Undergraduate Courses

SPAN 1001
Elementary Spanish 1

Open only to students with no prior coursework either in high school or in college. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Introduction to Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one…

SPAN 1001E
Elementary Spanish I

SPAN 1002
Elementary Spanish II

A continuation of Elementary Spanish. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online…

SPAN 1002E
Elementary Spanish II

A continuation of Elementary Spanish I. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more…

SPAN 1110
Accelerated Elementary Spanish

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online coursework. Offered every year.

SPAN 1110E
Accelerated Elementary Spanish

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 2001
Intermediate Spanish 1

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2001E
Intermediate Spanish I

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 2001H
Intermediate Spanish I (Honors)

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2002
Intermediate Spanish 2

A continuation of Intermediate Spanish. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2002E
Intermediate Spanish II

A continuation of Intermediate Spanish I. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online. Assignments, discussions and student works are…

SPAN 2002H
Intermediate Spanish II (Honors)

SPAN 2030
Practical Spanish Conversation

Emphasis is on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions, under the direction of the Spanish Resident Language Coordinator. Given in Spanish, in the University Language Community. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 2120H
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (Honors)

Emphasis on advanced readings and grammar review. Also prepares students to enter Spanish Cultural Dialogues, Writing Critically in Spanish, Texts in Global Contexts, and Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. Offered every year.

ROML 2150
Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity: Romance Languages in the United States

Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the Romance Languages spoken in the United States. This course explores the history, demographics, and structure of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish in the United States, adopting current techniques in…

SPAN 2150
Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity: Spanish in the United States

Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the emergence of Spanish in the United States. This course explores the history and structure of varieties of Spanish spoken in the United States, adopting current techniques in sociolinguistics and dialectology. Taught…

SPAN 2500
Spanish for Reading Knowledge

Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical Spanish. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement but does not carry graduate credit. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open…

ROML 2550
Latino Literature, Language, and Culture

Critical analysis of the literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Designed for non-speakers of Spanish. Given in English.

SPAN 2550
US Latino/a Language, Literature, and Culture

The literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Intended for Spanish speakers. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2950
Study Abroad in Spanish

Spanish language, literature, and culture courses taught at study abroad programs of the University System of Georgia and non-University of Georgia programs. Offered summer semester every year.

ROML 3000
Topics in Romance Languages

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

SPAN 3010
Spanish Cultural Dialogues

Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally-oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3010H
Spanish Cultural Dialogues (Honors)

Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.

SPAN 3011
Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

Accelerated practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country, or…

SPAN 3020
Writing Critically in Spanish

Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3020H
Writing Critically in Spanish (Honors)

Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3021
Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

Advanced practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional Format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country or for…

SPAN 3030
Texts in Global Contexts

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3030E
Texts in Global Contexts

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 3030H
Texts in Global Contexts (Honors)

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world, while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered every year.

LING 3050
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…

SPAN 3050
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

LING 3050E
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…

SPAN 3050E
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…

SPAN 4003
Medical Spanish

Explore, debate, and research the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. Offered every year.

SPAN 4003W
Medical Spanish

Explore, debate, research, and write about the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include…

SPAN 4004
Introduction to Medical Interpreting, Ethics, and Intercultural Communication

Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation.

SPAN 4004S
Introduction to Medical Interpreting, Ethics, and Intercultural Communication (service-learning)

SPAN 4005
Introduction to Translation

An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…

SPAN 4005S
Introduction to Translation

ROML 4030
Advanced Topics in Latino Literatures and Cultures

The study of specific areas of major importance in the cultural, linguistic, and literary developments of ethnic Latino/a(s) in the United States. The approach will contextualize relevant literary examples within historical, philosophical, linguistic, political, and ideological issues.

