Welcome to Spanish at Haverford

The department of Spanish aims to give students a thorough knowledge of the Spanish language and the ability to understand and interpret Spanish and Spanish American texts and cultures.

Why Spanish at Haverford: Curriculum

Our courses adopt a variety of approaches, including literary studies, film and media studies, social history, the history of ideas, sociolinguistics, the study of politics and popular culture, and fiction-writing.

Why Spanish at Haverford: Events

Regular extracurricular activities organized by the department include films, lectures, readings, performances and other special cultural events, in addition to senior work presentations.

Why Spanish at Haverford: Study Abroad

The department encourages students to spend a semester or a year studying in a Spanish-speaking context, either in Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Chile.

Why Spanish at Haverford: Post Graduation

The importance of being linguistically but culturally fluent in Spanish is reflected in the diverse career paths chosen by our majors and minors who have gone to careers in government, law, business, international affairs, education, journalism, medicine, and the arts, among others.

Why Spanish at Haverford?

Curriculum
Learn the basis of the academic programs of the Department of Spanish.
Faculty

Get a snapshot of the faculty and their research and teaching interests

News

Two Students, One Alumna Receive Fulbrights

Dan Arnstein '09 will pursue neuroscience research in Holland, while Angelina Gomes '09 and Elizabeth Gray '08 will teach English in Spain and Uruguay respectively.
Noel Ottman '10 Receives Scholarship to Study Abroad in Spain

Ottman will spend spring semester in Madrid courtesy of an IES Abroad Cross-Cultural and Comparative Studies Scholarship.