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SPN
41 courses with the subject SPN, 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.
SPN 1310Elementary Spanish I (3 credits)3
Spanish 1310 introduces essential elements of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis is placed on four skills- listening, speaking, reading, and writing-within a given context, extending outside the classroom setting when possible. Students participate in short conversational situations by combining and recombining learned elements of the language orally and in writing. The content focuses on students’ lives and experiences and includes an exposure to everyday customs and lifestyles.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
Spanish 1320 continues to develop essential elements of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. This course provides students with opportunities to further the development of their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students continue to participate in short conversational situations by combining and recombining learned elements of the language orally and in writing. Students will be able to interact on everyday life issues in present and past tenses. PREREQ: SPN 1310 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
Spanish 2310 continues to develop aspects of Spanish grammar and vocabulary and expands awareness of the cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking world through readings and discussion. This course provides students with additional opportunities to advance their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills (by including short literary texts, authentic materials, technical manuals and other media) on generally familiar topics. Students focus on communication and social interaction demands, and they will continue to practice communicating in a variety of tenses. PREREQ: SPN 1320; or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
Spanish 2320 builds on the knowledge acquired in previous levels to further develop proficiency in Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and understanding cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. In this course students further develop adequate linguistic skills and competency to engage in conventional everyday conversation as well as in more specialized topics, both verbally and in writing. Students begin to narrate, discuss, and support fairly complex ideas and concepts using concrete facts and topics with details in a variety of tenses. PREREQ: SPN 2310; or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 2330Spanish for Heritage Speakers (6 credits)6
An intensive review of the Spanish language designed for students with extensive cultural background in the target language. Available to non-native speakers who have an extensive foreign language background. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3010Early Laboratory Experiences for Prospective Teachers (3 credit)3
This course is designed to give prospective Spanish teacher candidates initial exposure to public schools in order to provide them with a realistic preparation for student teaching, challenge their underlying beliefs about teaching and learning, form a basis for a personal decision on teaching Spanish as a career, and build a background for further professional study and growth.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3150Presentation Communication: Advanced Writing and Oral Presentation in Spanish (3 credits)3
Students will analyze contemporary cultural artifacts of the Spanish-speaking world in order to further advance both written and presentational modes of Spanish. PREREQ: “C” or better in either SPN 3110 or SPN 3120
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3200Literary Analysis and Criticism in Spanish (3 credits)3
Through a variety of representative works of Hispanic literature, this course focuses on the discussion and practical application of different approaches to the critical reading of literary texts. We also study basic concepts and problems of literary theory, as well as strategies for research and academic writing in Spanish. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3110 , SPN 3120 ; or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3210Survey of Spanish-American Literature I (3 credits)3
Masterpieces of Latin American literature from Colonization to Romanticism as an outgrowth of Latin American history and civilization. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3200 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3220Survey of Spanish-American Literature II (3 credits)3
Masterpieces of Latin American literature from Post‑Romanticism to the present as an outgrowth of Latin American history and civilization. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3200 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3310Survey of Literature of Spain I (3 credits)3
Masterpieces of Spanish literature from Middle Ages to Golden Age as an outgrowth of Spanish history and civilization. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3200 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3320Survey of Literature of Spain II (3 credits)3
Masterpieces of Spanish literature from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an outgrowth of Spanish history and civilization. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3200 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3400Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)3
This course will study the important elements of Spanish articulatory phonetics. Students will be introduced to basic linguistic concepts and terminology, phonetic transcription, theoretical analyses of phonetic and phonological singularities. The course will have a theoretical component and a practical approach to the study of the Spanish sound system. From a more practical aspect, the course will help students improve their Spanish pronunciation skills. PREREQ: “C” or better in either SPN 3110 or SPN 3120.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
A trip designed to acquaint students with various aspects of Latin American or Spanish life and civilization through visits to places of historical and cultural interest. PREREQ: Permission of department chair.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3700Advanced Grammar and Composition (3 credits)3
Refinement of Spanish writing skills through exercises which enhance control of grammar, expand vocabulary, and promote greater awareness of rhetoric and critical reading. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3110 and SPN 3120 ; or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3720Spanish for Medical Professionals (3 credits)3
