Spanish (SPAN)Arts and Sciences

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SPAN 1120

While building language proficiency and accuracy through communicative activities, the course encourages students to actively interact with one another. The instructor facilitates communication and provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6450 SPAN 1120   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: LSP 37-44. Students may not receive credit for SPAN 1120 and SPAN 1220. Students who have taken SPAN 1210 may enroll.

  •  6451 SPAN 1120   DIS 201

    • TWRF Uris Hall 394
    • Garcia Pinar, P

  •  6452 SPAN 1120   DIS 202

    • TWRF Uris Hall 394
    • Garcia Pinar, P

  •  6617 SPAN 1120   DIS 203

    • TWRF Uris Hall 394
    • Garcia Pinar, P

SPAN 1210

While building language proficiency and accuracy through communicative activities, the course encourages students to actively interact with one another. The instructor facilitates communication and provides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5987 SPAN 1210   LEC 001

  • Course is intended for students with no experience in Spanish; up to two years of high school Spanish, LPS score lower than 37.

  •  6222 SPAN 1210   LEC 002

  • Course is intended for students with no experience in Spanish; up to two years of high school Spanish, LPS score lower than 37.

  •  5988 SPAN 1210   DIS 201

  •  5989 SPAN 1210   DIS 202

  •  5990 SPAN 1210   DIS 203

  •  5991 SPAN 1210   DIS 204

  •  5992 SPAN 1210   DIS 205

  •  6447 SPAN 1210   DIS 206

  •  6448 SPAN 1210   DIS 207

SPAN 1230

The goal of this low-intermediate course is to achieve a higher level of comprehension as well as to advance oral and written expression in a cultural context. Classes are in Spanish and the language is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5993 SPAN 1230   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5994 SPAN 1230   SEM 102

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5997 SPAN 1230   SEM 105

    • MTWR Uris Hall 301
    • Vazquez Rodriguez, H

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8469 SPAN 1230   SEM 106

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5998 SPAN 1230   SEM 107

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5999 SPAN 1230   SEM 108

    • MTWR Uris Hall 301
    • Illana Mahiques, E

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6000 SPAN 1230   SEM 109

    • MTWR Uris Hall 301
    • Illana Mahiques, E

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7761 SPAN 1230   SEM 110

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8615 SPAN 1230   SEM 111

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8865 SPAN 1230   SEM 112

    • MTWR Uris Hall 394
    • Sedano Naveira, N

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17582 SPAN 1230   SEM 113

    • MTWR Uris Hall 394
    • Sedano Naveira, N

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1120 or 1220, or LPS 45-55.

SPAN 1501

This innovative course focuses on oral communication in Spanish for students who will do special projects abroad or short term study abroad trips.  Emphasis is placed on developing speaking and listening ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Molecular Diagnostics

  • 19094 SPAN 1501   SEM 101

  • Conducted in Spanish. Must be concurrently enrolled in PLSCI 4300.

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • 19108 SPAN 1501   SEM 103

    • TBA
    • Oct 23 - Dec 10, 2019
    • Shenk, T

  • Conducted in Spanish. Must be concurrently enrolled in CEE 4560.

SPAN 2000

Designed to expand bilingual Heritage students' knowledge of Spanish by providing them with ample opportunities to develop and improve each of the basic language skills, with a particular focus on writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2020

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8127 SPAN 2000   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: LPS 56 or higher, CASE placement. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2070 or 2090.

SPAN 2090

This intermediate course develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7762 SPAN 2090   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6004 SPAN 2090   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6005 SPAN 2090   SEM 104

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8458 SPAN 2090   SEM 105

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6006 SPAN 2090   SEM 106

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6007 SPAN 2090   SEM 107

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6008 SPAN 2090   SEM 108

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6009 SPAN 2090   SEM 109

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6010 SPAN 2090   SEM 110

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6011 SPAN 2090   SEM 111

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6012 SPAN 2090   SEM 112

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8273 SPAN 2090   SEM 113

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 1230, LPS 56-64, or CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken Spanish 2000 or 2070.

SPAN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is designed to prepare students for study abroad and is required for any Cornell CASA program in a Spanish speaking country.  It also serves as an entryway into the major, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8059 SPAN 2095   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8060 SPAN 2095   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8061 SPAN 2095   SEM 103

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8872 SPAN 2095   SEM 104

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070, SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+.