SPAN 4030
Latinx in the United States

Latinx culture through literature, film, and performance. Students will perfect their speaking and writing skills in Spanish through the critical analysis of Latinx poetry, fiction, memoirs, spoken word, and media. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4040
Literary Adventures from Spain

Develop advanced cultural knowledge, language, and research skills by exploring exceptional lives of the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World through stories of knights-errant, beggars, saints, soldiers, and rebellious women. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4050
Exploring Modern Spain

Develop advanced Spanish skills through the study of literature, film, and culture from modern and contemporary Spain. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4060
Cultures in Contact After 1492

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills in Spanish by pondering the earliest writings from the Americas both by Europeans and native Americans. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4070
Latin American Voices of Change

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring how cultural and intellectual production in Latin America (after 1900) responds to various literary, political, and social movements. Alongside novels, stories, essays, and poems, this course also considers art, films, and…

SPAN 4080
Discovering Cultural Formation

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring cultural contexts from all corners of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year. Fall 2022: Diálogos híbridos hispanoamericanos: Literatura, cultura popular e intertextualidad …

SPAN 4081
Spanish Film

Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating Spanish films that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and Spain’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course offered…

SPAN 4082
Latin American Film

Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and the region’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course…

SPAN 4085
Studies in Spanish and Latin American Electronic Literature and Cyberculture

Significant developments in Spanish and Latin American Digital Arts, with a focus on electronic literature and cyberculture. Discussion will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory, theory of media, cyber-cultural studies, and digital humanities. Course given in Spanish.…

SPAN 4090S
Practicum in Service Learning

Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through community involvement. Students will work directly with approved study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of community organizations. Each student will…

SPAN 4092
Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. The course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course is given in Spanish. This course…

SPAN 4100
Spanish Topics Across the Disciplines

Provides students with the opportunity to apply their Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge in interdisciplinary courses or courses outside the Department of Romance Languages. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

ROML 4120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English. Spring 2023: Dr. Rachel Gabara, "Retelling Colonization in African Fiction and Film" In her landmark Imperial Eyes, scholar Mary Louise Pratt defined the contact zone as “…

SPAN 4120
Exploring Cultures in Spanish

Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4121
Topics in Spanish-American Studies

Designed for students who participate in UGA Study Abroad programs. Students will attend a class in Spanish offered by the host university. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 4150
Business Spanish

Commercial Spanish and the environment of the Spanish-speaking business world. Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice. Topics include economic geography of Spanish-speaking countries, company organization, management, banking, investment, personnel,…

SPAN 4190
Internship in Spanish

Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…

SPAN 4191
Internship in Spanish

SPAN 4250
Advanced Business Spanish

Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice necessary to be successful in today's Spanish-speaking business world. Key topics in grammar and vocabulary are also reviewed. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4345
Christians and Muslims in Valencia

Examination of the shared history of Christians and Muslims in Valencia, Spain, from the eighth to the seventeenth century, including the flourishing of Islamic civilization and the Catholic Reconquest. Studying this period of cultural exchange, evangelization, and persecution will shed light upon…

PORT 4550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

SPAN 4550
Introduction to the History of Spanish

An introduction to the historical events that shaped the development of Spanish from Latin and the resulting linguistic evolution, including phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and semantic changes. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 4650
Spanish Phonetics and Language Variation

Speech organs and systematic description of Spanish sounds. Comparison of English and Spanish patterns of stress, pronunciation, and intonation. Examination of recurrent pronunciation errors. Description of major geographical and social dialects. Practice in pronunciation and transcription of…

SPAN 4651
Advanced Spanish Grammar

Description and linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, including morphological patterns of lexical creation and renovation. Offered every year.

SPAN 4652
Spanish Dialectology and Language Variation

Introduces students to the study of linguistic variation in Spanish. Among the topics to be covered are geographic, social, and linguistic factors in language variation and dialectology. Students will analyze specific cases of variation in present-day Spanish dialects in Latin America, Spain, and…

SPAN 4750
Spanish Syntax

A description and formal linguistic analysis of the major syntactic structures in Spanish, including, but not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Taught in Spanish. Offered every year.

ROML 4860
Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity

Representations of Africa and African American culture in Hispanic Literature by writers of African descent. By covering a variety of genres, the course will provide discussion about a cultural identity that is constantly in dialogue with dominant discourses. The course will incorporate critical…

SPAN 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. This course belongs to a…

SPAN 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

SPAN 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

SPAN 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

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