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Graduate Studies Calendar 2014-2015 Courses of Instruction Course Descriptions S Spanish SPAN
Spanish SPAN

Instruction offered by members of the Department of French, Italian and Spanish in the Faculty of Arts.

Undergraduate Courses

Only where appropriate to a student’s program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599.

Spanish 533       Uses of Spanish as a Second Language
Introduction to basic issues related to the teaching of Spanish as a second language. In special circumstances the theoretical component may be taught in English. The practical component may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 553       Spanish American Literature to 1900
A survey of Spanish American literature in its cultural and historical context. Includes the study of indigenous voices, literature of the conquest, as well as the colonial period and the major authors of the nineteenth century. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
Also known as:
(formerly Spanish 433)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 555       Spanish American Literature after 1900
Study of the major movements and authors of the twentieth century. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 557       Current Trends in Hispanic Studies
In-depth study of literary and cultural issues which could include marginalization, identity, nationalism, the emergence of silenced voices, or other new developments. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 563       Medieval Literature
Representative works of literature in the Spanish language from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s):
Not for credit with Spanish 565.
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Spanish 567       Early Modern Literature
Representative works of literature in the Spanish language from the sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s):
Not for credit with Spanish 565.
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Spanish 571       Art and Literature
Study of the interrelations of the visual arts and literature, using as its reference Hispanic literary texts and works of art. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 573       Critical Analysis of Hispanic Cinemas
In-depth study of Hispanic Cinemas, including genres, movements, histories, industrial mechanisms of distribution, and cultural reception, in consolidated, developing and emerging film industries. Content can be organized based on region (Chicano/a, Mexican, Spanish cinema, etc); topic (identity, transnationalism, women’s cinema, etc); genre (road movie, documentary, border cinema, auteur cinema, etc); filmmakers and/or by identifiable traditions (cine de la movida, Nuevo cine latinomericano, New cinemas, etc.). Use of contemporary theories and study of cinematographic techniques.
Course Hours:
H (3-2)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421, and 423 or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 581       Spanish Literature and Culture from the 18th Century to the Spanish Civil War
Survey of major works and cultural movements from the 18th century to the early 20th century. Focus on reading and analytical skills. Format and content of the course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
Also known as:
(formerly Spanish 481)
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Spanish 583       Spanish Literature and Culture from the Spanish Civil War to the Present
Interdisciplinary course stressing the relationship between various cultural manifestations and their sociopolitical background. Format and content of course may vary from year to year.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
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Spanish 593       Literary Theory
An introduction to modern literary theory and its various schools of thought, with application to works of Hispanic literature.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
Notes:
This course is mandatory for students registered in the Spanish Honours Program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 598       Honours Thesis

Course Hours:
F(0-3T)
Corequisite(s):
Spanish 593 and consent of the Department.
Notes:
Restricted to Spanish Honours students. The thesis must be written in Spanish.
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Spanish 599       Advanced Topics in Hispanic Studies
A specialized course for advanced students. Course may function as a seminar or as a directed readings course.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Spanish 405, 407, 421 and 423, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Graduate Courses

Note: The Department will give graduate credit for 500-level courses in cases it deems exceptional. This option is subject to the approval of the Department. Graduate students taking a 500-level course for graduate credit will be asked to complete additional requirements.

Spanish 601       Literary and Cultural Theory

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 613       Critical Analysis of Medieval Texts

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 615       Golden Age Literature

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 617       Theatre and Performance in the 19th or 20th Centuries

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 619       Post-Franco Literature, Art and Film

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 621       Art, Film and Literature in the Spanish Avant-Garde

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 623       Spanish American Literature and Culture to 1900

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 625       20th Century Spanish American Literature

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 627       Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 631       Popular Culture

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 633       Writings in Exile

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 635       Literature and the Visual Arts in Hispanic Culture

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 637       Identities and Post-Colonial Voices

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 639       Hispanic Female Voices

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 641       Hispanic Cinema

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Spanish 643       Special Topics in Hispanic Culture, Language or Literature

Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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