Term Session Curriculum Curriculum | Spanish Immersion | Curriculum Form Students with advanced Spanish may enroll in classes offered by the Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima in Spanish in arts and sciences, law, education, or engineering. Students may also enroll in program-specific courses, which are listed below. The language of instruction for all courses listed will be English, except where indicated. Course numbers indicate the approximate equivalent University of Virginia courses. Course availability is subject to student interest (a minimum of 5 students is normally required for each course). The schedule for special courses in English will be fixed when the regular Universidad Católica schedule is published. ;  *ANTH 351: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish) This course will explore conceptions and representations of Andean people and culture as embodied in writings of diverse genres and in works of art. The course will focus mainly on the Peruvian Andes. Authors to be read may include Garcilaso, Neruda, Vallejo, Arguedas, and Vargas Llosa. Some attention will also be given to painting and film. No knowledge of Spanish is required. Knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. ANTH 352: ANDEAN AND AMAZONIC ANTHROPOLOGY An ethnographic survey of Andean and Amazonic cultures and an examination of recent cultural and social processes in the region. Some attention will be given to ecological issues as well. HILA 315: PERUVIAN HISTORY: PRE -INCA TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY A survey of Peruvian history from the earliest human settlements on the Peruvian coast, ca. 7,000 BCE , through pre-Inca and Inca cultures, the conquest of Perú in the XVIth Century, subsequent colonization, independence in 1821, the formation of the Republic in the earlier part of the XIXth Century, and the War of the Pacific and its aftermath. The course will include weekly on-site lectures, visiting Inca and pre-Inca sites, colonial and republican churches and other buildings, and museums in and around Lima . HILA 316: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY A survey of the historical roots of contemporary Peruvian society in the 19 th and 20 th centuries, with special attention given to social structure, gender issues, and distribution of power. *HILA 317: FOREIGNERS IN PERÚxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Perú has received more than its share of foreigners. What have these strangers who have arrived before us – travelers, scientists, spiritualists, rebels, diplomats, novelists, essayists, poets, journalists, students – seen? A sullen, depressed, people? Cities of energetic individuals filled with dignity and aspirations? Racial animosities? Christian charity? Social compromises? Corruption? Domestic servants? Dirt? Sex? Beautiful faces? A glorious past? We will see this nation’s past and present through them, as we too train our eyes for our days in Perú. *PHIL 311: PLATO** , xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduces the philosophy of Plato, beginning with several pre-Socratic philosophers. Focuses on carefully examining selected Platonic dialogues. *PHIL 352: CONTEMPORARY ETHICS** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Studies Anglo-American ethics since 1900. While there are selected readings from G. E. Moore, W. D. Ross, A. J. Ayer, C. L. Stevenson, G. E. M. Anscombe and R. M. Hare, emphasis is on more recent work. Among the topics to be considered: Are there moral facts? Are moral values relative? Are moral judgments universalizable? Are they prescriptive? Are they cognitive? What is to be said for utilitarianism as a moral theory? What against it? And what are the alternatives? *PHIL 494: DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH** xxx Independent study under the direction of a UVa Philosophy Department Faculty member. Topics will be decided by the instructor and the student and may include Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, and some areas of Ethics and Political Philosophy. SOC 242: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY A study of contemporary Peruvian society, with special emphasis given to social structure, gender issues and distribution of power. The course will survey the historical roots of contemporary Peruvian society in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. SOC 289: PERUVIAN SOCIETY AND THE SHINING PATH (in Spanish)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx After an overview of the recent history and the contemporary social structure of Perú, the course will study the activities of the Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso during the 80s and 90s, focusing in particular on its relations with the Asháninka ethnic group. Students will research the Asháninka's struggle against the Shinning Path in contemporary news reports, interviews with survivors, and during a visit to the actual area of the confrontation in Central Peruvian Amazonia (all costs included as part of the course; the visit will take place during the last full weekend of the Summer Session courses). The last part of the course will discuss the Peruvian fiction film Asháninka, currently under production. This film is set against the events studied in the course. The film´s director will address the class to discuss the development of the film. The class will also study and discuss the film´s screenplay. Knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. *SPAN 345: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish) This course will explore conceptions and representations of Andean people and culture as embodied in writings of diverse genres and in works of art. The course will focus mainly on the Peruvian Andes. Authors to be read may include Garcilaso, Neruda, Vallejo, Arguedas, and Vargas Llosa. Some attention will also be given to painting and film. No knowledge of Spanish is required. SPAN 487: LATIN AMERICAN FICTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN TRANSLATION A survey of some of the most important Latin American and Peruvian fiction of the twentieth century, with concentration on short stories by such "boom" authors as Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel García Márquez, as well as other important writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, José María Arguedas, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro.  *SPAN 489: PERUVIAN SOCIETY AND THE SHINING PATH (in Spanish) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx After an overview of the recent history and the contemporary social structure of Peru , the course will study the activities of the Partido Comunista del Peru - Sendero Luminoso during the 80s and 90s, focusing in particular on its relations with the Ashaninka ethnic group. Students will research the Ashaninka´s struggle against the Shinning Path in contemporary news reports, interviews with survivors, and during a visit to the actual area of the confrontation in Central Peruvian Amazonia (all costs included as part of the course; the visit will take place during the second full weekend of the Summer Session courses). The last part of the course will discuss the Peruvian fiction film Ashaninka, currently under production. This film is set against the events studied in the course. The film´s director will address the class to discuss the development of the film. The class will also study and discuss the film´s screenplay. Advanced knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. * offered only during Spring Term Session **These philosophy courses can be used to satisfy requirements for a UVa philosophy major. All these courses require some previous acquaintance with philosophy. Back to Top TERM SESSION INTENSIVE COMPLETE IMMERSION SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM Students in the Term Session may also take an exclusive Spanish language course load, starting at their corresponding Spanish-language level. Students will have access to the same facilities in the main campus (libraries, computer labs, etc) as all other students in the program. Students who register for an exclusive Spanish language course load will be in a complete immersion language program and will be housed individually with Peruvian families who do not speak English. Students can complete more than two years of US-College Spanish during the Term Session of the UVa Program in Perú. Students who take the complete immersion program and an exclusive 100- and 200- level Spanish language load will be registered for a total of 14 credits and will complete the sequence from SPAN 101 to SPAN 202. SPAN 101, 102: BEGINNING SPANISH xxxxxxxxxXXxxxxxxxxxxxxx x An intensive introduction to the Spanish language emphasizing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to enable students to communicate in Spanish in everyday situations and to read moderately difficult texts in Spanish. SPAN 101 is designed for students with no previous experience with Spanish. SPAN 102 is designed for students with previous beginning Spanish experience . SPAN 201, 202: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH xxxXXXXXXXXXx xxxXX A course for students who have passed first-year college Spanish or the equivalent. The course aims to develop and consolidate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills so that students can communicate fluently in everyday situations. *SPAN 212: SPANISH FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALSxxxxxxx A course for students that have completed SPAN 202 or the equivalent. This is an intermediate language course aimed at developing communication skills relevant to the health-care profession, as well as cultural competency in the field. SPAN 311: ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR REVIEW , xxxxxxxxxxx A survey of advanced Spanish grammar, including the uses of all verbal tenses and moods, relative pronouns in compound sentences, impersonal forms and the passive voice. SPAN 313: ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATIONxxxxxxxxxxxxxX A course for students who have passed an advanced Spanish grammar course (equivalent to UVa's SPAN 311). This is an upper-level conversation course aiming to develop vocabulary, and listening and oral fluency, in a selected range of topics. *SPAN 314: BUSINESS SPANISHxxxxxxssssssssssssssssssssssssssXXx A course for students who have passed an advanced Spanish grammar course (equivalent to UVa's SPAN 311). This is an upper-level conversation course aimed at developing reading and communication skills relevant to business and commercial applications. *SPAN 330: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANALYSIS xxxxxxXXx Prerequisite: SPAN 311 or departmental placement. This is a required course for all UVa Spanish majors. Drawing upon readings from different periods of both Spanish and Latin American literature, this course introduces the student to the fundamentals of analyzing narrative, lyric poetry, and drama, and will focus on developing a critical vocabulary that will allow him or her to make convincing oral and written arguments about the relationship between what a literary text says and how it says it. All work will be conducted in Spanish. * offered only during Spring Term Session Back to Top Home | The Program | Universidad Católica | Home Stay Program | Term Session | Summer Session | Applying