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| Italian | |
| ITAL 1010 | Elementary Italian I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Italian. Five class hours and one language laboratory hour. Followed by ITAL 1020. |
| ITAL 1016 | Intensive Introductory Italian (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ITAL 1020 | Elementary Italian II (4.00) |
| Continuation of ITAL 1010. Prerequisite: ITAL 1010. | |
| ITAL 1026 | Intensive Introductory Italian (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ITAL 1016 or equavalent. | |
| ITAL 116 | Intensive Introductory Italian (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 1016. | |
| ITAL 126 | Intensive Introductory Italian (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 1026. | |
| ITAL 2010 | Intermediate Italian I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Continued grammar, conversation, composition, readings, and an introduction to Italian literature. Prerequisite: ITAL 1020 or the equivalent. Note: The following courses have the prerequisite ITAL 2010, 2020, or permission of the department. |
| ITAL 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ITAL 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| ITAL 2020 | Intermediate Italian II (3.00) |
| Continuation of ITAL 2010. | |
| ITAL 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisite: ITAL 1016 , 1026 and 2016 or equivalent. | |
| ITAL 216 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 2016. | |
| ITAL 226 | Intensive Intermediate Italian (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for ITAL 2026. | |
| ITAL 3010 | Advanced Italian I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Includes idiomatic Italian conversation and composition, anthological readings of literary texts in Italian, plus a variety of oral exercises including presentations, skits, and debates. Italian composition is emphasized through writing assignments and selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020. |
| ITAL 3020 | Advanced Italian II (3.00) |
| Topics include idiomatic Italian conversation and composition, anthological readings and discussions in Italian of literary texts from the past four centuries of Italian literature (from Tasso to the present), selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax, the elements of essay writing to Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020 | |
| ITAL 3030 | How to Do Things with Words (3.00) |
| One of three required core courses for the Italian Studies Major and Minor (with ITAL 3010 and 3020). ITAL 3030 focuses on interpretative and critical approaches to various genres of Italian textual and visual-linguistic expression. These include poetry, fiction, cinema, and theater. ITAL 3030 introduces students to the history and conventions of each genre, as well as the analytical methodologies suited to intelligent engagement with each. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 3040 | Advanced Italian Language III (3.00) |
| This course aims at perfecting student's command of Italian language, in all major skill areas: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Idiomatic Italian conversation promoted via readings and discussions in Italian on current subjects. Writing proficiency promoted through composition work. In Italian. Prerequisites: Completion of ITAL 2020 or its equivalent. | |
| ITAL 3050 | Advanced Italian Language IV (3.00) |
| Continued perfection of Italian language proficiency, in all major skill areas: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Selective review of the fine points of grammar and syntax. Idiomatic Italian conversation promoted via readings and discussions in Italian on current subjects. Writing proficiency promoted through composition work. In Italian. Prerequisites: Completion of ITAL 3040 or its equivalent. | |
| ITAL 3110 | Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to relevant Italian medieval and renaissance literary works. Prerequisites: ITAL 2020 |
| ITAL 3120 | Contemporary Literature (3.00) |
| Study of selected masterpieces from the modern period of Italian literature. Readings and discussions in Italian. Exercises in essay writing. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ITAL 3250 | Italian Love Poetry in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3.00) |
| This course treats the production of major poets and writers of Italian Medieval and Renaissance times (Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto, and Tasso) and focuses on the theme of love. It illustrates how central the topic of love was to Italian poetry in the early modern age, its development from classical love verse, and the immense influence of Italian love poetry in the diffusion of Italian culture abroad. Taught in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 3350 | Fine Young Cannibals and Other Stories in Contemporary Italy (3.00) |
| This course analyzes stories and short novels by contemporary Italians, from 1990 to the present. The works exemplify new forms of narration, many of which integrate ideas and practices of pulp literature, and noir currents, in the specific aims of their authors. Works by writers self-dubbed the 'cannibals' ('cannibali') are foregrounded, in an investigation of current short fiction and the imaginary of Italian society today. Taught in Italian. Prerequisites: Completion of or current enrollment in ITAL 3010, and permission of UVa study abroad advisor in Italian. | |
| ITAL 3559 | New Course in Italian (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian. | |
| ITAL 3700 | Lirica (Italian Lyric Poetry) (3.00) |
| Lirica (Italian Lyric Poetry) | |
| ITAL 3720 | Novella (Italian Short Narrative) (3.00) |
| Novella (Italian Short Narrative) Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ITAL 3730 | Romanzo (Italian Novel) (3.00) |
| Surveys the major developments in Italian fiction during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Introduces textual analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts. | |
| ITAL 3740 | Teatro (Italian Theater) (3.00) |
| Studies the major dramatic works from the Renaissance to the present, including productions by Niccolo Machiavelli, Carlo Goldoni, Luigi Pirandello, and Dario Fo. | |
| ITAL 3750 | Critica (Italian Literary Criticism) (3.00) |
| Critica (Italian Literary Criticism) | |
| ITAL 3760 | Italian Travel Literature (3.00) |
| Study of major Italian travel writers from medieval to modern times, within a discussion of the definition and history of the literary genre, and the critical perspectives relating to it. In Italian. Prerequisites: Italian language course 1010 through 2020, or demonstrated Italian language proficiency per consent of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ITAL 4000 | Methodologia (Stylistics and Methods) (3.00) |
| Methodologia (Stylistics and Methods) | |
