Graduate Courses

PORT 6010
Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Linguistic, cultural, and literary structures in Portuguese-speaking societies. Emphasis is divided between students' abilities to express themselves fluently in oral and written Portuguese and to identify and contextualize main literary genres and movements. Given in Portuguese.

ITAL 6030
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context of the period in which each work was written. Given in English. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. Course will be offered approximately every other year. Not offered on a regular basis.

PORT 6030
Brazilian Popular Music and the Invention of Brazil

Course focuses on developing an understanding of Brazilian history through the analysis of music lyrics and important musicians from Brazil. Taught in Portuguese with readings in Portuguese and in English.

ITAL 6030I
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context in which each work was written. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments, discussions,…

ITAL 6040
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by the major auteurs including, but not limited to, Rossellini, De Sica Visconti Fellini, Antonioni and Bertolucci. Given in English. This is a course on the recent history of Italian…

PORT 6040
Topics in Cinema, Music, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World

Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English.

ITAL 6040I
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by major auteurs. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments,…

PORT 6045
Brazilian Culture and Society

Overview of prominent characteristics and movements in Brazilian culture, history, society, artistic and intellectual development, as seen in Brazilian cinema, literature, art, media, and historical texts. Given in Portuguese.

ITAL 6050
Italian Literature and Culture from its Origins to 1400

Selected poetry and prose from the Italian Middle Ages. Works include Dante's Vita Nuova, religious works by Umbrian writers, love poetry of the Scuola Siciliana and the Dolce Stil Novo, and narrative prose by Boccaccio, Marco Polo, et al. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately…

PORT 6050
Prose of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

ITAL 6060
Italian Literature and Culture from 1400 to 1700

Italian Renaissance and Baroque texts, selected from lyric poetry, the epic, the pastoral, the theater, treatises, scientific prose, family writings and letters. Works by Ariosto, Poliziano, Boiardo, Tasso, Lorenzo, Alberti, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Sannazaro, Marino, Michelangelo, Leonardo da…

PORT 6060
Poetry of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

ITAL 6070
Italian Literature and Culture from 1700 to the Present

Intensive reading and analysis of the major works of representative Italian writers and study of main literary movements in Italian literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately every three semesters. Not offered on a regular…

PORT 6070
Theater of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative plays from Portugal and Brazil analyzed with emphasis on drama as a literary genre, specific aspects of staging and performance, and socio-political context of theatrical production. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 6080
Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context.

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

ROML 6092
Archival and Special Collections Studies

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. Course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course given in English. ADDITIONAL…

SPAN 6092
Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. The course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course is given in Spanish. This course…

SPAN 6100
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Contexts

Representative texts from the Spanish Middle Ages through the Renaissance, including narrative fiction (poetry, prose, drama) and historiographic writings, such as chronicles and memoirs. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

ITAL 6120
Topics in Italian Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in Italian culture, civilization, language, literature, or literary theory. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

SPAN 6120
Exploring Cultures in Spanish

Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

FREN 6200
Francophone Cultures and Literatures

The major areas of the Francophone world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Literary works will be examined in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

SPAN 6200
Empire and its Discontents in the Early Modern Era

Representative texts from all genres of the late Renaissance through the Baroque, Spain's so-called "Golden Age." Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

FREN 6300
Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to historical, social, and political context.…

SPAN 6300
Regional Identities and Artistic Innovations in Modern Spain

Representative texts from all genres of the Spanish Enlightenment through the Spanish Civil War. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

FREN 6350
Studies in the French Renaissance

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France during the Renaissance and Reformation. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to the historical, social, and political context. Given in…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

SPAN 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in Spanish.…

FREN 6400
Studies in 17th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 17th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1590 to 1715. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

SPAN 6400
Peninsular Identities from the Civil War to the Present

Representative texts from all genres of contemporary Spanish literature from the post-Civil War period through Postmodernism. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

FREN 6450
Studies in 18th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 18th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1715 to 1789. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

SPAN 6450
Variation and Sociolinguistics in Spanish

Introduction to sociolinguistics from a variationist perspective. Analysis of multiple levels of linguistic variation (e.g., phonetic, morphosyntactic) and examination of correlations between linguistic variables and social factors as observed in empirical data from different varieties of Spanish.…

