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ITAL 1010 Elementary Italian I
Fall 2026

Introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Italian. Five class hours and one language laboratory hour. Followed by ITAL 1020.

4.2
Rating
2.5
Difficulty
3.66
GPA
SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish
Fall 2026

Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This combined sequence of courses, SPAN 1010 and 1020, enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday …

4.2
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.45
GPA
ITAL 1020 Elementary Italian II
Fall 2026

Continuation of ITAL 1010. Prerequisite: ITAL 1010.

3.5
Rating
2.6
Difficulty
3.66
GPA
SPAN 1060 Accelerated Elementary Spanish
Fall 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 …

4.4
Rating
2.9
Difficulty
3.34
GPA
PORT 1110 Beginning Intensive Portuguese
Fall 2026

Introduces speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese, especially as used in Brazil. Three class hours and one hour of online homework. Followed by PORT 2120. No prior foreign language experience …

4.0
Rating
2.3
Difficulty
3.71
GPA
ITAL 2010 Intermediate Italian I
Fall 2026

Continued grammar, conversation, composition, readings, and an introduction to Italian literature. Prerequisite: ITAL 1020 or the equivalent. Note: The following courses have the prerequisite ITAL 2010, 2020, or permission of …

3.7
Rating
2.9
Difficulty
3.50
GPA
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish
Fall 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 …

4.1
Rating
2.6
Difficulty
3.53
GPA
ITAL 2020 Intermediate Italian II
Fall 2026

Continuation of ITAL 2010.

4.0
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.57
GPA
SPAN 2020 Advanced Intermediate Spanish
Fall 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 …

3.9
Rating
2.7
Difficulty
3.52
GPA
PORT 2050 Intensive Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish and other Romance Languages
Fall 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 …

4.6
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
3.52
GPA
ITAL 3010 Mastering Italian Language and Culture I: Learning with Multimedia
Fall 2026

Includes idiomatic Italian conversation and composition, anthological readings of literary texts in Italian, plus a variety of oral exercises including presentations, skits, and debates. Italian composition is emphasized through writing …

2.3
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.70
GPA
SPAN 3010 Finding your Voice in Spanish
Fall 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 …

3.9
Rating
2.9
Difficulty
3.61
GPA
SPAN 3015 Language, Culture, and Composition for Heritage Learners of Spanish
Fall 2026

Provides students a recognition of the language skills and linguistic cultures they bring with them. Second, work with thematic resources and practice of 'standardized' syntax, discipline-specific discourse, and rhetorical registers …

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SPAN 3030 Cultural Conversations: Exploring Cinema, Art & Literature
Fall 2026

An interactive course designed to help students build fluency in spoken Spanish. Created for Spanish majors and minors, the course encourages students to strengthen communication skills through discussions, creative projects, …

4.1
Rating
2.3
Difficulty
3.67
GPA
SPAN 3040 Business Spanish
Fall 2026

SPAN 3040 is a Language for the Professions course intended for students with interest in Business and Economy related fields. Upon completion of this course, students will have acquired the …

3.8
Rating
2.5
Difficulty
3.68
GPA
SPAN 3050 Spanish for Medical Professionals
Fall 2026

This course prepares students for healthcare careers by building strong Spanish language skills & cultural awareness. The course is designed to develop both linguistic & cultural competence within the context …

3.9
Rating
2.7
Difficulty
3.77
GPA
SPAN 3060 Writing for Social Justice and Change
Fall 2026

Have you ever wondered what kinds of change could you enact with more proficient Spanish writing skills? SPAN 3060 is an advanced community-based language learning course in which you will …

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SPAN 3200 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Fall 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 …

2.9
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.47
GPA
SPAN 3300 Texts and Interpretation
Fall 2026

In this course we will be covering a variety of basic approaches to literary texts that enable us to analyze & understand them better. The course will be organized on …

4.1
Rating
2.9
Difficulty
3.71
GPA
SPAN 3400 Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200 - 1700)
Fall 2026

This course will explore medieval and early modern works written in Castilian from El Cid to Calderon's theater. We will focus on the function of these literary texts in the …

3.5
Rating
2.7
Difficulty
3.70
GPA