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2021-2022 University of Wyoming Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Offerings

Changes in Catalog Information

The course offerings and requirements of the University of Wyoming are under examination and revision continually. This catalog is not a contract; it merely presents the offerings and requirements in effect at the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings and requirements will not change.

Not all courses are offered each term. The listing of courses does not imply a contractual obligation to offer the same during the year of publication of this catalog. The university reserves the right to offer, limit, or cancel course offerings for academic, funding, or facility considerations, and to cancel any offered course for which there is not sufficient enrollment.

The university reserves the right to change approved course listings at any time during a student’s term of residence.

Preparatory Courses Taught at UW by Laramie County Community College

The University of Wyoming has contracted for Laramie County Community College to offer preparatory courses on the university campus. University students will register through the normal university registration process. Inclusion of these courses in a student’s schedule will count as part of the credit load for determining full-time status; however, UW credit is not awarded. For further information, contact the LCCC coordinator, at (307) 766-2514 or go to Ross Hall, rooms 26 and 27.

Course Credits

The amount of credit offered for any course work published in this catalog is based on and governed by prior university faculty recommendation and institutional determinations.

A credit hour denotes a unit of academic work. Normally, one credit hour is earned in a course meeting one hour per week for a semester (15‑16 weeks). Each credit hour unit requires an average of three hours of student-effort per week. In variable-credit courses, the efforts required of the students are proportional to the credit hours attempted.

Even if topics differ in separate sections, variable-credit courses have limits on the number of credits which can be earned in that course in a semester and/or a student’s career.

Format of Course Listings

On the following pages, courses approved for offering are listed by college, program subject, and course level (number).

The heading which precedes the brief description of each course shows the current course identification number; former course number(s), if any, in brackets; course title; a designation in bold brackets ([QB< >Q], e.g. [USP 2003 designation< >USP 2015 designation]), if any, concerning applicability of the course to the University Studies Program (see below for designation); the number of semester credit hours established for the course (fixed or variable with the semester); and the career maximum of credit for successive term enrollments in the identified course, if different from the established semester credit-hours limit. For example, “1-3 (Max.9)” means that a student may earn between 1 and 3 hours of credit for that course within one semester and a maximum of 9 hours within a degree career. The course description indicates any prerequisites for that course and if it is offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading only.

Course Levels

University courses are distinguished by number indicating five levels of instruction as follows:

0000‑0999 Preparatory courses (no credit)
1000‑2999 Primarily for Freshmen and Sophomores
3000‑4999 Primarily for Juniors and Seniors
5000‑5999 Primarily for Graduate Students
6000-6999 Law courses, WWAMI courses, and Doctor of Pharmacy courses

A bracketed course number [ ] indicates a previous number of the same course. Double credit cannot be earned by repeating a course.

Prerequisites are the primary factor which normally govern whether a student may enroll for any particular course. However, individual departments and/or colleges may place additional restrictions on course enrollments (e.g. enrollment may be restricted by student classification).

Enrollment in engineering courses is generally limited to engineering students.

Law courses are normally open only to students approved for the program.

Graduate students may enroll in courses numbered 1000‑3999 to satisfy undergraduate deficiencies but only courses numbered 4000 and above will be computed into the graduate GPA and allowed for graduate credit.

University Studies Program Designations

C1 = Communication 1

C2 = Communication 2

C3 = Communication 3

FY = First-Year Seminar

H = Human Culture

PN = Physical and Natural World

Q = Quantitative Reasoning

V = U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions

*Please note: Throughout the department pages and course descriptions in this catalog, a few of the USP 2015 designations will appear as such: C1 = COM1; C2 = COM2; C3 = COM3; FY = FYS.
 

Other Courses
  

  • SPAN 4310 - Intro Hisp Ling

    Credits: 3
    Overview of basic concepts and approaches to linguistics with examples from and emphasis on Spanish description. Basic concepts in semiotics, formal and non-formal linguistics, core areas in linguistics (phonetics & phonology, morphosyntax, semantics & pragmatics), as well as an overview of subfields of linguistics (psycholinguistics, sociolinguístics, computational linguistics, etc.)


    Corequisite: Prerequisites: SPAN 3050 or equivalent proficiency.

