Spanish and Portuguese Course Offerings
2025-2026 Academic Year
Subject to change. Please refer to the Schedule of Classes.
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers a wide variety of courses at the general and advanced levels. Courses are divided into the following sections:
0-99 Lower Division Courses
100-199 Upper Division Courses
200 & above Graduate Courses (Graduate students only)
2025-2026 Variable Topic Descriptions
This link shows the titles and brief descriptions of our current undergraduate elective courses and graduate seminars. Detailed course descriptions can be found on the Registrar’s office website Spanish and Portuguese
Important Enrollment Notes:
*The department allows letter grading only to fulfil the major and minor requirements
*SPAN 119 is the prerequisite course for all SPAN upper division elective courses except: SPAN 120, 155, 160, M165XP, M172XP, 191A, 191B, 195, 197, and 199.
*Topics courses SPAN 130, 135, 140, 150, 155, 160, 170, M172XP, 175, 180, and 191A/B can be taken up to 4 times max with a topic change. Please refer to the topics page above for a brief description of our current offerings.
* 2 course substitutions max (for our Majors) and 1 course substitution (for our Minors) from an outside Dept are allowed and approved on a case-by-case basis by the Undergraduate office, where the focus of study of such courses must be the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. Please see our Petitioning Page for information on how to submit your petition
*The only way to enroll in a full class is via the waitlist. The undergraduate office does not assign PTEs. Please see the department’s PTE policy.
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- For undergraduate enrollment, contact spundergrad@humnet.ucla.edu.
- For graduate enrollment, contact the Graduate Student Affairs Officer
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| Indigenous Languages of the Americas Courses | Fall 2025 | Winter 2026 | Spring 2026 | |
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Lower Division: | ||||
| IL AMER 5A | Elementary Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 5B | Elementary Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 5C | Elementary Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz MW 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| IL AMER 15A | Intermediate Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 15B | Intermediate Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 15C | Intermediate Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| IL AMER 18A | Elementary Quechua | de la Torre TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 18B | Elementary Quechua | de la Torre TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 18C | Elementary Quechua | de la Torre TR 10:00-11:50 AM |
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Upper Division: | ||||
| IL AMER 115A | Advanced Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 12:00-1:50 PM | ||
| IL AMER 115B | Advanced Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 12:00-1:50 PM | ||
| IL AMER 115C | Advanced Nahuatl | Cruz de la Cruz TR 12:00-1:50 AM |
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| IL AMER 119A | Advanced Quechua | de la Torre MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 119B | Advanced Quechua | de la Torre MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| IL AMER 119C | Advanced Quechua | de la Torre MW 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| Portuguese Courses | Fall 2025 | Winter 2026 | Spring 2026 | |
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Lower Division: | ||||
| PORT 1 | Elementary Portuguese | 2 course offerings | ||
| PORT 2 | Elementary Portuguese | 2 course offerings | ||
| PORT 3 | Intermediate Portuguese | 2 course offerings | ||
| PORT 11A | Intensive Portuguese | TA/Falce-Robinson TR 10:00-11:50 AM | TA/Falce-Robinson TR 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| PORT 11B | Intensive Portuguese | TA/Falce-Robinson TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| PORT 25 | Advanced Portuguese | TA/Falce-Robinson CANCELED | ||
| PORT 26 | Language and Popular Culture | TA/Falce-Robinson CANCELED | ||