| ITAL 4100 | Medioevo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Middle Ages) (3.00) |
| Medioevo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Middle Ages) | |
| ITAL 4200 | Umanesimo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Humanistic Period) (3.00) |
| Umanesimo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Humanistic Period) | |
| ITAL 4300 | Rinascimento (Italian Culture and Literature during the Renaissance) (3.00) |
| Rinascimento (Italian Culture and Literature during the Renaissance) | |
| ITAL 4350 | Representations of Women in Italian Literature (3.00) |
| Images of women as presented in major Italian literary works from the Medieval period to the 20th century. Areas in which gender issues will be examined include authorship, genre, feminist literary criticism, and representation theory. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020 or its equivalent or instructor approval Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| ITAL 4400 | Barocco (Italian Culture and Literature during the Baroque Age) (3.00) |
| Barocco (Italian Culture and Literature during the Baroque Age) | |
| ITAL 4450 | Lights and Shadows: Italian 18th-Century Literature (3.00) |
| Study of the Italian Enlightenment, in terms of its spectrum of literary/cultural phenomena. Major and lesser-known writers, and the role their works played in transforming early modern traditions into today's forms and institutions. Among the topics considered: notions of reason and progress, uses of science, criminal/justice systems, advances in theater, opera, the popular novel, autobiography and consumer journalism in Italian. | |
| ITAL 4475 | Romanticismo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Age of Romanticism) (3.00) |
| Romanticismo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Age of Romanticism) | |
| ITAL 4559 | New Course in Italian (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian. Course was offered Spring 2013 |
| ITAL 4600 | Novecentismo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Twentieth Century) (3.00) |
| Novecentismo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Twentieth Century) | |
| ITAL 4810 | Italian Pop Culture: 1960's - 1990's (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary approach to the last thirty years of Italian cultural history, from a theoretical and practical perspective. Prerequisite: Students who have completed ITAL 2020. Other students admitted with instructor permission. | |
| ITAL 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent Study Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ITAL 5250 | Dante: The Divine Comedy (3.00) |
| A close reading of the Purgatorio. | |
| ITAL 5400 | Medieval Italian Literature (3.00) |
| Medieval Italian Literature | |
| ITAL 5450 | Renaissance Italian Literature (3.00) |
| Renaissance Italian Literature | |
| ITAL 5559 | New Course in Italian (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ITAL 5600 | Baroque Italian Literature (3.00) |
| Baroque Italian Literature | |
| ITAL 5650 | Italian Literature of the Enlightenment (3.00) |
| Italian Literature of the Enlightenment | |
| ITAL 5700 | Italian Literature of the Modern Period (3.00) |
| Italian Literature of the Modern Period | |
| ITAL 7200 | Literary Criticism (3.00) |
| An in-depth study of current critical approaches, methods, and forms of bibliographical research. | |
| ITAL 7300 | Teatro Italiano (3.00) |
| Graduate-level seminar, for students in Italian, and graduate students in other depts who desire a course on Italian theater and are proficient in Italian language. Survey of major authors and texts of dramatic and theatrical literature in Italy, from its origins to the present. Works are contextualized within cultural realities and institutions surrounding the development of drama, theater, and performance. Taught in Italian. Prerequisite: Complete language competence in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 7325 | Duecento (3.00) |
| Topics include the early documents of Italian literature; the Sicilian and Tuscan 'schools' of poetry; and studies in linguistics. | |
| ITAL 7350 | Trecento I (3.00) |
| Dante; his life and circle; a thorough study of the Comedy and the minor works. | |
| ITAL 7375 | Three Crowns of Florence: Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio (3.00) |
| Focuses on masterpieces of Florence's three luminaries: Dante's Commedia, Boccaccio's Decameron, and Petrarch's Rime sparse and the critical traditions surrounding these works. Prerequisite: permission of instructor if student does not know Italian Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ITAL 7400 | Pen and Brush: Literary Culture and Artists of the Renaissance (3.00) |
| The treatment of art and artists in works by Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, and on writings of artist-poets, among them Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo, Benevenuto Cellini, and Bronzino. Course includes considerations of artistic works. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ITAL 7425 | Quattro-Cinquecento (3.00) |
| A thorough survey of Humanistic culture and literature; Petrarchism; Machiavelli and surroundings; and the birth of epic (Ariosto and Tasso). Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ITAL 7559 | New Course in Italian (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. |
| ITAL 7600 | Sei-Settecento (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies Manierismo in poetry and prose; the birth of Italian theater; and major authors of the Enlightenment (Parini and Alfieri). Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| ITAL 7800 | Ottocento (3.00) |
| Studies the authors, works, and literary movements of the second half of the nineteenth-century, including Verga and verismo. | |
| ITAL 7900 | Italian Avant-Garde Literature (3.00) |
| This graduate course discusses texts belonging to the Italian Avan-garde and Modernist periods. Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of Italian. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ITAL 7910 | Poesia Italiana del Novecento (3.00) |
| This course intends to read and discuss the poetic production of major 20th century Italian poets, from the early symbolist experience of Pascoli and d'Annunzio to the 'New Avant-garde' of 'i Novissimi'. Prerequisite: knowledge of Italian | |
| ITAL 7920 | Romanzo Storico nel 20 e 21 secolo (3.00) |
| This course discusses the evolution of the historical novel in Italy after Alessandro Mazoni's controversial abjuration of the historical novel in his "Discorso del romanzo storico e, in genere, de' componimenti misti di storia e di invenzione." Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 7993 | Independent Research (3.00) |
| Independent Research | |
| ITAL 7995 | Guided Research (3.00) |
| Guided Research | |
| ITAL 8210 | Pedagogy (1.00) |
