803. Advanced Grammar (3 cr)

Detailed analysis of French syntax giving students the means to achieve greater sophistication in self-expression.

804. French Stylistics (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 304

Principles of explication of texts, translation and composition in French, and review of linguistic principles for advanced students, particularly prospective teachers, who wish to acquire a more sophisticated means of expression in French.

806. Translation (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 303 and 304

Principles of translation, French-English and English-French. Attention to problems of vocabulary, syntax, semantics, and technical, literary, and commercial translation.

822. Topics in French Civilization (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs 300-level French

Analysis of interrelationships of cultural, social, economic, and political factors contributing to French culture and civilization.

841. French Literary Treasures of the Middle Ages (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or permission

French medieval short story, epic, novel, farce, and satire read in modern French. Titles may include Song of Roland, Lais, Tristan, Ecre dt Enide, and Villon’s Testament.

845. Seventeenth Century I (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302 or permission

Plays of Corneille, Moliére, and Racine.

846. Seventeenth Century II (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302 or permission

Prose and poetry.

849. Eighteenth Century I (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or equivalent

Philosophical writings and the theatre of eighteenth-century France.

850. Eighteenth Century II (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or equivalent

Philosophical writings and the theatre of eighteenth-century France.

853. Nineteenth Century I (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or equivalent

Readings in the major developments in narrative, drama, poetry and the essay from 1800 to 1860. Authors typically studied include Balzac, Hugo, Stendhal, Nerval and Gauthier.

854. Nineteenth Century II (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or permission

Readings in the major developments in prose and verse from 1850 to 1900. Authors typically studied include Baudelaire, Mallarme, Rimbaud and Verlaine.

857. Twentieth Century French Literature I (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or equivalent

Main trends in the French novel from 1900 to the present.

858. Twentieth Century French Literature II (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302, or equivalent

Main trends in French poetry and theatre from 1900 to the present.

859. Literature of French Canada (3 cr)

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302

in its cultural context.

860. Francophone Literatures (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302

Survey of literature and film from French speaking African and Caribbean cultures.

861. Studies in Francophone Literatures and Cultures (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: FREN 301 and 302

Emphasis on a topic, genre, author, and geographical area of the African Diaspora.

896. Independent Study in French (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Special research project or reading program under the direction of a staff member in the department.

898. Special Topics in French (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Specific topic to be covered in any given semester and credit to be awarded to be determined by the instructor at that time. Topics in the area of language, literature, and civilization.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

901. Old French Language (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Phonology and morphology of Old French as derived from Vulgar Latin. Attention to a detailed reading of the “Chanson de Roland” and the “Lais” of Marie de France.

902. Old French Literature (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Readings from Medieval epics, saints’ lives, Arthurian romances, prose chronicles, and drama. Introduction to the modern critical principles of editing Medieval manuscript.

919. Sixteenth Century I (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Masterpieces of Renaissance literature. Works of Rabelais, the Pleiade, Montaigne, etc.

920. Sixteenth Century II (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

FREN 919 continued. Seminars in French (3 cr per sem) Under the headings listed below, the works of one author, or groups of works centering in a period, or those illustrating the development of a literary age are studied with respect to content, sources, style, and influence.

925. Drama

927. Novel

928. Poetry

929. Special Topics

996. Research Problems in French (1-8 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Individual research on a literary or linguistic problem involving original investigation in areas not covered by seminars or thesis.

997. Directed Readings in French (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Topic varies.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

803. Advanced Syntax and Stylistics in German I (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 303 and 304, or equivalent

Recommended for all majors. Advanced syntax and style in their application to composition.

804. Advanced Syntax and Stylistics in German II (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 303 and 304; or equivalent

Recommended for all majors. Advanced syntax and style in their application to composition.

805. Linguistics in German (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 303, 304 or equivalent

Phonetics, phonemics, morphology, and transformational grammar as applied to standard German.

807. History of the German Language (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

History of German language from the beginnings to present.

809. Morphemics in German (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Morphemic theory and its application to modern German.

*810. Applied Linguistics in German (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 805 or permission

Recommended for graduate students in German. Application of linguistic theory to teaching or learning German as a second language.

