,” all graduate courses are “topic courses,” which may be repeated as long as the topic varies. Other courses may not be repeated.

READING SPANISH SPN 500
Through an intensive study of language structures and idiomatic usage, with extensive practice in written translation of literary and scholarly texts, candidates for advanced degrees are able to obtain the proficiency level of the graduate Spanish reading requirement. Several departments grant exemption from further examination for successful completion of this course (not for M.A. or Ph.D. candidates in Spanish).

HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS SPN 501, FALL OR SPRING
General processes of language change, as exemplified by the development of the Romance languages with particular reference to Spanish. Non-repetitive.

METHODS IN LINGUISTICS RESEARCH SPN 502, FALL OR SPRING
Methods for elicitation and collection of linguistic data and its analysis. Relation between theory and research design, and between qualitative and quantitative analysis. Introduction to commonly used tests of statistical significance, and to reasoning and argumentation from limited data. Non-repetitive.

SPANISH LINGUISTICS SPN 503, FALL OR SPRING
Major issues related to the general structure of the Spanish language (phonetics, phonology, morphosyntax, semantics, etc.).

CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS: SPANISH AND ENGLISH SPN 504, FALL OR SPRING
Topics vary, and they may include linguistic interference: its basis and manifestations, in-depth discussion of specific syntactic/semantic areas with reference to possible Spanish/English interference, major phonological differences between Spanish and English and consequent learning difficulties, and non-linguistic factors which may affect learning in different groups in different situations.

HISPANIC DIALECTOLOGY AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS SPN 505, FALL OR SPRING
Major theoretical issues involved in analysis of geographical and social variation and the principal methods used in its investigation, as applied to varieties of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalán, and Galician.

LITERARY THEORY SPN 509, FALL OR SPRING
A study of the most outstanding methods of analysis and literary research, and a survey of major works pertaining to the study of literature. A required course for Ph.D. Spanish students. Non-repetitive.

HISPANIC CULTURE SPN 510, FALL OR SPRING
An introduction to the essential aspects of Peninsular and/or Latin-American cultures and civilizations, designed to provide incoming graduate students with sufficient background to undertake the advanced study of the Hispanic language and literature. This course is ideal for MA and MAT students and may be repeated.

SPANISH COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS SPN 515, FALL OR SPRING
Theory and practice of problems in composition and translation with revision of difficult points in advanced Spanish grammar and style. Classroom analysis and discussion. Required for Doctor of Arts (DLS); also useful for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Non-repetitive.

MEDIEVAL LITERATURE SPN 613, FALL OR SPRING
Major literary works within the Medieval period will be read and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context analyzed.

GOLDEN AGE LITERATURE SPN 623, FALL OR SPRING
Major literary works within the Renaissance and/or Baroque periods, read and analyzed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context are discussed.

CERVANTES SPN 628, FALL OR SPRING
Miguel de Cervantes's works are read, analyzed, and discussed in depth. A required course for Ph.D. students. Advanced M.A. students are accepted. A bilingual course: readings and discussions both in Spanish and English.

19TH-CENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE UNTIL THE GENERATION OF 1898 SPN 641, FALL OR SPRING
Major literary works within the period are read and analyzed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context are discussed.

20TH-CENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE SPN 643, FALL OR SPRING
Major literary works within the period will be read, analyzed, and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context will be discussed.

COLONIAL SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE SPN 652, FALL OR SPRING
Major authors and literary works of the period. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context are explored.

19TH-CENTURY SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE SPN 662, FALL OR SPRING
Major authors and literary works of the period. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context will be discussed.

SPANISH-AMERICAN MODERNISM SPN 669, FALL OR SPRING
A course devoted to major authors and literary works of the Modernistic period (1880-1916) in Spanish America . Readings are analyzed and discussed. A required course for Ph.D. students. Advanced D.A. and M.A. students are accepted.

20TH-CENTURY SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE SPN 671, FALL OR SPRING
A course devoted to major authors and literary works of the period. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context is discussed.

THE HISPANIC TRADITION IN THE UNITED STATES SPN 682, FALL OR SPRING
A general historical analysis of the influence of Hispanic culture in the United States as a consequence of the continuous interaction between Spanish- and English-speaking people. Special attention is given to cultural manifestation in a bicultural setting.

CARIBBEAN LITERATURE SPN 685, FALL OR SPRING
A course devoted to major writers and works of the Caribbean area. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth as well as in their interrelation with the cultural context.

DIRECTED MASTER'S RESEARCH SPN 588, FALL OR SPRING
For work toward the M.A. thesis or preparation of the M.A. comprehensive examination only. This course is mainly intended for students who are not continuing toward the Ph.D.

DIRECTED INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL STUDIES SPN 595, FALL AND SPRING
For M.A., D.A., and Ph.D. candidates only. Requires a written proposal signed by the faculty member involved, and the approval of the graduate studies director and the departmental chair. No more than a total of nine credits may be applied toward a Spanish graduate degree, or combination of degrees.

TOPICS SEMINAR SPN 612, FALL AND SPRING
A seminar course designed primarily for doctoral students. The topic will be chosen by the professor from any of the major areas of Hispanic literature and linguistics required of all Ph.D. students. Ph.D. students must take from two to four of these seminars according to their previous preparation.

DIRECTED READINGS SPN 681, FALL AND SPRING
For students who have completed all doctoral requirements and wish to dedicate themselves to full- or part-time preparation of the comprehensive examination.

PRACTICUM IN THE TEACHING OF SPANISH LANGUAGE SPN 691, FALL
Theory and practice of language teaching. Applied method-ology and linguistics to classroom situations. A required course for teaching assistants. Non-repetitive.

PRACTICUM IN THE TEACHING OF SPANISH LANGUAGE SPN 693, FALL AND SPRING
This course is to be taken in conjunction with the student's teaching assignment. Each week's discussion centers on problems of applied linguistics or grammar. Discussion will also be focused on methodology (audio-lingual method, pattern drills, language laboratory, and preparation of examinations).

DIRECTED DOCTORAL RESEARCH SPN 695, FALL AND SPRING
For students who have already passed the Ph.D. comprehensive examination and need to devote their time to preparation of their dissertation.

DISSERTATION RESEARCH ON CAMPUS SPN 699, FALL AND SPRING
For students who have already passed the Ph.D comprehensive examination and need to devote their time to preparation of their dissertation.

DISSERTATION RESEARCH OFF CAMPUS SPN 700, FALL AND SPRING
For students who have already passed the Ph.D comprehensive examination and need to devote their time to preparation of their dissertation off campus.

DISSERTATION RESEARCH OFF CAMPUS-INTERNATIONAL SPN 701, FALL AND SPRING
For students who have already passed the Ph.D comprehensive examination and need to devote their time to preparation of their dissertation off campus and outside the US.

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