Liberal Arts, Business & Spanish Lang. & Culture Program
Please Note:
- This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between SAIIE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development.
- Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
- SAIIE is currently updating its course list. To view any specific course syllabus please contact the Program Manager, Mr. Sean Chipres, at: seanrc@saiie.com
SUMMER 2024
Summer course requirements:
- The minimum requirement to take any courses taught in Spanish at SAIIE is 5 semesters of Spanish study at university level or the equivalent. This condition is crucial for the correct understanding and participation of the student. However, some Spanish language courses at SAIIE have specific language proficiency requirements that require lower level of Spanish.
- A student must enrol in one class taught in English or Spanish (3-4 credits) per session
- A student must have at least sophomore standing at the time of participation.
- A student must have minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale.
- A student must be in good academic standing at the time of participation.
- No prior knowledge of Spanish required
COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH:
New Business courses offered for Summer 2024!
ART 3890 Spanish Art (3 credits)
This course consists of a general introduction to the history of Spanish art from prehistoric to current times, explaining and placing the most significant artworks in relation to global art. The course will focus on the diverse cultural influences that have directed the development of Spanish art and students will study critically the modifications that these successive cultures have produced within the mainstream of the general history of art.
ART 3900 Artistic Monuments in Seville (3 credits)
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the historical, economic, artistic, social and religious parts of Seville through its important and several monuments. Students will study about the monuments and works of art significant in relation to global art.
The actual city will be the main guideline of this course. In each class meeting students will study various artistic-architectural points of interest. Students will also be able to appreciate the cultural impact that many other cultures have left behind in the city throughout its history.
LAB FEE: Students will have to pay 80€ to cover all entry fees during the visits.
HISTORY 3310 History of Spain (3 Credits)
Taught in English, this course examines the historical development of Spain from Prehistory to the present time. It focuses especially on important historic moments, such as Hispania, Islamic Spain, the origins of the Christian realms, the Napoleonic wars, the fall of the Monarchy, and the process of the industrialization. In the last part of the course we will study the Spanish Civil War, the regime of Franco and today´s Constitutional Monarchy of Spain.
HISTORY 3340 History and Culture of Islamic Spain (3 Credits)
Taught in English, this course is an introduction to the period of Islamic Spain. It will be based on an introduction to the study of the pillars of Islam, their expansion and the arrival of the Muslims in Spain. The course is a study of a multi-ethnic society made up of diverse religions during a period of tolerance towards religion. The course will end with a discussion of how the presence of the Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula has influenced and still continues to influence Spanish attitudes and their conceptions of the past.
SOCIOLOGY 3620 Spanish Civilization (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to help the students to acquire an awareness of the different aspects of Spanish culture, history and society in order to enrich their knowledge of Spain and help their integration into a new and very different environment. The aim is to help them understand the complexity of society, economy and culture in Spain. The course also has an emphasis on the cultural aspects of modern-day social life.
SOCIOLOGY 3650 Gastronomy of Spain (3 credits)
The aim of this course is to help students to understand how different civilizations that had settled in Spain throughout the centuries have influenced the history of Spanish food. Students will study the variety of styles of cooking depending on the geographical location. This course will also cover a study of some prominent chefs and restaurants in the history of Spanish cuisine.
SOCIOLOGY 3930 Spanish Folklore and Popular Customs (3 credits)
This course offers the students information about the differences and similarities between regions, festivals and popular customs in different Spanish regions and gastronomy. This information will give a better understanding about the Spaniards, their lifestyle, folklore and customs, therefore making it easier for the student to integrate in the country where they will be living during the semester. It will also help students understand the diversity of Spain´s regions.
BUSADMIN 4140 International Management (3 credits) - NEW COURSE FOR SUMMER 2024!
This course focuses on the management of an enterprise engaged in international business. Topics include: why international business occurs, the nature & influence of the host country environment on firms conducting international business, how international strategic alternatives for these firms are identified & evaluated, the influence of culture on managers & managerial practices, & the ethical concerns & social responsibility associated with managing international business activities.
BUSADMIN 3340/5340 Management, Gender, & Race (3 credits) - NEW COURSE FOR SUMMER 2024!
This course reviews the changing nature of management & explains why gender & race/etchnicity have become important considerations in business. It examines the status of women & people of color in managerial or administrative positions & discusses socialization processes, stereotypes, equal employment opportunity laws, illegal harrasment, & power in organizations. Networking, mentoring, work/life balance, & career planning also are addressed.
BUSADMIN 3540/5540 Quality Management (3 credits) - NEW COURSE FOR SUMMER 2024!
The purpose of this course is to give the student an understanding of the tools, language and techniques used in the field of Quality Management. By the end of this course, students will be able to recall the history of the Quality movement, identify the major philosophies of the field, and use the basic tools. Although this course does require reading assigned materials, a significant portion of our time will be spent on class projects and participation. This course is intended to be an interactive learning experience. Therefore, class attendance is essential!