| Required of all teaching assistants; not part of the curricular credit requirement for the M.A. in Italian. | |
| ITAL 8300 | Ariosto (3.00) |
| This course is a monographic study of Ludovico Ariosto's masterpiece, Orlando furioso. Will read this epic-chivalric poem, place it in the cultural context of the Italian Renaissance and discuss the major critical issues it continues to pose. Prerequisite: knowledge of Italian Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ITAL 8400 | Seminars: Major Author (3.00) |
| A thorough study of a major author's opus. Includes authors from alL eight centuries of Italian literature. Specific authors will be announced in the Course Offering Directory. | |
| ITAL 8559 | New Course in Itialian (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ITAL 8610 | Approaches to Alessandro Manzoni's I Promessi Sposi (3.00) |
| This course offers a close reading of Alessandro Manzoni's I Promessi Sposi in light of contemporary and recent debates on the genre of the historical novel. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ITAL 8680 | Svevo (3.00) |
| Close examination of Svevo's three major novels and author's social and intellectual milieu. Prerequisite: permission of instructor if student does not know Italian | |
| ITAL 8995 | Independent Research (3.00) |
| Independent Research | |
| ITAL 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Required of all teaching assistants; not part of the curricular credit requirement for the M.A. in Italian. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Italian in Translation | |
| ITTR 2150 | Italian Phonetics (3.00) |
| Italian Phonetics | |
| ITTR 2160 | History of the Italian Language (3.00) |
| History of the Italian Language | |
| ITTR 2260 | Dante in Translation (3.00) |
| Close reading of Dante's masterpiece, The Inferno. Lectures focus on Dante's social, political, and cultural world. Incorporates The World of Dante: A Hypermedia Archive for the Study of the Inferno, and a pedagogical and research website (www.iath.virginia/dante), that offers a wide range of visual material related to The Inferno. | |
| ITTR 2270 | Petrarch in Translation (3.00) |
| Petrarch in Translation | |
| ITTR 2280 | Boccaccio in Translation (3.00) |
| Boccaccio in Translation | |
| ITTR 2300 | Machiavelli in Translation (3.00) |
| Machiavelli in Translation | |
| ITTR 2310 | Ariosto in Translation (3.00) |
| Ariosto in Translation | |
| ITTR 2360 | Tasso in Translation (3.00) |
| Tasso in Translation | |
| ITTR 2420 | Goldoni and Alfieri in Translation (3.00) |
| Goldoni and Alfieri in Translation | |
| ITTR 2430 | Foscolo and Leopardi in Translation (3.00) |
| Foscolo and Leopardi in Translation | |
| ITTR 2440 | Manzoni in Translation (3.00) |
| Manzoni in Translation | |
| ITTR 2450 | Verga in Translation (3.00) |
| Verga in Translation | |
| ITTR 2559 | New Course in Italian in Translation (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian in translation. | |
| ITTR 2620 | The Modern Italian Novel in Translation (3.00) |
| The Modern Italian Novel in Translation | |
| ITTR 2630 | Italian History and Culture Through Film: 1860s - 1960s (3.00) |
| This course uses the medium of film to discuss the developments in Italian culture and history over a period of one hundred years, from 1860 to 1960. | |
| ITTR 2710 | Italian Cultural History (3.00) |
| This course traces the general history and culture of Italy from the Middle Ages to the present. It covers the Renaissance, the Baroque, the "Risorgimento," the new problems of post-unification, Fascism and the post-World War II Italian Republic. The aim is to provide historical background to comprehend both the complexity of Italian political and social evolution and the multifaceted nature of its cultural identity. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ITTR 3215 | Dante's Italy (3.00) |
| This course investigates Italian history and culture through the prism of Dante Alighieri's Comedy, one of the most important works in European literature. The three canticles of the Comedy offer a meditation on the social and political life of the Italian city-states, a critique of contemporary Christianity, and a commentary on art and literature at the end of the Middle Ages. | |
| ITTR 3250 | Italian Love Poetry in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3.00) |
| This course treats the production of major poets and writers of Italian Medieval and Renaissance times (Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto, and Tasso) and focuses on the theme of love. It illustrates how central the topic of love was to Italian poetry in the early modern age, its development from classical love verse, and the immense influence of Italian love poetry in the diffusion of Italian culture abroad. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ITTR 3559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| ITTR 3580 | Sister Arts Literary Artistic Relations in the Italian Renaissance (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the literary and cultural traditions that inform treatments of art and artists in the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance. | |
| ITTR 3710 | From Fiction to Film (3.00) |
| Combining narratological and socio-historical interpretative approaches, this course studies a series of novels and short stories that have been adapted to the big screen. We will concentrate on the study of film technique, comparative analyses of textual and filmic sequences, and cross-cultural examinations of the different socio-historical contexts that produced both narratives and films. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ITTR 3758 | Love Affair with Tuscany: Utopias and Beyond (3.00) |
| This course aims to examine the Anglo-American love affair with Tuscany/Florence, and deepen students' understanding of it by providing richer, more complex knowledge of the region and its culture. The class will simultaneously explore notions of utopia and dystopia, against the background and actual lived experience of this sought-after destination. | |
| ITTR 3770 | The Culture of Italian Comedy (3.00) |
| Treats Italian comedy from historic, generic, and theoretical viewpoints; divided into 4 units: 1) medieval comic-realist verse (poetry and song), 2) Renaissance comic theater, including plays by Machiavelli, Ariosto and the Sienese Intronati Academy, 3) the commedia all'italiana film, focusing on cinema by Germi and Monicelli, and 4) modern comic performances by Italians. Special units on Tuscan- and Neapolitan-style humor. Taught in English. | |
| ITTR 3775 | Acting Italian: Benigni, Goldoni, Fo (3.00) |