FREN 6500
Studies in 19th-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary works and cultural artifacts in their contexts from the nineteenth century in France. Literary movements from Romanticism to symbolism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars, revolutions, and innovations of this period. Given in French. This…

SPAN 6500
Transatlantic Encounters: New World Discoveries, Explorations, and Colonizations

Readings from a wide variety of texts, such as chronicles, letters and "relaciones," that articulate, reflect, and ponder upon New World encounters in the Early Modern Era. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

FREN 6550
Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary and non-literary works in their contexts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in France. Literary movements from Dada to Poststructuralism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars and revolutions of this period. Given in French.

PORT 6550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

SPAN 6550
History of the Spanish Language

The major linguistic changes in the history of the Spanish language, including the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and the representation of these changes in texts. Offered every year.

FREN 6600
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French. The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the…

SPAN 6600
Formation of Nationhood in Spanish America

Selected readings from nineteenth-century Spanish America, with particular emphasis placed on the literatures of nationhood and independence. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

FREN 6600E
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

FREN 6630
The French Sound System in a Social Context

French phonetics: the sounds of French as they relate to levels of language from the vernacular to literature. An examination of how sounds vary with relation to region and social class. Practice in class and in the language laboratory. Given in French.

SPAN 6650
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

The Spanish sound system using core concepts of linguistics in general and phonology in particular. Characterization and transcription of spoken Spanish. Analysis of important phenomena of language variation in the Hispanic world, including national, geographical, historical, and social dialects.…

FREN 6700
Applied French Linguistics

Phonology of French as it determines the underlying forms of morphology with an application to the teaching of French to non-native speakers. Emphasis on the concepts of variation, acceptability, and cultural sensitivity. Given in French.

SPAN 6700
Spanish America from Modernism to Postmodernism

Representative texts from all genres of Spanish American literature from the Modernist to the Postmodern periods. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 6750
Spanish Syntax and Morphology

Grammar and language usage in the study of the syntactic and morphological structures of Spanish. The syntax and morphology of the pronoun and verb systems, agreement phenomena, gerunds, comparisons, and modal and aspectual distinctions. Written self-expression on a variety of issues as practical…

FREN 6800
French Syntax and Meaning

The syntax of modern French through readings in descriptive analysis and examples of literary texts to see how word order contributes to meaning. Particular emphasis on levels of style and reflections of social class. Frequent compositions required. Given in French.

SPAN 6800
Erasing Boundaries: Latina/o Literature of the United States

Selected readings that articulate, contextualize, and define the complexities of Latina/o language, literature, and culture in the United States. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6850
Spanish Applied Linguistics

Phonetic and morpho-syntactic structures that are problematic for the English-speaking student of Spanish. Ways in which culture is encoded in language. Implications of Spanish linguistics for the teaching and learning of Spanish and the linguistic education of language teachers. Given in Spanish.…

ROML 6860
Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity

Representations of Africa and African American culture in Hispanic Literature by writers of African descent. By covering a variety of genres, the course will provide discussion about a cultural identity that is constantly in dialogue with dominant discourses. The course will incorporate critical…

FREN 6910
History of the French Language in its Social and Literary Context

The major changes in the history of the French language, with special attention to the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and to the representation of these changes in literary texts. Given in French.

SPAN 6950
Spanish Semantics and Pragmatics

Semantic and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in Spanish. Differences between sentence meaning and speaker meaning. Analysis of types of discourse in Spanish such as narrative and free conversation. Given in Spanish.

FREN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

SPAN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

FREN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

SPAN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English.

SPAN 7750
Teaching College Spanish

Foreign language teaching and learning applied to Spanish. Theories of second language acquisition. Techniques and strategies to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture in context. Activities and procedures of classroom instruction. Issues in the professionalization of Spanish…

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.

FREN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the French-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the French-speaking world. Given in French.

PORT 8010
Topics in Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific topic in literature and culture of the Portuguese- speaking world. Given in Portuguese.

SPAN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the Spanish-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

FREN 8100
Seminar in Medieval Studies

Topics in medieval literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of medieval France. Given in French.