Spanish
  

  • SPAN 1010 - First Year Spanish I

    Credits: 4
    Studies fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading.


    USP Code [(none)< >H]
  

  • SPAN 1020 - First Year Spanish II

    Credits: 4
    Studies fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading.


    USP Code [(none)< >H]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 1010  or two years of high school Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 1101 - First-Year Seminar

    Credits: 3
    USP Code [(none)< >FYS]
  

  • SPAN 2030 - Second Year Spanish I

    Credits: 4
    Encompasses reading, grammar review, compositions and conversation.


    USP Code [(none)< >H]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 1020  or three years of high school Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2040 - Second Year Spanish II

    Credits: 4
    Stresses usage of the language through composition, conversation, oral presentation and grammar review.


    USP Code [(none)< >H]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2030  or three years of high school Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2140 - Introduction to Reading

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces a varied selection of readings and other cultural media in an immersive, intensive language class. Through the study of short stories, media articles, films, etc. , students learn cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world and are able to practice and improve their communicative abilities.


    USP Code [CH,G< >(none)]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2030  or equivalent.
  

  • SPAN 3030 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers

    Credits: 3
    Stresses academic use of the Spanish language by native or near-native speakers, through composition, cultural readings, oral presentations, and digital interactions. This class will prepare native and near-native speakers for Spanish upper division classes. It will review spelling rules, grammatical terminology, dialectal and register differences, and academic vocabulary.


    USP Code [(none)< >COM2]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2040  and consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 3040 - Spanish Conversation

    Credits: 3
    Emphasizes speaking and listening comprehension through structured and monitored individual, pair, small group and class work, while providing socio-cultural competence, vocabulary acquisition and grammar review. Provides enhanced language skills in a manner that otherwise could only be attained through an extended stay in a Hispanic country.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2040 ; limited to Spanish majors/minors with no previous experience abroad.
  

  • SPAN 3050 - Third Year Spanish I

    Credits: 3
    Stresses usage of the language through composition, conversation, oral presentation and grammar review.


    USP Code [WB< >COM2]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2040 .
  

  • SPAN 3060 - Third Year Spanish II

    Credits: 3
    Intensively reviews grammar and composition-skill development. Also emphasizes specialized lexicons, written and oral translation, as well as conversational fluency.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3050 .
  

  • SPAN 3070 - Intensive Spanish Abroad

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Spanish language and cultural study in Spanish-speaking countries led by UW faculty.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2030  or consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 3080 - Spanish Language in the USA

    Credits: 3
    This course studies the Spanish language in its social context as a language of the United States, through concepts such as: social and individual bilingualism, Spanglish, dialects, language contact, borrowings, code switching, language policy, or language ideology.


    Cross Listed LTST 3080 .
    USP Code [(none)< >H]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3050  or SPAN 3060  or instructor’s consent.
  

  • SPAN 3100 - Survey of Spanish Literature

    Credits: 3
    Studies Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or equivalent. SPAN 3140  strongly recommended.
  

  • SPAN 3110 - Survey of Contemporary Spanish Literature

    Credits: 3
    Studies Spanish literature from the 18th to the 21st century. SPAN 3110 is a continuation of SPAN 3100 , which studies Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century. In order to take 3110, students do not need to take SPAN 3100 . SPAN 3140  strongly recommended.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or equivalent.
  

  • SPAN 3120 - Survey of Spanish American Literature

    Credits: 3
    Surveys Spanish American literature from colonial period to the present.


    USP Code [G< >(none)]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or equivalent.
  

  • SPAN 3140 - Introduction to Literature

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces literary analysis by focusing on different genres from the Hispanic tradition. The course if focused on developing interpretation strategies and it introduces key elements of literary criticism. Students are required to produce complex ideas about the texts, give oral presentations, and write essays on the texts read.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 .
  

  • SPAN 3200 - Spanish Culture and Civilization

    Credits: 3
    Studies the evolution of Spanish culture through its main artistic, sociological and intellectual expressions.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2040 , SPAN 2140 .
  

