Department Chair: Maria Grazia DiPaolo (Carman Hall, Room 257)
Department Faculty: Professors: Antoinette Blum, Maria Grazia DiPaolo, Ricardo R. Fernández, M. Cristina Guiñazú, Oscar Montero, José Muñoz-Millanes, Martin Oscar, Manfredi Piccolomini, Gerardo Piña-Rosales, Susana Reisz, Gary S. Schwartz, Thomas C. Spear; Associate Professor: Carmen Esteves; Assistant Professors: Daniel Fernandez, Maia del Carmen Saen de Casas, Zelda Newman; Lecturers: Asako Tochika, Lynne Van Voorhis
The Department of Languages and Literatures offers a wide variety of language and literature courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Latin, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish. The Department also offers courses in literature and culture conducted in English, some of which satisfy the distribution requirement. In addition, a special Spanish-language sequence is offered for heritage speakers of Spanish to enable them to preserve and enhance their knowledge of Spanish. Students may major in French, German, Greek, Hebraic and Judaic Studies, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish. The Department also participates in the interdisciplinary programs in Comparative Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Multilingual Journalism. For students majoring in fields with international or global goals, the Department offers courses in phonetics, business, translation, reading in the arts and sciences, and health professions.
Placement in Courses: The Department places entering students on the basis of proficiency shown on tests administered before registration, in addition to an approximate placement based on a certain number of years of language study in high school. A Departmental adviser is available throughout the summer registration period.
Teaching and Other Careers: A student majoring in a language will receive a solid foundation for graduate study and may look forward to a career in many areas of business, industry, government service, and mass communication as well as in teaching at all levels from elementary school to college. Students planning to teach a language in secondary school should consult their major advisers, as well as the Office of the Dean of Education (Carman Hall, Room B-33, 718-960-4972) regarding requirements for New York State teacher certification.
Opportunities for Study Abroad: The Department encourages students to develop linguistic proficiency and first-hand cultural knowledge by participating in credit-bearing programs of study abroad. Lehman students have received credit for study in many places, including France, Canada, Italy, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Dominican Republic. Additional programs are being developed to offer a wider geographical and content choice. Students need not be language majors or minors to study abroad.
Courses in:
Students may major in either Greek or Latin, or may combine the two for a Greek-Latin major. There is also a major in Classical Culture.
The required credits are distributed as follows:
Credits (36)
24 In LAT courses
12 Selected from ACU courses or from any 300-level courses in ancient history or ancient art, or from courses in ancient philosophy. Courses in other related areas, e.g., medieval studies, may be submitted with permission of the Department chair;
or
GRK 101-102 and 3 additional credits may be selected from the history and culture courses specified above or 12 credits from GRK courses.
The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:
Credits (36)
24 In GRK courses.
12 Selected from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT major; or LAT 101-102 and 3 additional credits chosen from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT major.
or
12 credits selected from LAT courses.
The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:
Credits (42)
18 In GRK courses.
18 In LAT courses numbered higher than 102.
6 Selected from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT major.
The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:
Credits (36)
24 In ACU courses or HIA courses on Greek and Roman topics or HIS 275, of which 21 credits must be at the 300 level.
12 Distributed as follows:
9 credits: Students with no previous study of Greek or Latin must complete either GRK 101-102 or LAT 101-102.
or
3 credits: Students having the equivalent of one year of college Greek or Latin must complete a 3-credit reading course in Greek or Latin authors.
and
The remaining credits (3 or 9) must be chosen from 300-level courses in ancient art or philosophy. (Courses in other appropriate subjects may be substituted with the Chair's permission.)
The required courses and credits are distributed as follows:
Credits (30)
9 In required French courses: FRE 300 and 303, and either 301 or 302.
21 Selected from other 300- or 400-level FRE courses.
Students who anticipate graduate work in French should take at least 18 credits of French literature.
Of the 36 credits required for the German major, 24 normally should be in German and the other 12 in related fields. These credits and courses are distributed as follows:
Credits (36)
24 In German courses, selected from GER 202, 301, 302, and advanced courses, one of which should be in German literature of the classical period.
12 In related fields: e.g., courses in the literature of other countries; comparative literature; or the art, history, music, or philosophy of German-speaking countries. The choice is subject to the approval of the Chair of the Department.
The requirements are 36 credits, at least 24 of which must be in Hebrew literature and advanced Hebrew language. The choice of courses for all 36 credits is subject to approval by the faculty member in charge of Hebraic and Judaic Studies.
Credits (36)
24 In HEB courses selected from HEB 202, 215, 216, 217, 317, 318, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 331, 341, and 389.
12 In either HCU courses or related courses offered by other departments.
Note: Some courses designated HCU may be substituted for the regular Hebrew courses in the Hebrew major. This applies primarily to students who are fluent in the language or are interested principally in classical Hebrew. Such substitutions require the written approval of the faculty member in charge of Hebraic and Judaic Studies.
The requirements are 24 credits in HCU courses (taught in English) and 14 credits in Hebraic Studies for attainment of basic competence in Hebrew. The choice of all 38 credits is subject to approval of the officer in charge of Hebraic and Judaic Studies. This distribution of required credits and courses is as follows:
Credits (38)
24 in HCU courses.
14 in HEB courses: HEB 101, 102, and 202 and HEB 215, 216, or 217.
Note: Students may take courses in Yiddish language and literature in partial fulfillment of the 24-credit HCU requirement. Students intending to pursue graduate studies in Judaica are advised to take 300-level HEB courses in order to intensify their preparation in the language.
The required courses and credits are distributed as follows:
Credits (30)
6 In required ITA courses: ITA 303, and ITA 447 or 448.
24 Selected from 300- or 400-level courses.
See the Department of Journalism, Communication and Theatre for a description of this program.
Students in this major must take 24 credits in Russian courses beyond RUS 101 and 102.
36-CREDIT MAJOR IN SPANISH, B.A.
The required courses and credits are distributed as follows:
Credits (36)
12 In required SPA courses: SPA 300, 306, 309, and 331.
3 In one course in Latin American literature.
3 In one course in Spanish literature.
18 Selected from 300- or 400-level SPA courses. PRS 302 or 303 (Puerto Rican Literature I or II) may be substituted for one of these courses. Students intending to do graduate work in Spanish should take at least 18 credits in literature.
ARB 105: Elementary Arabic I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For students with no prior knowledge of Arabic.)Study of the basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing basic Arabic. Introduction to the culture and civilization of Arabic-speaking countries.
ARB106: Elementary Arabic II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing basic Arabic and the culture and civilization of Arabic-speaking countries. PREREQ: ARB105 or placement by the Department.
ARB 108: Elementary Arabic III. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing basic Arabic and the culture and civilization of Arabic-speaking countries. PREREQ: ARB106 or placement by the Department.
ARB 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Arabic generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: ARB 108 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
ARB 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Arabic generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: Two semesters of ARB 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
CHI 101: Elementary Chinese I. 4 hours, 4 credits. Elements of grammar, reading simple texts, practice in speaking and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: CHI 101 is not credited without 102.
CHI 102: Elementary Chinese II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading simple texts, practice in speaking and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: CHI 101 or equivalent.
CHI 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Chinese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: CHI 102 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
CHI 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Chinese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: Two semesters of CHE 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Fundamental French Language Skills
FRE 101: Elementary French I. (For beginners.) 4 hours, 4 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and practice in speaking. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: FRE 101 is not credited without 102.
FRE 102: Elementary French II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Continuation of FRE 101. Completion of this course will provide students with all the basic linguistic elements needed for proficiency. PREREQ: FRE 101. Note: Completion of FRE 102 satisfies the foreign language requirement. Students planning future work in French language or literature must take FRE 201 and/or FRE 202.
FRE 105: Elementary French I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening or Saturday only.) Study of pronunciation and the elements of French grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and oral practice. Note: FRE 105 will not be credited without 106.
FRE 106: Elementary French II. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening or Saturday only.) Study of pronunciation and the elements of French grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: FRE 105.
*FRE 107: Elementary French: Intensive Course. 90 hours, 6 credits. (Summer session only.)Note: FRE 107 is not open to students who have completed either FRE 101-102 or 105-106.
FRE 108: Elementary French III. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening or Saturday only.) Study of pronunciation and the elements of French grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: FRE 106. Note: FRE 108 is not open to students who have completed FRE 102. Completion of FRE 108 satisfies the foreign language requirement. Students planning future work in French language or literature must take FRE 201 and/or 202.
FRE 201: Intermediate French Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, extensive reading, composition, and oral practice. PREREQ: FRE 102 or Departmental permission. Note: Students who receive a grade of at least B+ in FRE 102 may enroll directly in FRE 202.
FRE 202: Intermediate French Reading and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, reading, composition, and practical conversation. PREREQ: FRE 201, or 102 with a grade of B+, or Departmental permission.
FRE 205: French for Reading Knowledge. 3 hours, 3 credits. Extensive reading of varied French to enable students to read and comprehend works of average difficulty: newspapers, journals, correspondence, and selections from contemporary literature. Note: FRE 205 is recommended to prospective graduate students in any field. FRE 205 does not satisfy the foreign language requirement.
FRE 206: Business French. 3 hours, 3 credits. Reading and writing practice for up-to-date business communication in banking, international law, trade, etc. PREREQ: FRE 201 (or equivalent).
FRE 207: Intermediate French Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits (closed to native speakers). Emphasis is on oral fluency. Intended to provide students with the means to converse easily in French. PREREQ: FRE 102 or Departmental permission. Note: FRE 207 may be taken concurrently with FRE 201 or 202.
FRE 245: Modern France.3 hours, 3 credits. Discussion of the forces and events that have been characteristic of the lifestyles, popular culture, and ideals of France since World War II. Newspapers, films, and other contemporary sources will serve as the documentation for this course. PREREQ: FRE 201 (or equivalent) or Departmental permission.
FRE 265: Intermediate Studies in Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). (Primarily for students not in the FRE major.) Readings in contemporary French literature. Topics may vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission.
FRE 281: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Language work as directed by a faculty member to meet the student's specific needs (aspects of French grammar, social work, health professions, etc.). PREREQ: Departmental permission.
FRE 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in French generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: FRE 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
FRE 300: Introduction to French Literature and Literary Criticism. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Required of FRE majors as PREREQ to all advanced FRE language and literature courses.) Selected readings in prose, poetry, and theatre from different periods. Methods and vocabulary of literary research and criticism. Practice in writing critical papers. Individual conferences. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission.
FRE 301: French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. Selected masterpieces of French literature from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Classical periods, studied within an historical perspective. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission. Note: Either FRE 301 or 302 is required of all FRE majors.
FRE 302: French Literature from the Eighteenth Century to the Present. 3 hours, 3 credits. Selected masterpieces of French literature from the eighteenth century to the present day, studied within an historical perspective. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission. Note: Either FRE 301 or 302 is required of all FRE majors.
FRE 303: Advanced French Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Advanced principles of grammar and techniques of composition. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission. Note: FRE 303 is required of all FRE majors and is a PREREQ for FRE 305, 306, and 307.
FRE 305: Advanced French Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits (closed to native speakers). Intensive practice in conversation and listening comprehension through nonliterary topics of current interest. Frequent oral reports to be discussed in class by other students. PREREQ: FRE 303 or Departmental permission.
FRE 306: Advanced Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Intensive practice designed to improve and develop the ability to write clear and accurate expository prose in French. PREREQ: FRE 303 or Departmental permission.
FRE 307: Advanced Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Translation of contemporary standard English into French (and vice versa). Emphasis on problems and techniques of translation. PREREQ: FRE 303 or Departmental permission.
FRE 308: Theory and Practice of French Phonetics. 3 hours, 3 credits. Descriptive study of the French sound system. Practice in phonetic perception, transcription, and articulation will include individual recordings and listening exercises. PREREQ: FRE 202 or Departmental permission.
FRE 310: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and French morphology, basic morphology, and syntax. PREREQ: FRE 201 or Departmental permission.
NOTE: All 300-level FRE courses numbered 320 and above carry the following PREREQ: FRE 300. Additional prerequisites are listed.
FRE 320: Francophone Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected literature in French from Africa, North America, the Caribbean, etc. Themes and topics such as colonization and independence, la négritude, la francophonie.
FRE 321: French Literature of the Middle Ages. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings may include La Chanson de Roland, Le Roman de la Rose, Villon, and Marie de France.
FRE 322: Renaissance and Pre-Classical French Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of sixteenth-century authors, such as Montaigne, Rabelais, and the Pléiade poets.
FRE 323: Seventeenth-Century French Literature I: Theatre. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the classical French comedy and tragedy; readings in dramatists such as Corneille, Racine, and Molière.
FRE 324: Seventeenth-Century French Literature II: Fiction, Essays, and Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Descartes, Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Mme de Sévigné, La Fontaine, and Mme de Lafayette.
FRE 325: Eighteenth-Century French Literature: The Age of the Enlightenment. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Laclos, and Beaumarchais.
FRE 327: Nineteenth-Century French Literature I: Romanticism and Realism —The Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Chateaubriand, Balzac, Gautier, Stendhal, Nerval, Flaubert, and Zola.
FRE 328: Nineteenth-Century French Literature II: Romanticism and Realism —Poetry and Drama. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Lamartine, Hugo, Musset, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and Verlaine.
FRE 341: Twentieth-Century French Literature I: Proust "L'Entre-deuxguerres" Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Proust, Gide, Colette, Malraux, Cocteau, and Céline.
FRE 342: Twentieth-Century French Literature II: Existentialism and the "Nouveau Roman." 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of authors such as Sartre, Camus, Queneau, Genet, Beckett, Sarraute, Simon, Duras, and Robbe-Grillet.
FRE 344: Modern French Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of poets such as Apollinaire, Saint-John Perse, Ponge, Michaux, Césaire, Bonnefoy, and Eluard.
FRE 352: Special Topics in French Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Study of various themes or aspects of French literature. (Topics vary from semester to semester.)
FRE 357: Special Topics in French Language. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Study of selected topics dealing with language and literature, such as elements of style, rhetorical structure, levels of discourse. Topics will vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: FRE 202.
FRE 358: French Civilization and Culture. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Topics in the study of the evolution of scientific, philosophical, artistic, and literary movements and their interaction.
FRE 370. Internship. 6 hours, 3 credits. Supervised field placements in translation agencies, tutoring centers, and other environments needing foreign language expertise. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
FRE 381: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Opportunity for a student to pursue individual research and reading on a specific topic under close faculty supervision. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
FRE 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in French generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: FRE 202, or two semesters of FRE 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
FRE 450: Advanced Seminar. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). Study in depth of special topics of French or francophonic literature, which will vary from semester to semester.
FRE 481: Honors Course in French. One semester, 3 credits. PREREQ: A 3.5 index in the FRE major and Departmental permission prior to registration.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Elementary and Intermediate German Language Courses
*GER 100: Elementary German —Intensive Course. 6 hours, 6 credits. (For beginners.) PREREQ: Instructor's or Departmental permission.
GER 101: Elementary German I. 4 hours, 4 credits. (For beginners.) Elements of grammar, reading of simple texts, and practice in speaking. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: GER 101 is not credited without 102.
GER 102: Elementary German II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of simple texts, and practice in speaking and writing. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: Either GER 101 or 103 or one year of high school German (or equivalent).
*GER 103: Elementary German I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For beginners, evening only.)Note: GER 103 is not credited without 104 or GER 102 (day session).
*GER 104: Elementary German II. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening only.) PREREQ: Either GER 103 or one year of high school German (or equivalent).
*GER 107: German Reading Course. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GER 108: Elementary German for General Reading Purposes II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either GER 107 (or equivalent) or GER adviser's permission.
GER 201: Intermediate German. 3 hours, 3 credits. Reading and discussion of prose and poetry, grammar review, and practice in speaking and writing. PREREQ: GER 100, 102, or 104, or two years of high school German (or equivalent).
