Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Credit and Placement by Examination

Students who completed three or more years of Spanish in high school are encouraged to take the CLEP test, even if more than three years have passed since their last high school course. Transfer students who have credit for fewer than five lower-division Spanish courses are encouraged to take the test before enrolling.

Students who have taken Spanish courses at the University are not eligible to take the CLEP test unless they obtain approval in advance from the lower-division coordinator of Spanish, Batts Hall 110.

Spanish credit already earned is not affected by the results of the placement test.

All students with some knowledge of Portuguese should take a placement test given by the lower-division coordinator of Portuguese, Batts Hall 110.

Course Selection

1. A student with no knowledge of Spanish may choose from the following courses:
   1. Spanish 506, First-Year Spanish I, an introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish that emphasizes the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) progressively.
   2. Spanish 604, Accelerated Beginners' Spanish, which combines the coursework of the first two semesters, Spanish 506 and 507, into one semester. This course is intended primarily for graduate students, students in Latin American studies, language majors who wish to add a second language, and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship.
2. A student with some knowledge of Spanish, but too little to receive credit for Spanish 506 through the placement examination, should take Spanish 506 or 604.
3. A student who receives credit for Spanish 506 through the placement examination must take Spanish 508K, Alternate First-Year Spanish II, which begins with an accelerated review of fundamental structures covered in Spanish 506. This course then proceeds gradually, so that the student attains the same level of knowledge as students who take Spanish 507. Other students eligible to take this course are those with transfer credit for Spanish 506 and those who completed Spanish 506 at the University more than one calendar year ago.
4. A student who receives credit for Spanish 506 and 507 through the placement examination may choose from the following courses:
   1. Spanish 312K, Second-Year Spanish I: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.
   2. Spanish 612, Accelerated Second-Year Spanish: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition, which combines the coursework of the third and fourth semesters, Spanish 312K and 312L, into one semester. This course is intended primarily for graduate students, students in Latin American studies, language majors who wish to add a second language, and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship. The prerequisite for Spanish 612 is Spanish 604 with a grade of at least B, 507 or 508K with a grade of A, or an appropriate score on the CLEP Subject Examination in Spanish; and written consent of the lower-division coordinator.
5. Students with transfer credit or credit by examination for three semesters of Spanish (506, 507, and 312K) must take Spanish 312L, Second-Year Spanish II: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Portuguese Civilization: PRC

Lower-Division Courses

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Portuguese Civilization.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320E. Portuguese and Brazilian Civilization.

Social, literary, and cultural topics of Portugal, Brazil, Portuguese Africa, and Portuguese Asia. Conducted in English. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be counted only as an elective for either a major or a minor in Portuguese. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Portuguese Civilization.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Portuguese: POR

Lower-Division Courses

604. Accelerated First-Year Portuguese.

Designed primarily for language majors and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 604; 406 and 407; 508 (or 408). Prerequisite: Written consent of the Portuguese lower-division coordinator.

406. First-Year Portuguese I.

Four class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 604; 406 and 407; 508 (or 408).

407. First-Year Portuguese II.

Four class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 604; 406 and 407; 508 (or 408). Prerequisite: Portuguese 406 or appropriate score on the placement test.

508. Alternate First-Year Portuguese for Spanish Students.

Designed to provide qualified Spanish students a rapid introduction to the Portuguese language; emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and translation in the context of Brazilian culture. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 604; 406 and 407; 508 (or 408). Prerequisite: Spanish 312L with a grade of at least B, or the equivalent, or consent of instructor.

612. Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Covers the same material as Portuguese 312K and 312L, but in one semester. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Portuguese 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Portuguese 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Portuguese 604 or 508 (or 408) with a grade of at least B, or Portuguese 407 with a grade of A, or appropriate score on the placement test; and written consent of the Portuguese lower-division coordinator.

312K. Second-Year Portuguese I: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Portuguese 612 and 312K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Portuguese 604, 407, 508 (or 408), or appropriate score on the placement test.

312L. Second-Year Portuguese II: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Portuguese 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Portuguese 312K or appropriate score on the placement test.

