Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Culture, and Literatures (FLCL)
Spanish Courses Available for Graduate Credit
5000-level courses are graduate courses. Students may take up to six hours of 4000-level courses approved for graduate credit. These courses may not be taught every semester.
Advanced Grammar and Style SPAN 4104
Analysis of and practice with advanced grammatical and stylistic concepts, including idiomatic and colloquial usage. Intended to help advanced students achieve high levels of proficiency in writing and speaking Spanish.
Studies in Medieval and Golden Age Literature SPAN 4304
A variable content course devoted to Hispanic literature of the Middle Ages and of the Golden Age. The texts selected are studied not only for their aesthetic value but also for their historical and cultural significance. May be taken twice for credit with different content.
Studies in 18th and 19th Century Literature SPAN 4314
A variable content course devoted to Hispanic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The texts selected are studied not only for their aesthetic value but also in terms of their historical and cultural significance. May be taken twice for credit with different content.
Studies in 20th Century Literature SPAN 4324
A variable content course devoted to Hispanic literature of the 20th century. Texts are selected not only for their esthetic value but also in terms of their historical and cultural significance. May be taken twice for credit with different content.
Topics in Hispanic Life, Literature, and Language SPAN 4334
Broad central themes of Hispanic culture as manifested in creative and historical literature, music, art, film, etc., or in language, such as the history of the Spanish language, translation techniques, or the staging of dramatic works in Spanish. Historical and/or national boundaries are crossed whenever the nature of the topic permits. May be repeated for credit with different content.
Spanish-American Literature and the Representation of History SPAN 4344
This is a special topics variable-content course that allows the student to explore different geographical regions of Spanish America and the ways that authors have used literature to preserve, recreate, revise, subvert, and even contradict their countries' official history. All discussion conducted in Spanish. May be repeated for credit up to three times. Pre: minimum oral proficiency of "Advanced" on the ACTFL scale.
Spanish-American Institutions and Concepts SPAN 5234
In-depth analysis of the enduring cultural institutions and ideas that inform Spanish-American perceptions of reality and their development into modern times. Selected topics include: the cultural contributions of the Spanish, indigenous and African legacies; religions and syncretism; militarism and caudillismo; aesthetics; cultural regions; idiosyncrasies; and concepts of time and space.
Topics in Hispanic Cinema FL 5334
Hispanic Literature and the Representation of History SPAN 5344
A special topics course that allows the student to explore different geographical regions of Spanish America and the ways that authors have used literature to preserve, recreate, revise, subvert, and even contradict their countries' official history.