842. Survey of Medieval German Literature in Translation (MODL 842) (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission or GERM 302 for German majors

German majors expected to read the works in German translation and to write papers in German. Non-German majors read the works in English translation. Development of German vernacular literature during the Middle Ages. Major works include philosophical/religious literature, the heroic epic, and the romance.

843. Middle High German Language (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or permission

Grammar to attain reading knowledge of Middle High German/translation of excerpts from a variety of Middle High German texts.

844. Middle High German Literature (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 843 or reading knowledge of Middle High German

Reading of masterworks of Middle High German literature in the original language.

845. Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century German Literature (2-3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302

Humanism, Reformation, and Baroque.

847. Eighteenth-Century Literature (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Representative authors of the Enlightenment, Empfindsamkeit, and Storm and Stress.

848. Romanticism (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Representative authors of the Romantic movement.

849. Survey of Nineteenth-Century German Literature I (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 301 and 302 or permission

Major literary currents, authors, works, and influences in German-speaking countries in the first half of the nineteenth century, excluding Romanticism, which is treated in GERM 848. Careful examination of many aspects of Bierdermeier and Das Junge Deutschland, the two major movements of the time.

850. Survey of Nineteenth-Century German Literature II (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 301 and 302 or permission

Major literary currents, authors, works, and influences in German-speaking countries in the second half of the nineteenth century. Careful examination of Poetic Realism and Naturalism, the two major movements in this half of the century.

851. From Naturalism to Expressionism (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Critical survey of the major literary currents from the turn of the century to the end of World War I.

852. From the Weimer Republic into Exile (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Critical survey of German literature from 1918 to 1945.

853. History of German Poetry (2-3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Critical survey of the development of epic and lyric poetry from the beginning to the present time.

854. German Literature and Philosophy (2-3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Relationship between literature and contemporary thought from the eighteenth century to the present.

855. Postwar German Literature: The Literature of West Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Critical survey of major literary currents in the West since 1945.

859. Works of Goethe and Schiller (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Representative works.

860. Goethe’s Faust (3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 302 or equivalent

Critical study. Lectures, assigned readings, and reports.

898. Special Topics in German (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Specific topic to be covered in any given semester and credit to be awarded to be determined by the instructor at that time. Topics in the area of language, literature, and civilization.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

Braun: Althochdeutsche Grammatik and Lesebuch.

929. Problems in Advanced Linguistics (1-3 cr)

Prereq: GERM 807 or permission

Training in descriptive, comparative, and historical linguistics.

930. Seminar in German Linguistics (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

951. Seminar in German Literature I (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

The classical period, Klopstock, Wieland, Lessing, Herder, Schiller, Goethe. Subject to be selected.

952. Seminar in German Literature II (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Tendencies of German literature during the last 50 years.

996. Research Problems in German (1-8 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Individual research projects on a literary or philological problem in areas not covered by seminars or thesis.

997. Directed Readings in German (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

842. Survey of Medieval German Literature in Translation (GERM 842) (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission or GERM 302 for German majors

German majors expected to read the works in German translation and to write papers in German. Non-German majors read the works in English translation. Development of German vernacular literature during the Middle Ages. Major works include philosophical/religious literature, the heroic epic, and the romance.

843. Dante and His Times (3 cr)

Divina Commedia extensive readings in the social background of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

854. Russian Intellectual Tradition (RUSS 854) (3 cr)

Major Russian thinkers from 1700 to the present. Focus on the evolution of ideas in the Russian context and the relationship between Russian and European thought.

*870. Introduction to Literary Criticism (3 cr)

Lecture and discussion about important figures and movements in the history of literary criticism. Reading of representative texts to develop a critical lexicon. Bibliographic and methodological component, tailored to needs of modern language students, and required of all graduate students.

878. Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies (ANTH 878; EDPS 878; GEOG 878; HIST 878; LAMS 478; POLS 878; SOCI 878; SPAN *878) (3 cr, max 6) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Interdisciplinary analysis of the mechanics and consequences of cultural continuity and social change in Latin America.