| Watch, read, and laugh at performances by Italy's most famous comic stars. Plays, films, and one-man shows form the texts, which include not only modern productions by contemporary masters Roberto Benigni and Dario Fo, but also the comedies of the originator of middle-class Italian humor, Carlo Goldoni. Works of these writers/actors/producers introduce important aspects of Italian literary, performative, and cultural traditions. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ITTR 4559 | New Course in Italian in Translation (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ITTR 4820 | Italian Pop Culture From the 1960s to the Present (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course examines the cultural and socio-political transformations that took place in Italy during its recent history. By discussing different cultural artifacts (films, essays, literature), we shall ultimately try to answer the following questions : does Italy still have space for works that resist populist and consumer culture? What are the ethical and political consequences of Italy's present culutral condition? Is there an Italian identity? |
| ITTR 5250 | Dante's Purgatory in Translation (3.00) |
| This course explores canto-by-canto Dante's second realm of the Afterlife. Particular attention will be paid to how various themes and motifs (the phenomenology of love, the relationship between church and state, status of classical antiquity in a Christian universe, Dante's representation of the saved), differ from those explored in the Inferno. Prerequisite: ITTR 2260 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| ITTR 5559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. | |
| ITTR 7559 | New Course: Italian in Translation (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics with the subject of Italian in Translation. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ITTR 7710 | From Fiction to Film (3.00) |
| Combining narratological and socio-historical interpretative approaches, this course studies a series of novels and short stories that have been adapted to the big screen. We will concentrate on the study of film technique, comparative analysis of textual and film sequences, and cross-cultural examinations of the different socio-historical contexts that produced both narratives and films. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Portuguese | |
| PORT 1110 | Beginning Intensive Portuguese (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese, especially as used in Brazil. Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by PORT 2120. Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 2020 or SPAN 2020, or instructor permission. |
| PORT 2120 | Intermediate Intensive Portuguese (4.00) |
| Continued study of Portuguese through readings, vocabulary exercises, oral and written compositions, and grammar review. Prerequisite: PORT 1110 or equivalent. | |
| PORT 3010 | Advanced Grammar, Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies advanced grammar through analysis of texts; includes extensive practice in composition and topical conversation. Prerequisite: PORT 2120 or by permission. |
| PORT 4020 | Readings in Literature in Portuguese (3.00) |
| Studies readings from the chief periods of Brazilian and Portuguese literature. Prerequisite: PORT 2120 or by permission. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PORT 4410 | Brazilian Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies leading figures and movements from Colonial times to 1900. |
| PORT 4420 | Brazilian Literature (3.00) |
| Studies leading figures and movements from 1900 to present. | |
| PORT 4610 | Studies in Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature (3.00) |
| Studies topics in Portuguese or Brazilian literature or in Portuguese linguistics according to the interests and preparation of the students. Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level or higher, or instructor permission. | |
| PORT 4620 | Studies in Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature (3.00) |
| Studies topics in Portuguese or Brazilian literature or in Portuguese linguistics according to the interests and preparation of the students. Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level or higher, or instructor permission. | |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 1010 | Elementary Spanish (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. SPAN 1010 and 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: For students who have not previously studied Spanish. |
| SPAN 1016 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| SPAN 1020 | Elementary Spanish (4.00) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. SPAN 1010 and 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: For students who have not previously studied Spanish. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 1026 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 or equavalent. | |
| SPAN 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Spanish (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Five class hours. Covers the material in SPAN 1010-1020 in an accelerated one semester format. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in Spanish (1-2 years of high school Spanish) and Spanish placement exam score of 0-325, or SAT II score of 420-510. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 116 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 1016. | |
| SPAN 126 | Intensive Introductory Spanish (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 1026. | |
| SPAN 2010 | Intermediate Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. SPAN 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Spanish-speaking audiences. Three class hours. Laboratory work is required. Followed by SPAN 2020. Prerequisite: Passing grade in SPAN 1020 or 1060; a score of 520-590 on the SAT II test; 326-409 on the UVa placement test; or permission of the department. Course was offered Spring 2013, January 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 2015 | Spanish for Engineering (3.00) |
| Spanish for Engineering is a three-credit intermediate level course designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, but focuses on the development of communication skills in a professional context for Engineering. | |
| SPAN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| SPAN 2020 | Advanced Intermediate Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations and handle complications (e.g., asking for, understanding and giving directions, expressing happiness and affection, and persuading). Students may choose either SPAN 2020A, which includes reading literary and cultural selections or SPAN 2020C, which includes selected medical readings. Three class hours. Laboratory work is required. Prerequisite: Passing grade in SPAN 2010; SAT II test scores of 600-640; UVa placement test score of 410-535; IB exam score of 5 or 6; or permission of the department. Note: Prerequisite for the following courses: SPAN 2020 or the equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (3.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: SPAN 1016 , 1026 and 2016 or equivalent. | |