GER 202: Introduction to German Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either GER 201 or three years of high school German (or equivalent).
*GER 205: German Literature on Records. 1 hour, 1 credit. PREREQ: GER 102 (or equivalent).
*GER 207: Reading Course in Expository Prose. 1 hour, 1 credit. PREREQ: Either GER 102 (or 104) or GER 108 (or equivalent).
*GER 209: Intermediate German Conversation. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: GER 102 (or equivalent).
GER 281: Individual Study in Germanic Languages. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Language work under the direction of a faculty member to meet the student's particular requirements. PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
GER 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in German generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: GER 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*GER 301: German Literature I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either GER 202 or four years of high school German (or equivalent).
*GER 302: German Literature II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 307: Translation from German into English. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either GER 202 and 207 (or equivalent)or adviser's permission.
*GER 308: Advanced German Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: GER 202 (or equivalent).
*GER 309: Advanced German Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: Either GER 202 or 209.
GER 310: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and German morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: GER 201 or Departmental permission.
*GER 315: German Civilization. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Recommended for students planning to teach German.) PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 321: Survey of German Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 323: German Lyric Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 325: German Prose of the Nineteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 326: German Prose of the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 327: German Drama of the Nineteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 328: German Drama of the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 333: Goethe. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 334: Goethe's Faust. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either GER 301 (or equivalent) or GER adviser's permission.
*GER 350: Proseminar. 2 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
GER 351: Seminar. 2 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). Investigation of a significant theme and its treatment in German literature. (Topic to be announced.) PREREQ: German adviser's permission.
*GER 352: German Writers. 1 hour, 1 credit (maximum 3 credits). PREREQ: GER 301 (or equivalent).
*GER 355: Aspects of German Culture. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). PREREQ: Either GER 202 or GER adviser's permission.
GER 366: German Films (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits. Recent German movies by Kautner, Wicki, Schlöndorff, Fassbinder, and other directors. Analysis of plots and characters against the background of twentieth-century Germany.
GER 381: Tutorial in German. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study in advanced German under faculty direction. PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
GER 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in German generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: GER 202 or two semesters of GER 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
GER 481: Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Independent studies in an area or aspect of German literatures in which no formal coursework has been done. PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
GER 485: Special Studies. One semester, 3 credits(maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research in German literatures in consultation with a staff member. A paper is required. PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
GER 491: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research in consultation with a staff member. An essay is required. PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
GRK 101: Introduction to Ancient Greek I. 4 hours, 4 credits. GRK 101 and 102 constitute a two-semester sequential unit of instruction designed for students who have had no previous training in Greek. The objective of this sequence is to train the student to read graded passages of Greek literature chosen from ancient authors. Note: GRK 101 will not be credited without 102.
GRK 102: Introduction to Ancient Greek II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Concludes the study of syntax and vocabulary started in GRK 101 and begins the reading of continuous Greek texts. PREREQ: GRK 101.
Note: All 200-level GRK courses(except for GRK 229)carry the following PREREQ: GRK 101-102 (or the equivalent).
*GRK 227: Plato: The Trial of Socrates. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 228: Homer: The Iliad. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 229: New Testament Greek. 2 hours, 2 credits.
*GRK 230: Greek Prose Authors. 3 hours, 3 credits.
GRK 281: Intermediate Greek Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual readings in Greek prose and poetry under faculty direction. PREREQ: GRK adviser's permission.
GRK 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Greek, generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: GRK 102 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*GRK 301: Homer's Odyssey. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 302: The Homeric Hymns and Hesiodic Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 303: Greek Lyric Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 304: Aeschylus. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 305: Sophocles. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 306: Euripides. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 307: Aristophanes. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 308: Thucydides. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 309: Xenophon. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 310: The Attic Orators. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GRK 314: Plato. 3 hours, 3 credits.
GRK 315: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Greek morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: GRK 281 or Departmental permission.
GRK 381: Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study of a special field or author. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
GRK 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Greek generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: Two semesters of GRK 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*GRK 400: Greek Prose Composition and Stylistics. 2 hours, 2 credits.
GRK 491: Honors Research. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study of a special field or author. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Hebrew Language
HEB 101: Elementary Hebrew I. 4 hours, 4 credits. Fundamentals of pronunciation, reading, and grammar. Practice in conversation and reading of simple texts. Note: HEB 101 will not be credited without 102.
HEB 102: Elementary Hebrew II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Continuation of the work in HEB 101. PREREQ: HEB 101.
HEB 202: Advanced Hebrew. 3 hours, 3 credits. Sections from ancient, medieval, and modern texts; intensive review of grammar; and practice in oral and written composition. PREREQ: Either HEB 102, three years of high school Hebrew, or equivalent.
HEB 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Hebrew generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: HEB 102 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*HEB 300: Hebrew Conversation I. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: Either HEB 202, or four years of high school Hebrew, or equivalent.
*HEB 301: Hebrew Conversation II. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: HEB 300 (or equivalent).
*HEB 341: Hebrew Grammar and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HEB 215, 216, or 217 (or equivalent).
HEB 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Hebrew generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: HEB 202, or two semesters of HEB 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
Hebrew Literature
HEB 215: Biblical Literature: Pentateuch. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the Pentateuch, with a Hebrew commentary. PREREQ: HEB 202 (or equivalent).
*HEB 216: Biblical Literature: Historical Books. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HEB 202 (or equivalent).
*HEB 217: The Modern Hebrew Short Story. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HEB 202 (or equivalent).
HEB 281: Intermediate Hebrew Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual readings in prose and poetry, grammar review, oral practice, and written composition under faculty direction. PREREQ: HEB adviser's permission.
Note: All HEB courses numbered 317 through 331 carry the following PREREQ: Either HEB 215, 216, or 217 (or the equivalent).
*HEB 317: Biblical Literature: Prophetic Books. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 318: Biblical Literature: Hagiographa. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 321: Talmudic Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 322: Medieval Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 323: Poetry of the Modern Hebrew Renaissance Period. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 324: The Modern Hebrew Essay. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 325: History of Modern Hebrew Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 327: The Modern Hebrew Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 328: Contemporary Hebrew Prose. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HEB 331: Medieval Hebrew Philosophic Texts. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HEB 381: Tutorial in Hebrew. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study in advanced Hebrew under faculty direction. PREREQ: HEB adviser's permission.
*HEB 389: Seminar. 2 hours, 2 credits (maximum 4 credits). PREREQ: Permission of the faculty member in charge of HEB/HCU.
HEB 481: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research on Hebrew literature, in consultation with a Hebrew-teaching faculty member. An honors essay is required. PREREQ: Permission of the faculty member in charge of HEB/HCU.
IRI 103: Elementary Irish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For students with no prior knowledge of Irish.)Study of the pronunciation and elements of Irish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice.
IRI 104: Elementary Irish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the pronunciation and elements of Irish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: IRI 103.
IRI 105: Elementary Irish III. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the pronunciation and elements of Irish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: IRI 104.
IRI 201: Intermediate Irish Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, extensive reading, composition, and oral practice. PREREQ: IRI 105 or Departmental permission.
IRI 202: Intermediate Irish Reading and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, reading, composition, and practice conversation. PREREQ: IRI 201 or Departmental permission.
IRI 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Irish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: IRI 105 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
IRI 300: Introduction to Literary Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits. Literary genres and principles of literary analysis through readings of representative texts of Irish language literature. PREREQ: IRI 202 or Departmental permission.
IRI 320: Introduction to the Irish Short Story. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the short story genre in the Irish language, extensive reading, and composition. PREREQ: IRI 202 or Departmental permission.
IRI 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Irish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: Two semesters of IRI 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Fundamental Italian Language Skills
ITA 101: Elementary Italian I. (For beginners.) 4 hours, 4 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of simple texts, and practice in speaking. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: ITA 101 is not credited without 102.
ITA 102: Elementary Italian II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of ordinary Italian prose, and training in oral and written expression. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: ITA 101. Note: Completion of ITA 102 satisfies the foreign language requirement. Students planning future work in the Italian language or literature must take ITA 201 and/or 202.
