The undergraduate degree in Spanish language and literature emphasizes knowledge and awareness of: the fundamental outlines of the history of Spanish literature and of Spanish American literature; the major creative writers in both Spanish and Spanish American literature; basic critical methodologies in the study of poetry, drama, narrative fiction and nonfiction; and the cultural and historical contexts in which Spanish-speaking societies developed.

The undergraduate degree in Spanish language and literature emphasizes knowledge and awareness of: the fundamental outlines of the history of Spanish literature and of Spanish American literature; the major creative writers in both Spanish and Spanish American literature; basic critical methodologies in the study of poetry, drama, narrative fiction and nonfiction; and the cultural and historical contexts in which Spanish-speaking societies developed.