| SPAN 2100 | The Social Support Systems of Latin America (1.00) |
| A supervised internship fort students interested in the health care professions and sociology as a complement to SPAN 2020 during the UVa Summer Spanish program. The latter includes health care, education, and other social services like social security and old age benefits. Final research paper required | |
| SPAN 216 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 2016. | |
| SPAN 226 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish (0.00) |
| This is the non-credit option for SPAN 2026. | |
| SPAN 3000 | Phonetics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Conducted in Spanish. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3010 | Grammar and Composition I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3020 | Grammar and Composition II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the comparative essay, the argumentative essay, and the research paper. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3030 | Cultural Conversations (3.00) |
| Conversation course devoted to different aspects of Spanish, Spanish American, or Latino culture. Student-led discussion of materials ranging from films and music videos to radio programs, newspapers, and the Internet. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 3031 | Conversation Cinema: Latin America (3.00) |
| Conversation course whose subject matter is Latin American cinema. Films will be discussed in the context of the history and culture of various countries. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 3032 | Conversation Cinema - Spain (3.00) |
| This is conversation course in Spanish, with a focus on Spanish film. It is closed to native and heritage speakers, and to students who have had a conversation course already; instructor permission required. Students will improve vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and pronunciation. Class participation is essential. Quizzes, daily activities, short written paper, oral final exam. | |
| SPAN 3040 | Business Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3050 | Spanish for Medical Professionals (3.00) |
| This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish. | |
| SPAN 3200 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Conducted in Spanish. |
| SPAN 3300 | Texts and Interpretation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. Note: SPAN 3300 or instructor permission is prerequisite for any course in Spanish literature or culture with a number above SPAN 3300. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3400 | Survey of Spanish Literature I (Middle Ages to 1700) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3410 | Survey of Spanish Literature II (1700 to Present) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3420 | Survey of Latin American Literature I (Colonial to 1900) (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 3430 | Survey of Latin American Literature II (1900 to Present) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 3559 | New Course in Spanish (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Spanish.
Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 4010 | Advanced Grammar and Composition (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4040 | Translation from Spanish to English (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Translation Spanish and English Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4050 | Business Practices in the Spanish-speaking World (3.00) |
| This course is designed to prepare students for careers in international business by introducing them to business practices, trade organizations, and financial institutions in the Spanish-speaking world. A secondary goal is to help students attain a more sophisticated level of speaking and writing in Spanish, through readings, discussion, and written assigments in Spanish. | |
| SPAN 4200 | History of the Language (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4201 | Hispanic Dialectology and Bilingualism (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3010 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4203 | Structure of Spanish (3.00) |
| This is an advanced introduction to the study of fundamental aspects of the sound and grammatical systems of the Spanish language. The course will start by analyzing present-day (syllable, word and phrase) structures of the language and it will progress toward a more detailed examination of some of the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 Phonetics and SPAN 3200 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | |
| SPAN 4210 | History of the Spanish Language II (3.00) |
| The course examines the development of the Spanish language through texts produced from the Middle Ages to the present day. The main goal will be the interpretation of individual texts as a source of linguistic data and the analysis of language in its cultural, social and historical context. Including texts from Latin American and Spain, the commentary will cover the analysis of phonological, grammatical and lexical aspects. Pre-requisites: SPAN 3015 and SPAN 3200 | |
| SPAN 4220 | Linguistic Theories of Writing: The Advanced Language Learner (3.00) |
| Following systemic functional linguistics, this course examines the advanced capacities of first, second, and heritage language learners. Its main goal is to describe how these capacities are realized linguistically in written (academic) language 'among other means' through lexical density, grammatical metaphor, clause-combining strategies, and impersonality. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 or equivalent | |
| SPAN 4300 | Latin-American Literature from Colonial Period to 1900 (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 4310 | Latin American Women Writers from 1900 to the Present (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Study of major Latin American women writers from 1900 to the present, including poets, essayists, playwrights, and fiction writers. Discussion will focus on the literary representation of issues related to gender and culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. |
| SPAN 4311 | Latin-American Literature After 1900 (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4312 | Mexican Literature (3.00) |
| Study of major literary works from the 20th and 21st centuries by Mexican authors, including poetry, fiction, essay and/or theatre. Discussion will focus on literary representation, historical and gender issues relevant to this period in Mexican society. Prerequisites: SPAN 3300; SPAN 3430 Highly Recommended Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 4319 | Borges (3.00) |
