Modern Languages and Literatures—Spanish
College of Liberal & Creative Arts
Dean: Andrew Harris
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Humanities Building, Room 475
Phone: (415) 338-1421
Website: mll.sfsu.edu/spanish-program
Chair: Charles Egan
Program Coordinator: Michael Hammer
Undergraduate Advisors: Gustavo Calderón (A–H), Michael Hammer (I–P), Fermin Rodriguez (Q–Z)
Graduate Advisor: Fermin Rodriguez
Program Scope
The Spanish program offers a Bachelor of Arts, a minor, and a Master of Arts in Spanish. At the undergraduate level, the classes in linguistics, culture, and civilization are aimed at improving one’s understanding of the language and the people who speak it.
An ever increasing Spanish-speaking population has made Spanish the second most spoken language in the state of California and other states of the Union. The study and knowledge of this language, therefore, offers career alternatives in practically all fields of work and is an asset when seeking employment.
SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish (Units: 4)
Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
SPAN 205 Intermediate Spanish I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 102; placement by advisor; or consent of instructor.
SPAN 206 Intermediate Spanish II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 205; placement by advisor; or consent of instructor.
SPAN 215 Spanish for Heritage Speakers (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Spanish heritage learner and consent of instructor.
SPAN 216 Accelerated Grammar, Conversation, and Reading (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or placement by advisor or instructor.
SPAN 301 Advanced Grammar and Composition (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Four semesters of lower-division Spanish or equivalent.
SPAN 305 Advanced Composition (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 306 Advanced Reading and Conversation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 216 or consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment in SPAN 305.
SPAN 326 Applied Spanish Linguistics: Morphology and Syntax (Units: 3)
Application of modern descriptive linguistics to the study of morphology and syntax.SPAN 341 Introduction to the Reading of Literary Texts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 216 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 350 Practical and Literary Translation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Native fluency in English and moderate competency in understanding, speaking, and reading Spanish.
SPAN 401GW Culture and Civilization of Spain-GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ENG 214 with a grade of C- or better; at least 2 years of college-level Spanish or equivalent.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
SPAN 405 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America (Units: 3)
Background for Spanish American literature.SPAN 492 Early Transatlantic Literature and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Four semesters of lower-division Spanish or consent of instructor.
SPAN 500 Introduction to Literary Criticism (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Four semesters of lower-division Spanish or consent of instructor.
SPAN 521 Spanish Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
SPAN 523 19th Century Spanish Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 525 The Contemporary Spanish Novel (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 543 Spanish American Literature: Romanticism to Modernism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 545 20th Century Spanish American Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 562 Cervantes: The Quijote (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 571 History and Development of the Spanish Language (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 301.
SPAN 580 Hispanic Women Writers (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 595 Senior Survey in Spanish or Spanish American Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 500 or equivalent.
SPAN 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair and instructor.
SPAN 821 Seminar in Spanish Literary Genres (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Spanish M.A. program or consent of instructor.
SPAN 831 Seminar in Literary Movements or Periods (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Spanish M.A. program or consent of instructor.
SPAN 850 Seminar-Spanish and Latin American Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Master of Arts in Spanish program or consent of instructor.
SPAN 880 Seminar in Individual Authors or Works (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Spanish program or consent of instructor.
SPAN 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Units: 0-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, committee chair, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
SPAN 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Admission to Spanish program or consent of instructor; consent of graduate major adviser and supervising faculty member.