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Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English. 
Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010H
The emphasis is divided between oral and written expression. Composition and conversation are integrated into the context of Italian culture. Given in Italian. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.
Primary emphasis is divided between conversation and composition skills. The two phases of the course are correlated to include the skills of reading and listening comprehension. Given in Portuguese. Not open to native speakers.
Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally-oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010
Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.  
Accelerated practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country, or…
Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3020H
Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Offered every year.
Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Advanced practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional Format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country or for…
Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030H, FREN 3030E
Selected Italian texts in their social and linguistic contexts. Given in Italian.  
Emphasis is placed on literary and cultural skills to promote students' ability to read and analyze literary texts, while concentrating on expressing themselves accurately in both oral and written Portuguese. Given in Portuguese.
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered fall and spring semester every year.  
Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French.  Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030H This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures, discussions, assignments, and…
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the the French-speaking world, while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030E
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world, while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered every year.
Discover the visual culture of France and Francophone nations through the study of graphic novels, art, photography, architecture, film, fashion, urban spaces, and/or advertisements. Taught in French.  
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…
Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080E
Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080 This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures, discussions, assignments, and student works are managed online, according…
The field of French linguistics, emphasizing such topics as the internal and external history of French; the sounds, forms, and vocabulary of modern French; and the linguistic variation within France and the French-speaking world. Offered every year.  Students of French benefit greatly from…
French business and its environment. Topics will include the creation of a business, banking, economic geography, interviewing, letter writing, advertising, communications, import-export, politics, and the European Union. Given in French. Business students should check with their advisor for…
Students will apply their French to the professional situations in international affairs by engaging in authentic tasks that promote accountability, delegation, and division of work. In addition to familiarizing students with international affairs in francophone contexts, the course will cultivate…
Survey of careers for language majors with an emphasis on developing professional interests, understanding the value of knowledge and skills, setting goals, and applying for jobs using effective strategies and well-selected resources. Course given in English. NON-TRADITIONAL FORMAT Students will…
Explore, debate, and research the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. Offered every year.
Explore, debate, research, and write about the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include…
Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation.  
Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation. Includes structured practice in community settings and events (e.g., health fairs,…
An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…
An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…
The emphasis is divided between conversation and composition in order to promote students' abilities to express themselves accurately in both oral and written Italian. Activities are integrated into the context of Italian culture. Given in Italian. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.
Linguistic, cultural, and literary structures in Portuguese-speaking societies. Emphasis is divided between students' abilities to express themselves fluently in oral and written Portuguese and to identify and contextualize main literary genres and movements. Given in Portuguese. 
A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context of the period in which each work was written. Given in English. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. Course will be offered approximately every other year.  Not offered on a regular basis.
Course focuses on developing an understanding of Brazilian history through the analysis of music lyrics and important musicians from Brazil. Taught in Portuguese with readings in Portuguese and in English.
The study of specific areas of major importance in the cultural, linguistic, and literary developments of ethnic Latino/a(s) in the United States. The approach will contextualize relevant literary examples within historical, philosophical, linguistic, political, and ideological issues. 
Latinx culture through literature, film, and performance. Students will perfect their speaking and writing skills in Spanish through the critical analysis of Latinx poetry, fiction, memoirs, spoken word, and media. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.  
A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context in which each work was written. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments, discussions,…
A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by the major auteurs including, but not limited to, Rossellini, De Sica Visconti Fellini, Antonioni and Bertolucci. Given in English. This is a course on the recent history of Italian…
Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English. 
Develop advanced cultural knowledge, language, and research skills by exploring exceptional lives of the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World through stories of knights-errant, beggars, saints, soldiers, and rebellious women. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by major auteurs. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments,…
Overview of prominent characteristics and movements in Brazilian culture, history, society, artistic and intellectual development, as seen in Brazilian cinema, literature, art, media, and historical texts. Given in Portuguese. 
From knights errant to libertines, from the Round Table to the salon, explore French literature and culture in Medieval Times, the Renaissance, and the Ancien Régime. As the rise of the nation-state and court culture shape arts and letters, social and scientific transformations from François I to…
Selected poetry and prose from the Italian Middle Ages. Works include Dante's Vita Nuova, religious works by Umbrian writers, love poetry of the Scuola Siciliana and the Dolce Stil Novo, and narrative prose by Boccaccio, Marco Polo, et al. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately…
Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 
Develop advanced Spanish skills through the study of literature, film, and culture from modern and contemporary Spain. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Study snapshots of French literature and culture from the Revolution to the present. Find out how the age of revolutions, the World Wars, colonization and decolonization, and contemporary unrest forge new intellectual, economic, aesthetic, and political enterprises. Taught in French.
Italian Renaissance and Baroque texts, selected from lyric poetry, the epic, the pastoral, the theater, treatises, scientific prose, family writings and letters. Works by Ariosto, Poliziano, Boiardo, Tasso, Lorenzo, Alberti, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Sannazaro, Marino, Michelangelo, Leonardo da…
Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills in Spanish by pondering the earliest writings from the Americas both by Europeans and native Americans. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Explore major contemporary works in French by authors from diverse regions, such as Western and Eastern Europe, North and sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and East, South, and Southeast Asia. Taught in French.
Intensive reading and analysis of the major works of representative Italian writers and study of main literary movements in Italian literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately every three semesters.  Not offered on a regular…
Representative plays from Portugal and Brazil analyzed with emphasis on drama as a literary genre, specific aspects of staging and performance, and socio-political context of theatrical production. Given in Portuguese. 
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring how cultural and intellectual production in Latin America (after 1900) responds to various literary, political, and social movements. Alongside novels, stories, essays, and poems, this course also considers art, films, and…
Topics in French and Francophone studies: themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries, depending on instructor. Given in French.
Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context. 
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring cultural contexts from all corners of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year. SPRING 2025: "Alterity and Otherness in Spanish Culture." Dr. Rubén Maíllo-Pozo  MWF 1:50 pm-2:40 pm *…
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating Spanish films that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and Spain’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course offered…
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and the region’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course…
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, geopolitics, and the region’s diverse cultures and societies, in addition to creative questions related to different film genres and styles. Given…
This service-learning course combines dance, group discussion, and lecture to immerse students in embodied practices of cultural diversity. Students will come to understand and experience dance as a vehicle for building human connection through kinesthetic empathy as they collaborate with community…
This service-learning course combines dance, group discussion, and lecture to immerse students in embodied practices of cultural diversity. Students will come to understand and experience dance as a vehicle for building human connection through kinesthetic empathy as they collaborate with community…
Significant developments in Spanish and Latin American Digital Arts, with a focus on electronic literature and cyberculture. Discussion will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory, theory of media, cyber-cultural studies, and digital humanities. Course given in Spanish.…
Students will be matched with an organization in Siena, Italy, where they will become acquainted with the approach the Italians take to social problems while also improving their language skills. Students will earn one to three hour(s) of credit while perfecting their Italian language skills.…
Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through community involvement. Students will work directly with approved study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of community organizations. Each student will…
Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. Course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course given in English. ADDITIONAL…
Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. The course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course is given in Spanish. This course…
Provides students with the opportunity to apply their Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge in interdisciplinary courses or courses outside the Department of Romance Languages. Given in Spanish.  Offered every year.
Selected topics in Italian culture, civilization, language, literature, or literary theory. Given in Italian. Offered every year.
Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.
Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Designed for students who participate in UGA Study Abroad programs. Students will attend a class in Spanish offered by the host university. Given in Spanish. 
Through expository readings, digital media, and case studies, students will analyze basic economic and policy trends in the French-speaking world. This course is ideal for students aspiring to internships with international organizations, placements with the Peace Corps, and Masters programs in…
Italian linguistic and intercultural communicative skills for professional employment. Situational practice in different professional contexts. Given in Italian.      
Students will acquire a working knowledge of commercial vocabulary, business practices, and commercial culture in the Luso-Brazilian world. The primary concentration will be on Brazil’s growing presence in a globalized economy. Of primary importance is creating a cross-cultural awareness. Given in…
Commercial Spanish and the environment of the Spanish-speaking business world. Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice. Topics include economic geography of Spanish-speaking countries, company organization, management, banking, investment, personnel,…
Introduction to cultural expression in French from various regions of the Caribbean and Africa. Taught in French.
Topics in French and Francophone studies; themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations, and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries. Given in English. Not open to students with credit in FREN 4180I
Topics in French and Francophone studies; themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations, and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries. Given in English. Students do appropriate assignments in French.…
Historical and cultural perspectives on the relationship between France and the United States. Study iconic examples of the exchange of ideas, art, people, and social movements. Topics can cover stereotypes, democracy, liberty, immigration, racism, comparing and contrasting French and American…
Historical and cultural perspectives on the relationship between France and the United States. Study iconic examples of the exchange of ideas, art, people, and social movements. Topics can cover stereotypes, democracy, liberty, immigration, racism, comparing and contrasting French and American…
Designed for students with significant experience in French, this course will provide firsthand experience working in a French business. Students will work using their language and culture skills while performing tasks in one of several organizations. In order to complete the course successfully,…
Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…
Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…
Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice necessary to be successful in today's Spanish-speaking business world. Key topics in grammar and vocabulary are also reviewed. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.  
Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to historical, social, and political context.…
Examination of the shared history of Christians and Muslims in Valencia, Spain, from the eighth to the seventeenth century, including the flourishing of Islamic civilization and the Catholic Reconquest. Studying this period of cultural exchange, evangelization, and persecution will shed light upon…
Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France during the Renaissance and Reformation. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to the historical, social, and political context. Given in…
Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…
An introduction to the historical events that shaped the development of Spanish from Latin and the resulting linguistic evolution, including phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and semantic changes. Given in Spanish.
Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French. The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the…
Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French. The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the…
The French sound system in theory and practice. How French sounds are formed and how they reflect social class and geographical origin. Work on pronunciation in class and the language laboratory. Given in French.
Speech organs and systematic description of Spanish sounds. Comparison of English and Spanish patterns of stress, pronunciation, and intonation. Examination of recurrent pronunciation errors. Description of major geographical and social dialects. Practice in pronunciation and transcription of…
Description and linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, including morphological patterns of lexical creation and renovation. Offered every year.
Introduces students to the study of linguistic variation in Spanish. Among the topics to be covered are geographic, social, and linguistic factors in language variation and dialectology. Students will analyze specific cases of variation in present-day Spanish dialects in Latin America, Spain, and…
A description and formal linguistic analysis of the major syntactic structures in Spanish, including, but not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Taught in Spanish. Offered every year.
The syntax of modern French through readings in descriptive analysis and examples of literary texts to see how word order contributes to meaning. Particular emphasis on levels of style and reflections of social class. Frequent compositions required. Given in French.
Representations of Africa and African American culture in Hispanic Literature by writers of African descent. By covering a variety of genres, the course will provide discussion about a cultural identity that is constantly in dialogue with dominant discourses. The course will incorporate critical…
Individual study, reading, or projects under the guidance of a faculty member. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the guidance of a faculty member. 
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional Format: This…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. This course belongs to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. This course belongs to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional Format: These…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional Format: These…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

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