  • SPAN 3220 - Spanish-American Cultures in Context

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to the Spanish-speaking cultures of Latin America and the United States through a historical overview and a focus on contemporary politics and culture.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2040  or SPAN 2140  or consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 3300 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Overview of basic concepts and approaches to linguistics with examples from and emphasis on Spanish description. Basic concepts in semiotics, formal and non-formal linguistics, core areas in linguistics (phonetics & phonology, morphosyntax, semantics & pragmatics), as well as an overview of subfields of linguistics (psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, computational linguistics, etc. ).


    Former Course Number [4310]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030   or SPAN 3050   or equivalent proficiency
  

  • SPAN 3990 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1‑4
    Encompasses books or periodicals of special interest to the student, selected in consultation with a staff member. Includes independent reading and reports.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 2030 .
  

  • SPAN 4070 - Spanish Variation and Change

    Credits: 3
    Provides a general overview of issues in language change in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. General topics include language vs. dialect, social factors affecting language variation/acquisition/maintenance, mechanisms of change, language contact effects, language attitudes, policy and planning, style and register and mixing of languages and bilingualism, among other, as they are seen in the Spanish language.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5070 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3300  or LANG 4750 or consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 4080 - Spanish Advanced Grammar

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Intensive practice of Spanish grammar through syntactic analysis to raise language awareness. Study of Spanish grammar in connection with information theory and semantic roles, with a focus on complex sentences and different phenomena such as preposition requirements, word order, emphatic structures, etc.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5080 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3300  or LANG 4750 or consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 4090 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

    Credits: 3
    Provides a description of Spanish sound system and general survey of the language’s major dialectical variations. Will touch upon acustic phonetics and focus on articulatory phonetics. Practice of phonological processes that affect the pronunciation of the language. It includes an explanation of main sources for a foreign accent in Spanish.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5090 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3300  or LANG 4750 or consent of instructor.
  

  • SPAN 4095 - Advanced Translation

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    A practical approach to translating techniques and elements of oral interpretation.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3060 .
  

  • SPAN 4125 - Spanish-Language Literatures of the Americas

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Examines Spanish American literature from a wide variety of perspectives: geographical regions (e. g. Caribbean, Andean, greater Mexico), theme (e. g. revolution, borders), period (e. g. Colonial, 19th century), or genre (e. g. poetry, theatre, film, non-fiction).


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3050  or equivalent. SPAN 3120  highly recommended.
  

  • SPAN 4130 - Masterpieces of Spanish Renaissance Literature

    Credits: 3
    Studies Spanish Renaissance, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5130 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 4140 - Masterpieces of Spanish Baroque Literature

    Credits: 3
    Studies Spanish Baroque, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature. Also covers relationship between Spanish Renaissance and Baroque.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5140 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 4150 - Spanish Romanticism

    Credits: 3
    Comprehensively studies romantic movement in Spain. Includes close reading and commentary of texts by authors such as Espronceda, Rivas, Zorrilla, Becquer and de Castro.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5150 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 4170 - Contemporary Spanish Prose

    Credits: 3
    Examines contemporary prose fiction of Spain. Studies authors who gained recognition before and after the 1936 Spanish Civil War.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 4180 - Advanced Cultural Studies in Hispanic Lit/Media

    Credits: 3
    Advanced analysis of Hispanic cultural phenomena. Focus on the Spanish-speaking cultures of Spain or the Spanish-speaking Americas or both. The Texts consulted vary according to instructor and may include the visual arts, such as film, paintings, and performance, academic theory, websites, and other fiction and non-fiction readings.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5180 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or equivalent and one 4000-level course.
  

  • SPAN 4190 - 20th and 21st Century Spanish- American Texts

    Credits: 3
    Provides students the opportunity to study representative literary texts that reflect the tendencies and trends in 20th and 21st Century Spanish-language works of the Americas.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5190 .
    Prerequisite: 6 hours of Spanish literature at 4000-level.
  

  • SPAN 4200 - Introduction to Research

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Senior seminar on a topic varying from year to year. Includes study of standard bibliographical guides. Minimum of 3 hours recommended for majors.


    USP Code [WC< >COM3]
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050  and 3 hours of 4000 or 5000-level courses.
  

  • SPAN 4260 - The Realist Novel in Spain

    Credits: 3
    Studies major novelists of 19th century Spain from 1850 until Generation of ‘98.


    Dual Listed SPAN 5260 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 4600 - Special Topics in Spanish

    Credits: 1-6
    Max Credit (Max. 12)

    Presents a variety of significant literature, language, or cultural topics in Latin American, Peninsular, and other Spanish-speaking communities.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 .
  

  • SPAN 4990 - Advanced Independent Study

    Credits: 1‑3
    Encompasses special projects to meet needs of individual students, designed in consultation with instructor.


    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 .
  

  • SPAN 5070 - Spanish Variation and Change

    Credits: 3
    Provides a general overview of issues in language change in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. General topics include language vs. dialect, social factors affecting language variation/acquisition/maintenance, mechanisms of change, language contact effects, language attitudes, policy and planning, style and register and mixing of languages and bilingualism, among other, as they are seen in the Spanish language.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4070 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  

  • SPAN 5080 - Spanish Advanced Grammar

    Credits: 3
    Intensive practice of Spanish grammar through syntactic analysis to raise language awareness. Study of Spanish grammar in connection with information theory and semantic roles, with a focus on complex sentences and different phenomena such as preposition requirements, word order, emphatic structures, etc.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4080 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  

  • SPAN 5090 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

    Credits: 3
    Provides a description of Spanish sound system and general survey of the language’s major dialectical variations. Will touch upon acustic phonetics and focus on articulatory phonetics. Practice of phonological processes that affect the pronunciation of the language. It includes an explanation of main sources for a foreign accent in Spanish.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4090 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  

  • SPAN 5100 - Hispanic Thought

    Credits: 3
    intensive study of a topic, author, or philosophical movement. Designed for upper level and graduate students.


    Prerequisite: 12 hours of Spanish literature at 4000-5000 level.
  

  • SPAN 5110 - Peninsular Spanish Literature

    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    An intensive study of a topic or an author. Designed for upper level and graduate students.


    Prerequisite: 12 hours of Spanish literature at 4000-5000 level.
  

  • SPAN 5120 - Spanish American Literature

    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    An intensive study of a topic or an author. Designed for upper level and graduate students.


    Prerequisite: 12 hours of Spanish literature.
  

  • SPAN 5130 - Masterpieces of Spanish Renaissance Literature

    Credits: 3
    A study of the Spanish Renaissance, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious philosophical, and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4130 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 5140 - Masterpieces of Spanish Baroque Literature

    Credits: 3
    Studies of the Spanish Baroque, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature. Also covers the relationship between the Spanish Renaissance and the Baroque.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4140 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 5150 - Spanish Romanticism

    Credits: 3
    A comprehensive study of the romantic movement in Spain. Close reading and commentary of texts by representative authors including Espronceda, Rivas, Zorilla, Becquer and de Catstro.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4150 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 5160 - Graduate Readings

    Credits: 1-5
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  

  • SPAN 5170 - Special Problems

    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  

  • SPAN 5180 - Advanced Cultural Studies in Hispanic Lit/Media

    Credits: 3
    Advanced analysis of Hispanic cultural phenomena. Focus on the Spanish-speaking cultures of Spain or the Spanish-speaking Americas or both. The Texts consulted vary according to instructor and may include the visual arts, such as film, paintings, and performance, academic theory, websites, and other fiction and non-fiction readings.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4180 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2140  or equivalent and one 4000-level course.
  

  • SPAN 5190 - 20th and 21st Century Spanish- American Texts

    Credits: 3
    Provides students the opportunity to study representative literary texts that reflect the tendencies and trends in 20th and 21st Century Spanish-language works of the Americas.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4190 .
    Prerequisite: 6 hours of SPAN at the 4000-level.
  

  • SPAN 5260 - The Realist Novel in Spain

    Credits: 3
    Studies of the major novelists of nineteenth century Spain from 1850 until the Generation of ‘98.


    Dual Listed SPAN 4260 .
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3030  or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 .
  

  • SPAN 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching

    Credits: 3
    Max Credit 3

    Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.


    Prerequisite: graduate status.
  

  • SPAN 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus

    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
  

  • SPAN 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus

    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
  

  • SPAN 5960 - Thesis Research

    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 24)

    Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.


    Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate degree program.
  

  • SPAN 5990 - Internship

    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 24)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.