{"id":1609,"date":"2017-07-11T13:13:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/spanish-portuguese\/?page_id=1609"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:35:22","slug":"spanish-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/spanish\/spanish-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/spanish\/spanish-courses\/upcoming-courses\/\">Upcoming Courses page<\/a> for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\ndd { \n margin-left: 30px;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n\t\n\tdt {\n\t\tmargin-top: 25px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<dl><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0103 First-Semester Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>4 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introductory course for students who have had little or no previous work in Spanish.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Open only to students with 2 yrs H.S. Spanish or less or a score of 1 on Spanish placement exam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0104 Second-Semester Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>4 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Spanish 103.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grade of C- or better in Spanish 103(P) or level 2 score on Spanish placement exam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (4 retro crs).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0197 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance in Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0203 Third-Semester Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Spanish 104. Review of the main grammatical concepts. Readings in modern Spanish and Spanish-American literature.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grade of C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0104(P) or level 3 score on Spanish placement exam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (8 retro crs).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0204 Fourth-Semester Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Spanish 203. Review of the main grammatical concepts. Readings in modern Spanish and Spanish-American literature.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grade of C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0203(P) or level 4 score on Spanish placement exam.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (11 retro crs).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0225 Understanding the Hispanic World:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Different manifestations of Hispanic culture across continents and centuries studied from many angles.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>In English. May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0289 Internship in Spanish, Lower Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of basic principles of Spanish in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>introductory course in Spanish; 2.25 GPA, and consent of supervising faculty member.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 3 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0296 UROP Apprenticeship<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Undergraduate research participation in a project developed with a supervising member of the faculty or staff.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance into UROP and completion of or concurrent enrollment in UROP seminar.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One credit for 45 hrs research. May be retaken to 9 cr max in any combination of UROP apprenticeship courses. Not open to juniors or seniors.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0297 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ sponsored program before coursework level, content and cr are determined and\/or in specially prepared program coursework.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0299 Ad Hoc:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester. May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1999, Spring 1998.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0308 Advanced Writing and Reading<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Development of proficiency in different writing styles; emphasis on the most difficult aspects of Spanish through reading and other exercises.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>a grade of C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0204(P), or concurrent enrollment or previous completion of SPANISH\u00a0318, or score level 4 on Spanish placement exam, or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as repeat of SPANISH 305 and SPANISH 316. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro credits).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0318 Advanced Speaking and Listening<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Development of oral proficiency in relation to Hispanic culture.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0204(P), or score level 5 on Spanish placement exam, or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>For non-heritage Spanish speakers. Students cannot receive credit for both 318 and 319. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0319 Advanced Speaking and Listening for Heritage Speakers<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Development of full proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking skills in Spanish for students with native\/near-native command of these skills.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0204(P) or score level 5 on Spanish placement exam or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Open only to heritage Spanish speakers. Others with near-native proficiency admitted at instr discretion. Students cannot receive credit for both SPANISH\u00a0318 and SPANISH\u00a0319. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro credits).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0332 Using Spanish in the Business World<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Business language and practice in Spanish-speaking countries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and SPANISH\u00a0318(C) or SPANISH\u00a0319(C).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0333 Advanced Spanish Grammar<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to solidify written expression skills and provide a clear understanding of Spanish grammar rules at an advanced level.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P), and either SPANISH\u00a0318(P) or SPANISH\u00a0319(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2017.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0338 Spanish for Health Professionals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Acquisition of intermediate conversational and written skills in medical terminology in Spanish through a communicative approach. For health care students.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and a grade C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0318(P), SPANISH\u00a0319(P), or equivalent.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0341 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Spanish linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics, and sociolinguistics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and SPANISH\u00a0318(C) or SPANISH\u00a0319(C).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0342 Business and Legal Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Business terminology and concepts; instruction in the legal terminology of Hispanic countries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and SPANISH\u00a0318(C) SPANISH or 319(C); or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0348 Introduction to Translation: English to Spanish<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Basic skills necessary for professional translation. Translation of texts from English into Spanish. Summarizing texts; sight translation.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, SPANISH\u00a0308(P), and SPANISH\u00a0318(C) or SPANISH\u00a0319(C).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0350 Understanding Literature and Culture<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical tools needed to understand the literature and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P); SPANISH\u00a0318(C) or SPANISH\u00a0319(C).