*880. Seminar in Applied Linguistics and Methodology (3 cr)

MODL *880, or its equivalent, is required of all graduate students in modern languages. It does not qualify as a course for Nebraska State Teacher Certification. Theoretical and practical aspects of second language teaching and learning with special emphasis on the application of principles of applied linguistics along with related disciplines of education to structured teaching and learning situations.

*895. Internship in Digital Humanities (ENGL *895E; HIST *895) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Active participation in an ongoing digital humanities project in the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, including weekly meetings designed to build technical and project management skills.

898. Special Topics (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Special topics covered in any given semester and credit to be awarded are determined by instructor. Topics in the area of language, literature, and civilization.

918. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Studies (ENGL 918; HIST 918) (3 cr, max 6)

Invention of the nineteenth century, gender, colonialism, class, realism science and technology.

919. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Nineteenth Century (ENGL 919; HIST 919) (3 cr)

Introduction to the nineteenth century in North America (focusing on the US), Great Britain, and Europe (focusing on France, Germany, Russia, and Spain), organized through themes such as constructions of gender and sexuality, democracy in the nation-state, and challenges to religion.

946. Interdisciplinary Readings in Digital Humanities (3 cr) Lec 3.

Methods, theories, and practices of digital humanities scholarship.

988. Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of the Middle Ages (AHIS 988; ENGL 988; HIST 988; MUSC 988) (3 cr)

Methods and state of research in the disciplines--art, music, literature, language, history, philosophy--dealing with the Middle Ages. Assistance in independent reading and research in subjects related to the student’s own research interests. Taught jointly by faculty members in art, music, theatre, English, history, classics, modern languages, and philosophy.

989. Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of the Renaissance (AHIS 989; ENGL 989; HIST 989; MUSC 989) (3 cr)

Methods and state of research in the disciplines--art, music, literature, language, history, philosophy--dealing with the Renaissance. Assistance in independent reading and research in subjects related to the student’s own research interests. Taught jointly by faculty members in art, music, theatre, English, history, classics, modern languages, and philosophy.

803. Russian Grammar and Stylistics (3 cr)

Prereq: RUSS 302 or equivalent

Detailed analysis of Russian morphology and syntax to achieve greater sophistication in self-expression.

841. Advanced Literary Analysis (3 cr)

Prereq: RUSS 302 or equivalent

All the readings, discussions and assignments will be in Russian. In-depth study of a particular work, period or genre with an emphasis on textual analysis.

842. Russian Poetry (3 cr)

Prereq: RUSS 301 and 302 or equivalent

Russian poetry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Examines how to appreciate poetry and acquaint students with the culture, history and philosophy of the country through poetry.

854. Russian Intellectual Tradition (MODL 854) (3 cr)

Major Russian thinkers from 1700 to the present. Focus on the evolution of ideas in the Russian context and the relationship between Russian and European thought.

898. Special Topics in Russian (1-4 cr)

Prereq: RUSS 301 and 302 or permission

Specific topic to be covered in any given semester and credit to be awarded to be determined by the instructor at that time. Topics in the area of language, literature, and civilization.

803. Spanish Stylistics (3 cr)

Prereq: SPAN 304 or equivalent

For advanced students, particularly prospective teachers, who wish to improve their ability to write idiomatic Spanish. Translations and composition in Spanish.

805. Advanced Grammar (3 cr)

Prereq: SPAN 300 and 317 or 319 or equivalent

Theoretical and practical aspects of Spanish grammar.

821. Medieval Literature (3 cr)

Survey of Spanish Medieval literature of the tenth to the fifteenth centuries. Reading and analysis of such authors as Berceo, Alfonso X, Juan Manuel, Juan Ruiz, Fernando Rojas, Jorge Manrique, and Juan de Mena.

832. Spanish Speaking Proficiency (3 cr)

Prereq: Any 300-level Spanish course or permission

Intensive advanced course in oral communication to gain proficiency in speaking Spanish through practice, creative construction of sentences, vocabulary building, and practical review of grammar and pronunciation.

841. Spanish Golden Age Poetry (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Representative works of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Garcilaso de la Vega, Fray Luis de León, San Juan de la Cruz, Lope de Vega, Góngora, Quevedo.

