• SPAN 3410

    Perspectives on Modern Spain (1800 to the Present)
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    2.60

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course focuses on the emergence and consolidation of modernity in Spain from the eighteenth century to the present. Readings and discussions of representative literary and artistic movements of modern Spain, including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, the Avant Garde, Modernism, and Postmodernism in terms of their historical, intellectual, artistic and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Spanish 4th year majors are excluded from taking this course

  • SPAN 2010

    Intermediate Spanish
     Rating

    4.02

     Difficulty

    2.63

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present and past activities and expressing desires and requests), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Followed by SPAN 2020. Passing grade in SPAN 1020 or 1060; PLACE diagnostic score of 3.25-4.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 326-409 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 520-590; or permission of the department.

  • SPAN 3050

    Spanish for Medical Professionals
     Rating

    4.06

     Difficulty

    2.67

     GPA

    3.76

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish.

  • SPAN 4040

    Translation from Spanish to English
     Rating

    4.38

     Difficulty

    2.67

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    "Lost & Found in Translation" offers an introduction to the "art" of translation, both in practice and theory. Throughout the semester students participate in a series of workshops, collaborating on translations of texts of different genres, from multiple time periods and countries through in-depth readings and discussions, translation activities from Spanish to English and vice versa. This is a dynamic, interactive, inter-disciplinary course. Prerequisites: SPAN 3300, and highly recommended one survey of literature and culture (SPAN 3400-3430).

  • SPAN 3400

    Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200 - 1700)
     Rating

    3.46

     Difficulty

    2.71

     GPA

    3.70

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course will explore medieval and early modern works written in Castilian from El Cid to Calderón's theater. We will focus on the function of these literary texts in the European and Mediterranean context. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Exclude Spanish majors on their 4th year.

  • SPAN 2020

    Advanced Intermediate Spanish
     Rating

    3.90

     Difficulty

    2.73

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations with some complications (e.g., describing present, past and future activities, expressing opinions, and persuading), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Prerequisite: Passing grade in SPAN 2010; PLACE diagnostic score of 4.25-5.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 410-535 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 600-640; IB Spanish B HL exam score of 5 or 6; or permission of the department.

  • PORT 3010

    Advanced Grammar, Conversation and Composition
     Rating

    3.50

     Difficulty

    2.75

     GPA

    3.82

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Studies advanced grammar through analysis of texts; includes extensive practice in composition and topical conversation. Prerequisite: PORT 2120 or by permission.

  • SPAN 4700

    Spanish Culture and Civilization
     Rating

    4.20

     Difficulty

    2.76

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course focuses on the major political events in the history of Spain, from 1900 to the present, as well as on the study of the most important Spanish artistic movements, and their most relevant contemporary representatives, in the fields of music, painting, architecture, and dance. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

  • ITAL 2010

    Intermediate Italian I
     Rating

    3.71

     Difficulty

    2.88

     GPA

    3.48

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Continued grammar, conversation, composition, readings, and an introduction to Italian literature. Prerequisite: ITAL 1020 or the equivalent. Note: The following courses have the prerequisite ITAL 2010, 2020, or permission of the department.

  • SPAN 1060

    Accelerated Elementary Spanish
     Rating

    4.38

     Difficulty

    2.88

     GPA

    3.33

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with oral and written texts in Spanish and various interactive projects. Five class hours. Covers the material in SPAN 1010-1020 in an accelerated one semester format. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in Spanish (1-2 years of high school Spanish) and PLACE diagnostic score of 1.0-3.0, UVA placement diagnostic score of 0-325 (prior to May 2022), or SAT II score of 420-510.