Migration and Cultural Diversity in Spain: Anthropological Approaches (in English) (SPAN-UA 9475)

Migration and Cultural Diversity in Spain analyzes current migratory flows and their implications, one of the key topics in Spain and the European Union today. This course explores anthropological approaches to developing theoretical and analytical frameworks for understanding the diversity and complexity of migrations and their effects on society and culture. Taught in English.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


SPAN-UA 9475-000 (21153)
at NYU Madrid (Global)
Instructed by

Cultural History of Spain (SPAN-UA 9260)

This course provides an introduction to the making of modern Spain through the study of key cultural practices in literature, visual art, film, and performance from the 19th century to the present. The course is organized around key concepts, which may vary by semester and by instructor.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


SPAN-UA 9260-000 (2342)
01/20/2025 – 04/30/2025 Wed
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at NYU Madrid (Global)
Instructed by Colmena, Cristina

Islam and Spain (SPAN-UA 9466)

From the 8th century until the 17th century, Islam played a crucial role in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. Today this period is often portrayed as one of inter-religious harmony, while al-Andalus is simultaneously mourned in contemporary Islamist discourse as a lost paradise. While we look at the history of Al-Andalus and assess the importance of the contributions of Al-Andalus to Europe and America, we evaluate the significance of its legacy in modern Spain. Furthermore, we will study the protagonist role that Spain has played in relations between Europe and the Mediterranean Islamic countries during the Modern Age. Students will gain further understanding and contextualization of current Arab-Muslim geopolitics. As a case study, we will address the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco, as well as its ensuing process of decolonization and the consequences that shape the current international relations between the two neighboring countries, Spain and Morocco.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


SPAN-UA 9466-000 (2033)
01/20/2025 – 04/30/2025 Tue,Thu
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at NYU Madrid (Global)
Instructed by Armada, Almudena Ariza

Queer Cultures and Democracy (SPAN-UA 9481)

In the last decade, many Latin American nations have witnessed decisive progress in the legal recognition of non-normative sexualities and gender identities. The conventional map of “advanced democracies” crafting models of democratization to be exported to “less developed” nations seems definitely challenged: a new understanding of the multiple temporalities of queer cultures in North and South America is even more necessary than ever. In order to explore this multi-layered landscape, this course is aimed at reconstructing the historical detours of queer cultures in Buenos Aires and New York, considered enclaves of queer cultures in Argentina and the US respectively. The course revisits the last three decades in order to question the dominant and frequently reductive narratives of lineal progress. Taught simultaneously in Buenos Aires and New York, the class includes critical readings of queer cultural production as well as work on local archives and interviews with activists and GLTTBI organizations.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


SPAN-UA 9481-000 (1913)
01/23/2025 – 04/30/2025 Mon,Thu
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at NYU Buenos Aires (Global)
Instructed by Lopez Seoane, Mariano

Intensive Interm Spanish (SPAN-UA 9020)

SPAN-UA 9020.002 (Intensive Intermediate Spanish) is a six-credit course that continues and reviews the introductory level Spanish learned in SPAN-UA.1 and SPAN-UA.2, or in SPANUA. 10, while introducing literary readings, short films, and more complex composition exercises. The course involves an integration of the four basic skills: listening, speaking,reading and writing with the aim to improve communication in Spanish. Through this integrated approach, you will participate in a practical application of vocabulary, grammar,and culture. The course emphasizes mastery of language skills through specific contexts and dialogical situations.At the end of the course students will read a novel which will also be used to review many of the grammatical points covered in the textbook and class work, to improve analytical thinking and literary criticism skills, as well as to verbally express opinions about the situations presented in the novel. The goals of this course are to provide you with the opportunity to improve your oral and written communication skills in the language, by applying all the grammar rules you have learned and will be reviewing. You will be expected to substantially increase your working vocabulary and make solid progress in reading and writing skills.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
6 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


SPAN-UA 9020-000 (1886)
01/23/2025 – 04/30/2025 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at NYU Buenos Aires (Global)
Instructed by Rosetti, Miguel


SPAN-UA 9020-000 (2319)
01/20/2025 – 04/30/2025 Mon,Tue,Wed
12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at NYU Madrid (Global)
Instructed by Carballo, Carmen