Students will build on basic grammatical structures acquired in the Spanish Intermediate I and II courses to practice conversational Spanish and specialized medical vocabulary in real-world contexts similar to those they might encounter as part of the environments of many medical professions. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 2320
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 3730Advanced Spanish Conversation for Professional Purposes (3 credits)3
This course is designed to improve oral communication skills.This course will review Spanish language structures and grammar while introducing students to professional specialized vocabulary. PREREQ: SPN 3120 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 4130Topics in Colonial Spanish-American Literature (3-6 credits)3-6
This course covers literature from the first written expressions of pre-Columbian America to the authors and works of Spanish America as a colony of Spain. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with the change of topic. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with the change of topic.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 414019th Century Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)3
This course covers literature from the works and authors of independent Spanish America at the beginning of the 19th Century to the authors and works of Spanish American Modernism. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 4150Contemporary Spanish-American Literature (3 credits)3
This course covers the main literary schools, authors, and works in Spanish America from the early 20th century to the present. Credit, 3 sem. hrs. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
sem. hrs.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 4230Topics in Medieval, Renaissance, and Golden Age Literature (3-6 credits)3-6
This course concentrates on main literary works and/or authors of Spain from the origins of Spanish Peninsular literature (XII Century) to the Golden Age (XVII Century). May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with the change of topic. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with the change of topic.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 424019th Century Literature of Spain (3 credits)3
A course that focuses on topics pertaining to the main literary schools, authors, and works in Spain from the Spanish peninsular Romanticism to Realism and Naturalism at the end of the nineteenth century. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 4250Contemporary Literature of Spain (3 credits)3
The main literary schools, authors, and works in Spain from the early 20th century to the present. PREREQ: “C” or better in SPN 3700 or permission of instructor.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 4490Internship for Spanish Education (9 credits)9
Provides relevant intensive full-semester internship experiences in off-campus public school setting or settings. Requires a continuous full-time teaching experience in K-12 Spanish. Pass/Fail grading. PREREQ: Admission to professional semester.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
9
Credits (max)
9
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. PREREQ: Overall GPA of at least 3.00; junior or senior standing; and permission of instructor, Department Chair, and Dean.
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 5100Civilization and Culture of Spanish America (3 credits)3
This course covers pre-Hispanic, colonial and contemporary Spanish American Culture. Students are offered a variety of perspectives on historical contexts, social issues, and cultural topics through literature, film, and art. The historical/political moments and cultural topics covered in the class include: conquest and colonization, the wars of Independence and the consolidation of nations, as well as various aspects of society in the 20th and 21st centuries. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 5110Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)3
This course will study the important elements of Spanish articulatory phonetics. Students will be introduced to the formal linguistic analysis of the Spanish sound system, phonetic transcriptions, and theoretical analyses of phonetic and phonological singularities. The course will have a theoretical component, a practical approach to the study of the Spanish sound system, and Survey of dialectal variation. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
Through reading and analysis of included texts, students will familiarize themselves with the most relevant literary genres and movements, as well as the sociopolitical contexts in which this literature is developed. In the readings of these texts, we will explore various themes, such as religious and cultural conflict, masculinity, misogyny, the supernatural, violence, moral corruption, the concept of honor, women’s changing roles in society, and political and social crisis. Students will also review pertinent literary movements. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
This course will emphasize theory, curriculum development, inquiry, critical thinking, classroom management, instructional strategies, selection of appropriate instructional materials, and evaluation procedures for teaching world languages in grades K-12.Through personal and group reflections and discussions, students will develop a vision for improving their teaching of the Spanish Language. Students will be able to critically evaluate existing teaching practices and materials based on their understanding of theory and research in second language acquisition and develop teaching materials for the classroom. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
This course offers a foundation in the basic areas of linguistics: phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantic aspects of Spanish, as well as dialectical and sociolectal differences in present-day Spanish. Students are also introduced to pedagogical grammar, a subfield of Applied Linguistics. Students will learn analytical tools and apply them to the scientific study of Spanish. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
SPN 5810Internship for Spanish Education (3 credits)3
Culminating clinical practice for Spanish Education initial teacher licensure (K-12). Course requirements include completion of program and licensure requirements, including full-time pre-service student internship or in-service teaching in a public-school setting in the licensure area. PREREQ: Permission of the Spanish Program Director
Subject
SPN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2026-2027 Catalog