| This course offers an overview of Borges' short stories and some essays and poems. The aim is to present Borges as dominating the great shift in literary sensibility in Spanish America in the 1940s, his influence on the 'Boom' and the relevance of his work to the notions of Modernism and Post-modernism in the Anglo-Saxon sense. The course will attempt to cover not only the thematics of Borges' main works but also his innovations in technique. Prerequisites: SPAN 3010 and 3300 or departmental permission. | |
| SPAN 4320 | Contemporary Latin-American Short Fiction (3.00) |
| Contemporary Latin-American Short Fiction Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4321 | Contemporary Latin-American Novel (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4400 | Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4401 | Spanish Literature of the Golden Age (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Spanish Literature of the Golden Age Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| SPAN 4402 | Don Quixote (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 4410 | Spanish Literature from the Enlightenment to Romanticism (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4412 | Spanish Literature from Realism to the Generation of 1898 (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 4413 | Modern Spanish Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. |
| SPAN 4420 | Spanish Contemporary Poetry (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to help the student read and understand poetry in Spanish. By approaching the works of relevant Spanish and Latin American poets from different perspectives, the student will become more familiar with poetry in Spanish. Part of the course is dedicated to introducing the student into the creative mood of literature. In order to do that, the students have to translate poetry from Spanish into English, and they are also encouraged to write some poetry or poetical prose in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430,or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 4450 | Contemporary Latin American Novella (3.00) |
| A panorama of contemporary Latin American literature's main trends through the study of novellas published between 1935 and the end of the 20th century. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| SPAN 4500 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. |
| SPAN 4510 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4520 | Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 4530 | Special Topics Seminar: Language (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement; instructor permission. |
| SPAN 4559 | New Course in Spanish (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Spanish.
Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 4560 | Special Topics Seminar: Literature and Culture Catholic Univ Valencia (3.00) |
| A full immersion course at the Catholic University, Valencia for students enrolled in the University of Virginia in Valencia program. | |
| SPAN 4600 | Literature and Cinema (3.00) |
| Explores the relationship between literature and film as narrative arts, focusing on contemporary classics of the Spanish and Spanish-American novel and their cinematic adaptations. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4610 | Women Between Cultures: U.S. Latinas in Their Writing (3.00) |
| This course examines how Latina women in the United States have articulated in their literature the experience of living within two sets of cultural codes, considering variants such as class, race religious beliefs, and language. Prerequisite: SPAN 3300; SPAN 3430 highly recommended. | |
| SPAN 4620 | Hispanic Women Writers (3.00) |
| Examines writings by women authors of Spain and Latin America, using the texts as a basis for studying the evolving roles and paradigms of women in these societies. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| SPAN 4621 | Latin American Women Poets (3.00) |
| In this course we will read extensively from the poetry of the three most famous women poets of Latin America in the twentieth century: Uruguay's Delmira Agustini, Argentina's Alfonsina Storni, and Chile's Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Prerequisites: SPAN 3300. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4700 | Spanish Culture and Civilization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. |
| SPAN 4701 | The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America (3.00) |
| The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 4702 | Islam in Europe: Muslim Iberia (3.00) |
| An introduction to Islam and a cultural history of al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) from the year 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos-Muslims converted, often forcibly, to Christianity-from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent level of proficiency in Spanish. | |
| SPAN 4703 | Hispanic Intellectual History (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4704 | Islamic Iberia (3.00) |
| An introduction to Islam and the cultural history of al- Andalus (Islamic Iberia) from 711 until the expulsion of the Morsicos from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4705 | Spanish Mass Media (3.00) |
| Introduction to Spanish mass means of communication. Study of the mechanisms used, and media's sociological importance. Special emphasis on radio and television. | |
| SPAN 4706 | Spanish 20th Century History (3.00) |
| The crisis of the restoration of the Spanish monarchy, Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, the Second Republic, the Civil War, the Franco Era, the transition from dictatorship to democracy. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4707 | Introduction to Spanish Art (3.00) |
| Spanish art is among the richest and most important examples of world art. Its heritage is comprised of works dating from prehistoric times with the caves at Altamira up to the 21 st Century (Calatrava, Mariscal), including the rich architectural legacy of the Romans, the gothic castles and churches of the Middle Ages, Golden Age painting (Velázquez, El Greco, Murillo, Ribera), and the great names of the 20 th Century (Gaudí, Picasso, Dalí, Miró) Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4708 | Picasso (3.00) |
| The Spanish tradition after Goya and the cultural atmosphere of the 19th century. The formation of Picasso and the different periods of his work. Iconographic problems. The creation of "Guernica". | |
| SPAN 4709 | Modern Spanish Art (3.00) |
| This course studies the main art works produced in the 19th and 20th centuries: Goya, Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Tapies, Chillida, Villanueva, Gaudí and Calatrava will be contemplated from an eminently cultural view. In addition to analyzing the different productions from a technical viewpoint, they will serve as models to understand social and cultural trends of the period. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4710 | Latin American Culture and Civilization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Latin American Culture and Civilization |
