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SPAN 3671 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-14-04
by Jayne Hacker
(hackerje@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-26-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1059 - Fall 2005

Course:

SPAN 3671

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Sem: Origins / Span Character

Course Title Long:

Seminar: Origins of the Spanish Character

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

This course analyzes the Medieval and Golden Age roots of many of the beliefs and attitudes of contemporary Spain. Themes common to Spain, explored in both traditional and modern contexts, may include honor, patriotism, religion, idealism, individuality, satire, love, pride, etc

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

offered when feasible

Grading Basis:

A-F only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Other frequency

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

DIS (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

DIS

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

3002, 3101

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

001011 - prereq Span 3002, 3101

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Assessment: Students must demonstrate the ability to discuss in class the ideas of the texts and the context, make presentations in class, and they must write 4 2-page position papers and 1 8-page paper, with grammatical precision and rigorous research. Goals: Students should demonstrate the ability to analyze literary texts, using the text as well as the aesthetic, political, historical, and philosophical context in which the work was produced.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THIS EXPLORATION OF THE THEMES COMMON TO BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN SPAIN WILL HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE ROOTS OF SPANISH CHARACTER. A NUMBER OF THEMES WILL BE EXPLORED.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Thomas C. Turner

Requirement
this course fulfills:

HUM - HUM Communication, Language, Literature & Philosophy

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 14, 2004