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UNC’s Hispanic Studies program—housed in the Interim School of Africana Studies, Hispanic Studies, and Modern Languages—offers a wide variety of programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Hispanic Studies includes Spanish, Mexican American Studies, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
Our undergraduate offerings include majors in Spanish Liberal Arts, Spanish K-12 Teaching, Mexican American Studies Liberal Arts, and Mexican American Studies K-12 Teaching and minors in both Spanish and Mexican American Studies as well. We also offer teaching endorsements in Spanish, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Bilingual/bicultural endorsements for elementary and secondary education students.
Our graduate program, Master of Arts in Foreign Language: Spanish Teaching Emphasis allows students who have a BA in Spanish to obtain a Master’s Degree in three summers on the Greeley campus, with one optional summer Study Abroad in Salamanca, Spain.
The experience of our faculty and the small size of most of our courses ensure that our students receive a superior education. The faculty is committed to giving students as much personal attention as possible in the classroom and in advising sessions.
The members of our faculty are also active in professional research and publication. Their interests include subjects as diverse as Chicano art, creative writing, Spanish theater, Colorado Chicano history, foreign language methodology, and Latin American literature. Several members of the program’s faculty have outstanding publication records.
All are actively involved with professional organizations and regularly make scholarly presentations to local, state, and national associations. Many provide service to national language organizations and to the local community. Faculty members are constantly updating their knowledge of Hispanic culture and civilization. They pursue post-doctoral training and new professional interests through private and government grants. They also frequently travel to Spanish-speaking areas and countries to maintain contact with current social developments in Hispanic cultures.
The Hispanic Studies program provides a fully-equipped, modern language laboratory. Our students have the opportunity to study the Spanish language and Hispanic culture for an academic term in either Spain or Mexico. Because these study trips are led by a Hispanic Studies faculty member for small student groups, students receive personal attention from a professor who already knows them well, in addition to the full advantages of living and studying within a Hispanic culture.
In recent years, undergraduates in Hispanic Studies have enjoyed participating in cultural field trips to the Southwest, art exhibits, and conferences. Students can also become involved in Cinco de Mayo celebrations and UNC’s Foreign Language Day.
How to contact the program:
Office: Candelaria 0295
Hours: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Interim Director: Africana Studies, Hispanic Studies and Modern Languages;
Coordinator and Graduate Coordinator in Hispanic Studies: Joy Landeira
E-mail: joy.landeira@unco.edu
(970) 351-2162
Administrative Assistant: Sarah Diemert
E-mail: sarah.diemert@unco.edu
Phone: (970) 351-2811 (Administrative Assistant)
