BA Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at University of Chicago

Programme overview

The major develops academic command of at least one Latin American or Iberian language (Basque, Catalan, Portuguese or Spanish) and at least basic knowledge of a second, together with broad knowledge of the field's literatures and cultures.

Faculty: The College | Department: Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Autumn | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Ten courses: two to four language courses (at least one advanced course in one language and the first-year sequence in a second Latin American or Iberian language) and six to eight literature and culture courses, with at least three of the ten in the second language. An optional BA paper qualifies for honors.

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Entry requirements

Admission is to the College, not to the major (university-level requirement): first-year applicants apply through the Common Application or Apply Coalition with the UChicago supplement essays and submit the secondary school report and transcript, two teacher evaluations and a mid-year report; testing follows the University's No Harm Testing Policy. Majors are declared after enrolment, by the end of Spring Quarter of the third year, and must satisfy the College general education Core plus the major requirements.

USD 75,960 a year (2026-27). College tuition for the 2026-27 academic year; excludes student services fee, U-Pass fee, class fee, housing, food and books. Source

Intake: Autumn

Apply through the official page: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/application/

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