ITA 105: Elementary Italian I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening and Saturday only.) Study of pronunciation and the elements of Italian grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. Note: ITA 105 will not be credited without 106.
ITA 106: Elementary Italian II. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening and Saturday only.)Study of pronunciation and the elements of Italian grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: ITA 105. Note: ITA 106 is not credited without ITA 108.
ITA 108: Elementary Italian III. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Evening and Saturday only.)Study of pronunciation and the elements of Italian grammar, reading of simple modern texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: ITA 106. Note: ITA 108 is not open to students who have completed ITA 102. Completion of ITA 108 satisfies the foreign language requirement. Students planning future work in Italian language or literature must take ITA 201 and/or 202.
ITA 201: Intermediate Italian Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, extensive readings, composition, and oral practice. PREREQ: ITA 102 or 108 or Departmental permission. Note: Students who receive a grade of B+ or better in ITA 102 or 108 may enroll in ITA 202. All others should enroll in ITA 201.
ITA 202: Intermediate Italian Reading and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar review, reading, composition, and practice conversation. PREREQ: ITA 201, 102, or 108, completed with a grade of B+ or better, or Departmental permission. Note: Students who receive a grade of B+ or better in ITA 102 or 108 may enroll in ITA 202. All others should enroll in ITA 201.
ITA 205: Italian for General Reading Purposes. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to ITA majors.) Extensive reading of varied Italian texts of graded difficulty. This concentrated one-semester course is for students outside the ITA major who wish to gain the first elements of a general reading knowledge of the language. Discussions in English. Note: ITA 205 is designed particularly for prospective graduate students in any field.
ITA 207: Conversational Italian. 3 hours, 3 credits. Designed to develop fluency in the conversational use of Italian. Topics around current events to serve as a basis for discussion and oral reports. PREREQ: ITA 102 or 108 with a grade of B, or Departmental permission.
Italian Language, Literature, and Culture
ITA (IAS) 245: Italy Today. 3 hours, 3 credits. A panoramic view of contemporary Italy and an analysis of her role in industry, fashion, folklore, film making, and theatre, as seen through leading journals and other sources. PREREQ: ITA 201 or Departmental permission. Note: Designed for students not majoring in Italian.
ITA 265: Intermediate Studies in Italian. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). (Closed to ITA majors.)PREREQ: ITA 202 (or equivalent).
ITA 281: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Language work as directed by a faculty member to meet the student's specific needs(aspects of Italian grammar, social work, health professions, etc.). PREREQ: ITA 202 or Departmental permission.
ITA 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Italian generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: ITA 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
ITA 300: Introduction to Literary Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits. This course will introduce students to literary genres and principles of literary analysis through readings of representative texts of Italian literature. PREREQ: ITA 202 or Departmental permission.
ITA 303: Advanced Grammar and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Required of ITA majors.)Study of techniques of presentation and development of ideas. Emphasis on creative writing on a variety of literary and contemporary themes. PREREQ: ITA 202 or Departmental permission.
ITA 305: Advanced Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Intensive oral practice to greatly increase and improve the fluency of students in the ITA concentration. Topics of conversation based on subjects of literature, civilization, and problems of interest to the Italian community. PREREQ: ITA 207 or Departmental permission.
ITA 307: Advanced Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Translation of contemporary standard English into Italian (and vice versa). Emphasis on problems and techniques of translation. PREREQ: ITA 202.
ITA 308: Theory and Practice of Italian Phonetics. 3 hours, 3 credits. Descriptive study of the Italian sound system. Practice in phonetic perception, transcription, and articulation will include individual recordings and listening exercises. PREREQ: ITA 202.
ITA 310: Comparative Grammar.3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Italian morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: ITA 201 or Departmental permission.
*ITA 314: Italian Civilization I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: ITA 202 or Departmental permission.
*ITA 315: Italian Civilization II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: ITA 202 or Departmental permission.
Note: All ITA courses numbered 320 and above carry Departmental permission as a PREREQUISITE.
ITA 320: Italian Short Story from Its Origins to the Sixteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. The short story as a narrative form. Readings of texts from Boccaccio to Bandello.
ITA 322: Disguises and Revelations: The Italian Comedy as a Genre. 3 hours, 3 credits. The origin and development of the Italian comedy as a genre. Readings of texts from Machiavelli's Mandragola to Goldoni's La Locandiera.
ITA 326: Main Romantic and Post-Romantic Italian Novelists. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of texts from Manzoni's Ipromessi sposi to Verga's IMalavoglia.
ITA 327: Petrarca's Love Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. This course will examine the Petrarchan sonnet and its influence in Europe.
ITA 329: Renaissance Prose Writers. 3 hours, 3 credits. The study of Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and other representative prose writers.
ITA 330: Love as Escape in Renaissance Chivalric Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings from Ariosto's Orlando furioso and Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata.
ITA 335: Italian Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the major Italian Romantic poets: Foscolo, Leopardi, and Manzoni.
ITA 337: Literature of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, from the Baroque through the Enlightenment. 3 hours, 3 credits. An overview of the main literary and philosophical trends of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
ITA 338: In Search of One's Identity: The Modern Italian Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of the modern Italian novel from 1900 to World War II, with readings from Svevo to Pirandello.
ITA 340: The Contemporary Italian Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of Italian fiction from World War II to the present, based on readings and discussions of works from Vittorini to Eco.
ITA 341: The Contemporary Italian Theatre. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of major works from Pirandello and Betti through the experimental theatre of today.
ITA 343: Italian Poetry of the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. The "Decadents" (D'Annunzio, etc.), the "Twilight Poets" (Gozzano, etc.), and Futurism and the "Hermetic School" (Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, etc.).
ITA 357: Special Topics in Italian Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Maximum 6 credits.) Study of selected topics dealing with language and literature, such as elements of style, rhetorical structure, levels of discourse. Topics will vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: ITA 202.
ITA 370: Internship. 6 hours, 3 credits. Supervised field placements in translation agencies, tutoring centers, and other environments needing foreign language expertise. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
ITA 381: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Opportunity for a student to pursue individual research and reading on a specific topic under close faculty supervision. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
ITA 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Italian generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: ITA 202, or two semesters of ITA 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
ITA 447: Dante's Divina Commedia: Inferno. 3 hours, 3 credits. An in-depth study of Inferno. PREREQ: Two 300-level ITA literature courses.
ITA 448: Dante's Divina Commedia: Purgatorio and Paradiso. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in depth of Purgatorio and Paradiso. PREREQ: ITA 447 and two 300-level ITA literature courses.
*ITA 450: Advanced Seminar. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: ITA 303 and two 300-level ITA literature courses. Note: Qualified juniors may be admitted with ITA adviser's permission.
ITA 481: Honors Course in Italian. One semester, 3 credits. Individual research under the direction of an Italian-teaching member of the Department. The student reports in weekly conferences to the research adviser and presents such papers as may be prescribed. PREREQ: Chair's permission.
JAL 101: Elementary Japanese I. 4 hours, 4 credits. Elements of grammar, reading simple texts, practice in speaking, and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: JAL 101 is not credited without 102.
JAL 102: Elementary Japanese II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading simple texts, practice in speaking, and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: JAL 101 (or equivalent).
JAL 201: Intermediate Japanese I. 3 hours, 3 credits. Development of vocabulary, and practice in speaking, reading, and writing; study of Kanji (Chinese characters). PREREQ: JAL 102 (or equivalent).
JAL 202: Intermediate Japanese II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Emphasis on facilitating communication in speaking and writing; reading and further study of grammar and Kanji. PREREQ: JAL 201 (or equivalent).
JAL 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Japanese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: JAL 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
JAL 301: Advanced Japanese I. 3 hours, 3 credits. Review and extension of grammar and syntax through the discussion of magazine and newspaper articles. Study of the appropriate use of kana and kanji. PREREQ: JAL 202 (or the equivalent).
