Courses

Learn more about the courses for the Fall and Spring semesters.

Fall semester overview

The fall semester begins in early September and concludes mid-December. The intensive month of Spanish language ends at the beginning of October and students then choose from the Topics Courses listed below. Advanced level students enroll in two mandatory courses and choose two to three Topics Courses. Upper-Intermediate level students enroll in three mandatory courses and choose one or two Topics Courses.

Intensivo: September Intensive Course

The Intensivo course is designed to help students transition into total Spanish language immersion and prepare for the Topics Courses by practicing speaking, listening, writing and reading skills four hours a day for one month. Twenty of these course hours concentrate on preparation for the Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE). See “Other Academic Opportunities” for more information. The Intensivo course will meet for 80 contact hours.

Development of Spanish Cultures: A Pluralistic Approach (formally Spanish Culture and Civilization)

This course designed specifically for the Fall semester is taught by the resident site director. (Mandatory) This course will meet for 45 contact hours.

Topics Courses

A placement exam determines your level for Language and Topics Courses. All of the fall CLM courses meet four hours per week.

Advanced level students (Estudios Hispánicos) - Fall

In addition to the mandatory Development of Spanish Cultures and Speaking and Writing Skills courses, choose two or three courses. (Underlined courses are recommended by On-site Program Director.) All courses are 40 contact hours unless otherwise noted.

Spanish Production, Written and Oral (mandatory)
Spanish Grammar (advanced level)
Spanish Grammar (superior level)
Business Spanish
Variations of Spanish
English-Spanish Translation
Teaching English to Spanish Speakers
Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
Introduction to Linguistics
Spanish Literature (Renaissance to Baroque)
Spanish Literature (Illustration, Romance, Realism)
Spanish Literature (Twentieth Century)
The Image of Women in Spanish Literature (seventeenth – twenty-first century)
History of Spain (modern)
History of Spain (nineteenth century to the Civil War)
History of Spain (Franco to present)
History of America (The Pre-Columbian Period, the Age of Discovery and Colonialism)
General Geography of Spain
Spanish Art (From Antiquity to the Renaissance)
Spanish Art (From Baroque to the Present Day)
History of Spanish Cinema
Politics and Government of Spain
Political Systems of the European Union
Business and Economics of Spain and Latin America
Latin American Civilization and Culture
Islamic Culture in Spain
History of Spanish Music
Flamenco and Traditional Music
Spain and the Islamic World

Upper-intermediate level students (Estudios de Lengua y Cultura Españolas) - Fall

In addition to the mandatory Development of Spanish Cultures, Speaking and Writing Skills, and Spanish Grammar courses choose one or two other courses. (Underlined courses are recommended by On-site Program Director.) All courses are 40 contact hours unless otherwise noted.

Spanish Production, Written and Oral (mandatory)
Spanish Grammar Notions (mandatory)
Varieties of Spanish
Introduction to Business Spanish
Spanish Literature (until nineteenth century)
Spanish Literature (nineteenth to twentieth century)
Geography of Spain
History of Spain
History of Art in Spain
Spanish Civilization and Culture
Islamic Culture in Spain
Latin America Civilization and Culture
The Political System of Spain and the European Union
The Spanish and Latin American Economy

Spring semester overview

The spring semester begins in early January and concludes during late May. The intensive month of Spanish language ends at the beginning of February and students then choose from the Topics Courses listed below. Advanced level students enroll in two mandatory courses and choose two to three Topics Courses. Upper-Intermediate level students enroll in three mandatory courses and choose one or two Topics Courses.

Intensivo: January Intensive Course

Development of Spanish Cultures: A Pluralistic Approach (formally Spanish Culture and Civilization)

This course designed specifically for the Spring semester is taught by the resident site director. (Mandatory) This course will meet for 45 contact hours.

Hispanic Literary Studies

A professor from one of the ILACA institutions will teach this specially designed course which focuses on major genres of Hispanic literature through close analysis of selected masterpieces. This course will push students to develop critical reading skills and written analysis in Spanish. See a list of the professors who have served as the Northwest Visiting Faculty Members (PDF format).

Topics Courses

A placement exam determines your level for Topics Courses. All the spring CLM courses meet three hours per week.

Advanced level students (Estudios Hispánicos) - Spring

Spanish Production, Written and Oral (mandatory)
Spanish Grammar (advanced level)
Spanish Grammar (superior level)
Business Spanish
Variations of Spanish
English-Spanish Translation
Teaching English to Spanish Speakers
Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
Introduction to Linguistics
Spanish Literature (Renaissance to Baroque)
Spanish Literature (Illustration, Romance, Realism)
Spanish Literature (Twentieth Century)
The Image of Women in Spanish Literature (seventeenth – twenty-first century)
Spanish Theater
History of Spain (modern)
History of Spain (nineteenth century to the Civil War)
History of Spain (Franco to present)
History of America (The Pre-Columbian Period, the Age of Discovery and Colonialism)
Regional Geography of Spain
Spanish Art (From Antiquity to the Renaissance)
Spanish Art (From Baroque to the Present Day)
Comparative Study of Literature and Visual Arts
History of Spanish Cinema
Current Sociopolitics in Spain
Current Economics in Spain
Current Economics of Latin America
Political Systems of the European Union
Exterior Commercialism
Latin American Civilization and Culture
Islamic Culture in Spain
History of Spanish Music
Flamenco and Traditional Music
Health, Ecology and Environments in Spain

Upper-intermediate level students (Estudios de Lengua y Cultura Españolas) - Spring

Spanish Production, Written and Oral (mandatory)
Spanish Grammar Notions (mandatory)
Varieties of Spanish
Introduction to Business Spanish
Spanish Literature (until nineteenth century)
Spanish Literature (nineteenth to twentieth century)
Geography of Spain
History of Spain
History of Art in Spain
Spanish Civilization and Culture
Islamic Culture in Spain
Latin America Civilization and Culture
The Political System of Spain and the European Union
The Spanish and Latin American Economy