Requirements for the major in Spanish Literature

Eight units are required, not including SPA 300, 310, or 420, but which may include the SIP. No more than two of these units (in either language or literature) may be earned during study abroad. Although a student may take all three courses at the 400 (intermediate) level, no more than two of those courses may count toward the major.

Required Courses

• SPA 501 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (prerequisite to all other literature courses taught in Spanish)
• SPA 975 or 976, the Senior Seminars
• At least two units in Hispanic literature
• SPA 502, 510, 521, 540, 550, 560 and 935
• All Hispanic literature courses count toward the literature Area of Study requirement for graduation. Spanish majors are expected to participate in the study abroad program and acquire a high proficiency of language skill. Spanish majors are encouraged to develop an appropriate cognate program in areas such as history, political science, economics, music, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, international and area studies or international commerce.

Requirements for the Minor in Spanish Literature

Six units are required.

 Required Courses

• SPA 420
• SPA 501 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
• Electives
• Four chosen from the following (two must be Spanish literature courses):
• SPA 430, 440, 450, 502, 510, 521, 540, 550, 560, 935, 975, 976
• Students may count one course taken during study abroad. Students may not count both SPA450 and the Spanish literature from abroad.

SPA 300 Beginning Spanish I. Basic grammar and vocabulary; fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

SPA 310 Beginning Spanish II. Further development of basic skills and vocabulary. Prerequisite: SPA 300 or equivalent.

SPA 420 Intermediate Spanish. Intensive grammar review; reinforcement of listening and speaking skills; and fundamentals of essay writing. Prerequisite: SPA 310 or equivalent.

SPA 430 Conversation and Composition. Practice in conversation, oral interpretation and composition. Continued review of grammar to polish oral and written communication. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 420 or equivalent.

SPA 440 Advanced Conversation and Composition. Further refinement in areas studied in

SPA 430; introduction to reading and interpretation of literary texts. Prerequisite: SPA 430 or equivalent.

SPA 450 Topics in Hispanic Culture. Reading, research and discussion on selected topics and issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. May be taken in addition to SPA 501 and any advanced literature course in the Spanish sequence; may be repeated when the topic changes. (May be used in the Spanish minor, but may not be used to satisfy a literature requirement for the major.)

SPA 501 Introduction to Hispanic Literature. An introduction to the period 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. Prerequisite: SPA 430 or 440 or equivalent.

SPA 502 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. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 510 Peninsular Spanish Literature from 1700-1898. A survey of the ideological and literary currents of the 18th and 19th centuries in Spain, with emphasis on Spanish Romanticism and the Realistic novel. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 521 Modern Peninsular Literature. A survey of the major writers and literary movements of Spain since the 1920s, with emphasis on the poetry of the Generation of 27, the theatre and prose of the Franco period and the contemporary novel. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 540 Spanish-American Literature I. Study of the principal literary figures, works and characteristics of the Colonial Period, Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 550 Spanish-American Literature II. Study of the principal literary figures, works and characteristics of Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, Post Modernism, Vanguardia and the Post-Vanguard movements. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 560 Contemporary Spanish American Literature. Examination of the intellectual and literary patterns in contemporary Spanish-American literature, with emphasis in the literary expression of social and philosophical thought; authors and genre studied vary. Given in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 935 Advanced Literary Studies. Course focuses on major figures and movements in Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Topics will vary. Prerequisite: SPA 501.

SPA 975 Peninsular Spanish Seminar. Advanced study of outstanding authors, works, or genres that will vary to reflect the interest of students and the professor. Prerequisite: two units of Hispanic literature.

SPA 976 Spanish-American Seminar. Advanced study of outstanding authors, works, or genres that are generally recognized as seminal to an understanding of Spanish America's social, philosophical and aesthetic traditions. Prerequisite: two units of Hispanic literature.