INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (LD)
Professor Anisio Martins dos Santos – Georgia College and State University
Intermediate Spanish 2001 is the third in the initial series of Spanish courses and is designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish 1001 and 1002, or the equivalent. The goal of this intermediate Spanish course is three-fold: to help you develop your communicative proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to provide you with the opportunity to use the language for real-world purposes; and to help you become aware of Hispanic cultures. To accomplish these goals, your instructor will speak only Spanish in class, and Spanish will be used as the means of communication. Possible field trips for this course will be Toledo, Alcalá de Henares (the birthplace of Cervantes), the Prado, the famous El Rastro market in Madrid, etc.
WORLD RELIGIONS (LD)
Dr. Cristobal Serran-Pagan 7 Fuentes
Knock out your Gen. Ed. or Core Curriculum requirement in World Religions or Philosophy while you spend five weeks in Spain! The Madrid Program offers you a great opportunity to study the world's religious traditions in the European continent. Students will learn firsthand about religious diversity in Spain by visiting monasteries, convents, exotic gardens and palaces, medieval castles, churches, cathedrals, mosques, synagogues, modern temples, interfaith centers, universities and museums. Possible field trips include Ávila, Segovia, Toledo, El Escorial, Madrid (visit to El Prado), and Granada. Get immersed in the Madrid program.
ROMAN WOMEN
This course examines the role of women in the Roman Republic and the Empire, including the Iberian peninsula. Women of all social strata will be studied as to their role and influence within the political, economic, social, religious, and intellectual life of the time. Historical writings in translation, contemporary to the time, will be primary sources for the course. Possible field trips include the National Archeological Museum, the Convento de las Descalzas Reales, a day trip to Merida, and a day trip to Segovia.
Interested students should check with their institution's registrar to determine course equivalencies for this Women's Studies course. Other possibilities include history or literature.
SPANISH CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION
Professor Janan Fallon, Spanish Conversation and Composition (LD/UD)
This advanced Spanish course provides intensive training in both written and spoken language based on grammar review and vocabulary acquisition. The skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be enhanced through the linguistic exercises used in the context of everyday situations.
Students will participate in numerous field trips, including the Prado Museum, Old Madrid, the Thyssen Museum, Retiro Park and other sites of interest. Students must check with the registrar at their institutions to determine whether they will receive credit at the 2000 level or the 3000 level for the course. Also, with permission from the home institution, students may take this course simultaneously with Spanish 2002.
ART APPRECIATION (LD)
Professor John Dimino, Darton College
Compare Western, pre-historic, and non-Western Art through the ages and how it influenced the rich artistic heritage of the Spanish culture. This is an opportunity to experience firsthand great works of Spanish art and architecture, as well as masterpieces from all over Europe and the world. Picture yourself standing in the Prado Museum and viewing up close works by Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Zurbarán, Rubens, Bosch, and Rembrandt. On a visit to the Museo Reina Sofía, you'll have the opportunity to experience modern painting, sculpture, video, photography, and films. Other possible field trips include a day trip to Segovia and the National Archeologic Museum.
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (UD)
Professor Mario Giraldo, Kennesaw State University.
Spain is the seminal cultural location for most of the countries in Latin America. Understanding Spanish and European culture from a geographic perspective will help students to understand the Hispanic influence in America today and better prepare them to participate in a diverse job market back in the US, especially with its clear Hispanic influence. A thematic approach is applied to analyze Spanish culture and the spread of cultural traits into America, to interpret interactions between culture and environment, and to appreciate multiple traits of cultures and cultural landscapes. Possible field trips include the Museo Naval, the Museo de la America, and a day trip to Segovia.
SOCIAL CLASS IN SPAIN (UD)
Professor Karen Young, Clayton State University
Different forms of social organization work to empower members of some social groups and disadvantage others, in systematic and regular ways.
Otherwise known as inequality, its study focuses primarily on class differences, power differences, and status differences. We will examine a wide range of kinds of power--including economic, political, sexual, and cultural--and do so within a variety of social and historical settings. In our discussion of the inequities of historical and contemporary Spanish class structure, we will discover the who's who in the Spanish political elite and consider different class positions of those within Spanish society--the upper (ruling) class, the middle class, the working class, and finally, the poor. Join us as we use the underpinnings of historical and contemporary Spanish culture to discover that power is not something abstract and distant. Power is, in fact, an entity that permeates all human relationships, shapes who we are as individuals, and helps determine what we can become as social beings. Possible field trips for the course include days trips to Segovia, Cuenca, and/or Avila; museums such as the Reina Sofia and the Thyssen; and locations in Madrid, such as el Parque del Buen Retiro and the Plaza Mayor.
MICROECONOMICS (LD)
This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze structure and performance of the market economy. This will include trade theory and business applications, such as consumer demand and markets. Field experiments such as comparative marketing, brand analysis, pricing comparisons and taste tests will take place. Also, the course participants will look at ads and industry structure as well as government supply/subsidy/taxing of certain products and services. Madrid will serve as our laboratory and as an opportunity to relate the theories and ideas that are presented in the text to Spanish and European current events. Each week will feature a field trip related to the course material that we cover, such as a day trip to Segovia, El Pais (a major newspaper of Madrid), Banco Santander, Luthiers (a classical guitar production and repair enterprise), and El Rastro.
CREATIVE WRITING
Travel of the Imagination
From poets to novelists to essayists, writers across centuries have gathered inspiration from Spain—its history, its culture, its cuisine. This course is designed to help students find their own inspiration in Madrid and the surrounding towns and landscapes and will guide students to discover their own voice in response to their travels. The class will see the sights of the medieval town of Segovia—the aqueducts, Alcazar Castle, and the Tower of Hercules. We will also visit haunts of Hemingway around Madrid and the museum at the Plaza de Toros. This intermediate creative writing class covers the genres of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry.  The aim of the course is for the student to produce creative work, learn to comment on others’ work in a workshop environment and to acquire the skills of reading and analyzing texts as a writer.

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