SPAN 2140

Introductory survey of modern Spanish literature. Students develop their analytical skills and learn basic literary concepts such as genre (drama, lyric, short story, and novel) and style (romanticism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6013 SPAN 2140   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+.

SPAN 2150

Readings and discussion of representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries from various regions of Latin America. Among the authors considered are Sarmiento, Hernández, Martí, Darío, Agustini, Cortázar, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2150

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6039 SPAN 2150   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Hernandez Pachon, E

  • Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+.

SPAN 2170

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2170MEDVL 2170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6041 SPAN 2170   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.

SPAN 2180

This course, which is required for the major, is designed to help the learner develop increased accuracy and sophistication in writing in Spanish for academic purposes and continued oral practice in Spanish. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8062 SPAN 2180   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++ or equivalent. Students may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, or SPAN 2170 concurrently.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8063 SPAN 2180   SEM 102

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++ or equivalent. Students may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, or SPAN 2170 concurrently.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8064 SPAN 2180   SEM 103

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++ or equivalent. Students may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, or SPAN 2170 concurrently.

SPAN 2230

An introduction to Spain's history, plural cultures, and present-day society. Through a series of key literary works, films, and other visual representations we will explore such topics as the place of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6014 SPAN 2230   SEM 101

  • This course is conducted in English.

SPAN 2235

This course offers a broad introduction to Iberian cultures from the Middle Ages to the present.  Focusing on three main themes-space, culture, and everyday life-our main objective throughout the term ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8104 SPAN 2235   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090 or CASE Q+.

SPAN 3020

This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Molecular Diagnostics

  • 19097 SPAN 3020   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Moreta, D

  • Conducted in Spanish. Must be concurrently enrolled in PLSCI 43000.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic

  • 19098 SPAN 3020   SEM 102

    • TBA
    • Flores, V

  • Conducted in Spanish. Must be concurrently enrolled in LAW 7857.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Migration in the Americas

  • 19154 SPAN 3020   SEM 103

    • TBA
    • Vazquez Rodriguez, H

  • Conducted in Spanish. Must be concurrently enrolled in LSP 4312.

SPAN 3170

Focuses on the practice of narrative writing in Spanish. Explores what makes a novel and a short story work, paying close attention to narrative structure, plot, beginnings/endings, character development, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8274 SPAN 3170   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2140, 2150, 2170, or 2095.

SPAN 3440

Latin American culture has always been very receptive to outside influences; its intense participation in global networks has been a way to be modern. At the same time, throughout the twentieth century, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16593 SPAN 3440   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2095, 2140, 2150, OR 2170, or CASE Q++.

SPAN 3485

Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called "city films," combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces.  Students in this class ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17596 SPAN 3485   SEM 101

SPAN 3639

This course is intended to provide a survey of the cultural history of the Jews in Spain from the late Visigothic period until the converso crisis of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the expulsion. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16684 SPAN 3639   SEM 101

SPAN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. For undergraduates interested in special problems not covered in courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6097 SPAN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Colanzi, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6161 SPAN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Keller, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6162 SPAN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Paz-Soldan, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7601 SPAN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Pinet, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8275 SPAN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I

SPAN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6102 SPAN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Colanzi, L

      Troconis Gonzalez, I

  • Year-long course. R grade at end of fall semester and final letter grade at end of spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8642 SPAN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Keller, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8643 SPAN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Paz-Soldan, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8644 SPAN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Pinet, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8645 SPAN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Staff

SPAN 4400

"Crisis" has become a buzzword, an umbiquitous term that tries to explain contemporary historical conditions.  Nevertheless, it is difficult to pin down the time frame of crisis and its nature: when does ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16617 SPAN 4400   SEM 101

  • This is the mandatory senior seminar for Spanish majors

SPAN 4600

This course explores how the digital has shaped narratives of memory in contemporary Latin America. We will look at works of literature, film, and performance that mobilize the digital in order to re-represent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16639 SPAN 4600   SEM 101

  • Conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 6060

This course explores how the vocabulary (words like price and credit), structure (such as one of loss and gain), and tropes of medieval (and early modern) Spanish fiction speak to the emergence of different ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16642 SPAN 6060   SEM 101

  • Good reading knowledge of Spanish required. This is the mandatory seminar for 1st year Spanish grad students.

SPAN 6390

Guided independent study of specific topics. For graduate students interested in special problems not covered in courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6098 SPAN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Colanzi, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6099 SPAN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Keller, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6100 SPAN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Paz-Soldan, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7602 SPAN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Pinet, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8191 SPAN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I