15 courses with the subject SPA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SPA 1110Elementary Spanish I4
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is the first part of a two-semester elementary Spanish course sequence in which students acquire and develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Students will also learn about different aspects of the Spanish and Spanish-American cultures.
instructor Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is a continuation of the basic language principles introduced in SPA 1110 in which students will develop the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will continue to become familiar with different aspects of the Spanish and Spanish-American cultures.
SPA 1110 with a grade of C- or better, two years of high school Spanish, or permission of the
SPA 2000+ courses Electives12
Total hours = 20 025 Greensboro College Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2024-2025 285 Only one literature course in translation may be counted toward the 20 required hours for the Spanish minor. A maximum of 4 credit hours of Spanish internship credit (SPA 3800) may apply toward the Spanish minor. Upper-level Spanish courses are available through the Greater Greensboro Consortium.
instructor Offered: Periodically based on student need In this course students will review the grammatical principles taught in SPA 1110 and SPA 1120 as they continue to develop their language skills and deepen their cultural knowledge.
SPA 1120 with a grade of C- or better, 3 years of high school Spanish, or permission of the
SPA 2306Spanish-Language Literature in Translation (H)4
General Education: Humanities course Offered: Periodically based on student need This course focuses on major Spanish and Spanish-American literary works in English translation. Classical and contemporary texts—in a variety of genres—will be read in their historical and sociopolitical context, Greensboro College Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2025-2026 387 utilizing a variety of critical approaches. This course is conducted in English. No background in Spanish is required.
Offered: Periodically based on student need In this course students will review grammar and develop their oral and written skills by conversing about and writing compositions on everyday topics and cultural differences and similarities. Required for all Spanish majors and minors. Required for K-12 licensure and prerequisite for all upper-level Spanish courses for students seeking K-12 licensure.
SPA 2403Spanish Literature for Children and Adolescents4
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course introduces students to Spanish-language narrative, drama and poetry written for children and adolescents. Students will read and analyze folk stories, legends, poems, and plays useful in the teaching of literature and culture to children of diverse ages. Required for K-12 licensure.
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course introduces students to the study of Spanish-language literature through the analysis of literary texts selected specifically for the intermediate-level reader. Students will develop their ability to read closely in Spanish and to understand the relations between literary texts and a variety of historical and/or literary contexts. They will learn to orally express their ideas and observations in Spanish, and to write critical analyses of the texts in Spanish.
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is designed to acquaint students with the rich cultural heritage of Spain by studying its history, literature, music and other arts, and customs. Required for K-12 licensure.
Any 2000-level SPA course with a grade of C- or better except for SPA 2306
SPA 3610Spanish-American Civilization and Literature4
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is an overview of the cultural history and literature of Mexico, Central America and South America. Major literary texts from this region—in a variety of genres—will be read in their historical and cultural contexts. The course content spans the colonial period to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary literature, society, and culture. Either SPA 3610 or 3612 is required for K-12 licensure, and applies toward the Spanish minor.
Any 2000-level SPA course with a grade of C- or better except for SPA 2306
SPA 4336Spanish-American Novel4
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course focuses on the Latin American novel since the “boom.” Novels by major female and male writers such as Gabriel García Márquez, Elena Poniatowska, María Luisa Bombal, Rosario Ferré, and Carlos Fuentes will be analyzed as students continue to develop their reading, writing, listening, viewing, and writing skills in Spanish.
Any 2000-level SPA course with a grade of C- or better except for SPA 2306
SPA 4340Spanish and Spanish-American Theater (H)4
General Education: Humanities course Offered: Periodically based on student need This course is an introduction to contemporary Spanish-language theater. Students will read and analyze plays by a variety of Spanish and Spanish-American playwrights in their historical and cultural context.
Any 2000-level SPA course with a grade of C- or better except for SPA 2306
SPA 4500Special Topics1-4
Offered: Periodically based on student need This course provides an opportunity for advanced study in Spanish language, literature, or civilization. It may include a study program in any country whose official language is Spanish, an independent study, or special courses taught at Greensboro College.