- SPANISH 103 First-Semester Spanish
- 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Introductory course for students who have had little or no previous work in Spanish. - Prerequisites: none.
- Course Rules: Open only to students with 2 yrs H.S. Spanish or less or a score of 1 on Spanish placement exam.
- Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
- SPANISH 104 Second-Semester Spanish
- 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of Spanish 103. - Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in Spanish 103(P) or level 2 score on Spanish placement exam.
- Course Rules: Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (4 retro crs).
- Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
- SPANISH 197 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: acceptance in Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019.
- SPANISH 203 Third-Semester Spanish
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of Spanish 104. Review of the main grammatical concepts. Readings in modern Spanish and Spanish-American literature. - Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in Spanish 104(P) or level 3 score on Spanish placement exam.
- Course Rules: Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (8 retro crs).
- Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
- SPANISH 204 Fourth-Semester Spanish
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of Spanish 203. Review of the main grammatical concepts. Readings in modern Spanish and Spanish-American literature. - Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in Spanish 203(P) or level 4 score on Spanish placement exam.
- Course Rules: Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (11 retro crs).
- Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
- SPANISH 225 Understanding the Hispanic World:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Different manifestations of Hispanic culture across continents and centuries studied from many angles. - Prerequisites: none.
- General Education Requirements: HU
- Course Rules: In English. May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.
- SPANISH 289 Internship in Spanish, Lower Division
- 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of Spanish in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting. - Prerequisites: intro course in Spanish; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 3 cr max.
- SPANISH 296 UROP Apprenticeship
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Undergraduate research participation in a project developed with a supervising member of the faculty or staff. - Prerequisites: acceptance into UROP; prior or conc reg in UROP seminar.
- Course Rules: One credit for 45 hrs research. May be retaken to 9 cr max in any combination of UROP apprenticeship courses. Not open to jrs & srs.
- SPANISH 297 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before coursework level, content and cr are determined and/or in specially prepared program coursework. - Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022.
- SPANISH 299 Ad Hoc:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem. May be retaken w/chg in topic. - Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1999, Spring 1998.
- SPANISH 308 Advanced Writing and Reading
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of proficiency in different writing styles; emphasis on the most difficult aspects of Spanish through reading and other exercises. - Prerequisites: a grade of C- or better in SPANISH 204(P), or concurrent enrollment or previous completion of SPANISH 318, or score level 4 on Spanish placement exam, or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of SPANISH 305 and SPANISH 316. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro credits).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- SPANISH 318 Advanced Speaking and Listening
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of oral proficiency in relation to Hispanic culture. - Prerequisites: C- or better in Spanish 204(P), or score level 5 on Spanish placement exam, or cons instr.
- Course Rules: For non-heritage Spanish speakers. Students cannot receive credit for both 318 and 319. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- SPANISH 319 Advanced Speaking and Listening for Heritage Speakers
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of full proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking skills in Spanish for students with native/near-native command of these skills. - Prerequisites: C- or better in Spanish 204(P), or score level 5 on Spanish placement exam, or cons instr.
- Course Rules: Open only to heritage Spanish speakers. Others with near-native proficiency admitted at instr discretion. Students cannot receive credit for both 318 and 319. Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro credits).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- SPANISH 332 Using Spanish in the Business World
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Business language and practice in Spanish-speaking countries. - Prerequisites: SPANISH 308(P) and SPANISH 318(C) or SPANISH 319(C).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- SPANISH 333 Advanced Spanish Grammar
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to solidify written expression skills and provide a clear understanding of Spanish grammar rules at an advanced level. - Prerequisites: Spanish 308(P); Spanish 318(P) or 319(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2017.
- SPANISH 338 Spanish for Health Professionals
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Acquisition of intermediate conversational and written skills in medical terminology in Spanish through a communicative approach. For health care students. - Prerequisites: Spanish 308(P); & grade C- or better in Spanish 318(P) or 319(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- SPANISH 341 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Spanish linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics, and sociolinguistics. - Prerequisites: Spanish 308(P); Spanish 318(C) or 319(C).
- Course Rules: Generates L&S credits for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- SPANISH 342 Business and Legal Spanish
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Business terminology and concepts; instruction in the legal terminology of Hispanic countries. - Prerequisites: SPANISH 308(P) and SPANISH 318(C) SPANISH or 319(C); or consent of instructor.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
- SPANISH 348 Introduction to Translation: English to Spanish
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic skills necessary for professional translation. Translation of texts from English into Spanish. Summarizing texts; sight translation. - Prerequisites: junior standing, SPANISH 308(P), and SPANISH 318(C) or SPANISH 319(C).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2017.
- SPANISH 350 Introduction to Literary Analysis
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to acquaint students with the critical tools needed to analyze texts and conduct research. - Prerequisites: Spanish 308(P); Spanish 318(C) or 319(C).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- SPANISH 371 Introduction to Latino Literature in English
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to the development of literature by Chicanos, Nuyoricans, and other Hispanics since the late fifties and its historical, social, and political background. - Prerequisites: jr st or writ cons dept.
- General Education Requirements: CD, HU
- Course Rules: Taught in English.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2016, Fall 2014.
