Program Requirements
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures – Hispanic Studies offers courses in the literature, intellectual history, and civilization of Spain and Latin America, as well as in the Spanish language. The Department's undergraduate and graduate programs are committed to expanding the liberal arts background of students by helping to develop the skills of communication and critical reasoning, and by providing insight into the culture of other regional, linguistic, and national groups. Enrichment in these areas reduces provincialism and broadens intellectual horizons, regardless of the professional interests or fields of specialization that may guide students in other facets of their university education.
McGill University has bilateral exchange agreements with the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (Mexico), as well as with other leading universities in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world which allow student and faculty exchanges, and other collaborative ventures. Further information about these exchanges may be obtained from the Department or from the International Education website.
Complementary Courses
36 credits selected as follows:
Language and Civilization
0-18 credits in Language and Civilization from:
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HISP 210D1 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing on all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall, Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 218 or equivalent
Students must register for both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210
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HISP 210D2 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 210D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: HISP 210D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210
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HISP 218 Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing upon all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall or Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or equivalent
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HISP 219 Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or HISP 218 or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 220D1/D2 or equivalent
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HISP 220D1 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall, Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 219 or equivalent
Students must register for both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 together are equivalent to HISP 220
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HISP 220D2 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and cultural aspects of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 together are equivalent to HISP 220
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall
Taught in English
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HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Taught in English
Survey of Literature
6 - 12 credits in Survey of Literature from:
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HISP 241 Survey of Spanish Literature and Culture 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the origins to the Golden Age through a study of representative works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 242 Survey of Spanish Literature and Culture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Golden Age to the modern period through a study of representative works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 219 or CEGEP course 607-401
Corequisite: HISP 220D1/D2, or equivalent.
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HISP 243 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Colonial period to Modernism through a study of representative works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 244 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
300-Level or Above Hispanic Literature
12-30 credits in Hispanic literature at the 300 level or above, of which at least 6 credits must be in literature of the pre-1800 period, from:
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HISP 320 Contemporary Brazilian Literature and Film (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : This course introduces students to Brazilian literature and film from the early 20th century to the present day. Students will examine literary works and films from a historical perspective, studying the social, political and regional processes in which they are embedded. From the barren Northeast, to an analysis of gender and race, to urban violence and its manifestations to the contemporary cityscape, this course covers a range of visual and textual material. Students will engage works from major Brazilian authors and filmmakers in conjunction with theoretical texts to better understand some of the main developments in contemporary cultural production.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Course taught in English.
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HISP 321 Hispanic Literature of the 18th Century (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A critical study of neo-classical drama and poetry; satirical prose; Jovellanos, Iriarte, Moratín and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 325 Spanish Novel of the 19th Century (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : The Romantic, Realist and Naturalist novel in Spain, with special emphasis on the development of the Spanish novel in relation to contemporary trends in other European countries.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 325
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HISP 326 Spanish Romanticism (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : The aesthetic and historical development of Romanticism, with special emphasis on lyric poetry and drama.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 328 Literature of Ideas: Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of works of outstanding thinkers as a key to understanding the cultural development of a continent.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 332 Latin American Literature of 19th Century (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : An intensive study of representative authors from the period of Independence to the advent of Modernism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 333 Theatre, Performance and Politics in Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the outstanding works of the theatre from the colonial period to the present, including pre-Columbian works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 340 Latin American Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 341 Spanish Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 345 Contemporary Hispanic Cultural Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : This course examines contemporary Hispanic Cultural Studies looking at both cultural artifacts and diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. In doing so, it will introduce students to the frameworks necessary for approaching contemporary culture in the Hispanic World. The course will be mindful of issues including ideology, class, race, ethnicity and sexuality. Students will come into contact with the major cultural theorists in the Hispanic World and those issues pertinent to the study of culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 347 Queer Iberia (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : This course explores queerness as identity, aesthetics, and theory in Iberian society and culture—literary, visual, audial, and digital. Readings will include cultural texts, performances, theoretical works by major queer and gender theorists, and case studies. The goal of this course is for students to gain a critical understanding of queerness as form, theory, and practice, through the lens of Iberian cultural production.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 352 Latin American Novel (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of contemporary Spanish-American fiction writers.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 355 Contemporary Spanish
Literature and Culture
(3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : An interdisciplinary study of the literary, visual, and digital cultures of contemporary Spain, particularly in its post-authoritarian era (since 1975). Students will also be exposed to critical theory and social and political debates relevant to the course material and its context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 356 Latin American Short Story (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Study of style, tendencies and types as reflected in the evolution of this genre, and seen against the background of a developing continent.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 357 Latin American Digital Literature and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : This course will examine digital cultural production in Latin America from 1990 to the present day. This course introduces students to theoretical frameworks necessary for approaching new media and web-based cultural artifacts, both literary and visual. Students will come into contact with the major writers, artists and web-based cultural producers in Latin America and issues pertinent to the study of the Web in the region.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 358 Gender and Textualities (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Historical development and literary tendencies regarding gender and sexuality in Hispanic literature, film, and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 432 Literature - Discovery and Exploration Spain New World (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the primary literary and intellectual developments stemming from Spain's discovery of the Americas. Special attention will be given to the changing perception of the New World's natural resources and indigenous peoples as this is reflected in the literature of the period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 438 Topics: Spanish Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Specific topics of interest in Spanish literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 439 Topics: Latin American Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Specific topics of interest in Spanish-American literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 453 20th Century Latin American Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative trends and authors (Darío, Martí, Huidobro, Mistral, Vallejo, Neruda, Paz).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 454 Major Figures: Spanish Literature and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Specific figures of interest in Spanish literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 455 Major Figures: Latin American Literature and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Specific figures of interest in Spanish-American literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 505 Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A team-taught seminar examining major issues in Hispanic letters that transcend national literatures and historical periods. Although the specific topics will vary, each will address broad questions of a diachronic nature, thereby permitting an understanding of literary schools and movements, genres or ideologies present throughout the Hispanic world.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Pre-1800 Literature
At least 6 credits from:
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HISP 432 Literature - Discovery and Exploration Spain New World (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the primary literary and intellectual developments stemming from Spain's discovery of the Americas. Special attention will be given to the changing perception of the New World's natural resources and indigenous peoples as this is reflected in the literature of the period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 437 Colonial / Postcolonial Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the dialogue between colonial and postcolonial Latin American texts and theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HISP 451 Don Quixote (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Course on the canonical work by Cervantes, Don Quixote. The course will focus on the first modern novel as well as on a number of critical readings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
One Term
Prerequisites: HISP 220D1/D2 or permission of the Instructor.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HISP 451D1/D2, HISP 451N1/N2 prior to Fall 2018.
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HISP 458 Golden Age Literature: Renaissance (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive examination of the poetry, prose and drama of the Renaissance in Spain through representative authors.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note: No more than 12 credits in courses taught in English shall count towards the Major.