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0371 Introduction to Latino Literature in English<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to the development of literature by Chicanos, Nuyoricans, and other Hispanics since the late fifties and its historical, social, and political background.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or written consent of department.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU, CD<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Taught in English.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2016.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0373 Topics in Latino Literature in English:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Some of the experiences of U.S. Hispanics as reflected in literature, film, and other cultural manifestations.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or written consent of department.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU, CD<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Taught in English. May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2015, Fall 2013.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0388 Health Issues in the Hispanic World<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Different aspects of the health care system in the U.S. in relation to the Hispanic culture(s).<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and a grade of C- or better in SPANISH\u00a0318(P) or SPANISH\u00a0319(P) or equivalent.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0391 Social and Historical Issues in the Hispanic World:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Culture of the Hispanic people, with a focus on a particular social or historical perspective and\/or issue.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>SPANISH\u00a0308(P) and SPANISH\u00a0318(C) or SPANISH\u00a0319(C).<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0397 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0443 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Theory of Spanish sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0341(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0443G Spanish Phonetics and Phonology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Theory of Spanish sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0341(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0444 Spanish Syntax and Morphology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comprehensive review of Spanish syntax and morphology; the meaning of words, sentences, and discourse.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or greater and SPANISH\u00a0341(P); or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016, Fall 2013.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0444G Spanish Syntax and Morphology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comprehensive review of Spanish syntax and morphology; the meaning of words, sentences, and discourse.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or greater and SPANISH\u00a0341(P); or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016, Fall 2013.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0446 Hispanic Sociolinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical analysis of the relationship between language and society in the Hispanic world.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0341(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0446G Hispanic Sociolinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical analysis of the relationship between language and society in the Hispanic world.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0341(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0470 From the Middle Ages to Modernity: The Rise of the Hispanic World<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Exploration of the literature and cultures of Spain and Latin America from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0472 Contemporary Literature and Culture of Latin America<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Exploration of the literature and culture of Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0474 Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Exploration of the literature and culture of Spain in the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and SPANISH\u00a0350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0489 Internship in Spanish, Upper Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of advanced principles of Spanish in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate non-salaried setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, 6 cr at 400-level or above in Spanish, 3.50 GPA in Spanish major, and written consent of supervising faculty member and department chair.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One credit earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 3 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2008, Fall 2007.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0491 Topics in Hispanic Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The culture of a group of Hispanic people from a particular social and\/or historical perspective, with a focus on one or more manifestations of that culture.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 9 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0497 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ sponsored program before course work level, contact, and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0497G Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ sponsored program before course work level, contact, and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0499 Ad Hoc:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0506 Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>One or more areas of Spanish Peninsular literature and culture across periods, genres, or regions.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits of Spanish at the 300 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2015.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0507 Seminar in Latin-American Literature and Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>One or more areas of Latin-American literature and culture across periods, genres, or regions.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0508 Seminar in Hispanic Literature and Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A literary subject with manifestations in more than one Hispanic literature, including Latino literature, with focus on the differences between\/among them.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. SPANISH 508G was previously SPANISH 708.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0541 History of the Spanish Language<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>External and internal history of the evolution of the Spanish language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0541G History of the Spanish Language<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>External and internal history of the evolution of the Spanish language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0545 Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>One or more branches of linguistics, such as dialectology, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, etc., in relation to the Hispanic languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0545G Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>One or more branches of linguistics, such as dialectology, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, etc., in relation to the Hispanic languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above; or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0570 Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Topics on the poetry and\/or the narrative and didactic prose of the late sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 18 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0572 Seminar on Cervantes:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>'Don Quixote' and\/or other works by Cervantes.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Fall 2008.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>SPANISH\u00a0578 Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. 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