SPN 101 Introduction to Spanish Grammar I
Noprerequisite. The course is designed for students at the beginnerslevel of Spanish. The course introduces Spanish grammar andpronunciation. SPN 101 is offered in Spanish, except when it isnecessary to explain certain problems that would be impossible tounderstand in a foreign language. Beforehand beginning the course, thestudent should agree with the Resident Director on the number of unitshe/she will receive credit for.

SPN 102 Introduction to Spanish Grammar II
Noprerequisite. The course reviews Spanish grammar and some verbs indifferent modes: the indicative, the subjunctive and the imperative.The class is conducted in Spanish, except when it is necessary to explain certain problems that would be impossible to understand in a foreign language. Beforehand beginning the course, the student should agree with the Resident Director on the number of units they will receive for credit.

SPN 111 Beginning Spanish I
Noprerequisite. This course is designed to develop certain aspects of the Spanish language, auditory, oral and written. The course includes exercises of verbal comprehension, pronunciation exercises, sentence formation, vocabulary, verbs and simple readings. The course is given in Spanish, except when it is necessary to explain certain problems that would be impossible to understand in a foreign language. 4 units.

SPN 112 Beginning Spanish II
Prerequisite:SPN 111, two years of high school, a semester of college or equivalent.This course is a continuation of SPN 111. It is designed to advance the development of different aspects of the language: auditory, oral,written and readings. In the course content are included themes such as regular and irregular verbs; the imperfect, future, conditional,imperative and subjunctive; supportive vocabulary; complex sentence structures and various reading. The course is given in Spanish, except when it is necessary to explain certain problems that would be impossible to understand in a foreign language. 4 units.

SPN 211 Intermediate Spanish I
Prerequisite: SPN 112, three years of high school, two semesters of college or equivalent. This course is designed to better the development of auditory ability, oral ability and reading-writing ability. The main objective of the course is to provide the student with enough supportive vocabulary and grammatical structures that he/she can carry on conversation and practice everything learned in previous courses. The content is as follows: regular and irregular verbs in all tenses, advanced vocabulary, structuring of sentences, and readings permitting an understanding of cultural themes. The course is offered in Spanish. 4 units.

SPN 212 Intermediate Spanish II
Prerequisite: SPN 211, four years of high school, three semesters of college or equivalent. This course is designed to increase abilities in oral comprehension, reading and writing in Spanish, so that the students can communicate and can practice linguistics models already learned. By means or readings and short stories they will make a figurative and symbolic analysis of language, assimilating idiomatic expressions. The class is conducted in Spanish. 4 units.

SPN 294 History of Mexico
Prerequisite: SPN 112, two years of high school, a semester of college or equivalent. The course provides a chronological study Mexican history, politics, economy and the social and cultural development of Mexico. The class is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 301. Advanced Grammar
Prerequisite: 211, four years of high school Spanish, three semesters of college or equivalent. The course is designed to help students assimilate certain subtle notions of the subjunctive mood in contrast to the indicative, the relative pronouns, and the prepositions. This course is offered in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 305 Introduction to Readings in Spanish
Prerequisite: SPN 212, four years of high school Spanish, three semesters of college or equivalent. The course is designed to help the student to do readings in Spanish and Hispano-American texts. This course is offered in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 306 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE.
Prerequisite: SPN212 or equivalent. This course is designed to provide a general knowledge of Latin American literature. Student learns to be able to distinguish between different literary genres and to analyze techniques of narrative, drama, and poetry. 3 credits.

SPN 308 Mexico Today
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is an introduction to contemporary Mexico: its society; its institutions, history, geography,political and economic system. Discussions are encouraged on art,literature and music in Mexico. Videos and visual aids are a complementary part of the course. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3units.

SPN 309 Latin American Studies
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is designed to develop an understanding of the Latin American countries in their political,economic, social and religious aspects, also education, women, social services and the indigenous peoples. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 311 Spanish Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is a study of political, social, economic, religious, literary and artistic history from pre-Roman days to our times. It is designed to provide the student with a comprehension and a vision of the Hispanic American world. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 312 Spanish American Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. This course has as its objective a presentation of the historical, political, social, economic, religious and cultural aspects of Hispano-American since the epoch of the discovery and the conquest until our times. It especially emphasizes Independent Hispanic America and its reality. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 320 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
No prerequisite. The course is designed for those students whose mother tongue is Spanish, but who have lived and have been educated in the United States. The course aims to develop certain general aspects of writing (orthography), reading (pronunciation and intonation) and grammar. Also it aims to increase Spanish vocabulary.

