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SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I
Basic grammar and vocabulary; fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish II
Further development of basic skills and vocabulary. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent.

SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish
Intensive grammar review; reinforcement of listening and speaking skills; and fundamentals of essay writing. Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent.

SPAN 202 Conversation and Composition
Practice in conversation, oral interpretation, and composition. Continued review of grammar to further develop oral and written communication. Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent.

SPAN 203 Advanced Conversation and Composition
Further refinement in areas studied in SPA 202; introduction to reading and interpretation of literary texts. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or equivalent.

SPAN 301 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
An introduction to periods concepts, genres, and major figures of Spanish and Latin American literature. Using selected Hispanic texts, the course will also serve as an introduction to literary analysis and bibliographic methods. Given in Spanish. AOS (LIT); CR (Comparative) Prerequisite: SPAN 203 or permission of instructor.

SPAN 401 Topics in Hispanic Culture
Reading, research, and discussion on selected topics and issues in the Spanishspeaking world. Given in Spanish. AOS (LIT); CR (Comparative) Prerequisite: SPAN 301 (Only one may count toward the major or the minor, but a student may retake the course for graduation credit when the topic changes.)

SPAN 460 The Spanish Golden Age
A survey of the literary movements and major figures of Spain during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Literary texts will be analyzed in their social, historical, and aesthetic contexts. Given in Spanish. AOS (LIT); CR (Europe) Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

SPAN 465 Peninsular Spanish Literature from 1700 to 1898
A survey of the ideological and literary currents of the 18th and 19th centuries in Spain, with emphasis on Spanish Romanticism and the Realist novel. Given in Spanish. AOS (LIT); CR (Europe) Prerequisite: SPAN 301.