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Graduate Studies Director: Lou Charnon-Deutsch
Frank Melville, Jr. Memorial Library N3019, (631) 632-6031
Graduate
courses described as repetitive are "topic courses" which may
be taken an unlimited number of times as long as the topic varies. Other
courses may not be repeated.
SPN
500 Reading Spanish: Through an intensive study of language structures
and idiomatic usage, with extensive practice in written translation of
literary and scholarly texts, candidates for advanced degrees, are able
to obtain the proficiency level of the graduate Spanish reading requirement.
Several departments grant exemption from further examination for successful
completion of this course (not for MA or PHD candidates in Spanish).
SPN
501 Historical Linguistics: General processes of language change, as exemplified
by the development of the Romance languages with particular reference
to Spanish.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, non-repetitive
SPN
502 Methods in Linguistics Research: Methods for elicitation and collection
of linguistic data and its analysis. Relation between theory and research
design, and between qualitative and quantitative analysis. Introduction
to commonly used tests of statistical significance, and to reasoning and
argumentation from limited data.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree and permission of instructor
Fall or spring, 3 credits, non-repetitive
SPN
503 Spanish Linguistics: Major issues related to the general structure
of the Spanish language (phonetics, phonology, morphosyntax, semantics,
etc.)
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
504 Contrastive Analysis: Spanish and English: Topics vary, and they may
include linguistic interference: its basis and manifestations, in-depth
discussion of specific syntactic/semantic areas with reference to possible
Spanish/English interference, major phonological differences between Spanish
and English and consequent learning difficulties, non-linguistic factors
which may affect learning in different groups in different situations.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
505 Hispanic dialectology and sociolinguistics: Major theoretical issues
involved in analysis of geographical and social variation and with the
principal methods used in its investigation, as applied to varieties of
Spanish, Portuguese, Catalán, and Galician.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
509 Literary Theory: A study of the most outstanding methods of analysis
and literary research, and a survey of major works pertaining to the study
of literature. A required course for Ph.D. Spanish students.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, non-repetitive
SPN
510 Hispanic Culture: An introduction to the essential aspects of Peninsular
and/or Latin-American cultures and civilizations, designed to provide
incoming graduate students with sufficient background to undertake the
advanced study of the Hispanic language and literature.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
512 Medieval Literature: Major literary works within the Medieval period
will be read and discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the
cultural context analyzed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
515 Graduate Spanish Composition and Stylistics: Theory and practice of
problems in composition and translation with revision of difficult points
in advanced Spanish grammar and style. Classroom analysis and discussion.
Required for Doctor of Arts (DLS); also useful for M.A. and Ph.D. students.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, non-repetitive
SPN
523 Golden Age Literature: Major literary works within the Renaissance
and/or Baroque periods, read and analyzed in depth, and their interrelation
with the cultural context discussed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
528 Cervantes: Miguel de Cervantes' works are read, analyzed and discussed
in depth. A required course for Ph.D. students. Advanced D.A. and M.A.
students are accepted. A bilingual course: readings and discussions both
in Spanish and English.
Prerequisite: M.A. degree or permission of instructor
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
541 19th-Century Spanish Literature until the Generation of 1898: Major
literary works within the period are read and analyzed in depth, and their
interrelation with the cultural context is discussed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
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543 20th-Century Spanish Literature: Major literary works within the period
will be read, analyzed, and discussed in depth, and their interrelation
with the cultural context will be discussed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
552 Colonial Spanish-American Literature: Major authors and literary works
of the period. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth, and their
interrelation with the cultural context explored.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
562 19th-Century Spanish-American Literature: Major authors and literary
works of the period. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth,
and their interrelation with the cultural context will be discussed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
569 Spanish-American Modernism: A course devoted to major authors and
literary works of the Modernistic period (1880-1916) in Spanish-America.
Readings are analyzed and discussed. A required course for Ph.D. students.
Advanced D.A. and M.A. students are accepted.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
571 20th-Century Spanish-American Literature: A course devoted to major
authors and literary works of the period. Readings will be analyzed and
discussed in depth, and their interrelation with the cultural context
discussed.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
585 Caribbean Literature: A course devoted to major writers and works
of the Caribbean area. Readings will be analyzed and discussed in depth
and in their interrelation with the cultural context.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree
Fall or spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
588 Directed Master's Research: For work toward the M.A. thesis or preparation
of the M.A. comprehensive examination only. This course is mainly intended
for students who are not continuing toward the Ph.D.
Prerequisite: Permission of graduate studies director, M.A. thesis director
and/or the director of the M.A. comprehensive examination committee.
Fall and spring, 1-6 credits, repetitive
SPN
595 Directed Independent Individual Studies: For M.A., D.A., and Ph.D.
candidates only. Requires a written proposal signed by the faculty member
involved, and the approval of the graduate studies director and the departmental
chair. No more than a total of nine credits may be applied toward a Spanish
graduate degree, or combination of degrees.
Prerequisite: B.A. degree and permissions mentioned above
Fall and spring, 1-6 credits, repetitive
SPN
612 Topics Seminar: A seminar course designed primarily for doctoral students.
The topic will be chosen by the professor from any of the major areas
of Hispanic literature and linguistics required of all Ph.D. students.
Ph.D. students must take from two to four of these seminars according
to their previous preparation.
Prerequisite: Admission in Ph.D. program or permission of instructor.
Fall and spring, 3 credits, repetitive
SPN
681 Directed Readings: For the students who have completed all doctoral
requirements and wish to dedicate themselves to full or part time preparation
of the comprehensive examination.
Prerequisite: Coursework toward the Ph.D. must be completed; permission
of the dissertation director, graduate studies director or Departmental
chair.
Fall and spring, 1-9 credits, repetitive
SPN
691 Practicum in the Teaching of Spanish Language: Theory and practice
of language teaching. Applied methodology and linguistics to classroom
situations. A required course for teaching assistants.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, chair or graduate studies director.
Fall, 3 credits, non-repetitive
SPN
695 Directed Doctoral Research: For students who have already passed the
Ph.D. comprehensive examination and need to devote their time to preparation
of their dissertation.
Prerequisite: Ph.D. comprehensive examination completed, and permission
of the dissertation director, graduate studies director or Departmental
chair.
Fall and spring, 1-9 credits, repetitive
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