SPN 322 Spanish Conversation I
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The aim of the course is to develop the student's oral communication abilities in Spanish. The course also aims at increasing vocabulary, so that the student can take part in discussing many topics. The course is conducted in Spanish. 4units.

SPN 323 Spanish Composition I
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The aim of the course is to orient the student in developing communication abilities and written communication in Spanish. An increase in vocabulary and idiomatic expressions is necessary for developing specific written themes. The course is conducted in Spanish. 4 units.

SPN 324 SPANISH STYLISTICS I.

Prerequisite: SPN322 or equivalent. This course perfects Spanish grammar, through writing and conversation. Written and oral exercises focus on the organization of ideas, clarity of expression, and the development of logical conclusions. 4 credits.

SPN 371 Spanish for Business
Prerequisite: SPN 322, SPN 323 or equivalent. This course is designed for those students interested in the area of business. It concentrate some of the following aspects: business vocabulary, writing formal letters,preparation of oral presentations of economic and commercial affairs in the different Latin American countries. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 405 Spanish American Literature I
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course focuses on the study of Hispano-American literature in the years from 1492 to 1800, including readings in poetry, prose and drama from the Renaissance, Baroque,Neoclassical and Romantic periods. The course is in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 406 Spanish American Literature II
Prerequisite: SPN 323 or equivalent. The course is a continuation of SPN/LIT 405 course, and it focuses on the Hispanic-American literature from 1880 to our times. The readings in the course are a selected compendium of poetry, prose and drama from the modernists, realists,naturalists and contemporary writers. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 407 Spanish American Short Story
Prerequisite: SPN 323 or equivalent. The course is a comprehensive analysis of some selected stories by contemporary authors of recognized significance in their national and continental context. The course is designed to better vocabulary and knowledge of Spanish by readings that enable the student to familiarize herself/himself with a large quantity of colloquialisms proper to the region and the author. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 408 MEXICAN LITERATURE.
Prerequisite: SPN 323 or equivalent. This course offers an understanding of Mexican literature in its historical, political and social context since its beginning to the present. Students analyze the literary movements in México through the reading of selected works. 3 credits.

SPN 409 CHICANO LITERATURE.

Prerequisite: SPN 323 or equivalent. This course analyzes the historical, political and social elements influencing the Chicano movement and its expression in literature. During the course, students analyze short stories, essays, poems, novels and plays within the Chicano movement. 3 credits.

SPN 420 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
Prerequisite: SPN 320 or equivalent. The course is designed for those students whose mother tongue is Spanish but who have lived and who have been educated in the United States and who have also already studied grammar. The course focuses on increasing vocabulary and idiomatic expressions in Spanish. It also reviews general aspects of culture in the countries of Hispanic America.

SPN 421 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course describes and analyzes the sound system of modern Spanish based on structural phonetic theory.The focus of the course is on intensive drilling on the various sounds and sound-variants of the Spanish language to correct problems of linguistic interference. The course is taught in Spanish. 4 units.

SPN 422 Spanish Conversation II
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The focus of the course is on deepening ability in oral communication by the student in Spanish. The course is oriented toward increasing formal and technical vocabulary for taking part in discussions of specific themes. The course is conducted in Spanish. 4 Units.

SPN 423 Spanish Composition II
Prerequisite: SPN 422, SPN 323 or equivalent. The course aims to deepen the students ability in written communication, working on general aspects of formal composition in Spanish. These aspects are touched on:style, narration, description. The class is conducted in Spanish. 4units.

SPN 424 SPANISH STYLISTICS II.

Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. This course focuses on the analysis and practice of the different modes of formal research. The student will apply the theoretical and practical foundations necessary for the planning, writing and presentation of oral and written speeches in Spanish. 4 credits.

SPN 434 Analysis of the Psychology of the Mexican
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course is a general introduction to the principal behaviors of the Mexican "being". It is a consideration of the national identity and a portrait of the Mexicans:their personality, their values and their beliefs. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SPN 581 Educational Aspects in Mexico
Prerequisite: advanced level of Spanish or SPN 211. The course presents the development of some themes related to education in Mexico from the pre-Columbian period to our times, emphasizing the Mayan and Mexican cultures, religious education, secular and lay education, and also the development of contemporary education, both urban and rural. Special consideration of family participation in education, emphasizing the father-mother teacher relation in the family. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

SOCIAL SCIENCE, HUMANITIES & ART COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

SOC 308 Mexico Today
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is an introduction to contemporary Mexico: its society; institutions, history, geography,political and economic system. The Discussions are encouraged on art,literature and music in Mexico. Videos and visual aids are a complementary part of the course. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3units.