- SPANISH 373 Topics in Latino Literature in English:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Some of the experiences of U.S. Hispanics as reflected in literature, film, and other cultural manifestations. - Prerequisites: junior standing or written consent of department.
- General Education Requirements: CD, HU
- Course Rules: Taught in English. May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2015, Fall 2013.
- SPANISH 388 Health Issues in the Hispanic World
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Different aspects of the health care system in the U.S. in relation to the Hispanic culture(s). - Prerequisites: Spanish 308(P); & grade C- or better in Spanish 318(P) or 319(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
- SPANISH 391 Social and Historical Issues in the Hispanic World:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Culture of the Hispanic people, with a focus on a particular social or historical perspective and/or issue. - Prerequisites: SPANISH 308(P) and SPANISH 318(C) or SPANISH 319(C).
- General Education Requirements: HU
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
- SPANISH 397 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
- SPANISH 443 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Theory of Spanish sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required. - Prerequisites: junior standing and SPANISH 341(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024.
- SPANISH 443G Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Theory of Spanish sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required. - Prerequisites: junior standing and SPANISH 341(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024.
- SPANISH 444 Spanish Syntax and Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comprehensive review of Spanish syntax and morphology; the meaning of words, sentences, and discourse. - Prerequisites: junior standing or greater and SPANISH 341(P); or consent of instructor.
- Last Taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2013.
- SPANISH 444G Spanish Syntax and Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comprehensive review of Spanish syntax and morphology; the meaning of words, sentences, and discourse. - Prerequisites: junior standing or greater and SPANISH 341(P); or consent of instructor.
- Last Taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2013.
- SPANISH 446 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Critical analysis of the relationship between language and society in the Hispanic world. - Prerequisites: junior standing and SPANISH 341(P).
- Last Taught: Fall 2023.
- SPANISH 446G Hispanic Sociolinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Critical analysis of the relationship between language and society in the Hispanic world. - Prerequisites: junior standing and SPANISH 341(P).
- Last Taught: Fall 2023.
- SPANISH 470 Survey of Hispanic Literature and Civilization
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Literature in Spain and Spanish America from the Middle Ages to 1880. - Prerequisites: jr st; Spanish 350(P).
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
- SPANISH 472 Survey of Spanish-American Literature and Civilization
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Literature in Spanish America from Modernism to the present. - Prerequisites: jr st; Spanish 350(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
- SPANISH 474 Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Literature in Spain from Realism to the present. - Prerequisites: jr st; Spanish 350(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
- SPANISH 489 Internship in Spanish, Upper Division
- 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of advanced principles of Spanish in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate non-salaried setting. - Prerequisites: jr st; 6 cr at 400-level or above in Spanish; 3.50 gpa in Spanish major; writ cons supervising faculty member and dept chair.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 3 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2008, Fall 2007.
- SPANISH 491 Topics in Hispanic Culture:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
The culture of a group of Hispanic people from a particular social and/or historical perspective, with a focus on one or more manifestations of that culture. - Prerequisites: completion of 9 credits in Spanish at the 300 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016.
- SPANISH 497 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, contact, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. - Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
- SPANISH 497G Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, contact, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. - Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
- SPANISH 499 Ad Hoc:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem. - Prerequisites: jr st; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
- Last Taught: Summer 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008.
- SPANISH 506 Seminar in Spanish Literature:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more areas of Spanish peninsular literature across periods, genres, or regions. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2022, Spring 2019.
- SPANISH 506G Seminar in Spanish Literature:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more areas of Spanish peninsular literature across periods, genres, or regions. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2022, Spring 2019.
- SPANISH 507 Seminar in Spanish-American Literature:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
One or more areas of Spanish-American literature across periods, genres, or regions. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021.
- SPANISH 508 Seminar in Hispanic Literature:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
A literary subject with manifestations in more than one Hispanic literature, including Latino literature, with focus on the differences between/among them. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.
- SPANISH 541 History of the Spanish Language
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
External and internal history of the evolution of the Spanish language. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2015.
- SPANISH 541G History of the Spanish Language
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
External and internal history of the evolution of the Spanish language. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2015.
- SPANISH 545 Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more branches of linguistics, such as dialectology, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, etc., in relation to the Hispanic languages. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
- SPANISH 545G Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more branches of linguistics, such as dialectology, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, etc., in relation to the Hispanic languages. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
- SPANISH 570 Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Topics on the poetry and/or the narrative and didactic prose of the late sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2018.
- SPANISH 572 Seminar on Cervantes:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
'Don Quixote' and/or other works by Cervantes. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2013, Fall 2008.
- SPANISH 578 Seminar in Modern Spanish Literature and Civilization:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Topics on the poetry, fiction, and/or drama of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Spain. - Prerequisites: completion of 6 credits in Spanish at the 400 level or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019.
- SPANISH 597 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
- SPANISH 597G Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
- SPANISH 697 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
- SPANISH 697G Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level. - Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
- SPANISH 699 Independent Study
- 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Advanced independent work under supervision of Spanish faculty or instructional academic staff member. Instructor must approve student's study proposal. For more information, consult dept chair. - Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 overall GPA; 3.5 Spanish GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 3 cr max.
- Last Taught: Summer 2015, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, UWinteriM 2008.