340 Spanish Internship (3)
A cooperative arrangement between the university and specific elementary or middle schools, social service agencies or businesses involved with either foreign language instruction, service to foreign language-speaking clients, or business transactions with companies abroad. Every semester. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and approval of department head.
399r Group Studies (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisites: French 211-212, or approval of department head.
400r Topics in Spanish Literature (3)
Study of topics such as Spanish literature of the Golden Age, 18th and 19th century Spanish literature, The Generation of 1898, and contemporary Spanish literature. On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
401r Special Topics in Hispanic Language or Literature (2-3)
A reading course with emphasis on a field, period, or author, or on a topic of philology or linguistics. On demand. By special arrangement with the department head and the instructor. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
402r Topics in Spanish-American Literature (3)
Study of topics such as Spanish-American novel, Spanish-American theater and poetry, and Spanish-American essay. On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
403 Cervantes: Don Quijote de la Mancha (3)
A critical reading of Cervantes’ masterpiece, in its entirety, in the original seventeenth-century Spanish. The history, art, philosophy, religion, and literature of the Spanish Golden Age, presented as the background for Cervantes’ novellas, are the impact of the Quijote and the imprint of Cervantes’ prose style in modern Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 331 or approval of instructor.
405 Romance Philology (3)
Historical linguistics, the development of Romance languages from Vulgar Latin into modern Romance Languages. Covers basic linguistic concepts and terminology as well as phonological and morphological developments in Romance languages with with particular emphasis in French and Spanish. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322 or second year Latin or approval of instructor.
406 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3)
A course in the applied linguistics of Spanish pronunciation. Issues of Spanish pronunciation (standard and dialects) through phonetic transcription (using IPA), basic linguistic terminology, and accurate description of Spanish sounds. Also presents all the Peninsular and Latin American contemporary variants of spoken Spanish, including Spanish spoken in the U.S. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322 or approval of instructor.
408 Spanish American Poetry (3)
Readings of poetry from Spanish American from the Colonial Period to the present with an introduction to poetic theory and modes of approaching a poetic work. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322, or approval of instructor.
410 Spanish American Short Story (3)
Readings and analyses of representative works by contemporary Spanish American short story writers. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322 or approval of instructor.
412 Spanish American Theatre (3)
Readings in the dramatic literature of Spanish America of the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on literary currents to which a play belongs, its form, the use of the language and the use of settings. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322 or approval of instructor.
414 Magical Realism in Spanish American Narrative (3)
Readings of Spanish American narrative texts (short stories, novellas, and novels) that exhibit the characteristics of the style known as “Magical Realism.” Discussion of the texts, including the way in which the cultures of Spanish America are reflected in them. Prerequisites: Spanish 321-322 or approval of instructor.
430 Cultural Experience (0)
An intensive language experience in the United States or abroad. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or equivalent. Requires approval of department head.
493 Senior Seminar Spanish (3)
Integrated capstone experience emphasizing the knowledge and skills essential in the major covering Spanish language, literature, Hispanic culture and civilization. Spring semester. Prerequisites: Spanish major with senior standing.
495r Departmental Honors (1-3 hours per term, 4 hours for the two terms)
On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head. See Departmental Honors.
497r Research (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
498r Individual Studies (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
499r Group Studies (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisites: 311-312, 331-332, or approval of department head.
Health and Human Performance
See College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.
History
Professor James M. Russell, Head
1414 - History (B.A.)
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121, 122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: History 103*, 104* and 105* (9 hours total)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines (6 hours)
- Foreign Language: Through second college year in one foreign language
- Completion of a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Major Requirements
- 39 hours in history including 103†, 104†, 105†, 203†, 204, and 301. At least one course (three hours) will be taken from each of the following categories of study:
- I. American History: 331, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, 341, 343, 346
- II. European History: 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 323, 324, 327, 328
- III. Non-Western History: 364, 365, 367, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376
- IV. 400-level courses: 401, 411 412, 415, 416, 419, 422, 423 (400-level courses are topical courses that may be taught as seminars in which enrollment will be limited to 15 students.)