Advanced Spanish for Spanish-Speaking Students (SPAN-UA 9051)

For native and quasi-native speakers of Spanish whose formal training in the language has been incomplete or otherwise irregular.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


SPAN-UA 9051-000 (4372)
01/23/2025 – 04/30/2025 Tue,Thu
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at NYU Buenos Aires (Global)
Instructed by Cerqueiras, Vera


SPAN-UA 9051-000 (4658)
01/20/2025 – 04/30/2025 Mon,Wed
12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at NYU Madrid (Global)
Instructed by Alonso, Montserrat

Cultural History of Latin America (SPAN-UA 205)

This course provides an introduction to the making of modern Latin America through the study of key cultural practices in literature, visual art, film, and performance from the 19th century to the present. The course is organized around key concepts, which may vary by semester and by instructor

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2023)


SPAN-UA 205-000 (9397)
at Washington Square
Instructed by

Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN-UA 4)

Readings and discussions of contemporary Hispanic texts and review of the main grammatical concepts of Spanish. Completion of this course fulfills the MAP foreign language requirement.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2023)


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8360)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8361)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8362)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8363)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8364)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8365)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8366)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8367)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8368)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8369)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8370)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8371)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 4-000 (8372)
at Washington Square
Instructed by

Intens Elemen Spanish (SPAN-UA 10)

Open to students with some previous training in Spanish or another Romance language (one year of high school Spanish or the equivalent, or two years of high school French, Italian, or Latin) and to others on assignment by placement exam or in consultation with the director of the Spanish language program. This is a one-semester intensive course that covers the equivalent of one year of elementary Spanish (SPAN-UA 1 and SPAN-UA 2). 6 points. After completing this course, students may go into SPAN-UA 3, which is preparation for SPAN-UA 4. Students with high scores in the semester (B and up) or with permission from the Director of the Language Program may enroll in SPAN-UA 20. Completion of either SPAN-UA 20 or SPAN-UA 4 fulfills the Core requirement.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
6 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2023)


SPAN-UA 10-000 (8373)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 10-000 (9212)
at Washington Square
Instructed by

Spanish for Beginners – Level II (SPAN-UA 2)

After completing SPAN-UA 2 or SPAN-UA 10 (see below), students who wish to continue studying Spanish at an intermediate level must take a qualifying exam. Students who pass the exam may enroll in SPAN-UA 3, which is preparation for SPAN-UA 4. Students who complete SPAN-UA 2 or SPAN-UA 10 and pass the qualifying exam with high scores may enroll in SPAN-UA 20, a 6-credit intensive intermediate course that is the equivalent of Intermediate Spanish I and II. Completion of either SPAN-UA 20 or SPAN-UA 4 satisfies the MAP foreign language requirement.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2023)


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8341)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8342)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8343)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8344)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8345)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8346)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8347)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8348)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8349)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8350)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8351)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8412)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8799)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 2-000 (8800)
at Washington Square
Instructed by

Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN-UA 3)

Review of grammar, language structure, and culture, concentrating on fluency and accuracy through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. After completion of this course, students take SPAN-UA 4 in fulfillment of the MAP foreign language requirement.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2023)


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8352)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8353)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8354)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8355)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8356)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8357)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8358)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8359)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8463)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 3-000 (8464)
at Washington Square
Instructed by

Spanish for Beginners- Level I (SPAN-UA 1)

Open to students with no previous training in Spanish and to others on assignment by placement test. 4 points. Beginning course designed to teach the elements of Spanish grammar and language structure through a primarily oral approach. Emphasis is on building vocabulary and language patterns to encourage spontaneous language use in and out of the classroom.

Spanish (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


SPAN-UA 1-000 (9237)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10108)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10109)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10110)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (9252)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10111)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10112)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10113)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10114)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Munoz, Sophy


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10115)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by


SPAN-UA 1-000 (9268)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Munoz, Sophy


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10116)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Burgos Trujillo, Felix


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10117)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Munoz, Sophy


SPAN-UA 1-000 (9277)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Burgos Trujillo, Felix


SPAN-UA 1-000 (10118)
09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Del Risco, Eida