SOC 309 Latin American Studies
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is designed to develop an understanding of the Latin American countries in their political,economic, social and religious aspects; also, education, women, social services and indigenous peoples. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3units.

HST 311 Spanish (Iberian) Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course is a study of political, social, economic, religious, literary and artistic history from pre-Roman days to our times. It is designed to provide the student with a comprehension and vision of the Hispanic world. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

HST 312 Spanish American Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course has as its objective a presentation of the historical, political, social, economic, religious and cultural aspects of Hispanic-America since the epoch of the discovery and the conquest until our times. It especially emphasizes Independent Hispano-America and its reality. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

HST 435 U.S. - Latin America Relations
Prerequisite: SPN 212 or equivalent. The course analyzes in a general manner the relations between the United States and the Latin American countries, including diplomatic relations, and these are related to political, economic and cultural matters. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

HST 494 History of Mexico
Prerequisite: SPN 211 or equivalent. The course provides a chronological study of the political and economic history of Mexico,also its social and cultural development from the pre-Columbian epoch until the present. Special emphasis is placed on the Middle American cultures, the colonial epoch, The Revolution of 1910 and the post-revolutionary period. The class is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

LIT 405 Spanish American Literature I
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course focuses on the study of Hispanic-American literature during the years from 1492 to 1800,including readings in poetry, prose and drama from the Renaissance,Baroque, Neoclassic and Romantic periods. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

LIT 406 Spanish American Literature II
Prerequisite: SPN 323 or equivalent. The course is a continuation of SPN/LIT 405 and focuses on Hispanic-American literature from 1880 toour times. The readings for the course are a selected compendium o fpoetry, prose and drama from the modernists, realists, naturalists and contemporary writers. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

LIT 407 Spanish American Short Story
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course is a comprehensive analysis of some selected stories from contemporary authors of recognized significance in their national and continental contexts. The course aims to better vocabulary and knowledge of Spanish by means of readings so that the student can familiarize herself/himself with a large quantity of colloquialisms native to the region and the author.The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

PLS 345 Mexican Political System
Prerequisite: SPN 211 or equivalent. This course has as its objective making a historical analysis of the sociopolitical evolution of Mexico from the Middle American theocracies and the priestly power of the Aztecs, passing through the power structure of New Spain to the strongmen and dictators of contemporary Mexico, the Mexican Revolution,and the return to military men as leaders, the consolidation the official Party (PRI), pluralist ideology, the opposition, and the control and manipulation of mass communications media.

PSY 434 Analysis of the Psychology of the Mexican
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course is a general introduction to the principal behaviors of the Mexican "being": It is a consideration of the national identity and a portrait of the Mexicans:their personality, their values and their beliefs. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

RLG 401 History of Religion in Mexico
Prerequisite: advanced level of Spanish or professor's permission. This course has as an objective the presentation to the student of a vision of the total religious phenomenon in its indigenous dimension pre-Columbian, Christian and Catholic in what is now Mexico and its repercussion in the political, social, cultural and economic development of Mexico yesterday and today. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

LING 421 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
Prerequisite: SPN 322 or equivalent. The course describes and analyzes the sound system of modern Spanish based on structural phonetic theory.The focus of the course is on intensive drilling on the various sounds and sound-variants of the Spanish language to correct problems of linguistic interference. The course is taught in Spanish. 4 units.

ART 421 Introduction of Mexican Art
Prerequisite: SPN 211 or equivalent. This course is an analysis of Mexican Art, starting from the pre-Columbian friezes, sculpture and architecture, and the pre-Columbian murals, and moving through the Sixteenth Century frescos and Eighteenth Century Baroque art, to conclude with the great muralists of the twentieth century. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.

EDU 581 Educational Aspects in Mexico
Prerequisite: advanced level of Spanish or SPN 211. The course presents the development of some themes related to education in Mexico from the pre-Columbian period to our times, emphasizing the Mayan and Mexican cultures, religious education, secular and lay education, and also the development of contemporary education, both urban and rural. Special consideration of family participation in education, emphasizing the father-mother teacher relation in the family. The course is conducted in Spanish. 3 units.