Courses at the 400-level
The meaning and nature of language and its application to the teaching of French is studied. Emphasis is on the planning and presentation of basic audio-lingual structures. Language laboratory is included.
3 credit hours
Representative works of the seventeenth century are studied against the historical and social background of the period.
3 credit hours
- FREN 323
- Or consent of department chair
- FREN 324
Representative works of the eighteenth century are studied against the historical and social background of the period.
3 credit hours
- FREN 323
- Or consent of department chair
- FREN 324
Representative works of the nineteenth century are studied against the historical and social background of the period.
3 credit hours
- FREN 323
- Or consent of department chair
- FREN 324
Representative works of the twentieth century are studied against the historical and social background of the period.
3 credit hours
- FREN 323
- Or consent of department chair
- FREN 324
The practical application of grammar in both oral and written forms is exercised. Included is an intensive study of construction and idiomatic expressions.
3 credit hours
- or equivalent
This course involves individual and group study of a major author, movement, or period in French literature. A major paper is required. Topics are announced in advance.
3 credit hours
- Open to seniors majoring in French
Italian theatre from the fifteenth century to the present is studied. Topics include Renaissance satirical comedies, commedia dell’arte, Goldoni’s theatrical reforms, and the works of Alfieri, D’Annunzio, Pirandello, and Dario Fo.
3 credit hours
- ITAL 202
- ITAL 321 or 322
- or consent of the department chair
Major directors, movements, and themes of Italian cinema, from early cinema to the present, are studied. Attention is given to cultural and other aspects of film analysis.
3 credit hours
- ITAL 202
- ITAL 321 or 322
- or consent of the department chair
This is a critical analysis of the major works of Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), an important literary and political figure. II Principe, La Mandragola, and other works may be included. This course is conducted in Italian.
3 credit hours
- ITAL 202
- or consent of the department chair
The meaning and nature of language and its application to the teaching of Spanish is studied. Emphasis is on the planning and presentation of basic audio-lingual structures. Practical work in the language laboratory is included.
3 credit hours
Topics and materials are selected from the Spanish or Spanish American essay, short story, or novel and may include a study of a particular genre, movement, period, theme, or writer. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
- Completion of two of the following: SPAN 310, 311, 312, 313
- or consent of the department chair
Topics and materials are selected from Spanish or Spanish American theatre or film. The instructor may select for study any period, school, movement, dramatist, or director. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
- Completion of two of the following: SPAN 310, 311, 312, 313
- or consent of the department chair
Focus is on the definition, social function, and spiritual character of poetic creation as it relates to the historical and artistic context of a movement, period, writer, or theme. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours
- Completion of two of the following: SPAN 310, 311, 312, 313
- or consent of the department chair
A practical application of grammar in both oral and written forms is emphasized, along with intensive study of construction and of idiomatic expressions.
3 credit hours
- Completion of two of the following: SPAN 310, 311, 312, 313
- or consent of the department chair