• SPAN 1060

    Accelerated Elementary Spanish
     Rating

    4.38

     Difficulty

    2.88

     GPA

    3.33

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with oral and written texts in Spanish and various interactive projects. Five class hours. Covers the material in SPAN 1010-1020 in an accelerated one semester format. Followed by SPAN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in Spanish (1-2 years of high school Spanish) and PLACE diagnostic score of 1.0-3.0, UVA placement diagnostic score of 0-325 (prior to May 2022), or SAT II score of 420-510.

  • SPAN 1020

    Elementary Spanish II
     Rating

    4.78

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.40

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course follows SPAN 1010 in the two-semester Elementary Spanish sequence, continuing to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with oral and written texts in Spanish and interactive projects. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in highly predictable everyday situations (e.g. expressing basic personal information and needs). Followed by SPAN 2010.

  • SPAN 3200

    Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
     Rating

    2.94

     Difficulty

    3.33

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides an introduction to core areas of linguistic analysis using Spanish. Areas covered include sounds of Spanish (phonetics & phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), meaning of words, phrases, sentences, & larger chunks of discourse, also in social context (semantics & pragmatics), history of the Spanish language, regional & social variation (dialectology & sociolinguistics), & language acquisition. Pre-requisites SPAN 2020 or equivalent (it can be taken simultaneously with SPAN 3010).

  • SPAN 3010

    Finding your Voice in Spanish
     Rating

    3.93

     Difficulty

    2.95

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper.

  • SPAN 2020

    Advanced Intermediate Spanish
     Rating

    3.90

     Difficulty

    2.73

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations with some complications (e.g., describing present, past and future activities, expressing opinions, and persuading), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Prerequisite: Passing grade in SPAN 2010; PLACE diagnostic score of 4.25-5.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 410-535 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 600-640; IB Spanish B HL exam score of 5 or 6; or permission of the department.

  • PORT 2050

    Intensive Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish and other Romance Languages
     Rating

    4.60

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Portuguese 2050 is an accelerated Portuguese language and culture course that condenses two semesters (PORT 1110 and PORT 2120) into one. PORT 2050 is designed specifically for UVA undergraduate and graduate students who already possess an advanced level of fluency in one of the Romance languages. The pedagogical approach to PORT 2050 is both proficiency-oriented and task-based and the class will be conducted completely in Portuguese.

  • ITAL 3020

    Mastering Italian Language and Culture II: Learning through Experience
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Emphasis is placed on conversation, as well as composition and vocabulary. Students attending this class will deepen their knowledge of Italian culture and society, with a special focus on socio-cultural debates concerning politics, migration and gender issues. This course is designed with a series of activities focused on experiential learning to achieve fluency in Italian through real-life situations. Prerequisite: ITAL2020.

  • SPAN 2010

    Intermediate Spanish
     Rating

    4.06

     Difficulty

    2.62

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through engagement with authentic, culturally rich oral and written texts in Spanish. Enables students to perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present and past activities and expressing desires and requests), and to express personal meaning by creating with the language. Three class hours. Followed by SPAN 2020. Passing grade in SPAN 1020 or 1060; PLACE diagnostic score of 3.25-4.0; UVA placement diagnostic score of 326-409 (prior to May 2022); SAT II score of 520-590; or permission of the department.

  • ITAL 2020

    Intermediate Italian II
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Continuation of ITAL 2010.

  • SPAN 4520

    Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization
     Rating

    3.17

     Difficulty

    4.17

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement