Degree requirements

Important information about the Spanish major:

Bachelor of Arts: A MAJOR IN SPANISH FOR THE B.A. DEGREE requires 30 semester hours beyond the 200-level credits, including Spanish 303, 304, and 331, and at least 9 hours at the 500 level. Students must complete a minimum of 9 of the 30 upper-division credits in residence on The University of Mississippi campus at Oxford, Tupelo, or Southaven. A maximum of 15 of the 30 upper-division credits for the major may be taken through an approved study abroad program.

A MINOR IN SPANISH requires the completion of 15 hours beyond the 200-level credits. A maximum of 9 credits for the minor may be taken through an approved study abroad program. Spanish 303 and 304 are required for the minor.

Courses offered:

SPAN 101. Elementary Spanish I.  Introduction to the Spanish language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world.  Intended for students with fewer than two years of high school Spanish.  (3).

SPAN 102.  Elementary Spanish II.  Continuing introduction to the Spanish language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world.  Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or equivalent.  (3).

SPAN 111: Intensive Elementary Spanish. Spanish 101 and 102 in one semester. To develop proficiency in Spanish, with cultural information about the Spanish-speaking world. With consent of instructor. (6)

SPAN 121. Accelerated Elementary Spanish. Begins with a review of high school Spanish and continues with the study of the language including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: 2 years of high school Spanish. (3).

SPAN 198: Elementary Spanish Study Abroad.  Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  Departmental approval is required. (1-6).

SPAN 201. Intermediate Spanish I.  Development of proficiency in speaking, reading, writing and understanding Spanish with cultural and linguistic information about the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisites: Spanish 102 or Spanish 121 or equivalent. (3). 

SPAN 202. Intermediate Spanish II.  Emphasis on communication and culture. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent.  (3).

SPAN 298.  Intermediate Spanish Study Abroad.  Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  Departmental approval is required. Prerequisite: Spanish 102 or equivalent.  (1-6).

SPAN 303.  Conversation and Composition I.  Development of speaking and writing skills including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures.  Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or equivalent.  (3).

SPAN 304. Conversation and Composition II.  Continued development of speaking and writing skills including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures.  Prerequisite: Spanish 303 or consent of instructor. (3).

SPAN 311. Business Spanish. Practical application of specialized vocabulary for letter writing, interviewing techniques, and other applications of Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent.
(3).

SPAN 321. Spanish Culture and Civilization. A survey of the development of the cultural life of Spain through significant historical, literary, artistic, and scientific works.  Prerequisite: Spanish 303 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 322. Spanish American Culture and Civilization. A survey of the development of the cultural life of Spanish America through significant historical, literary, artistic, and scientific works. Prerequisite: Spanish 303 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 331. Introduction to Literature and Literary Analysis. An introduction of terminology and techniques of literary analysis through narrative, poetry, and drama by Spanish and Spanish-American writers. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 341. Spanish in the U.S. The language, culture, and oral and written traditions of large groups and small enclaves of Spanish-speakers in the United States, discussing issues of language use, identity, and attitudes. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 361. Cinema in Spanish. An analysis of films from Spain and/or Spanish America within their social, political, and historical contexts. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 398. Advanced Spanish Study Abroad.  Emphasis on building Spanish proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.  Departmental approval is required. Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or equivalent. (1-6).

SPAN 399. Special Topics in Spanish. Topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent.  (May be repeated once for credit, with permission of department). (3).

Master of Arts: Two Master of Arts programs are available; in each, a comprehensive oral and written examination is required, based on an approved reading list and courses pursued. The first option requires 24 hours of graduate level work, a thesis, and at least nine hours in an minor field. The second option require 36 hours of graduate level work with no thesis required. Up to twelve hours in a minor field may be taken with the approval of the Graduate Advisor.

Courses Offered:

SPAN 571. Advanced Grammar and Composition. Review and analysis of the more sophisticated grammatical structures of the Spanish language. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 572. Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. Introduction to the production of Spanish sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3)

SPAN 573. Spanish Morphology and Syntax. Analysis of the Spanish morphemic system and its organization into syntactic structures. Prerequisite: Spanish 304 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 574. History of the Spanish Language. Development of the phonological and grammatical systems of Spanish from Latin to its modern dialects. Prerequisite: Spanish 572 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 575. Topics in Applied Linguistics. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite 571 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 577 Survey of Spanish Literature I. A study of the most representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from the Epic through 1700. Prerequisite: Spanish 331.(3).

SPAN 578. Survey of Spanish Literature II. A study of representative writers of the Spanish Peninsula from 1701 to the present day. Prerequisite: Spanish 331. (3).

SPAN 579. Survey of Spanish American Literature I. A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature and culture from colonial times to modernismo. Prerequisite: Spanish 331. (3).

SPAN 580. Survey of Spanish American Literature II.A survey of the canonical texts and movements of Spanish American literature and culture from modernismo through the end of the twentieth century. Prerequisite: Spanish 331. (3).

SPAN 582. Cervantes. A study of Cervantes's majors works including Don Quijote and Novelas ejemplares in the light of modern theoretical approaches. Prerequisite: Spanish 577 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 583. Golden Age Literature. Major Spanish writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Prerequisite: Spanish 577 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 585. Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. Study of the works of representative authors of the most important literary currents of eighteenth and nineteenth century Spain. Prerequisite: Spanish 577 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 586. Modern Spanish Literature. Study of literary works from the Generation of '98 to the present in Spain. Prerequisite: Spanish 578 or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 587. Spanish American Short Story. Development of the short story as a literary genre in Spanish America, with emphasis on recent trends. Prerequisite: Spanish 579 or 580, or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 588. Spanish American Poetry. Analysis of texts representative of major poetic movements in Spanish America. Prerequisite: Spanish 579 or 580, or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 589. Spanish American Novel. Study of selected novels of major Spanish American writers. Prerequisite: Spanish 579 or 580, or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 593. Topics in Cultural Studies. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Spanish 321, 322, or equivalent. (3).

SPAN 598. Graduate Spanish Study Abroad. (1-9).

SPAN 599. Special Topics. May be repeated once for credit. (3).

SPAN 671. Research Methods. Introduction to current research and analysis of literary texts, guide through bibliographical reference material, and practical application in a research paper. (3).

SPAN 672. Research and Practice in Classroom Second Language Acquisition. May be repeated once for credit. (3).

SPAN 673. Seminar. May be repeated once for credit. (3).

SPAN 697. Thesis. (1-12).