Department of Spanish and Portuguese: Indiana University

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers courses at all levels, elementary through graduate, in the language and literature of Spain and Spanish America; Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa; and Catalonia.

Undergraduate Studies

The department offers a B.A. in Spanish and a B.A. in Portuguese, as well as official minors in both languages. After meeting certain prerequisites, some students may choose to earn a B.A. with honors in Spanish or Portuguese. The department is highly regarded in national rankings. In the most recent Gourman report, the Spanish undergraduate program ranked 11th (out of 479 undergraduate programs) in the country, and the Portuguese undergraduate program ranked 10th (out of 33 programs). The department participates in the programs offered by Comparative Literature, Film Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Linguistics, Medieval Studies Institute, Renaissance Studies, West European Studies, and Women's Studies. The department also works with the School of Education to prepare students who wish to qualify for teacher certification.

For more information on undergraduate admissions, please contact:

Karla Allgood

Administrative Undergraduate Secretary/Scheduling Specialist

Graduate Studies

At Indiana University, we offer a Master's degree in Hispanic literature, Hispanic linguistics and Luso-Brazilian studies as well as an M.A.T. degree (Master of Arts for Teaching). For the degree of Ph.D., two plans of study are offered: Hispanic literature and Hispanic linguistics. For more information on each plan of study, explore our graduate programs and degree requirements, or use the links below to find information on a specific program of study.

Master of Arts

Literatures in Spanish

Hispanic Linguistics

Portuguese

Master of Arts for Teaching

Doctor of Philosophy

Literatures in Spanish

Hispanic Linguistics

For more information on our graduate programs, please contact:

Jennifer Brown

Administrative Graduate Secretary