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MSU Catalog
SPNS
Modern Languages, Spanish
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
(406) 994-4448
SPNS 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (Formerly MLS 101)
SPNS 102D ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (Formerly MLS 102D)
SPNS 201D INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (Formerly MLS 219D)
SPNS 220D SPANISH:LANGUAGE & CULTURE (Formerly MLS 220D)
SPNS 320 SPANISH:CULTURE & CIVILIZATION (Formerly MLS 301)
SPNS 323 SPANISH:ADV GRAMMAR & PHONETICS (Formerly MLS 350)
SPNS 324 SPANISH:ADV CONVERSATION & COMP (Formerly MLS 351)
SPNS 325 SURVEY OF SPANISH LIT (Formerly MLS 320)
SPNS 329 CULTURES AND SOCIETIES OF EARLY LATIN AMERICA
SPNS 330 LATIN AMERICAN CULT & CIV (Formerly MLS 302)
SPNS 332 CONTEMP LATIN AMER LITERATURE (Formerly MLS 321)
SPNS 335IH TRAVEL IN LATIN AMERICA LIT & FILM (Formerly MLS 330IH)
SPNS 350 US LATINO CULT & CIVILIZATIONS (Formerly MLS 303)
SPNS 351 US LATINO LITERATURE (Formerly MLS 323)
SPNS 361 HISPANIC TEXTS & CINEMA (Formerly MLS 360)
SPNS 362 HISPANIC POETRY (Formerly MLS 365)
SPNS 416 SPANISH:CULTURE AND REVOLUTION (Formerly MLS 420)
SPNS 430 LATIN AMER PERSPECTIVES (Formerly MLS 415)
SPNS 460 CONTEMPORARY SPAIN AND PERIPHERAL NATIONS
SPNS 470R SEM:MODERN HISPANIC LITERATURE (Formerly MLS 450R)
SPNS 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
(Formerly MLS 101)
F,S,Su alternate years 4 cr. RCT 4
NOTE: Offered on a rotating basis with French and German
in the summer.
-- An elementary level course designed to help students
acquire basic proficiency in communicating within culturally
significant contexts. An integrated approach to teaching
language skills with emphasis on vocabulary acquisition
and basic grammatical structures.
SPNS 102D ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
(Formerly MLS 102D)
F, S,Su alternate years 4 cr. RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 101 or equivalent, or two years of
high school Spanish. Offered on a rotating basis with
French and German in Summer.
-- This course builds upon the foundation established
in 101. Greater emphasis is placed upon oral and written
expression. Reading and discussions are designed to
increase comprehension of more linguistically complex
texts and more conceptually complex cultural issues.
SPNS 201D INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
I (Formerly MLS 219)
F, S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 102 or equivalent, or a minimum three
years of high school Spanish, or placement interview.
-- Intensive, methodical review of grammar and syntax
combined with the integrated development of proficiency
in the four language skills. Expansion of cultural knowledge
and functional vocabulary through intermediate-level
readings and discussions. Increased emphasis on written
communication.
SPNS 220D SPANISH:LANGUAGE &
CULTURE (Formerly MLS 220D)
F, S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 201 or equivalent, or placement interview.
-- Designed to follow the third semester review of grammar
and basic skills. Taught through a series of carefully
selected readings in Spanish culture, civilization,
and literature which will provide the basis for writing
essays and reports and developing advanced language
skills.
SPNS 320 SPANISH CULTURE &
CIVILIZATION (Formerly MLS 301)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220
-- Readings, lectures, and discussions in Spanish. This
course examines the historical, social, and ideological
aspects of Spanish culture from the Middle ages to the
modern period. Taught in Spanish.
SPNS 323 SPANISH:ADV GRAMMAR &
PHONETICS (Formerly MLS 350)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220 for majors & minors; or Junior
standing for non-majors.
-- Examination of the major authors, works, and literary
movements of U.S. Latino literature. Taught in English.
Spanish majors and minors will read and write in Spanish.
SPNS 324 SPANISH:ADV CONVERSATION
& COMP (Formerly MLS 351)
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323
-- Development and refinement of advanced oral and writing
skills, intensive practice in expository and imaginative
composition, review of idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary
expansion.