JAL 302: Advanced Japanese II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Review and extension of grammar and syntax through the discussion of literary texts and contemporary articles. Continued study of the appropriate use of kana and kanji. PREREQ: JAL 301 (or the equivalent).
JAL 310: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Japanese morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: JAL 201 or Departmental permission.
JAL 350: Topics in Japanese Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Selected topics in Japanese literature. (For specific topics each semester, consult the Department.)PREREQ: JAL 302 or permission of the instructor.
JAL 352: Special Topics in Japanese Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of various themes or aspects of Japanese literature. (Topics vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: JAL 301.
JAL 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Japanese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: JAL 202, or two semesters of JAL 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
(No knowledge of Hebrew required.)
*HCU (YDH)100: Elementary Yiddish —Intensive Course. 6 hours, 6 credits.
*HCU (YDH) 101: Elementary Yiddish I. 4 hours, 4 credits. Note: HCU (YDH) 101 is not credited without HCU (YDH) 102.
*HCU (YDH) 102: Elementary Yiddish II. 5 hours, 5 credits. PREREQ: HCU (YDH) 101 (or equivalent).
*HCU 111: The World of the Old Testament. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: COR 100 or 104.
*HCU (YDH) 201: Intermediate Yiddish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HCU (YDH) 102 (or equivalent).
*HCU (YDH) 202: Intermediate Yiddish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HCU (YDH) 102 (or equivalent).
*HCU (HIA) 302: Biblical History and Archaeology. 3 hours, 3 credits.
HCU (HIA) 304: Ancient Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the development of the Jewish people, including the origin of the Hebrews, the experience at Sinai, the United and Divided Commonwealth, Jewish law and thought, and contacts with the Greeks and Romans.
HCU (HIS) 307: The Course of Modern Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the Jewish people in the Western world during the past 300 years; their struggle for political and social equality, their search for new homes and new forms of life. The new Jewish centers, Messianic hopes, and the struggle for emancipation; the Enlightenment movement; religious, national, and social trends; migration of Jews to America; World Wars I and II; and the emergence of the State of Israel.
HCU (HIW) 308: The Jews of Tsarist and Soviet Russia. 3 hours, 3 credits. Russian Jewry from the nineteenth century until the present, with special emphasis on Jewish life in Russia since 1917; Tsarist oppression and ideological developments; World War I and the era of revolutions; interwar consolidation and socioeconomic construction; World War II and the Nazi occupation; the Stalin era; and de-Stalinization and recent developments in Soviet Jewry.
*HCU 318: The Jewish Tradition in Modern French and German Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 319: Masterpieces of Ancient and Medieval Hebraic Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 320: Readings in Modern Hebraic Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 324: Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Human Predicament. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*HCU 325: The Hebrew Prophets. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the prophetic movement in ancient Israel from Mosaic to postexilic times. Attention to major motifs and contributions of the prophets to historical, ethical, and religious thought. Literary analysis of rhapsodic and oracular poetry in the Bible.
HCU 326: Cultural Foundations of Modern Israel. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in depth of the ethos of modern Israel; extensive readings from related literary, philosophical, and publicistic writings that have shaped the new social and spiritual forms in the State of Israel.
HCU (HIA) 330: The Jews During the Middle Ages. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the expansion of the Diaspora during the Dark Ages; Babylonian Jewry, its institutions and history; Jews in Moslem Spain; the emergence of Franco-German Jewry; and Jewish life in medieval Christian Europe.
*HCU (HIA) 333: A History of the Jews in Spain and the Sephardic Dispersion. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: HCU 160, HCU (HIA)330, HIA 112, or HIE 335, or permission of the faculty member in charge of HEB/HCU.
HCU (YDH) 340: Masterpieces of Yiddish Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of major works in Yiddish literature against the background of Jewish life in the cultural centers of Eastern Europe and the United States. Selections from Mendele Mocher Serforim, Peretz, Sholom Aleichem, and representatives of Soviet and American Yiddish literature will be covered.
HCU (HIS) 342 (SOC 242): Anti-Semitism from Early Christianity to Hitler. 3 hours, 3 credits. The origins of the conflict between Christianity and Judaism, and the fate of the Jews in Medieval Europe. The gradual liberation and assimilation of the Jews of Western Europe, 1789-1870. The rise of modern racism and anti-Semitism in Europe, 1889-1939. Hitler, the Nazis, and the destruction of European Jewry during World War II. Anti-Semitism in the contemporary world. Social-psychological and cultural theories of anti-Semitism will be considered.
HCU (HIE)343: The Holocaust. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the destruction of the Jews of Europe during World War II. Political anti-Semitism in modern Europe; the rise of Hitler and Nazism. The interwar period in Europe and the spread of anti-Semitism. World War II, ghetto, deportation, and liquidation. Problems of rescue and resistance. Selected readings from the literature of the Holocaust.
HCU (HIU) 344: American Jewish History. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of American Jewish history from Colonial times until the present: migrations, socioeconomic changes, and cultural developments. Special emphasis on the history of American Jewry since 1880. Jewish socialism, Zionism in America, Jewish reactions to anti-Semitism, and Judaic religious life.
HCU 350: Topics in Judaic Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Selected topics in Judaic culture. (For specific topics and sections each semester, consult the Department.)
*HCU (PHI) 363: Introduction to Jewish Philosophy. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either satisfactory completion of 45 college credits or Departmental permission.
HCU 481: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study and independent research in Jewish history, culture, or thought, in consultation with an HCU/HEB faculty member. An honors essay is required. PREREQ: Permission of faculty member in charge of HEB/HCU.
HCU (YDH) 485: Yiddish Independent Studies. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). Individual study and independent research in Yiddish under the direction of a faculty member. PREREQ: Satisfactory completion of 12 credits in YDH or related fields and permission of the officer in charge of HEB/HCU.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
LAT 101: Introduction to Latin I. 4 hours, 4 credits. LAT 101 and 102 constitute a two-semester sequential unit of instruction designed for the student who has had no previous training in Latin. The objective of this sequence is to train the student to read graded passages of Latin literature chosen from ancient authors. Note: LAT 101 will not be credited without 102.
LAT 102: Introduction to Latin II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Concludes the study of syntax and vocabulary started in LAT 101 and begins the reading of continuous Latin texts. PREREQ: LAT 101.
LAT 103: Introduction to Latin I. 3 hours, 3 credits. Note: LAT 103 will not be credited without 104.
LAT 104: Introduction to Latin II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: LAT 103.
LAT 105: Introduction to Latin III. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: LAT 104.
*LAT 228: Prose and Poetry of the Roman Republic. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: LAT 101-102 or 201 or three years of high school Latin (or equivalent).
LAT 281: Intermediate Latin Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits.) Individual readings in Latin prose and poetry under faculty direction. PREREQ: LAT adviser's permission.
Note: All 300-level LAT courses (except for LAT 381)carry the following PREREQ: Either LAT 228 or 281 or four years of high school Latin (or the equivalent).
LAT 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Latin generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: LAT 105 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to 4 times.
*LAT 301: Roman Comedy. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 302: The Works of Horace. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 303: Vergil's Eclogues and Georgics. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 304: The Works of Cicero.3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 305: Lucretius's On the Nature of Things. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 306: Vergil's Aeneid. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 307: Personal Correspondence. 3 hours, 3 credits.
LAT 308: The Roman Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LA 310: Livy's History of Rome. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 314: The Works of Ovid. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 315: Catullus and the Elegiac Poets. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 316: Caesar's Commentaries. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 317: The Works of Tacitus. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*LAT 318: Roman Writers of the First and Second Centuries, A.D. 3 hours, 3 credits.
LAT 319: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Latin morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: LAT 281 or Departmental permission.
LAT 381: Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study of a special field or author. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
LAT 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Latin generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: LAT 281, or two semesters of LAT 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*LAT 400: Latin Prose Composition and Stylistics. 2 hours, 2 credits. (Strongly recommended for those planning graduate study in classics.)
LAT 491: Honors Research. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual study of a special field or author. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*POR 105: Elementary Portuguese I. 3 hours, 3 credits. Note: POR 105 will not be credited without 106.
*POR 106: Elementary Portuguese II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: An earned grade of at least C in POR 105.
*POR 108: Elementary Portuguese III. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: POR 106.
*POR 201: Intermediate Portuguese Reading and Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: POR 106 (or equivalent).
*POR 246: Portuguese Literature from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: POR 201 (or equivalent).
*POR (LAC) 247: Brazilian Literature from the Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: POR 201 (or equivalent).
POR 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Portuguese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: POR 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
POR 310: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Portuguese morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: POR 201 or Departmental permission.
POR 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Portuguese generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: Two semesters of POR 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Elementary and Intermediate Russian and Other Slavic Language Courses
*RUS 100: Elementary Russian —Intensive Course. 4 hours, 4 credits. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
RUS 101: Elementary Russian I. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of simple texts, practice in speaking, and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: RUS 101 is not credited without 102.
RUS 102: Elementary Russian II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of simple Russian prose, and audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: RUS 101 (or equivalent).
*RUS 107: Elementary Russian for General Reading Purposes I. 4 hours, 4 credits.
*RUS 108: Elementary Russian for General Reading Purposes II. 4 hours, 4 credits. PREREQ: RUS 107 (or equivalent).
*RUS 201: Intermediate Russian I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: RUS 102 (or equivalent).
*RUS 202: Intermediate Russian II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: RUS (or equivalent).
RUS 203: Elements of Contemporary Russian I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For native speakers and students with native speaker competency.)The grammatical structure of today's standard Russian. Intensive practice in reading and composition. Note: RUS 203 will satisfy the College requirement in foreign language.
RUS (POL) 220: Soviet Life and Culture. 3 hours, 3 credits. An introduction to life in the Russia and neighboring countries of the former Soviet Union that explores the politics, society, history, and culture of Eurasia today, through a multidisciplinary approach, using a variety of media and materials.
RUS 281: Intermediate Russian Tutorial. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual reading of prose and poetry, grammar review, oral practice, and written composition under faculty direction. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
SLA 281: Individual Study in Slavic Languages. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Language work as directed by a faculty member to meet the student's particular requirements. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
RUS 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Russian generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: RUS 201 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
Russian Language, Literature, and Culture (Conducted in Russian)
*RUS 301: Advanced Russian I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: RUS 202 (or equivalent).
*RUS 302: Advanced Russian II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: RUS 301 (or equivalent).
*RUS 308: Advanced Russian Grammar and Composition. PREREQ: RUS 302 (or equivalent).
*RUS 309: Advanced Russian Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: RUS 202 (or equivalent).
RUS 310: Comparative Grammar.3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Russian morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: RUS 201 or Departmental permission.
*RUS 319: The Language of the Russian "byt." 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: RUS 202 (or equivalent).
*RUS 320: Masterpieces of Russian Literature I —From the Beginning to the 1870s. 1 hour, 1 credit. PREREQ: RUS 201 (or equivalent). COREQ: RUS 340.
*RUS 321: Masterpieces of Russian Literature II —From the 1870s to the Soviet Period. 1 hour, 1 credit. Offered concurrently with RUS 341. PREREQ: RUS 201 (or equivalent). COREQ: RUS 341.
*RUS 322: Masterpieces of Russian Literature III —From 1917 to the Present. 1 hour, 1 credit. Offered concurrently with RUS 342. PREREQ: RUS 201 (or equivalent). COREQ: RUS 342.
Note: All courses numbered RUS 330 through 350 carry the following PREREQ: RUS 301 (or equivalent).
*RUS 330: Russian Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 333: The Russian Short Story. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 336: Russian Drama to Chekhov. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 337: Twentieth-Century Russian Drama. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 338: Classical Russian Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 339: Modern Russian Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 350: Colloquium in Russian Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). (Subject to be announced.)
RUS 381: Tutorial in Russian. One semester, 3 credits (may be repeated). Individual study in advanced Russian under faculty direction. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
RUS 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Russian, generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: RUS 202, or two semesters of RUS 285, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
RUS 491: Honors Course in Russian. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). A course offering qualified students the opportunity to study special topics within fields that may vary from semester to semester. Individual research under the direction of a faculty member. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
SLA 481: Tutorial. One semester, 1-3 credits (maximum 6 credits, except with special permission). Independent studies in an area and/or aspects of Russian literature in which no formal work has been done.
SLA 485: Special Studies in Slavic. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). Individual study and independent research in one or more of the Slavic literatures in consultation with a staff member. A project is required. PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*YDH (HCU)100: Elementary Yiddish —Intensive Course. 6 hours, 6 credits.
*YDH (HCU)101: Elementary Yiddish I. 4 hours, 4 credits. Note: YDH (HCU) 101 is not credited without YDH (HCU) 102.
*YDH (HCU) 102: Elementary Yiddish II. 5 hours, 5 credits. PREREQ: YDH (HCU) 101 (or equivalent).
*YDH (HCU) 201: Intermediate Yiddish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: YDH (HCU) 102 (or equivalent).
*YDH (HCU) 202: Intermediate Yiddish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: YDH (HCU) 201 (or equivalent).
YDH 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Yiddish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: YDH 201 or Departmental permission.
*YDH (HCU) 340: Masterpieces of Yiddish Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
YDH 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Yiddish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: YDH 202, or two semesters of YDH 285, or Departmental permission.
*YDH (HCU) 485: Yiddish Independent Studies. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits). PREREQ: Departmental permission.
Fundamental Spanish Language Skills
SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I. 4 hours, 4 credits. (For students with no prior knowledge of Spanish.)Elements of grammar, reading of simple texts, and practice in speaking. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. Note: SPA 101 is not credited without 102.
SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II. 5 hours, 5 credits. Elements of grammar, reading of ordinary Spanish prose, and training in oral and written expression. Audiolingual work in the Language Laboratory. PREREQ: SPA 101.
SPA 103: Elementary Spanish I. 4 hours, 4 credits. (For students with aural comprehension of Spanish.)An intensive beginning course, with emphasis on basic elements of grammar, vocabulary, reading, and conversation. Note: Placement by Departmental examination. SPA 103 and 104 satisfy the College's requirement in foreign language.
SPA 104: Elementary Spanish II. 5 hours, 5 credits. (For students with aural comprehension of Spanish.) A beginning course, with emphasis on elements of grammatical structures and practice in reading, writing, and oral exposition. PREREQ: SPA 103 or placement by Departmental examination. Note: SPA 103 and 104 satisfy the College's requirement in foreign language.
SPA 105: Elementary Spanish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For students with no prior knowledge of Spanish.)Study of pronunciation and the elements of Spanish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. Note: SPA 105 is not credited without 106.
SPA 106: Elementary Spanish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of pronunciation and the elements of Spanish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: SPA 105.
SPA 107: Elementary Spanish: Intensive Course. 90 hours, 6 credits. (Closed to native speakers.)Study of pronunciation and the elements of Spanish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: Placement by the Department. Note: SPA 107 is not open to students who have completed either SPA 101-102 or 105-106.
SPA 108: Elementary Spanish III. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of pronunciation and the elements of Spanish grammar, reading of simple texts, and oral practice. PREREQ: SPA 106. Note: SPA 108 is not open to students who have completed SPA 102.
SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to native speakers.)Grammar review, extensive reading, composition, and oral practice. Note: SPA 201 is for students who have completed SPA 102 with less than a B- or have been placed by the Department.
SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish Reading. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to native speakers.) Problems in oral and written expression through reading and discussion of contemporary Spanish and Spanish-American texts. Discussion in Spanish. PREREQ: SPA 201 or placement by Department adviser.
SPA 203: Elements of Contemporary Spanish I. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For native or near-native speakers.)The grammatical structure of today's standard Spanish. Intensive practice in reading, speaking, and elementary composition. PREREQ: SPA adviser's written permission. Note: SPA 203 will satisfy the College's requirement in a foreign language.
SPA 204: Elements of Contemporary Spanish II. 3 hours, 3 credits. (For native or near-native speakers.)Sources of vocabulary, word formation, and problems in oral and written expression. For native speakers already proficient in grammar and written expression who wish to continue their study of the structure of the language. PREREQ: Either SPA 203 or SPA adviser's written permission. Note: SPA 204 will satisfy the College's requirement in foreign language.
SPA 207: Conversational Spanish. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to native speakers.) A course designed to improve students' skills in speaking and understanding everyday Spanish. PREREQ: SPA 201, completed with a B- or better, or placement by the Department.
SPA 208: Intermediate Spanish Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to native speakers.) Discussion of relevant topics in Spanish for the purpose of further developing the students' ability to deal with realistic situations they may encounter in their profession and social contact with Hispanic communities in this country and abroad. PREREQ: SPA 207.
Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture
SPA (LAC) 250: Contemporary Problems in the Hispanic World. 3 hours, 3 credits. Reading and discussion in Spanish of selected texts dealing with problems such as the search for identity, nationalism, and the conflict between tradition and change. PREREQ: Either SPA 265 or SPA adviser's permission.
SPA (LAC) 265: Contemporary Literature of Spain and Spanish America. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Contemporary trends in fiction, drama, and poetry as represented in the works of distinguished authors of Spain and Spanish America. Topics may vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: For continuing students, SPA 202, 203, and 204; for entering students, appropriate proficiency as shown on placement test.
SPA 266: Business Spanish and Correspondence. 3 hours, 3 credits. Business and commercial Spanish for the student planning either to teach business education in a bilingual program or to work in a nonteaching position requiring this special training. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
SPA 281: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Language work as directed by a faculty member to meet the student's specific needs (aspects of Spanish grammar, law enforcement, social work, health professions, etc.). PREREQ: Departmental permission.
SPA 285: Individualized Intermediate Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Spanish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: SPA 201, or SPA 203, or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
SPA 293: Workshop in Creative Writing. 3 hours, 3 credits. Theory and practice of creative writing. Students' writings and class criticism of poetry and prose. Individual conferences. PREREQ: SPA 204 and Departmental permission.
SPA 300: Introduction to Literary Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits. Literary genres and principles of literary analysis through readings of representative Spanish and Spanish-American authors. This course provides the necessary training to do advanced work in literature. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204, or Departmental permission.
SPA 301: Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to 1700. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of major works from an historical and cultural perspective. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 302: Spanish and Spanish-American Literature from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of major trends and works of Spain and Spanish America from an historical and cultural perspective. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 305: Advanced Conversation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to native speakers.) Intensive practice designed to develop fluency and accuracy in oral expression and comprehension. Recommended for non-majors. PREREQ: SPA 202, 207, or 208.
SPA 306: Advanced Spanish Composition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Intensive practice in writing Spanish and in the translation of standard English prose into Spanish. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 307: Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Translation of nonliterary, nontechnical texts of expository prose into Spanish and English. Use of the translator's basic tools. Emphasis on the expansion of vocabulary and on the morphological and syntactical differences in both languages. PRE- or COREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 308: Spanish Phonetics and Diction. 3 hours, 3 credits. Descriptive study of the Spanish sound system. Practice in phonetic perception, transcription, and articulation. Attention to sentence phonetics: juncture, stress, pitch. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 309: Advanced Spanish Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammar of the Spanish language, with emphasis on the syntactical and semantic features. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 310: Comparative Grammar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative analysis of English and Spanish morphology, basic phonology, and syntax. PREREQ: SPA 201 or Departmental permission.
SPA (LAC) 320: Spanish American Literature of the Nineteenth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings of representative authors. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 321: Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Spain. 3 hours, 3 credits. Readings from representative works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 322: Realism in the Spanish Narrative. 3 hours, 3 credits. Representative works of nineteenth-century realist fiction in Spain. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 323: Spanish Novel and Lyric Poetry of the Golden Age. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the narrative and lyric traditions of the Renaissance and Baroque. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 330: Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Narrative, poetry, drama, and essay of the Generations of 1898 and 1927. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 331: Cervantes's Don Quixote. 3 hours, 3 credits. Don Quixote and the birth of the Modern European novel. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 332 (LAC 332): Spanish American Fiction of the Twentieth Century. 3 hours, 3 credits. Critical readings of twentieth-century narrative texts. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 333: Spanish American Literature of the Conquest. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of texts from the period of the Spanish Discovery and conquest of the New World through the period of colonization. Letters, diaries, chronicles, poems, histories, and travel narratives will be read. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA (ENG)(LAC)339 :Latino/Latina Literatures in English. 3 hours, 3 credits. English-language literature developed by Puerto Ricans, Chicanos, Cubans, Dominicans, and other Latino groups in the U.S. Emphasis on the similarities in the development of themes, structures, and genres, and relationships with mainstream American literature.
SPA 340: Spanish Literature of the Middle Ages. 3 hours, 3 credits. Selected representative works of medieval genres, such as epic and romance, ballads, short fiction, La Celestina. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 341: Spanish "Comedia" of the Golden Age. 3 hours, 3 credits. Origins of the Spanish theatre and the major playwrights of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 342: Spanish Literature after the Civil War. 3 hours, 3 credits. Narrative, poetry, drama, and photo essay in Spain after 1939. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 343 (LAC 344): Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the major trends in Latin-American poetry from el modernismo to the present. Among the major poets to be studied are Darío, Lugones, Huidobro, Borges, Vallejo, Neruda, Parra, Paz, and others. PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 350: History of the Spanish Language. 3 hours, 3 credits. The life of languages. Special emphasis on semantic change; how new words are created, how their meanings change through time, as well as in the wide and varied geographical areas where Spanish is spoken.
SPA (LAC) 352: Special Topics in Hispanic Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Study of selected themes (e.g., women) or modes (e.g., parody) or literary forms and strategies (e.g., first-person narrative) in Peninsular and/or Spanish American literatures. (Topics vary from semester to semester.) PREREQ: SPA 300.
SPA 357: Special Topics in Spanish Language. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Study of selected topics dealing with language and literature, such as elements of style, rhetorical structure, levels of discourse. Topics will vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 358: Spanish Civilization. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Topics in the study of the development of Spanish institutions and the cultural history of Spain. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA (LAC) 359: Spanish American Civilization. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Topics in the study of the culture and civilization of Spanish America as seen in its literature. PREREQ: SPA 202 or 204.
SPA 370: Internship. 6 hours, 3 credits. Supervised field placements in translation agencies, tutoring centers, and other environments needing foreign language expertise. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
SPA 381: Tutorial. 3 hours, 3 credits. Opportunity for a student to pursue individual research and reading on a specific topic under close faculty supervision. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
SPA 385: Individualized Advanced Foreign Language Study. 1 hour, 1 credit. Independent study in Spanish generally linked to a course in another field. PREREQ: SPA 202, or SPA 204, or two semesters of SPA 285 or Departmental permission. Note: May be repeated up to four times.
SPA 450: Advanced Seminar. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in depth of special topics of Spanish and Spanish-American literature, which will vary from semester to semester. Written and oral reports. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
SPA 481: Honors Course in Spanish. Special Studies in Spanish-American Literature. One semester, 3 credits. A course offering qualified students the opportunity to study aspects of Spanish American literature. Guided individual research. Group meetings, individual conferences, oral and written reports. PREREQ: A 3.5 index in the SPA major and Departmental permission.
SPA 482: Honors Course in Spanish. Special Studies in Spanish Literature. One semester, 3 credits. A course offering qualified students the opportunity to study special topics of Spanish literature. Guided individual research. Group meetings, individual conferences, oral and written reports. PREREQ: A 3.5 index in the Spanish major and Departmental permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*ACU 160: Introduction to the Greek and Roman Cultures. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*ACU 226: Greek Daily Life. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*ACU 227: Roman Daily Life. 3 hours, 3 credits.
ACU 231: Current English Usage of Latin and Greek. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of the most important Latin and Greek elements in English usage, both literary and scientific; principles of etymology and word formation; and consideration of such specialized vocabularies as poetic, philosophic, legal, and medical. This course is designed to equip the student with the ability to develop a better understanding of the vocabulary of English.