| SPAN 4711 | 1492 and the Aftermath (3.00) |
| Examines Spanish attempts to understand and figure the Americas, as well as American indigenous reactions to them. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4712 | Travelers in Latin America (3.00) |
| In this course we will study diaries and accounts of travelers in Latin America since the first European got in contact with the continent for the first time What did they see? What did they want to see? How did the describe it? How much influence their account had in the construction of continental imaginary. We will start with el Diario of Christopher Columbus, and finish with some diaries of today. Prerequisite: SPAN 3300. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 4713 | Spanish Economy (3.00) |
| A broad approach to the Spanish Economy (starting with its modernization) and its integration in the EEC. Focus on the role of Europe in the world economy and politics, and the future of the Euro as a new reserve currency. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4714 | Empire & Imperialism in Early Modern Spain (3.00) |
| This course will examine the history and ideology of empire in the Spanish-speaking world from 1492 through 1700. Emphasis will be placed on the reading of period texts in the original language. Prerequisite: SPAN 3300. | |
| SPAN 4715 | Cuban Culture Through Cinema (3.00) |
| The aim of this course is to study Cuban films in the context of Cuba's history and culture. The course will include the viewing of films outside the classroom (roughly one a week), readings about the films, history, and culture. Please note that out-of-class preparation and the reading load will be significant. The format of the class will be lecture/discussion with a strong emphasis on class participation.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 4960 | Spanish Creative Writing Workshop (3.00) |
| This course is taught by two of the most distinguished and exciting writers in the Spanish-speaking world today, with extensive experience giving writing workshops. It is dedicated to creative writing (short stories), emphasizing creative, and suggesting ways to initiate the creative process. Students need to have a good command of the Spanish Language, at 400 level or similar. Undergraduate as well as graduate students are welcome. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4980 | Distinguished majors colloquium (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The Colloquium allows DMPs in Spanish to meet regularly with the DMP coordinator to discuss research strategies, documentation styles, and structure and style in extended expository writing as they are working independently on a thesis. It also provides a forum for presenting and discussing work-in-progress. Pre-requisite: Acceptance in DMP |
| SPAN 4989 | Distinguished Major in Spanish Thesis (3.00) |
| Distinguished majors in Spanish will meet individually with their thesis advisors to discuss progress and revise drafts of their theses. At the end of the semester, they will present the results of their research in a public forum. | |
| SPAN 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 5200 | Applied Linguistics in Spanish (3.00) |
| Studies the basic linguistic components of Spanish, focusing on how language forms reflect the Spanish view of reality and how they differ from English. | |
| SPAN 5202 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Studies the theoretical aspects of conversational analysis, incorporating it into the analysis of natural talk. Emphasizes the organization of conversations, the role of sociocultural background knowledge and preferred rules of politeness, and cross-cultural and cross-gender differences. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 5210 | Hispanic Dialectology and Bilingualism (3.00) |
| Studies the history and theory of Spanish-English bilingualism in the U.S. and its application in the field. Topics include bilingualism in Spanish America and Spain, and social, political, and educational issues raised by theories of bilingualism. | |
| SPAN 5300 | Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish Middle Ages and early Renaissance. | |
| SPAN 5350 | Golden Age (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish Golden Age. |
| SPAN 5559 | New Course in Spanish (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish. | |
| SPAN 5600 | Enlightenment to Romanticism (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SPAN 5650 | Realism and Generation of 1898 (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the second half of the Spanish nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 5700 | Spanish Civilization and Culture (3.00) |
| Studies the non-literary achievements of Spain from pre-Roman times to the present. Includes a survey of the socio-political history, the art, architecture, music, philosophy, and folklore of Spain, defining the essential characteristics of Spanish civilization. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 5701 | The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America (3.00) |
| The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America | |
| SPAN 5702 | Islam in Europe: Muslim Iberia (3.00) |
| An introduction to Islam and a cultural history of al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) from the year 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos 'Muslims converted, often forcibly, to Christianity' from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent level of proficiency in Spanish. | |
| SPAN 5710 | Latin American Civilization and Culture (3.00) |
| Studies the non-literary cultural achievements of Latin America. Surveys the socio-political history, the art, architecture, music, philosophy, social structure and 'popular culture' of Latin America, defining the essential characteristics of Latin-American civilization. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 5711 | 1492 and the Aftermath (3.00) |
| 1492 and the Aftermath | |
| SPAN 5750 | Contemporary Spanish Literature (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of the Spanish twentieth century. | |
| SPAN 5800 | Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1800 (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America up to 1800. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 5820 | Spanish America: From Romanticism to Modernism (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America in the nineteenth century. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 5850 | Spanish America: Modern Period (3.00) |
| Studies the major texts, authors, and literary trends of Spanish America in the twentieth century. | |
