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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 Antonio Ruiz de Montoya schedule is published. Brief descriptions of the contents of those courses listed only by their titles and schedule can be found under the Summer Session Curriculum section. *ANTH 351: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish) ANTH 352: ANDEAN AND AMAZONIC ANTHROPOLOGY HILA 315: PERUVIAN HISTORY: PRE-INCA TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY *HILA 316: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY * Offered only during Spring Term Session. PHIL 255: ETHICS AND FILM -- An exploration of movies as a medium for ethics. The course will focus on the nature of the moving image and its potential for self-reflection and moral awareness. It will examine ethical issues as they arise in contemporary films (for instance, Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors, Pedro Almodovar’s Talk to her, and David Lynch’s Elephant Man). Among authors to be read are Kant, Mill, Emerson, and Nietzsche. This course can serve as an introduction to philosophy and has no prerequisites. *PHIL 258: ETHICS OF VIOLENCE *PHIL 315: DESCARTES, SPINOZA, LEIBNIZ *PHIL 494: DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH SOC 241: PERUVIAN SOCIAL REALITY -- An introduction to the study of Peruvian social movements, processes, and structures in the 20th century. Students will be introduced to sociological concepts and theories. A familiarity with introductory level sociology is suggested but not required. *SOC 242: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY SOC 343: GENDER ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY PERÚ -- An introduction to the study of the place of women in contemporary Peruvian society. The course will study the changing legal and socio-economic relations between men and women in Peruvian society. The course will deal with a variety of issues involving gender, from labor and the public sphere, to abortion and the family. Previous course in sociology required. *SPAN 345: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish) 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 notable authors such as Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, José María Arguedas, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Gabriel García Márquez. All works are read in translation. * Offered only during Spring Term Session.
Term Sessions Spanish Language Courses The Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, in conjunction with the UVa Program, is able to offer instruction in Spanish as a foreign language at all levels, modeled exactly on the courses offered at UVa, down to the textbooks and materials, adding the experience of professional language teachers and the environment of a Spanish-speaking country. All Spanish language courses are worth 3 credits each, except SPAN 101 and SPAN 102, which are worth 5 credits each. Language students will have access to language lab facilities and may be required to complete a certain number of lab hours. Our program, which emphasizes exposure of real-life linguistic interaction, offers the following courses in Spanish language. Brief descriptions of the contents of those courses listed only by their titles and schedule can be found under the Summer Session Curriculum section. SPAN 101, 102: BEGINNING SPANISH -- 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 basic newspaper and literary Spanish. These courses are each worth 5 credits. SPAN 102 has SPAN 101 as a pre-requisite. SPAN 201, 202: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH -- 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 202 has SPAN 201 as a pre-requisite. SPAN 311: ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR REVIEW -- 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 312: SPANISH THROUGH THEATER | 11:00 SPAN 313: ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION -- 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 auditive and oral fluency, in a selected range of topics. SPAN 314: BUSINESS SPANISH -- 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 | 9:00 * Offered only during Spring Term Session.
Term Sessions Intensive Complete Immersion Spanish Language Program Term Session students may also take an exclusive Spanish-language course load, starting at their corresponding Spanish-language level, or an exclusive load of upper-level Spanish language courses and other courses in Spanish. 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. |
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