An interdisciplinary graduate seminar exploring Latin American society and culture through multiple academic lenses.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSPANISH
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32 courses
An interdisciplinary graduate seminar exploring Latin American society and culture through multiple academic lenses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIntroduction to Latin American culture and society from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering historical developments from pre-Columbian times to the present.
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Past student reviews · Kathryn Sanchez
Lectures delivered a lot of information quickly, requiring diligent note-taking to succeed on tests. One student noted that multiple-choice questions often targeted small details mentioned only once during class.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores social and political issues of migration, contact zones, transculturation, and diaspora in Latinx America through cultural and literary texts.
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Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez
The course was rated as relatively easy in terms of difficulty.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Introduction to the culture and history of Mexican and Latin American origin people in the U.S., focusing on diversity, hybridity, and socio-political issues.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Explores the cultural evolution of Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other U.S. Latinx groups in relation to their countries of origin.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFirst Semester Spanish covers basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills without requiring prior knowledge of the language.
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Past student reviews · Michelle Dutton, Caitlin Beduhn
The workload was very heavy, particularly in accelerated summer sessions, with a large volume of homework that some students rushed through. There were no opportunities for extra credit or dropped assignments.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Second Semester Spanish covers all basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. It continues SPANISH 101.
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Past student reviews · Erin Russ, Jamie De Moya-Cotter
In Erin Russ’s 102 section, there was daily homework, many exams, and constant textbook use; Jamie De Moya-Cotter allowed only three skipped classes before a grade drop.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026SPANISH 203 is an intermediate third-semester Spanish course focused on language review, Hispanic readings, culture, and conversational patterns.
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Past student reviews · Beatrice Steinhilber
A student in Beatrice Steinhilber's class found the course difficult, but said exams got easier as the class progressed and students could drop one exam.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Fourth Semester Spanish covers intermediate language review, Hispanic readings and culture, and intensive written and oral activities.
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Past student reviews · Sabina Madrid-Malloy
Sabina Madrid-Malloy’s class had a lot of daily homework, but the reviewer said it was not too difficult to complete.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Hispanic Literatures focuses on reading and analyzing literary works in Spanish, developing oral and written skills for literary discussion and applying methods to basic forms, genres, and short texts.
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Past student reviews · Steve Hutchinson
A student claimed that reading independently and attending discussion allowed one to get an easy A, advising against attending lectures.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to linguistic study of Spanish using real-world examples like blogs, corpora, and film to examine variation across regions, speakers, and contexts.
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Past student reviews · Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
The course was described as super fast-paced and really difficult to manage, with a heavy focus on practice problems and questions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Intermediate Spanish course offering intensive practice in reading, writing, and grammar with an emphasis on applying grammatical structures and revising written work.
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Past student reviews · Jamie De Moya-Cotter, Emily Frerichs
The course involved significant writing assignments, which were central to the learning goals. Grading often relied on class participation and personal improvement rather than heavy homework loads.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Surveys the historical and contemporary presence of Spanish in U.S. communities, pop culture, media, schools, and politics through linguistic and sociolinguistic lenses.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExamines the history of soccer and its role as a cultural phenomenon linked to nation building, progress, and national self-image in Latin America.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleAdvanced Spanish language practice focusing on intensive writing, grammar, and stylistics. Students develop vocabulary usage and apply genre-specific characteristics to their own compositions.
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Past student reviews · Saylin Alvarez
Assessment typically involved several short papers, homework, and participation, with some students noting that grading on essays could be strict regarding grammar details.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Topics in Spanish Language Practice offers intensive oral and written practice in Spanish professional usage, focusing each offering on fields like journalism, commerce, medicine, law, or social services.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024A practice course in Spanish phonetics focused on improving pronunciation and introducing transcription, phonetic, and phonemic analysis.
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Past student reviews · Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
Tests required studying and deep understanding of the material, though the instructor was knowledgeable and eager to help with questions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Survey of Modern Spanish Literature covering the eighteenth century to present through readings, discussions, and literary history.
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Past student reviews · Katarzyna Beilin
The course was described as having a relatively low difficulty level, with one student characterizing the grading as easy.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleAdvanced Conversation focuses on practicing and improving conversational Spanish while forming and presenting opinions on cultural and social issues affecting Latin America and the US.
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Past student reviews · Veronica Egon
Work included homework, take-home exams, presentations, and out-of-class assignments that compiled into a portfolio graded at the semester's midpoint and end.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Survey of Spanish American literature from the eighteenth century to the present, covering reading, discussions, and literary history.
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Past student reviews · Marcelo Pellegrini
Pellegrini demanded attendance, which the student found fair, and the exams were relatively easy because he did not believe in them.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Advanced Medical Spanish focuses on medical terminology and cultural issues for interacting with Spanish-speaking patients in clinical settings.
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Spring 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCovers Spanish business language, culture, and practice within Spanish-speaking economic markets, focusing on comparative business models and professional portfolio development.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Illustrated lectures on the cultural evolution of Spain from the medieval period to the present, taught entirely in Spanish.
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Past student reviews · Juan Egea
A student who took the course over a four-week summer period described it as fast-paced. They emphasized that consistent completion of homework was key to performing well in the class.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026SPANISH AMERICAN CIVILIZATION covers the cultural evolution of Spanish America from pre-Hispanic times to the present, conducted entirely in Spanish.
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Past student reviews · Sarli Mercado
The class involved lots of reading homework, which students noted was essential because all in-class activities focused on discussing those specific texts.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleAdvanced descriptive, historical, or applied topics in Spanish linguistics.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Monograph on a specific Latin American author, work, or literary current such as Modernismo, the novel of protest, or theater within Spanish American literature.
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Past student reviews · Ruben Medina
One student found the course content occasionally dry, but noted that Ruben Medina strived to keep everyone interested in the material.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleTOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE provides an in-depth study of important cultural-historical issues concerning the Hispanic world.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines encounters with otherness in early modern Spanish and Colonial texts from the late 15th to 17th centuries, focusing on race, religion, and ethnicity across America, Spain, and the Mediterranean.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleAn advanced graduate course examining particular theories, approaches, and methodologies in Spanish linguistics.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGraduate course covering academic genres including conference papers, grant applications, and publication processes with extensive writing practice.
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