22 courses with the subject SPAN, 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.
SPAN 101BEGINNING SPANISH I4
(F) Designed to teach the student the basics of the Spanish language. The goal of this two- semester sequence is to develop basic proficiency in Spanish in the four skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading. For students who have never studied Spanish before or have taken only one year of Spanish in high school. Students with more than two years of Spanish may NOT take Spanish 101 or 102. Additionally, students who pass 102 cannot take 101 at a later date. SPAN 101L: LAB FOR SPAN 101 Lab for SPAN 101; must be taken concurrently with SPAN 101 lecture. Credits: 0
Study Abroad. The student who is at an early stage of language study concentrates on the development of communication skills in everyday situations. Class conducted in Spanish. 2021-22 Catalog
GRAMMAR & COMP (IW) (VOYA) Intensive grammar review and amplification of knowledge of grammatical principles enable the student to achieve greater accuracy and idiomatic flavor in the use of oral and written language. This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to write critical essays in Spanish while providing an advance review of grammar. Special attention is given to developing strategies for planning, developing, and organizing a scholarly writing assignment from the first to the final draft. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: SPAN 202 or equivalent. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
(I) Study Abroad. Students spend the May Term abroad, where they live with native families while attending language and culture classes taught by native professors. With an MBU director, students visit museums and monuments of artistic and historic interest. All travel and other expenses abroad are in addition to the MBU tuition already paid for the semester. Provides a total immersion experience. Credits: 3 2021-22 Catalog
LIT:20TH CENTURY CORE REQUIREMENT MET: HUMANITIES A continuation of Span 225. Students will read and discuss the prose and poetry of the main contemporary writers of Latin America. Written works in Spanish.
Span 202 or equivalent. This course qualifies for International Education or Humanities credit. 301
SPAN 227US LATINO3
LITERATURE & CULTURE (HD) This course explores the complexities of the U.S. Latina/o experience through the study of fictional and non-fictional texts by or about Latinas/os. Although most Latino groups are covered, this course studies Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans in a more detailed manner. Students read, reflect on, and discuss texts from a variety of disciplines including history, law, sociology, film studies, public health, literature and ethnomusicology. Taught in English.
DE LOS EEUU (HD) This course focuses on the major trends in contemporary U.S. Latinx Literature written in Spanish. Students will read, analyze, and discuss in depth texts (written and in other forms) produced by Puerto Rican,
LATIN AMER LIT (H) Introduction to literary analysis through close readings and interpretation of representative works by major Latin American writers. Students will learn to identify texts of different genres, and will become acquainted with the styles of the different periods of Hispanic literary history. Throughout the course, the students will acquire the appropriate vocabulary and the critical skills that will allow them to write critical essays and comment on what a text says and how it says it.
