Spanish is one of the world's major languages, spoken not only in Spain but in many countries, particularly in Latin America. Spanish Studies aims to provide students with an informed understanding of the Spanish-speaking world through the study of Spanish language, literature, civilisation and history. This approach aims to enable to students to achieve a high level of communicative competence in Spanish while offering them a critical understanding of history, society and culture.

Studying Spanish at UNSW

The study of Spanish at UNSW is primarily through the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies (http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au/spanish/spanish.html) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and caters to both elementary and advanced students. Both undergraduate and postgraduate programs of study are available. Please refer to the table below for a list of programs available at UNSW.