Bachelors in Spanish

The Spanish major emphasizes the language, literature, linguistics, and culture of Spain and Latin America. Our location in the largest Spanish-speaking community in the nation, in one of the gateways to Latin America, makes our program particularly attractive and relevant. Professors in USC Dornsife s Spanish department use literature, folklore, cinema, art, music and architecture in small, discussion-driven classes to explore a number of critical contemporary issues. Students are challenged to examine matters such as the growing importance of popular culture in Iberia, Latin America and the Latino United States; the role of race, class and gender within Spanish and Latin American society; and the impact of diasporas and migrations on today s cultural landscape. Students of Spanish are encouraged to study for a semester or a year at various affiliated universities in Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, and the department offers on a regular basis an intensive summer program in Madrid.