BUSADMIN 3400 Business and Commerce of the European Union (3 Credits)
This course begins with a study about the historical roots, the birth and development of the European Union in the last 50 years, analyzing the first treaties and the later ones added in the Union. The different organizations that form the components of the Union and the role of each member state are studied on this course. There is special emphasis on the importance of the European monetary union, the common coin and the main European financial institutions. Also, the course covers the politics and international commercial agreements of the Union and their relationship with the United States.
BUSADMIN 3410 Management of International Business (3 credits)
The course analyzes the complicated world of international business, paying special attention to the cultural and political influences on the business structures of today´s global economy.
There is emphasis on the importance of communication between countries, developing and understanding the cultural values of each nation and their impact on the negotiating process.
All these points will be treated and discussed in the classroom with real cases.
Prerequisite: 1 college level business course.
BUSADMIN 3430 International Marketing (3 credits)
This course will use Spain and the United States as the main references, giving the student an introduction of the international markets in today's era of globalization.
The objective is to understand the needs of clients and to analyze how multinational firms satisfy these needs with desired products at a competitive price. We will study the impact of legal and political means on the strategy of international markets.
We will focus on the main surrounding factors of that affect international commercialization, the obstacles and the opportunities.
Prerequisite: 1 college level business course.
COURSES TAUGHT IN SPANISH:
SPANISH 1010 Beginning Spanish I (4 Credits)
This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Spanish to become capable of understanding and using common expressions as well as learning frequently used phrases to satisfy immediate needs.
The course is designed to enable students to introduce themselves and others, for them to ask and answer basic information like their address, their personal belongings or people they know all in Spanish. It will also enable students to engage in a basic conversation with a Spanish speaker who speaks clearly, slowly and is ready to help out.
Prerequisite: 0-1 year of high-school Spanish.
SPANISH 1020 Beginning Spanish II (4 Credits)
Throughout the course students will be able to demonstrate a limited control of basic grammatical structures. They will be using a series of simple expressions and phrases to describe their families, their friends, their current jobs or from the past. Students will be able to understand the general idea of short, clear notices and messages.
Prerequisite: 2-3 years of high-school Spanish or 1 semester of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 2030 Intermediate Spanish I (4 Credits)
The main objective of the course is for students to be capable of understanding frequently used expressions and phrases related to an area of expertise where they are relevant. They will know how to communicate simple ideas and their daily routines that don´t require more than an easy exchange of information on matters that are common to them.
Students will know how to describe basic actions in the past and their surroundings as well as any matter related to an immediate need.
Prerequisite: 3-4 years of high-school Spanish or 2 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 2040 Intermediate Spanish II (4 Credits)
Students in this course are capable of understanding the main topics in texts and in spoken Spanish if they have knowledge on the topic of the conversation- whether it´s work-related, school-related or socially related.
Students will know how to handle most situations where Spanish will be used. Students will be able to write simple and coherent texts on topics that are familiar to them or of personal interest. Students will be able to describe experiences, events, wishes and ambitions as well as explaining their opinions and plans.
Students with a good level of Spanish may take SPAN 2040 and SPAN 3050 concurrently.
Prerequisite: 4 years of high-school Spanish or 3 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3050 Third Year Composition and Conversation I (3 Credits)
(All students taking this course are required to take SPANISH 3100 Intercambio Activity listed below).
This course focuses on communicative skills, working towards perfecting the skills to speak, read, write and understand Spanish.
The objective of this course is that the student can: express orally and in writing their experiences and events, desires, as well as justify their opinions or explain their plans and try to influence the opinions and reactions of others/ understand the main points of texts written in everyday , familiar Spanish / have a general knowledge of real Spanish socio-culture and culture/participate in social exchanges and in more complex everyday situations.
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3060 Third Year Composition and Conversation II (3 Credits)
(All students taking this course are required to take SPANISH 3100 Intercambio Activity listed below).
Following Spanish 3050, the course covers the basic structures of the Spanish language to enable the student to have a comprehensive understanding of all Spanish constructions and thus proceed to a more advanced level.
The objective of the course is that the student: is able to understand the main ideas of informational texts and texts of a certain complexity that require exposure to and general knowledge of Spanish culture / can provide detailed information on general topics / can write texts of certain length and grammatical complexity / can interact with native speakers with a degree of fluency and spontaneity and to participate in social exchanges of certain formality.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish, including one course in composition and conversation.
SPANISH 4060 Fourth Year Spanish Composition and Conversation (3 Credits)
(All students taking this course are required to take SPANISH 3100 Intercambio Activity listed below).
The objectice of this course is to develop and increase the student’s communication to an advanced level of Spanish. This course will focus upon the practice and participation of the students in and out of class and the interaction with all elements that form a part of the learning process of a language.
Prerequisite: 6 semesters of college-level Spanish, including two courses in composition and conversation.
SPANISH 3100 Intercambio Activity (1 Credit)
(Mandatory for those students who have completed SPANISH 3050, SPANISH 3060 or SPANISH 4060).
It is a practical class of cultural immersion. All the students on the program are assigned an Intercambio, a native Spaniard who they will meet at least once a week. The Intercambio activities will be held outside of the classroom so that students can practice their Spanish in real-life situations.
The student will write compositions about different topics the professor assigns throughout the semester. In these compositions the student will demonstrate the cultural aspect acquired through the social interaction with the natives as well as developing writing skills in Spanish at the same time.
SPANISH 3700 Spanish Phonetics (3 Credits)
This course consists of a general overview of Spanish phonetics, both vowels and consonants, with a clear objective of focusing on proper pronunciation of the Spanish language, and thus, a better recognition of it. At the same time, in this course, students will deal with importance issues such as accentuation/emphasis, intonation, syllabic division and the varieties of Spanish and languages in Spain.
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3210 Survey of Spanish Literature: 18th-20th C. (3 Credits)
This course is a basic close-up to 19th-20th C. Spanish Literature, dealing with aesthetic and literary movements, beginning with Romanticism, also studying specific authors belonging to those movements, from a practical point of view through their texts.
Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3250 Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3 Credits)
This course gives a general overview of the twentieth century, starting with a chronological division by aesthetic and literary movements, expanding later the information on authors and their texts. These texts will show the different literary genres most used in this period of time. The different movements and authors will be tied in together with most important historical events of Spanish History: 1898 Crisis, the Civil War, Franco´s Dictatorship.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3280 Women in Spanish Literature (3 Credits)
This course focuses on the analysis of works written by Spanish women from the Golden Age to the present day, putting emphasis on the progressive change in the women's role in literature and in Spanish society today.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 4270 Cervantes (3 Credits)
This course could be considered a monographic study about the author, not only as author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, but also as author of other important works that are relevant to Spanish literature. We will connect his personal life as the prototype of a Spanish renaissance man and the realization of his work.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
ART 3800 Artistic Monuments in Seville (3 credits)
Taught in Spanish, the main objective of this course is to introduce students to the historical, economical, artistic, social and religious aspects of Seville through its important and numerous monuments. The city itself will be the main guideline of this course. In each class meeting, students will study various artistic-architectural points of interest. Students will also be able to appreciate the cultural impact that many other cultures have left behind on the city throughout its history.
Prerequisites: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish
LAB FEE: Students will have to pay 80€ to cover all entry fees during the visits.
ART 4900 Spanish Painting from the Renaissance to the 20th Century (3 credits)
Taught in Spanish, this course covers the major art movements and external influences on Spanish painting and then focuses on the analysis of the most renowned Spanish painters worldwide. El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Dali and Miro will all be the subjects of a special study.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
HISTORY 3070 Latin America History (3 Credits)
Taught in Spanish, this course covers the development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from the age of discovery to the present day. Seville is a particularly appropriate place to study this subject, as it was the first port and for many years the only one authorized for voyages to the New World. Seville is the permanent home of the Archives of the Indies.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
HISTORY 3370 Twentieth-Century Spanish History (3 credits)
Taught in Spanish, this course will examine Spain´s twentieth-century history main events, including the Spirit of ´98, Spain and World War I, the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the Second Republic, the Civil War, the new order under Franco, Spain´s international isolation, the transition through King Juan Carlos I with the arrival of democracy and the latest historical developments.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3180 Business Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is created with the intention of offering the student, within a simulated working environment, exposure to advanced linguistics structures and specific, technical and specialized Spanish vocabulary and terminology used within the business world.
The objectives are, therefore, to improve communicating and writing skills as well as reading comprehension and listening skills within a specific professional environment.
To do so, we use communicative methodology, creating emphasis on the approach towards the work task. Virtual and technological resources are used, as well as hard copy materials that are previously selected, which include newspapers articles, examples of business letters, grammar and vocabulary activities with the objective of making classes more visual, dynamic and interactive.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3640 Spanish Civilization (3 Credits)
This course offers the students a general overview of Spanish civilization from the beginning up to contemporary times. The course not only covers the development of the history in general, but it also strengthens the connection between the different structures that grow in any human community: economical activities, social and political organizations, culture, ideology, artistic, literary and religious activities. The objective is that the student understands the diversity of the country.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 4010 Hispanic Culture in the Cinema & TV (3 credits)
This course is meant for those students that are competent from a linguistic point of view, but for those who are not familiar with the culture and the deep union Cinema and Television have with the language. Through Spanish cinema, the student will have the opportunity to be more familiar with local expressions, habits, customs and the way Spaniards behave. Therefore, the students find it easier to adjust to how to react and behave in different situations in Spanish.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.