Meet our Spanish and Portuguese Majors and Alumni

Majoring in Spanish and Portuguese can take you where you want to go!

Rebecca Filgueiras

"Spanish is a dynamic, challenging major where you encounter new ideas and explore many different disciplines,” says Rebecca, a senior. “At the same time, this department is so welcoming and warm. I know all of my professors by first and last name."

Rebecca Filgueiras

Study Spanish and Portuguese

Study Spanish, the language of more than 20 countries
Travel on three continents from the Inca trails to the Iberian inns
Speak Spanish or Portuguese at home? Now study the literature, culture, and history of your heritage

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is part of the School of Arts and Sciences

As a Spanish or Portuguese major in the School of Arts and Sciences, you’ll have full access to a liberal arts education that spans 47 programs for undergraduates. You will acquire both the specialized knowledge of the field you choose to study in depth, and broad knowledge of the world from the renowned scholar-teachers at Rutgers. You’ll graduate ready to meet contemporary challenges in your workplace, in your hometown, and in the global community.

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