SPNS 325 SURVEY OF SPANISH LIT
(Formerly MLS 320)
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323 or 324.
-- A survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages
to the modern period through an examination of the masterpieces
of each literary period. Taught in Spanish.
SPNS 329 CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
OF EARLY LATIN AMERICA
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220.
-- Readings, lectures, and discussions in Spanish. This
course examines the historical, social, and ideological
aspects of Latin American culture from the precolumbian
period through independence.
SPNS 330 LAT AMER CULT & CIV
(Formerly MLS 302)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323 or 324.
-- Readings, lectures and discussions in Spanish. This
course examines the historical, social, and ideological
aspects of modern Latin American culture. Taught in
Spanish.
SPNS 332 CONTEMP LATIN AMER LITERATURE
(Formerly MLS 321)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323 or 324.
-- An examination of the major authors, works, and literary
movements of the 19th and 20th centuries as Latin American
literature has come of age and established its independence
from Spanish peninsular influences. Taught in Spanish.
SPNS 335IH TRAVEL IN LATIN AMERICA
LIT & FILM (Formerly MLS 330IH)
Su 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220 or junior standing.
-- The course examines travel in Latin America texts
and films as exploration and search for individual and
national identity and as disruptive displacements caused
by political and economic forces and the problems of
adapting to a new environment. In English.
SPNS 350 US LATINO CULTURE and
CIVILIZATIONS (Formerly MLS 303)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220 for majors and minors or; Junior
standing for non-majors
-- Examines the history and culture of Latino communities
in the US. It centers on the largest Hispanic populations
found in the US today: Mexican, Dominican, Puerto Rican,
and Cuban. Taught in English. Spanish majors and minors
will read and write in Spanish.
SPNS 351 US LATINO LITERATURE
(Formerly MLS 323)
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220
-- In-depth review of problem areas in grammar, complete
review of the verb system and a practical study of Spanish
sounds. This class is designed to provide prospective
teachers and advanced students with an understanding
of the function of Spanish grammar. In Spanish.
SPNS 361 HISPANIC TEXTS AND CINEMA
(Formerly MLS 360)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323.
-- This course will focus on different topics of Latin
America and/or Spain through the reading and viewing
of a variety of Hispanic literature and movies. These
themes may include history, race, gender, politics and
literary trends in Latin America or Spain. Focus will
vary depending on the professor. In Spanish.
SPNS 362 HISPANIC POETRY
(Formerly MLS 365)
F 3 cr. SEM 3
COREQUISITE: SPNS 323
-- Examines 20th century poetry from several Latin American
countries and Spain including the poets' biographies
and their historical, social, and political contexts.
Students will watch three movies pertaining to Hispanic
poets and also listen to music that uses poetry. In
Spanish.
SPNS 416 SPANISH:CULTURE AND REVOLUTION
(Formerly MLS 420)
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220
-- An intensive study of the cultural materials produced
as a result of dictatorships and revolutions in Latin
America and Spain including movies, documentaries, songs,
literature and art. Will encourage the understanding
of the mutual influence between historical events and
cultural production in Hispanic countries. Focus will
vary depending on the professor. In Spanish.
SPNS 430 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
(Formerly MLS 415)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 220 or equivalent.
-- This course approaches historical developments, literature,
and constructions of identity in twentieth-century Latin
America. Taught in English with Spanish reading/writing
option. Focus will vary by professor.
SPNS 460 CONTEMPORARY SPAIN AND
PERIPHERAL NATIONS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Examines several facets of contemporary Spain, including
three of Spain's peripheral nations: Basque Country,
Catalonia, and Galicia. Students read and write about
issues such as the current battle of memory, immigration,
feminism, and cinema.
SPNS 470R SEM:MODERN HISPANIC
LITERATURE (Formerly MLS 450R)
F, S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 325 or SPNS 332 or SPNS 351.
-- Senior capstone course. An in-depth examination of
the most important Hispanic works and authors of the
19th and 20th, and 21st centuries. In Spanish.
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