| SPAN 5960 | Spanish Creative Writing Workshop (3.00) |
| This course is taught by two of the most distinguished and exciting writers in the Spanish-speaking world today, with extensive experience giving writing workshops. It is dedicated to creative writing (short stories), emphasizing creative, and suggesting ways to initiate the creative process. Students need to have a good command of the Spanish Language, at 4000 level or similar. Undergraduate as well as graduate students are welcome. | |
| SPAN 6100 | Teaching the Authors on the Spanish AP List (3.00) |
| Virginia teachers study the advanced placement curriculum currently taught in high schools. | |
| SPAN 7040 | Translation from Spanish to English (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Spanish 7040 offers an introduction to the craft of literary translation. Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| SPAN 7100 | Literary Theory (3.00) |
| Studies the modern theories of literary criticism, including formalism, structuralism, semiotics, and the application of theory to major Spanish authors. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 7200 | The Structure of Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The Structure of Spanish Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| SPAN 7210 | The Phonology of Spanish (3.00) |
| The Phonology of Spanish | |
| SPAN 7220 | History of the Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The development of the Spanish language from its origins. |
| SPAN 7230 | Medieval Lyric Poetry (3.00) |
| Medieval Lyric Poetry | |
| SPAN 7240 | Medieval and Early Renaissance Epic and Prose (3.00) |
| Medieval and Early Renaissance Epic and Prose | |
| SPAN 7250 | Medieval and Renaissance Theater (3.00) |
| Medieval and Renaissance Theater | |
| SPAN 7260 | Golden Age Poetry (3.00) |
| Golden Age Poetry Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 7270 | Golden Age Drama (3.00) |
| Golden Age Drama Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 7280 | Golden Age Drama (3.00) |
| Golden Age Drama | |
| SPAN 7290 | Golden Age Prose, Non-Picaresque (3.00) |
| Golden Age Prose, Non-Picaresque Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 7300 | The Picaresque Novel (3.00) |
| The Picaresque Novel | |
| SPAN 7559 | New Course in Spanish (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Spanish. | |
| SPAN 7600 | Eighteenth-Century Drama and Poetry (3.00) |
| Eighteenth-Century Drama and Poetry | |
| SPAN 7610 | Romanticism (3.00) |
| Romanticism | |
| SPAN 7620 | Costumbrismo (3.00) |
| Costumbrismo Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 7650 | Realism and Naturalism: The Novel (3.00) |
| Realism and Naturalism: The Novel | |
| SPAN 7660 | Generation of 1898 (3.00) |
| Generation of 1898 | |
| SPAN 7700 | Generation of 1927 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Generation of 1927 |
| SPAN 7710 | Literature and the Civil War (3.00) |
| Literature and the Civil War Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 7720 | Contemporary Theater (3.00) |
| Contemporary Theater | |
| SPAN 7730 | Post-Civil War Fiction (3.00) |
| Post-Civil War Fiction Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 7740 | Modern Poetry (3.00) |
| Modern Poetry | |
| SPAN 7800 | Colonial Spanish American Literature (3.00) |
| Colonial Spanish American Literature Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 7810 | Spanish American Modernismo (3.00) |
| Spanish American Modernismo | |
| SPAN 7820 | Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature (3.00) |
| Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 7830 | Spanish-American Poetry (3.00) |
| Spanish-American Poetry Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 7840 | Spanish-American Fiction (3.00) |
| Spanish-American Fiction | |
| SPAN 7850 | Themes and Genres (3.00) |
| Themes and Genres Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| SPAN 7860 | Regional Literature (3.00) |
| Regional Literature | |
| SPAN 7870 | Short Story: Twentieth-Century Spanish America (3.00) |
| Short Story: Twentieth-Century Spanish America | |
| SPAN 7880 | Novel: Twentieth-Century Spanish America (3.00) |
| Novel: Twentieth-Century Spanish America Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 7890 | Essay: Twentieth-Century Spanish America (3.00) |
| Essay: Twentieth-Century Spanish America | |
| SPAN 8210 | Practicum in Teaching College Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Required for new teaching assistants in Spanish. Orientation to elementary Spanish instruction and teaching at UVa. |
| SPAN 8500 | Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3.00) |
| Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance | |
| SPAN 8505 | Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance (3.00) |
| Seminars: Middle Ages and Early Renaissance Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 8510 | Seminars: Golden Age (3.00) |
| Seminars: Golden Age Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| SPAN 8515 | Seminars: Golden Age (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Seminars: Golden Age |
| SPAN 8520 | Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism (3.00) |
| Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| SPAN 8525 | Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism (3.00) |
| Seminars: Enlightenment to Romanticism | |
| SPAN 8530 | Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 (3.00) |
| Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| SPAN 8535 | Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 (3.00) |
| Seminars: Realism and the Generation of 1898 | |
| SPAN 8540 | Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature (3.00) |
| Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SPAN 8545 | Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature (3.00) |
| Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature | |
| SPAN 8550 | Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 (3.00) |
| Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| SPAN 8555 | Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 (3.00) |
| Seminars: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1900 | |
| SPAN 8560 | Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period |
| SPAN 8565 | Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period (3.00) |
| Seminars: Spanish America: Modern Period Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| SPAN 8995 | Guided Research (3.00) |
| Readings and/or research in particular fields under the supervision of an instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| SPAN 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. | |
| SPAN 9995 | Guided Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Readings and/or research in particular fields under the supervision of an instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |