2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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SN 280 IA Estrategias para leer (1)
An introduction to Spanish literature as well as to the skills and methods needed to read
literature in the Spanish language. This course provides practice in and application of
these skills using a variety of genres. The course increases reading proficiency and
prepares students for 400-level literature courses. An Interpretation or Analysis
designated course. Prerequisites: SN 220 and instructor consent, or SN 270.
SN 293, 393, 493 Independent Study in Spanish (½ or 1)
Directed study for advanced students in the major. Specific guidelines concerning
independent study projects appear in the “Exploration Term and Contract Learning”
section of this catalog.
SN 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Spanish (½ or 1)
A contracted teaching experience that requires instructor approval. Specific guidelines
concerning teaching experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this
catalog.
SN 300 Advanced Conversation (1)
Intensive audiolingual practice in the classroom and language laboratory, phonetics, oral
reports, discussion groups. Prerequisite: SN 270 or SN 280.
SN 315 WR Advanced Grammar and Composition (1)
A detailed analysis of grammar and intensive practice in composition. A Writing
Reinforcement designated course. Prerequisite: SN 280 or SN 300.
SN 320 Advanced Communication (1)
Intensive practice of speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading at the
advanced level. Prerequisites: SN 300 and SN 315.
SN 359 IA Cuba: Culture, Society, and the Revolution (1)
An in-depth study of the Cuban culture (including literature, music and film) from the
triumph of the Castro Revolution in 1959 until the post-Soviet era. The course will focus
both on the creation of the so called hombre Nuevo, a concept originally elaborated by
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and the examination of role the Cuban cultural institutions
played in the construction of revolutionary consciousness in Cuba. An Interpretation or
Analysis designated course. Prerequisite: SN 300 or instructor consent.
SN 365 Latin American Civilization (1)
A study of the culture of Spanish-speaking America from a variety of viewpoints:
historical, literary, sociological, anthropological, and political. Prerequisite: SN 300 or
above.
SN 390 Spanish for Health Care (1)
Development of vocabulary for and examination of content specific to the healthcare
professions. Prerequisites: SN 300 and SN 315.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024