World Languages Major Option I, B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
¡Hola! Welcome to the Spanish Program.
Reasons to study Spanish
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Spanish is part of the U.S. tapestry. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center report, an estimated 38 million people in the United States speak Spanish as their first language, and analysts predict the LatinX population will reach approximately 130 million in 2060—likely making it the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
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Spanish is everywhere. There are some 400 million Spanish speakers worldwide, placing it second only to Chinese for total number of native speakers and the fourth-most commonly spoken language in the world.
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Learning Spanish will help your career. Between 2010 and 2015, the share of U.S. jobs seeking Spanish speakers increased by 13%. In 2015, Latin America saw a record $179 billion of foreign investment and companies everywhere are expanding.
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We offer a major, a dual language major, K-12 world language teacher licensure, and a minor in Spanish.
Spanish Courses
- SPA 1000 – Conversational Spanish for Travel I
- SPA 1002 – Conversational Spanish for Law Enforcement I
- SPA 1003 – Conversational Spanish for Law Enforcement II
- SPA 1004 – Conversational Spanish for Medical Professions I
- SPA 1005 – Conversational Spanish for Medical Professions II
- SPA 1006 – Conversational Spanish for School Personnel I
- SPA 1007 – Conversational Spanish for School Personnel II
- SPA 1010 – Elementary Spanish I
- SPA 1020 – Elementary Spanish II
- SPA 1800 – International Spanish Year I
- SPA 2010 – Intermediate Spanish I
- SPA 2020 – Intermediate Spanish II
- SPA 2110 – Spanish Reading and Communication I
- SPA 2120 – Spanish Reading and Communication II
- SPA 2340 – Intermediate Spanish for the Heritage Speaker
- SPA 2750 – Intensive Intermediate Spanish Grammar Review
- SPA 2800 – International Spanish Year II
- SPA 3100 – Spanish Terminology for the Bilingual Classroom
- SPA 3110 – Advanced Conversation
- SPA 3140 – Advanced Composition
- SPA 3150 – Spanish Phonetics: Theory and Practice
- SPA 3650 – Introduction to Spanish Translation I
- SPA 3800 – International Advanced Spanish
- SPA 4010 – Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar I
- SPA 4020 – Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar II
- SPA 4050 – Introduction to Translation II
- SPA 3050 – Cultural Crossroads: France, Germany, Spain
- SPA 3200 – Culture and Civilization of Spain
- SPA 3210 – Spanish-American Culture and Civilization
- SPA 3220 – Folklore and Culture of the Mexican Southwest
- SPA 3250 – Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish
- SPA 3340 – Advanced Spanish for the Heritage Speaker
- SPA 3400 – Survey of Spanish Literature I
- SPA 3410 – Survey of Spanish Literature II
- SPA 3510 – Survey of Latin American Literature
- SPA 3600 – Latin American Cinema
- SPA 4110 – Contemporary Spanish Literature
- SPA 4120 – Contemporary Latin-American Literature
- SPA 4130 – Contemporary Mexican Literature
- SPA 4200 – Spanish-American Essay: 19th and 20th Centuries
Academic Catalog
Department of World Languages Catalog
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Learn moreHave questions about program options for this language?
Meet with your College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Professional Academic Advisor every semester for answers to all your questions.
CLAS Academic AdvisingSpanish Language Faculty
Full Time and Affiliate Faculty Members
Kelly Conroy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish World Languages K-12 Education Liaison
[email protected] 303-615-0313
Study Abroad
Camino de Santiago, Spain
SPA 390C Place, Space, and the Creation of Community: Understanding Self and Europe through the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage is a five-week study abroad experience in Spain.
Cadiz, Spain
Founded by the Phoenicians over 3,000 years ago, lays claim to the title of oldest city in Europe. Water surrounds Cadiz on three sides, and it’s only thanks to a land bridge – the ‘Puerta de Tierra’, constructed in 1755 at the height of the city’s prominence as a port of American trade – that travelers can arrive here without a seafaring vessel.