| PORT 27 | Writing Studies: Afro-Luso-Brazilian World | TA/Falce-Robinson TR 12:30-1:45 PM |
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| PORT M35 | Spanish, Portuguese, and Nature of Language | Ranero TR 2:00-3:50 PM | ||
| PORT 40B | Portuguese, Brazilian, and African Literature in Translation: Brazilian Literature | Passos MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| PORT 46 | Brazil and Portuguese-Speaking World | Lino MW 12:00-1:50 PM | ||
Upper Division: | ||||
| PORT M122 | Foundations in Visual Culture in Iberian, Latin American, and Luso-Brazilian Worlds | Lino MW 12:00-1:50 PM | ||
| PORT 141C | Documentary Film | Lino MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| PORT 142A | Brazil and Its Culture | Arrieta Fernández MW 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| PORT M142C | Travel Narratives, Testimony, Autobiography | Passos MW 2:00-3:50 PM | ||
| PORT 175 | Topics in Creative Writing and Literary Translation | Passos MW 12:00-1:50 PM |
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Grad Seminars: | ||||
| PORT M201A | Literary Theory and Criticism | Passos W 3:00-5:50 PM |
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| PORT M205A | Development of Portuguese and Spanish Languages | Quícoli M 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| PORT 290 | Special Topics | Arrieta Fernández M 3:00-5:50 PM | Lino M 3:00-5:50 PM | |
| PORT 296 | Graduate Research Group | Passos M 12:00-1:50 PM | Passos F 12:00-1:50 PM | Passos F 12:00-1:50 PM |
| PORT M297A | Proseminar I | Patiño T 12:00-1:20 PM | ||
| PORT M297B | Proseminar II | Patiño T 1:30-2:50 PM | ||
| Spanish Courses | Fall 2025 | Winter 2026 | Spring 2026 | |
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Lower Division: | ||||
| SPAN 1 | Elementary Spanish | 8 course offerings | 2 course offerings | 2 course offerings |
| SPAN 2 | Elementary Spanish | 3 course offerings | 9 course offerings | 3 course offerings |
| SPAN 3 | Elementary Spanish | 8 course offerings | 8 course offerings | 10 course offerings |
| SPAN 4 | Intermediate Spanish | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 9:30-10:45 AM | Middleton MW 9:30-10:45 AM | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 9:30-10:45 AM |
| SPAN 5 | Intermediate Spanish | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 12:30-1:45 PM | Middleton MW 11:00-12:15 PM | TA/Falce-Robinson TR 9:30-10:45 AM |
| SPAN 7A | Introductory Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 2 course offerings | 2 course offerings | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 9:30-10:45 AM |
| SPAN 7B | Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 11:00-12:15 PM | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 9:30-10:45 AM | TA/Falce-Robinson MW 11:00-12:15 PM |
| SPAN 11A | Catalan Language and Culture I | Reda Coll MW 10:00-11:50 AM Reda Coll Online - Variable Time | Reda Coll MW 10:00-11:50 AM Reda Coll Online - Variable | |
| SPAN 11B | Catalan Language and Culture II | Reda Coll MW 10:00-11:50 AM Reda Coll Online - Variable |
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| SPAN 12A | Basque Language and Culture I | Arranz Otaegui MW 2:00-3:50 PM Arranz Otaegui Online - Variable Time | ||
| SPAN 12B | Basque Language and Culture II | Arranz Otaegui MW 11:00-12:50 PM Arranz Otaegui Online - Variable | ||
| SPAN 12C | Basque Language and Culture III | Arranz Otaegui MW 2:00-3:50 PM Arranz Otaegui Online - Variable |
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| SPAN 25 | Advanced Spanish Composition | 4 course offerings | 2 course offerings | 2 course offerings |
| SPAN 27 | Advanced Spanish Composition for Heritage Speakers | 2 course offerings | 3 course offerings | 3 course offerings |
| SPAN M35 | Spanish, Portuguese, and Nature of Language | Ranero TR 2:00-3:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 42 | Iberian Cultures | Zubiaurre TR 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| SPAN 44 | Latin American Cultures | Arroyo Calderón TR 6:00-7:50 PM | van Delden TR 12:00-1:50 PM |
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Upper Division: | ||||