318. Conversation and Composition.

Intensive practice in oral expression, based on cultural readings, with some writing. Prerequisite: Portuguese 312L. With consent of the Portuguese coordinator, Portuguese 312L may be taken concurrently.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

Spanish: SPN

Lower-Division Courses

301. Spanish for Graduate Students in Other Departments.

For graduate students in other departments seeking to fulfill degree language requirements. No auditors. Purpose: To introduce fundamentals of grammar and lexicon to enable students to read texts in their areas of specialization. Primary aim: To allow students to acquire reading proficiency. Also presents audio-aural aspect. Three class hours a week for one semester. Offered every fall semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

604. Accelerated Beginners' Spanish.

Designed primarily for language majors and students who demonstrate exceptional language ability or scholarship. A six-hour course comparable to Spanish 506 and 507. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be counted by students with credit for Spanish 506, 507, or 508K. Prerequisite: Written consent of the coordinator of lower-division Spanish.

305. Spanish for Graduate Students in Other Departments.

No auditors. Continuation of Spanish 301. Vocabulary and grammar expansion through intense practice in reading texts according to class interests; increased emphasis on the audio-aural aspect. Offered every spring semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Spanish 301 or consent of instructor.

506. First-Year Spanish I.

Five class hours a week for one semester. Spanish 604 and 506 may not both be counted.

507. First-Year Spanish II.

Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 604, 507, 508K. Prerequisite: Spanish 506 with a grade of at least C.

508K. Alternate First-Year Spanish II.

An accelerated review of grammatical structures covered in Spanish 506, followed by study of the new material covered in Spanish 507. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Spanish 604, 507, 508K. Prerequisite: Transfer credit or credit by examination for Spanish 506, or credit for Spanish 506 earned at the University more than one calendar year ago, or credit for two years of high school Spanish earned within the past three years.

612. Accelerated Second-Year Spanish: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

A six-semester-hour course comparable to Spanish 312K and 312L combined. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Spanish 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Spanish 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 604 with a grade of at least B, 507 or 508K with a grade of A, or an appropriate score on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Spanish; and written consent of the lower-division coordinator.

312K. Second-Year Spanish I: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Spanish 612 and 312K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 604, 507, 508K, or an appropriate score on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Spanish.

312L. Second-Year Spanish II: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Spanish 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 312K or an appropriate score on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Spanish.

212S. Practice in Spoken Spanish.

Sections are offered in Spanish for general use, for business, for the legal professions, and for the medical professions. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Spanish 604, 312K, or the equivalent, and concurrent enrollment in Spanish 612 or 312L.

315N. Readings in Hispanic Literature.

Readings in various literary genres and in the literatures of the Spanish-speaking countries. Development of skills needed to read and to discuss literary texts in Spanish. Spanish 315N and 318 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or an appropriate score on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Spanish.

318. Conversation and Composition.

This course or the equivalent is recommended, but not required, for all majors in Spanish. Designed to give intensive practice in oral expression, based on cultural readings, with some writing. Spanish 315N and 318 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or an appropriate score on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Spanish. With consent of the Spanish undergraduate adviser, Spanish 312L may be taken concurrently.

319. Advanced Oral Expression.

Recommended for all Spanish majors. Designed to develop listening comprehension and oral skill to an advanced level. Prerequisite: Spanish 318 with a grade of at least B, or consent of instructor.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Spanish.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

322K. Civilization of Spanish America.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 3: Civilization of Spanish America). Survey of the social and cultural evolution of the Spanish American countries. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

325K. Introduction to Spanish American Literature through Modernism.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 4: Introduction to Spanish American Literature through Modernism). Main literary trends and principal writers in Spanish America from the sixteenth century through Modernism. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

325L. Introduction to Spanish American Literature since Modernism.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 5: Introduction to Spanish American Literature since Modernism). Main literary trends and principal writers in Spanish America since Modernism. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

326K. Introduction to Spanish Literature before 1700.

Main literary trends and principal writers from the Middle Ages through the Golden Age. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

326L. Introduction to Spanish Literature since 1700.

Main trends and principal writers, with emphasis on the Romantics, the Realists of the nineteenth century, the Generation of '98, and contemporary figures. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

327. Advanced Grammar and Composition.

Study of grammatical and syntactical structures of Spanish through free composition, such as journal writing, and occasional translation from English to Spanish as well as practice in writing formal essays and other documents in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

227S. Advanced Practice in Spoken Spanish.

Development of skills in oral expression and listening comprehension. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

328. Spanish Civilization.

A survey of the social, political, and cultural history of Spain. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Spanish.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

341K. Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest.

Same as Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 13: Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest) and Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 6: Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest). The study of culturally valuable Chicano literary texts; related readings in Mexican and other Hispanic works. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or equivalent language proficiency and consent of instructor.

346. Practical Phonetics.

A thorough review of Spanish pronunciation: phonetics and oral reading. Recommended for Spanish majors, especially for those preparing to teach. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

349. Hispanic Literature in Translation.

Conducted in English. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. May not be counted toward a major in Spanish. Prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Contemporary Spanish American Fiction in Translation. Same as English 322 (Topic 26: Contemporary Spanish American Fiction in Translation) and Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 2: Contemporary Spanish American Fiction in Translation). English 349L (Topic 1: Contemporary Spanish American Fiction in Translation) and Spanish 349 (Topic 1) may not both be counted.

Topic 2: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation. Same as English 322 (Topic 27: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 5: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation). English 349L (Topic 2: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation) and Spanish 349 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.

Topic 3: Masterpieces of Spanish Prose, 1300 - 1980. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

350. Studies in Hispanic Life and Culture.

Sequel to Spanish 322K and 328, approaching in a more specialized way the study of important currents in Hispanic civilization. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: According to the topic, either Spanish 322K or 328 or the equivalent.

Topic 1: The Mexican Revolution. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 7: The Mexican Revolution). Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or the equivalent.

Topic 2: Essay in Mexican Thought and Culture. Same as Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 21: Essay in Mexican Thought and Culture) and Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 13: Essay in Mexican Thought and Culture). Prerequisite: Spanish 322K or the equivalent.

351. Don Quijote.

Intensive analysis of Cervantes' novel. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K or the equivalent.

362K. Spanish Drama and Poetry.

A study of major writers and trends. Topics include modern drama, lyric poetry, Hispanic film. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K, 326L, or the equivalent.

364K. Contemporary Drama and Poetry of Spanish America.

Main trends and principal writers, with emphasis on poetry. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, or the equivalent.

Topic 1: Contemporary Spanish American Drama. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 8: Contemporary Spanish American Drama).

Topic 2: Contemporary Spanish American Poetry. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 9: Contemporary Spanish American Poetry).

364L. Applied Linguistics.

Practical application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 346 or the equivalent.

365K. Contemporary Spanish American Prose.

Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 10: Contemporary Spanish American Prose). Novels, short stories, and essays from different regions of Hispanic America. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, or the equivalent.

365L. Conference Course in Spanish Language and Literature.

For students studying abroad who desire University of Texas at Austin credit. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Spanish 612, 312L, or the equivalent; and written consent of the department chairman.

366K. Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature.

Literary trends, with intensive and extensive reading of representative works. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K, 326L, or the equivalent.

367K. Syntax and Stylistics.

Examination of Spanish syntax and style: the study of literary language and style, translation of idiomatic English, free composition, oral expression, rhetoric, and style. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Spanish, including Spanish 327 or the equivalent.

Topic 1: Advanced Oral Expression for Teachers.

Topic 2: Comparative Structure of English and Spanish. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 11: Comparative Structure of English and Spanish).

Topic 3: Spanish Grammar.

Topic 4: Translation Principles and Practice. Same as Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 12: Translation Principles and Practice).

372. Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature.

The Generation of '98; Modernism; Spanish poetry, drama, and prose of the twentieth century. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K, 326L, or the equivalent.

373. Early Spanish Literature.

Writers and texts from the medieval and/or the Renaissance period of Spanish literature. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K, 326L, or the equivalent.

375. National Literatures of Spanish America.

Selected representative works from the national literatures of Spanish America. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 325K, 325L, or the equivalent.

376. Topics in Golden Age Literature and Drama.

Critical study of significant Golden Age works. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Spanish 326K, 326L, or the equivalent.

Topic 1: Golden Age Drama.

Topic 2: Prose and Drama of Golden Age Spain.

378H. Honors Seminar.

Honors seminar on a special topic in literature, linguistics, or civilization. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, admission to the Spanish Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser.

379H. Honors Thesis.

Supervised individual research on a literary, linguistic, or cultural topic. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, admission to the Spanish Honors Program, and consent of the honors adviser.

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