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Courses

Listed below are the Romance Language courses offered for the academic year which are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, always check the schedule of classes.

Undergraduate Courses

Spring 2026
Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary French I FREN 10100 3 -
Elementary French 2 FREN 10200 3 -
Intermediate French I FREN 20100 3 -
Intermediate French II FREN 20200 3 -
Intensive Intermediate French FREN 20300 6 -
Advanced French Conversation FREN 22000 3 -
French Oral and Written Expression FREN 31200 3 -
Medieval and Renaissance French Literature FREN 34300 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
17th-Century French Literature FREN 34400 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Survey of Francophone Literature FREN 35300 3 -
Honors Course in French FREN 49100 3 -
Independent Study FREN 49501 1 -
Independent Study FREN 49502 2 -
Independent Study FREN 49503 3 -
In Service FREN 49801 1 -
In Service FREN 49802 2 -
In Service FREN 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Italian 1 ITAL 10100 3 -
Elementary Italian 2 ITAL 10200 3 -
Intermediate Italian I ITAL 20100 3 -
Intermediate Italian 2 ITAL 20200 3 -
Dante's Divine Comedy in English ITAL 27600 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D; Writing Intensive
Advanced Italian Grammar ITAL 31100 3 -
Italian Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century, in Translation ITAL 33700 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group C
Introduction to Italian Literature from the 16th Century to the Present ITAL 34200 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Love in Early Modern Italian Culture ITAL 36125 3 -
Watching Novels: Contemporary Italian Literature ITAL 36567 3 -
Honors Course in Italian ITAL 49100 3 -
Independent Study ITAL 49501 1 -
Independent Study ITAL 49502 2 -
Independent Study ITAL 49503 3 -
In Service ITAL 49801 1 -
In Service ITAL 49802 2 -
In Service ITAL 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Spanish I SPAN 10100 3 -
Elementary Spanish 2 SPAN 10200 3 -
Intensive Elementary Spanish SPAN 10300 6 -
Basic Reading and Writing for Native Speakers of Spanish SPAN 10500 3 -
Oral and Written Skills for Native Speakers of Spanish SPAN 10600 3 -
Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 20100 3 -
Intermediate Spanish 2 SPAN 20200 3 -
Intensive Intermediate Spanish SPAN 20300 6 -
Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20700 3 -
Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20800 3 -
Spanish for Social Service Fields SPAN 21000 3 -
Spanish Grammar and Composition SPAN 21100 3 -
Spanish for Oral Communication SPAN 22100 3 -
Spanish Composition for Spanish-Speaking Students SPAN 27000 3 -
Readings in Modern Spanish-American Literature SPAN 27600 3 -
The Structure of Modern Spanish SPAN 31100 3 -
Advanced Spanish Writing SPAN 31200 3 -
Introduction to Translation and Interpretation SPAN 31300 3 -
Spanish Civilization SPAN 33500 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Introduction to Hispanic Literature I SPAN 34100 3 -
Contemporary Latin American Narrative SPAN 36800 3 -
Special Topics: Mexico-Literature and Nation SPAN 37103 3 -
Haunted Stories: The Gothic in Latin America SPAN 37163 3 -
Introduction to Translation and Interpretation SPAN 38000 3 -
Simultaneous Interpretation, Spanish-English and English-Spanish SPAN 38400 3 -
Translation and Interpretation: for the Medical Profession SPAN 39002 3 -
Internship in Translation SPAN 39100 3 -
Internship in Interpretation SPAN 39200 3 -
Honors Course in Spanish: Special Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literature SPAN 49100 3 -
Independent Study SPAN 49501 1 -
Independent Study SPAN 49502 2 -
Independent Study SPAN 49503 3 -
In Service SPAN 49801 1 -
In Service SPAN 49802 2 -
In Service SPAN 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Portuguese 2 PORT 10200 3 -
Intermediate Portuguese 2 PORT 20200 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Winter 2026
Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Intermediate Italian 2 ITAL 20200 3 -
The Italian Renaissance: An Introduction ITAL 28000 3 Flexible Core - Individual and Society; Pluralism and Diversity - Group D

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Intermediate Spanish 2 SPAN 20200 3 -
Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20800 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement. Please note that not all sections of a course may fulfill its listed requirement(s). Consult the CUNY Global Search Tool or Schedule Builder for specific section details.

Fall 2025
Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary French I FREN 10100 3 -
Elementary French 2 FREN 10200 3 -
Intensive Elementary French FREN 10300 6 -
Intermediate French I FREN 20100 3 -
Intermediate French II FREN 20200 3 -
Advanced French Conversation FREN 22000 3 -
Advanced French Grammar FREN 31100 3 -
18th-Century French Literature FREN 34600 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Movement, Travel & Displacement FREN 36031 3 -
Francophone Women Writers FREN 36524 3 -
Honors Course in French FREN 49100 3 -
Independent Study FREN 49501 1 -
Independent Study FREN 49502 2 -
Independent Study FREN 49503 3 -
In Service FREN 49801 1 -
In Service FREN 49802 2 -
In Service FREN 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Italian 1 ITAL 10100 3 -
Elementary Italian 2 ITAL 10200 3 -
Intermediate Italian I ITAL 20100 3 -
Intermediate Italian 2 ITAL 20200 3 -
Italian for Oral Communication ITAL 22100 3 -
19th and 20th-Century Italian Women Writers, in Translation ITAL 33800 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group C
Introduction to Italian Literature from the Middle Ages to the 16th Century ITAL 34100 3 -
16th-Century Italian Literature ITAL 34700 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
The Modern Italian Lyric ITAL 34900 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Honors Course in Italian ITAL 49100 3 -
Independent Study ITAL 49501 1 -
Independent Study ITAL 49502 2 -
Independent Study ITAL 49503 3 -
In Service ITAL 49801 1 -
In Service ITAL 49802 2 -
In Service ITAL 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Spanish I SPAN 10100 3 -
Elementary Spanish 2 SPAN 10200 3 -
Intensive Elementary Spanish SPAN 10300 6 -
Basic Reading and Writing for Native Speakers of Spanish SPAN 10500 3 -
Oral and Written Skills for Native Speakers of Spanish SPAN 10600 3 -
Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 20100 3 -
Intermediate Spanish 2 SPAN 20200 3 -
Intensive Intermediate Spanish SPAN 20300 6 -
Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20700 3 -
Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20800 3 -
Spanish Grammar and Composition SPAN 21100 3 -
Spanish for Oral Communication SPAN 22100 3 -
Contemporary Spanish-American Literature in Translation SPAN 26300 3 -
Spanish Composition for Spanish-Speaking Students SPAN 27000 3 -
Readings in Modern Spanish Literature SPAN 27500 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
The Structure of Modern Spanish SPAN 31100 3 -
Advanced Spanish Writing SPAN 31200 3 -
Spanish Stylistics SPAN 31300 3 -
Introduction to Hispanic Literature I SPAN 34100 3 -
Introduction to Hispanic Literature 2 SPAN 34200 3 -
Spanish Drama of Golden Age SPAN 34500 3 Pluralism and Diversity - Group D
Worlds Reimagined: Utopias & Dystopias in Latin American Fiction SPAN 37139 3 -
Hispanic Film: Shuttering Narratives SPAN 37147 3 -
Consecutive Interpretation, Spanish-English and English-Spanish SPAN 38200 3 -
Audio Visual Translation SPAN 39007 3 -
Internship in Translation SPAN 39100 3 -
Internship in Interpretation SPAN 39200 3 -
Honors Course in Spanish: Special Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literature SPAN 49100 3 -
Independent Study SPAN 49501 1 -
Independent Study SPAN 49502 2 -
Independent Study SPAN 49503 3 -
In Service SPAN 49801 1 -
In Service SPAN 49802 2 -
In Service SPAN 49803 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.

Course Number Credits Fulfills*
Elementary Portuguese I PORT 10100 3 -
Intermediate Portuguese 1 PORT 20100 3 -

*Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.

Summer 2025
Course Number Session / Weeks Credits Instructor(s)
Elementary French I FREN 10100 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Desmond Hosford
Elementary French 2 FREN 10200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Talla Mboup
Intermediate French I FREN 20100 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Patricia Winter
Intermediate French II FREN 20200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Patricia Winter
Modern French Civilization: From Revolution to Present FREN 24200 11 Weeks 3 Noran Mohamed
Course Number Session / Weeks Credits Instructor(s)
Elementary Italian 2 ITAL 10200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Valeria Fiorese
Intermediate Italian 2 ITAL 20200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Lisa Di Battista
Dante's Divine Comedy in English ITAL 27600 Session 1 / 6 Weeks 3 Julie Van Peteghem
Course Number Session / Weeks Credits Instructor(s)
Elementary Spanish I SPAN 10100 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Multiple
Elementary Spanish 2 SPAN 10200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Multiple
Intensive Elementary Spanish SPAN 10300 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 6 Multiple
Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 20100 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Multiple
Intermediate Spanish 2 SPAN 20200 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Multiple
Intensive Intermediate Spanish SPAN 20300 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 6 John Estrada
Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20700 Session 1 / 8 Weeks 3 Oriana Mejias Martinez
Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers SPAN 20800 Multiple 3 Multiple
Civilization of Spain, in English SPAN 24100 Session 1 / 5 Weeks 3 Tania Varela

Graduate Courses

Spring 2026
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
History of the French Language FREN 70100 TBA 3 TBA
Main Currents of French Renaissance FREN 72500 W 5:30pm - 7:20pm 3 Anne Le
17th Cent French Literature FREN 79102 Tu 5:30pm - 7:20pm 3 Michael Taormina
Study of Particular Writer, Trend, or Perspective in French Literature. Topics to be Announced in Ad FREN 79900 TBA 3 TBA
Independent Study in French Literature FREN 79903 TBA 3 TBA
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
Independent Research ITAL 76000 TBA 3 TBA
Love in Early Modern Italian Culture ITAL 79325 W 5:30pm - 7:25pm 3 Monica Calabritto
Watching Novels: Contemporary Italian Literature ITAL 79367 M 5:30pm - 7:25pm 3 Stefania Porcelli
Thesis Seminar ITAL 79900 TBA 3 TBA
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
Spanish Comedia SPAN 72500 Th 7pm - 9:50pm 3 Michael Predmore
Special Topics: Mexico-Literature and Nation SPAN 79166 M 5:30pm - 7:20pm 3 Maria Luisa Fischer
Thesis Seminar SPAN 79900 TBA 3 TBA
English to Spanish Translation TRNS 75400 Th 5:30pm - 8pm 3 TBA
Spanish-English Medical Interpreting TRNS 75600 Sa 11:10am - 1:50pm 3 TBA
Spanish-English Simultaneous Interpreting TRNS 76200 Sa 2:10pm - 4:40pm 3 TBA
Fall 2025
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
History of the French Language FREN 70100 TBA 3 TBA
Movement, Travel & Displacement FREN 79131 Th 5:30PM - 7:20PM 3 Noran Mohamed
18th-Century French Literature FREN 79523 Tu 5:30PM - 7:20PM 3 Michael Taormina
Study of Particular Writer, Trend, or Perspective in French Literature. Topics to be Announced in Ad FREN 79900 TBA 3 TBA
Independent Study in French Literature FREN 79903 TBA 3 Noran Mohamed
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
Ariosto ITAL 72100 Mo 5:30PM - 7:20PM 3 TBA
Independent Research ITAL 76000 TBA 3 TBA
Modern Italian Lyric ITAL 79310 We 5:30PM - 7:20PM 3 Dario Marcucci
Thesis Seminar ITAL 79900 TBA 3 TBA
Course Number Days & Times Credits Instructor(s)
Advanced to Superior Spanish Grammar and Writing SPAN 60100 Sa 10:00AM - 1:00PM 3 Diana Conchado
Spanish-American Fiction 2: From the Novel of the Mexican Revolution to the Present SPAN 76400 Mo 5:30PM - 7:20PM 3 Magdalena Perkowska-Alvarez
Worlds Reimagined: Utopias & Dystopias in Latin American Fiction SPAN 79639 We 7:30PM - 9:20PM 3 Ana Tello
Thesis Seminar SPAN 79900 TBA 3 TBA
Spanish to English Translation TRNS 75300 Mo 5:35PM - 8:05PM 3 TBA
Spanish-English Sight Translation and Consecutive Interpreting TRNS 76100 Sa 2:10PM - 4:40PM 3 TBA

Schedule Of Classes

You can search for the schedule of classes using either the CUNY Global Search tool or by logging into your CUNYfirst account and using their "Search for Classes" option.

  1. Go to the CUNY Global Search website.
  2. Set the “Institution” to Hunter College.
  3. Pick a semester under “Term”.
  4. Set “Subject” to either:
    • French
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
  5. Set your “Course Career” to Undergraduate or Graduate.
  6. Click Search.
  1. Go to the CUNYfirst website.
  2. Log in with your CUNYfirst credentials.
  3. Click on Student Center > Course Planning & Enrollment > Class Search and Enroll.

Course Catalog

The course catalog lists all Romance Language courses ever taught. To see the full list of undergraduate or graduate Romance Language courses, use the undergraduate course catalog or graduate course catalog.

French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese courses have the prefix FREN, ITAL, SPAN, and PORT respectively.

Note: You will need to consult the schedule of classes or contact the department to find when/if a listed course may be offered.

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