| SPAN 100A | Introduction to Study of Spanish Grammar: Phonology and Morphology | Kim MW 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| SPAN 100B | Introduction to Study of Spanish Grammar: Syntax | Ranero MW 10:00-11:50 AM |
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| SPAN 119 | Introduction to Literary Analysis | Arrieta Fernández MW 10:00-11:50 AM Marturano TR 4:00-5:50 PM | Dagenais TR 10:00-11:50 AM Bergero MW 12:00-1:50 PM | Rodríguez MW 12:00-1:50 PM |
| SPAN 120 | Literature in Historical Context | Patiño TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| SPAN M122 | Foundations in Visual Culture in Iberian, Latin American, and Luso-Brazilian Worlds | Lino MW 12:00-1:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 130 | Topics in Medieval Studies | Dagenais TR 2:00-3:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 135 | Topics in Early Modern Studies | Rodríguez MW 12:00-1:50 PM | Rodríguez MW 12:00-1:50 PM Patiño TR 12:00-1:50 PM | |
| SPAN 140 | Topics in Modern Studies | van Delden TR 4:00-5:50 PM |
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| SPAN 150 | Topics in Contemporary Studies | Arroyo Calderón TR 12:00-1:50 PM Tobin TR 2:00-3:50 PM | Rodríguez MW 10:00-11:50 AM Middleton MW 2:00-3:50 PM | Arroyo Calderón TR 12:00-1:50 PM de la Torre TR 2:00-3:50 PM |
| SPAN 155 | Topics in U.S. Latina/o Studies | Castro TR 10:00-11:50 AM | ||
| SPAN 160 | Topics in Spanish Linguistics | Carter MW 10:00-11:50 AM | Suhr MW 10:00-11:50 AM Quícoli MW 2:00-3:50 PM | García Lorenzo MW 12:00-1:50 PM |
| SPAN M165XP | Taking It to the Street: Spanish in Community | Suhr M 2:00-4:50 PM | Suhr W 2:00-4:50 PM | Suhr T 2:00-4:50 PM |
| SPAN 170 | Topics in Interdisciplinary and Transhistorical Studies | de la Torre TR 4:00-5:50 PM | Hernandez TR 2:00- 3:50 PM | Rodríguez MW 12:00-1:50 PM Arrieta Fernández MW 2:00-3:50 PM |
| SPAN M172XP | Topics in Community Engagement | Cohen R 2:00-4:50 PM | Suhr R 2:00-4:50 PM |
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| SPAN 175 | Topics in Creative Writing and Translation | Castro TR 2:00-3:50 PM |
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| SPAN 180 | Topics in Visual Culture | Cohen TR 10:00-11:50 AM | Cohen TR 12:00-1:50 PM Tobin TR 2:00-3:50 PM | Cohen TR 12:00-1:50 PM |
| SPAN 191B | Variable Topics in Spanish: Studies in Hispanic Culture and Civilization | Cohen T 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 191C | Senior Capstone Seminar | Cohen T 2:00-4:50 PM | Cortínez M 10:00-12:50 PM Bergero R 3:00-5:50 PM |
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Grad Seminars: | ||||
| SPAN M201A | Literary Theory and Criticism | Passos W 3:00-5:50 PM |
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| SPAN 202A | Phonology | Kim M 1:00-3:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 202B | Morphology | Ranero W 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| SPAN M205A | Development of Portuguese and Spanish Languages | Quícoli M 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 224 | Poetry of the Golden Age | Patiño R 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 237 | Literature of the Spanish Conquest | Fuchs R 12:00-2:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 244A | Contemporary Spanish-American Novel | Cortínez W 3:00-5:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 256A | Studies in Spanish Linguistics | Kim W 3:00-5:50 PM | Ranero M 3:00-5:50 PM |
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| SPAN 272A | Studies in 20th-Century Spanish Literature | Zubiaurre R 2:00-4:50 PM |
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| SPAN 280A | Studies in Contemporary Spanish-American Literature | Arroyo Calderón T 3:00-5:50 PM |
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| SPAN 280B | Studies in Contemporary Spanish-American Literature | Bergero M 3:00-5:50 PM |
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| SPAN 290 | Special Topics | Marturano W 3:00-5:50 PM | Castro T 3:00-5:50 PM | |
| SPAN M296T | Translation Research Group | Fuchs T 12:00-2:50 PM | Fuchs T 12:00-2:50 PM | Fuchs T 12:00-2:50 PM |
| SPAN M297A | Proseminar I | Patiño T 12:00-1:20 PM | ||
| SPAN M297B | Proseminar II | Patiño T 1:30-2:50 PM | ||
| SPAN 495 | Teaching Spanish at College Level | Falce-Robinson W 12:00-1:50 PM |
Last edited: 7/31/25
