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Opportunities to Study Spanish

      

World Languages offers courses in Spanish language and literature at every level.  According to Ethnologue Spanish is today the language of more than 320 million speakers in the world.  It is spoken in Spain, northern Africa, Equatorial Guinea, and the Americas.  After Chinese and Hindi, English and Spanish are the most spoken languages worldwide.  Spanish is truly a global language both in terms of its geographic extension and its impact in economic, political, and cultural spheres. 

If you are contemplating an undergraduate major or minor in Spanish, World Languages offers several options with different concentrations.  If you have already completed an undergraduate major or minor and wish to pursue graduate studies the master's program in Spanish will give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of literature in the Spanish language (from both Spain and the Americas), increase your knowledge of the Spanish language and its origins, and gain insights into the cultural manifestations of the Spanish speaking world.  Select one of the links above for more information.

To our new students -- ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas!