BA Spanish and Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley

The sequence of undergraduate programs of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese is designed to lead from the acquisition of competence in written and spoken Spanish or Portuguese, through an acquaintance with the structure and history of one or both of these languages and a critical understanding of the development and achievements of their literatures in the Old World and in the New, to training in advanced study and independent research.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: Spanish and Portuguese  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Concentration A: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World (Spanish Language, Spanish and Spanish American Literature: Parts 1 and 2, Hispanic Literature, Literature and Culture Electives, Electives); Concentration B: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World (Portuguese Language, Core, Electives); Concentration C: Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish Language, Portuguese Language, Advanced Portuguese, Brazilian Literature, Spanish and Spanish American Literature, Advanced Spanish); Concentration D: Hispanic Linguistics (Spanish Language, Core 1, Core 2, Core 3, Hispanic Linguistics Electives, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan Topics Electives). Complete at least 3 of: CATALAN 101 CATALAN 102 PORTUG 102 PORTUG 103 PORTUG 104 PORTUG 113 PORTUG 115 PORTUG 128 PORTUG 135 SPANISH 100* SPANISH 101 SPANISH 102A SPANISH N102C SPANISH 104A SPANISH 104B SPANISH 107A SPANISH 107B SPANISH 109A SPANISH 109B SPANISH 111A SPANISH 111B SPANISH 115 SPANISH 121 SPANISH 122 SPANISH 123 SPANISH 131 SPANISH 135 SPANISH 135AC SPANISH 161 SPANISH 162 SPANISH 163 SPANISH 164 SPANISH 166 SPANISH 179

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Communications, Education, Government, International, Nonprofit & Community Development.

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