Romance Studies

• CAS LP 952: Directed Study: Portuguese
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. - Hours arranged. Consent of instructor and department.
• CAS LS 606: Spanish Translation Workshop
  Graduate Prerequisite: Advanced proficiency in Spanish. - 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.
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  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • Oral and/or Signed Communication
• CAS LS 621: Reading Spanish for Graduate Students
  Designed to prepare graduate students for the Spanish reading exam. Develops a knowledge of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar. Practice in translating passages. No previous knowledge of Spanish required.
• CAS LS 850: Seminar: Theories of Literature
  Satisfies department theory requirement. Topic for Fall 2024: Literary Theories & Critical Practices. Traces, explores, and equips students to work with literary theories and critical methodologies, from influential twentieth-century works to the most recent trends in gender and sexuality studies, ecocriticism, disability studies, and critical race studies.
• CAS LS 860: Seminar: Topics in Hispanic Literature
  May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Topic for Spring 2026: Malas mujeres. Investigates normative discourses of womanhood in medieval and early modern Iberia through portrayals of prostitutes, witches, and other “bad women” in Arabic, Hebrew, and Romance literature.
• CAS LS 951: Directed Study in Hispanic Language and Literatures
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department. - Hours arranged.
• CAS LS 952: Directed Study in Hispanic Language and Literatures
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department. - Hours arranged.