Study Abroad

• CAS LS 306: Translation
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Students may take up to two 300-level Spanish language courses (LS 306, LS 307, LS 308, LS 310, LS 311) before moving on to higher levels. Any combination of two 300-level courses may be taken for credit, provided the two courses have different course numbers; repeating a course with the same number is not allowed. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the translation of written texts. Analysis of the theory and practice of translation as a catalyst of cultural transfer. Taught in Spanish. Topic for Fall 2016: Techniques of Literary Translation. Practice in the translation - from and into Spanish - of different forms of literary prose and poetry. Students continue developing language skills through in-class writing workshops in the production and revision of translations.
• CAS LS 307: Literature and the Arts
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Students may take up to two 300-level Spanish language courses (LS 306, LS 307, LS 308, LS 310, LS 311) before moving on to higher levels. Any combination of two 300-level courses may be taken for credit, provided the two courses have different course numbers; repeating a course with the same number is not allowed. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of literature in its relations to the arts and society. Four topics are offered Fall 2016. Section A1: A Country Divided: Representations of Urban and Rural Spain in Literature and Film. Advanced Spanish conversation and composition through analysis of contrasting representations of rural and urban Spain in literary texts and films. Students apply basic analytical and research skills to discuss Spain's social/cultural identity. Themes include: tradition, class, family, religion, and politics. Section A2: El Veinte: Expressions, Celebrations, and Traditions of Latin America. The course offers advanced oral and written language practice through exploration, comparison, and discussion of celebrations, traditions, and sayings of Latin America, including the United States. Section B1: Short Stories from the Hispanic World. Advanced study of Spanish through representative short stories and film from the Hispanic World. Section D1: Contar el crimen. This multi - faceted course in Spanish conversation and composition explores how writers of distinct genres narrate crime (murders, scams, frauds). We focus on original works written by journalists, authors of fiction, comic artists, psychologists and criminologists.
• CAS LS 308: Spanish Film and Media
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Students may take up to two 300-level Spanish language courses (LS 306, LS 307, LS 308, LS 310, LS 311) before moving on to higher levels. Any combination of two 300-level courses may be taken for credit, provided the two courses have different course numbers; repeating a course with the same number is not allowed. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish-speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Topic for Section A1 and B1: La "Road Movie." Examines how films from Hispanic countries portray these quests for change, how many of these trips lead to cross - cultural (mis)communications, and the universal and culturally specific nature of certain common themes.
• CAS LS 310: Spanish for the Professions
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Students may take up to two 300-level Spanish language courses (LS 306, LS 307, LS 308, LS 310, LS 311) before moving on to higher levels. Any combination of two 300-level courses may be taken for credit, provided the two courses have different course numbers; repeating a course with the same number is not allowed. Advanced study of Spanish as used in the professions in the Spanish-speaking world. Analysis and discussion of intercultural professional communication, acquisition of specialized vocabulary. Topic for Fall 2016: Spanish in Business and Healthcare. Practice and consolidation of grammar and vocabulary, as well as use of business and healthcare - related settings to explore cultural aspects of communication.
• CAS LS 452: Topics in Latin America Literature and Culture
  Three topics are offered 2016/2017. Students may take one, two, or three for credit if topics are different. Topic for Fall 2016: Latin American Cities in Literature and Film. Examination of the representation of Latin American cities, particularly Mexico City, in literature and film. Explores specific themes but also presents a broad vision of Latin American and Mexican culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taught in Spanish. Also offered as CAS CI 590 A1. Topic for Spring 2017 Section A1: Love and Betrayal in Latin American Literature and the Arts. Topic for Spring 2017 Section B1: The Mexican and Cuban Revolutions in Film and Literature.
• CAS LS 492: Directed Study: Spanish
  Application form available in CAS Academic Advising.
• CAS LS 576: Topics in Spanish American Literature
  Topic for Fall 2016: The Spanish American Short Story. Close reading of works by major short story writers of Spanish America. The creation of the genre, the concept of modernity, and Spanish-America's preoccupation with cultural identity. Authors include Darío, Acevedo Díaz, Quiroga, Lugones, Borges, García Márquez, Rulfo, and Ferré.
• CAS LY 111: Elementary Modern Arabic I
  The essentials of standard Arabic, the idiom used in public communications throughout the Arab world. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• CAS LY 112: Elementary Modern Arabic II
  The essentials of standard Arabic, the idiom used in public communications throughout the Arab world. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• CAS LY 211: Second-Year Modern Arabic I
  Completes the process of presenting the basic structures of modern formal Arabic, concentrating on weak verb forms, more complicated sentence formation, and more sophisticated expression in speech and writing. Vocabulary expansion and better root-pattern identification skills are also stressed.
• CAS LY 212: Second-Year Modern Arabic II
  Completes the process of presenting the basic structures of modern formal Arabic, concentrating on weak verb forms, more complicated sentence formation, and more sophisticated expression in speech and writing. Vocabulary expansion and better root-pattern identification skills are also stressed.
• CAS LY 303: Third-Year Modern Arabic I
  Advanced reading, composition, grammar review, listening skills, and conversation in Modern Standard Arabic as well as major dialects such as the Cairine or the Gulf dialect.
• CAS LY 304: Third-Year Modern Arabic II
  Continuing advanced reading, advanced composition; grammar review, listening skills, and conversation in Modern Standard Arabic as well as major dialects such as the Cairine or the Gulf dialect.
• CAS MA 113: Elementary Statistics
  MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications in social sciences. Primarily for students in the social sciences who require a one-semester introduction to statistics; others should consider CAS MA 115 or MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 213: Basic Statistics and Probability
  Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Elementary treatment of probability densities, means, variances, correlation, independence, the binomial distribution, the central limit theorem. Stresses understanding and theoretical manipulation of statistical concepts. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 226: Differential Equations
  First-order linear and separable equations. Second-order equations and first-order systems. Linear equations and linearization. Numerical and qualitative analysis. Laplace transforms. Applications and modeling of real phenomena throughout. (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 231.)
• CAS MA 242: Linear Algebra
  Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, determinants, Gaussian elimination, fundamental theory, row-echelon form. Vector spaces, bases, norms. Computer methods. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical decomposition. Applications. (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 142, MA 442, or ENG EK 102.)
• CAS PO 201: American Governance: Foreign Affairs, Politics, and Presidents in the Twentieth Century
  Meets with CAS IR 356 E and CAS HI 281 E. Overview of American presidencies of the late twentieth century, specifically considering how politics relates to foreign policy in America. Concepts including isolationism, manifest destiny, moralism, rule of law, national self-interest, and terrorism are discussed. Special focus on Iraq and Afghanistan. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 356.
• CAS PO 202: Introduction to Congressional Policymaking
  Takes students through a step-by-step analysis of legalizing a bill. The process is studied in minute detail to give students a good understanding of the American system of government. All students who have not taken courses in American government are expected to enroll in this course. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 406.
• CAS PO 203: Strategies for Issue Development and Policy Change
  Focuses on the specialized forms of communication that political professionals use to win public support for their issues, candidates, and policy positions; and teaches concrete planning skills for those interested in influencing public policy using both inside and outside (or grassroots) strategies. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 321.

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