ACU 232: The Vocabulary of Medical and Scientific Terminology. 3 hours, 3 credits. The course provides students with the ability to understand and use medical and scientific terminology by studying and analyzing those Greek and Latin elements that have served as the basis for all scientific vocabulary since the Renaissance.
ACU 266: Classical Myth and the Human Condition. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study through literary and artistic sources of selected classical myths that explore essential problems of human existence. PREREQ: For students matriculated September 1, 1984, and thereafter: COR 100.
ACU (WST) 302: Women in Antiquity. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of the roles of women in Greek and Roman society as they can be seen from the important literary works of antiquity. Attitudes toward women also will be examined, with some attention paid to mythological and archaeological sources.
*ACU 304: The Literature of Ancient Science. 3 hours, 3 credits.
ACU 305: Greek Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of Greek literature and thought from Homer to Socrates, with supplements from Hellenistic and later literature. Emphasis will be on the emergence of the concept of man as an individual and as a social creature and on the expression of that concept in the evolution of lyric, drama, history, oratory, and philosophy as formal literary genres.
*ACU 306: Roman Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
ACU 307: The Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Ancient narrative song and poetry in its development from Homer to Statius, with chief emphasis on the Iliad and the Odyssey and the Aeneid of Vergil.
ACU 308: Greek and Roman Tragedy in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides against their religious and social backgrounds. The Roman treatment of Greek tragic themes by Seneca the Younger, with some attention to the influence of the latter on European drama.
*ACU 309: Ancient Comedy in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*ACU 310: History and Biography as a Genre of Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits.
ACU(HIA) (WST)311: Women in Antiquity. 3 hours, 3 credits. Examination of the image, role, and status of women in both Ancient Greek and Roman society, as seen from the important literary works of antiquity.
ACU (PHI) 315: Philosophical Thought before Socrates. 3 hours, 3 credits. The development of speculative, rhetorical, and ethical literature in Greece from earliest times to the period of Socrates. Special attention will be given to those factors that contributed to the basis of the Socratic method of inquiry. PREREQ: One PHI course.
ACU (HIA) 316: Greek Archaeology of the Classical Period. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of major Greek sites of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., including the topographies of Athens, Sparta, Corinth, and Thebes. The influence of Greece on surrounding civilizations, such as Persia, will be investigated, and the effects of the cultural and political life of the period on urban development will be stressed.
ACU (HIA) 318: Roman Archaeology and Topography. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of the major pre-Roman sites of Italy, including the cities of Etruria. The development of the City of Rome during the Republican period, and the investigation of such sites as Pompeii and Herculaneum. The spread of Romano-Hellenistic urban civilization throughout the Mediterranean region during the empire. A detailed study of the topography of imperial Rome.
*ACU 321: The Ancient Romance. 3 hours, 3 credits.
ACU 350: Topics in Ancient Culture. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 12 credits). Selected topics in ancient culture. (For specific topics and sections each semester, consult the Department.)
ACU 381: Tutorial in Ancient Culture. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Individual or group study of a special field or author. PREREQ: Either satisfactory completion of 60 college credits or Chair's permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
FRE 232: The Francophone World (in translation). 3 hours, 3 credits. Selected works from the (non-European) French-speaking world in English translation. Religions, colonization, independence, the negritude movement, bilingualism, and other topics pertinent to la Francophonie.
FRE 233: French Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to some of the most significant works of French literature in English translation. Authors and works chosen within a specific historical perspective for their importance and impact within Western culture and/or their literary innovation.
FRE 234: Introduction to French Cinema. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of major French film makers; their themes, styles, and aesthetic commitments through the showing and discussion of selected outstanding films (with English subtitles). Complementary reading of selected works of French literature (in English translation)that have significantly influenced the aesthetics and evolution of French films.
FRE 250: Special Topics and Themes on French Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Themes and topics vary from semester to semester.
*FRE 251: French Authors in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits).
FRE 356: Special Topics in Modern French Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. The discussion and analysis of a specific author, movement, or a limited number of selected works of French literature of the twentieth century. PREREQ: One 3-credit, 200-level FRE course or its equivalent.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Note: All 300-level courses in this section carry the following PREREQ: Either satisfactory completion of 30 college credits or 6 credits in GER or other literature courses.
*GER 340: Famous Works of German Literature in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to GER majors.)
*GER 341: Contemporary German Literature in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GER 344: Faust (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GER 346: Brecht's Plays and Their Sources (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GER 348: Modern Scandinavian Prose (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either completion of at least 60 college credits or 6 credits in German or other literature courses.
*GER 349: The Modern German and Scandinavian Drama (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*GER 360: German Authors in English Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits except with special permission).
*GER 361: German Writers in English Translation. 1 hour, 1 credit (maximum 3 credits except with special permission).
*GER 362: Topics and Themes in German Literature (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 9 credits except with special permission).
*GER 365: Aspects of German Culture (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits).
*GER (SLA)450: Independent Study in Drama and Theatre (in English). One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: GER adviser's permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
ITA 230: Italian Cinema. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of major Italian film makers: their themes, styles, and social significance, through the showing and discussion of selected, outstanding films (with English subtitles). Complementary readings of selected works of Italian literature (in English translation) that have significantly influenced the aesthetics and evolution of Italian films. The course will be conducted entirely in English and assumes no previously learned material.
ITA 231: Dante's Divina Commedia in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to ITA majors.) The theme of man and his search for identity. Readings and discussion in English.
ITA 232: Boccaccio in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to ITA majors.)
ITA 233: Italo-American Contributions. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Open to all students.)
*ITA 234: Machiavelli in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to ITA majors.)
*ITA 236: Pirandello in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. (Closed to ITA majors.)
ITA 237: Masterpieces of Italian Literature (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits. Great works of Italian literature, from Dante to the high Renaissance, with emphasis on their importance as a basis for other European literatures.
JCU 211: Japanese Literature and Culture. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in English translation of selected literature and dramatic works explored both as works of art and as manifestations of Japanese culture.
JCU 212: Classics of Japanese Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in English translation of selected classics of Japanese literature representative of the major genres from the early to the modern period. PREREQ: COR 100 (or the equivalent).
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are Not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
Note: All the courses in this section carry the following PREREQ: Either satisfactory completion of 30 college credits or 6 credits in RUS or other literature courses.
*RUS 340: Survey of Russian Literature from the Beginning to the 1870s (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 341: Survey of Russian Literature from the 1870s to the Soviet Period (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 342: Survey of Soviet Russian Literature —From 1917 to the Present (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 343: Survey of Russian Drama (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 346: Dostoevsky (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 347: Tolstoy (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits.
*RUS 360: Russian Authors (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). (Topics to be announced.)
*SLA 362: Topics and Themes in Slavic Literature (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). (Topic to be announced.)
*SLA 365: Aspects of Slavic Culture and Civilization (in English). 3 hours, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits).
*SLA (GER) 450: Independent Study in Drama and Theatre (in English). One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: RUS adviser's permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*SPA 231: Spanish Literature in Translation I. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*SPA 232: Spanish Literature in Translation II. 3 hours, 3 credits.
SPA (LAC) 233: Latin American Literature in Translation. 3 hours, 3 credits. The poetry, novel, and essay of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
SPA 234: Cervantes and the Modern Novel. 3 hours, 3 credits. Cervantes's artistic creation and its relation to the culture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Discussion and readings in English.
SPA 251: Topics in Spanish Literature and Spanish-American Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study in depth of special topics or authors, varying from semester to semester. Discussions and oral and written reports in English.
IDW (CLT) 213: Classics of the Asian World. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of masterworks in literature and thought of the Asian world, with emphasis on the traditions of India, China, and Japan.
IDW (CLT) 211: Classics of the Western World: Ancient and Medieval. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of masterworks in ancient and medieval literature and legend that have exerted particular influence on the Western world.
IDW (CLT) 212: Classics of the Western World II: Renaissance and Modern. 3 hours, 3 credits. A study of masterworks in Western literature from the Renaissance to modern times.
*Not expected to be offered in 2009-2011