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UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese is dedicated to research and teaching related to the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds.

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Department of Spanish & Portuguese PTE policies and practices for course enrollment.
Languages Offered
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese offers language courses in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Basque, Catalan, and Quechua/Kichwa.

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Congratulations Class of 2020! View Our Virtual Graduation Celebrations Here

Congratulations to all of our graduates!! PhD Graduation Celebration: [embed]https://youtu.be/Psj36OdJi-c[/embed] Undergraduate Graduation Celebration: [embed]https://vimeo.com/440110241[/embed]

2020 Spring Essay Contest

The UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese invites you to participate in our 2020 Spring Essay Contest! To download the flyer, please click here!

Maite Zubiaurre’s “Talking Trash: Cultural Uses of Waste” receives Vanderbilt University Press award

“Talking Trash: Cultural Uses of Waste” by Maite Zubiaurre is the winner of the 2020 Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize. Awarded by the Vanderbilt University Press, the book...