842. Spanish Golden Age Prose (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Representative works of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, exclusive of Cervantes: La Celestina, El Lazarillo de Tormes, El Buscón; selections from Santa Teres de Jesus, La Diana, Quevedo’s Sueños, and Gracian’s El criticón.

845. Spanish Golden Age Drama (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Lectures, class discussions, and reports. Reading and study of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Moline, Ruiz de Alarcón, Calderón, and others.

853. Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Reading and study of nineteenth-century Spanish literature: drama, essay, novel, poetry, and short story. Such authors as Larra, Zorrilla, Duque de Rivas, Espronceda, Tamao y Baus, Echegaray, Bécquer, Pérez Galdos, Clarin, and Valera.

855. Human Rights in Latin American Poetry (3 cr)

Prereq: SPAN 304 and 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Readings and analysis of Latin American poetry dealing with human rights issues, concentrating on poems from 1900 to present. Topics selected from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

856. Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish Poetry (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, and/or 315.

Reading and analysis of Spanish poetry, with emphasis on A. Machado, Unamuno, Salinas, J. Guillen, García Lorca, and M. Hernandez.

857. Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish Narrative (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, and/or 315.

Reading and analysis of significant Spanish narrative.

858. Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish Drama (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, and/or 315.

Reading and analysis of Spanish dramas written by such playwrights as Benavente, Valle-Inclán, García Lorca, Buero Vallejo, Sastre, and Arrabal.

859. Spanish American Poetry (LAMS 459) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from: SPAN/LAMS 311, 312, SPAN 314, 315

Spanish American poetry.

860. Spanish American Novel (LAMS 460) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from: SPAN/LAMS 311, 312, SPAN 314, 315

Spanish American novels.

862. Spanish-American Short Story (LAMS 462) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from: SPAN/LAMS 311, 312, SPAN 314, 315

Masterpieces of the Spanish-American short story from its origins. Works of the twentieth century by authors such as Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges, María Luisa Bombal, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Rosario Castellanos, and Luisa Valenzuela.

863. Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish and Spanish-American Essay (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, and/or 315.

Reading and analysis of Spanish and Spanish-American essays, with emphasis on Unamuno, Maeztu, Ortega y Gasset, Marañon, Marías, Picón Salas, Arciniegas, Mañach, Reyes, and Paz.

870. Women Writers of Spanish America (LAMS 470) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: 6 hrs from: SPAN/LAMS 311, 312, SPAN 314, 315

Masterpieces by women writers of Spanish America such as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Gabriela Mistral, María Luisa Bombal, and Victoria Ocampo.

873. Cervantes (3 cr)

Prereq: 6 hrs from SPAN 311, 312, 314, 315

Don Quixote, the Entremeses, and selected Novelas Ejemplares.

*878. Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies (ANTH 878; EDPS 878; GEOG 878; HIST 878; LAMS 478; MODL 878; POLS 878; SOCI 878) (3 cr, max 6) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Interdisciplinary analysis of the mechanics and consequences of cultural continuity and social change in Latin America.

896. Independent Study in Spanish (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Special research project or reading program under the direction of a staff member in the department.

898. Special Topics in Spanish (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Specific topic to be covered in any given semester and credit to be awarded to be determined by the instructor at that time. Topics in the area of language, literature, and civilization.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

925. Generation of 1898 (3 cr)

942. Golden Age (1-3 cr)

943. Colonial Spanish America (3 cr)

952. Spanish Medieval Literature (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Medieval Spanish literature. Seminars in Spanish Under the headings listed below the works of one author, or a group of works centering in a period, or those illustrating the development of a literary age are studied with respect to content, sources, style, and influence.

957. Literary Movements (1-3 cr)

990. Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Spanish Studies (1-3 cr, max 3) Lec.

991. Special Topics (1-3 cr, max 24) Lec.

993. Contemporary Spanish America (1-3 cr, max 3) Lec.

996. Research Problems in Spanish (1-8 cr)

Prereq: Permission and successful completion of a graduate seminar Individual research on a literary or linguistic problem involving original investigation in areas not covered by seminars or thesis

997. Directed Readings in Spanish (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Permission

999. Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr, max 55)

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair