The department's lower division program gives students a solid foundation in the Spanish language, either through the traditional elementary and intermediate language series or through an accelerated three-course sequence of Spanish for native speakers. At the upper division level, students receive a broad introduction to basic concepts and the practice of literary and cultural criticism and to the four areas of study represented in the department's curriculum: Spanish linguistics, Spanish literature and culture, Latin-American literature and culture, and Latina/o literatures and cultures in the United States. Students are encouraged to work closely with the department's academic advisors in designing a program of studies tailored to their individual needs and interests. Many students combine the Spanish major with another major in the humanities or social sciences.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Linguistics. Demonstrate knowledge of the Spanish speaking world's linguistic diversity through the comprehension of Spanish in a variety of situations, discursive modes and historical, regional or social variations. Demonstrates analytic, interpretative, and critical thinking skills; SPA 111N, SPA 113, SPA 115/SPA 115S, SPA 116, SPA 117, SPA 118, SPA 180.
✔ Literature. Demonstrate analytic, interpretative and critical thinking skills with respect to literary texts from Latin America, Spain, the United States and other countries in which there is a literary production in Spanish; SPA 100/SPA 100S, SPA 130, SPA 131N, SPA 134A/SPA 134B, SPA 142 (Spain); SPA 150N, SPA 151, SPA 157, SPA 159/SPA 159S (Latin America); SPA 117, SPA 174, SPA 176, SPA 177 (United States).
✔ Culture. Demonstrate cultural awareness with respect to the diversity of cultural products and manifestations produced in the Spanish speaking world (Latin America, Spain, the United States and other countries in which there is a cultural production in Spanish; SPA 100/SPA 100S, SPA 141/SPA 141S, SPA 170/SPA 170S, SPA 174.
✔ Film & Art. Demonstrate analytic interpretative and critical thinking skills with respect to linguistics, literature and cultural studies.