ITAL 8100
Seminar in Italian Studies

Topics in Italian literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of Italian studies. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

SPAN 8100
Poetry and Poetics

Poetry and poetics from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a poetry and poetics in the United States. Given in Spanish.

FREN 8180
Literary Theory

Theories that have special relevance for understanding French literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Readings, discussions, and assignments in French. Readings by Bal, Barthes, Baudrillard, Benveniste, Bourdieu, Genette, Irigaray, Jakobson, Kristeva, L‚vi-Strauss, Riffaterre. Emphasis on…

SPAN 8180
Survey of Literary and Cultural Theories and Criticism

The theories and practices that have shaped Hispanic literature, with particular emphasis on some of the central issues that animate theoretical debates among literary scholars today. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

FREN 8200
Seminar in Renaissance Studies

In-depth study of a major author or special topic related to the French Renaissance. Given in French.

SPAN 8200
Narrative Discourses

Fictional narrative discourses from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a texts written and conceived in the United States. Given in Spanish.

FREN 8300
Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French seventeenth-century studies. Given in French.

SPAN 8300
Hispanic Thought

An analysis of different ways in which Spaniards and Spanish Americans have approached complex philosophical problems, such as self-definition and cultural identity. Given in Spanish.

FREN 8400
Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French eighteenth-century studies. Given in French.

SPAN 8400
Performance Studies: From the Stage/Screen to the Page

Exploration of broad and flexible conceptions of theater, theatricality, and/or film in the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8450
Advanced Topics in Spanish Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Topics in the study of sociolinguistics and dialectology, particularly related to Romance Languages. The topics covered in the course include (but are not limited to) quantitative methods in sociolinguistics and dialectology, language change/grammaticalization, sociophonetics, and language contact…

FREN 8500
Seminar in Nineteenth-Century French Studies

This is an advanced seminar in which a circumscribed topic is studied in depth. Topics in this course come from the literature of the 19th century. Topics have included "Hugo's Les Misérables," "Ekphrasis," and "Hugo and Baudelaire."

ITAL 8500
Reading and Research in Italian Language, Literature, and Culture

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension. Nontraditional Format: This course would have a directed-study format. Offered fall and spring semester…

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension.

SPAN 8500
Issues of Race, Class, and Gender

An exploration of how the interests of race, class, and gender are presented in Hispanic literatures. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8550
Advanced Topics in the History of the Spanish Language

An in-depth study and critique of the scholarly literature and research on a representative topic or topics in the history of the Spanish language. Given in Spanish.

FREN 8600
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Studies

A major author, group of authors, theme, genre topic or movement in French or Francophone literature. Given in French.

SPAN 8650
Topics in Advanced Spanish Phonology and Phonetics

Students will work with current models of formal phonological analysis, including Optimality Theory and Exemplar Theory, as well as phonetically-informed approaches, to look at both synchronic and diachronic phenomena in the language. Data from both modern Spanish dialects and the historical…

FREN 8700
Seminar in Francophone Studies

In-depth study of one or several writers, representative of one of the major Francophone areas in the world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Although the primary emphasis will be on literary works, they will be studied in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

SPAN 8750
Topics in Advanced Spanish Syntax

Advanced-level description and formal linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, particularly relating to Spanish and other Romance Languages. This includes, but is not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Study will be undertaken within light of recent linguistic…

FREN 8800
Seminar in French Linguistics

Topics and issues in French linguistics. Possible offerings include Old French, French dialectology, French sociolinguistics, and French semantics and pragmatics. Given in French.

SPAN 8850
Spanish Second Language Acquisition

Survey of issues and theories in second language acquisition and examination of current research in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Critiques of both theoretical and applied studies and collection and analysis of empirical data. Given in Spanish. Offered spring semester every even-…

SPAN 8950
Advanced Topics in Spanish Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

Topics in pragmatics and discourse analysis related to linguistic phenomena in Spanish and other Romance languages. Topics include inferential, cognitive, and socio-cultural pragmatic theories, discourse structure/organization, reference (anaphora, deixis), speech acts and politeness, and discourse…

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