CGS Spanish Courses
CGS SPA 101X First Semester Spanish
4 cr.
For students who have had no previous training in the language. Emphasis on reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish. Classes also may include cultural studies of Spain and Latin America.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Field trip may be required.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 102X Second Semester Spanish
4 cr.
This course is a continuation of CGS SPA 101. This course integrates cultural studies of Spanish-speaking countries while emphasizing reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 101 or requisite placement test score or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Field trip may be required.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 201 Third Semester Spanish
4 cr.
This course stresses the further development and practice of speaking, reading, writing, and listening for students who have had prior experience with the language. This course emphasizes the study of customs, traditions and ideas frequently associated with Spanish-speaking regions and probes common stereotypes in order to better understand a variety of beliefs about culture in Spanish-speaking regions including the US.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 102 or requisite placement test score or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 202 Fourth Semester Spanish
4 cr.
Continuation of CGS SPA 201. Further development and practice of speaking, reading, writing, and listening for students w/ prior experience with the language. Emphasis on customs, traditions and ideas frequently associated with Spanish-speaking regions and probes common stereotypes in order to better understand a variety of beliefs about culture in Spanish-speaking regions including the US.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 201 or requisite placement test score or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Field trip may be required.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 205 Fourth Semester Spanish
4 cr.
This course is a continuation of SPA CGS 201. This course stresses the further development and practice of speaking, reading, writing, and listening for students who have had prior experience with the language. This course emphasizes the study of customs, traditions and ideas frequently associated with Spanish-speaking regions and probes common stereotypes in order to better understand a variety of beliefs about culture in Spanish-speaking regions including the US.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 201 or requisite placement test score or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Field trip may be required.
General Education Requirements: HU
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 225 Conversation & Composition
3 cr.
Development of written and oral proficiency through systematic exposure to modern cultural developments as found in a variety of contemporary texts. Discussion and composition exercises deal with cultural topics introduced by original authors.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 205(P) or CGS SPA 207(P) or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 226 Conversation and Composition
3 cr.
Continuation of CGS SPA 225.
Prerequisites: CGS SPA 225(P) or consent of instructor.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CGS SPA 236 The Culture and Civilization of Latin America
1-3 cr.
Lectures and readings in English on the art, music, architecture, history, and politics, as well as the social and economic problems of Latin-American countries from pre-Columbian times to the present. Latin Americans in the United States and their relationship with Latin America will be examined.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: No knowledge of Spanish required. No foreign language credit.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/