Welcome to the home page of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, one of 18 departments within the College of Arts and Letters.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers a wide range of courses and programs designed to satisfy the varied needs of all students and members of the greater San Diego community. Our department offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's of Arts in Spanish. We also offer a minor in Portuguese.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures is to provide SDSU students and residents of the United States/Mexico transborder region at large with training and education in Hispano/Latino and Luso-Brazilian culture and civilization, including language, literature, linguistics, language pedagogy and inter-cultural communication skills, including translation and interpretation studies. The department prepares students for a professional career in teaching.

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Bulletin of the Comediantes

Published semiannually by the Comediantes, an international group of scholars interested in early modern Hispanic theater, the Bulletin welcomes articles and notes in Spanish and English dealing with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century peninsular and colonial Latin American drama. The managing director is Dr. Vincent Martin, new to the department this fall. To visit the journal's web site, click on the button above.

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Important Contacts

Chair- Alda Blanco
Phone: 619-594-6588
Email: ablanco@mail.sdsu.edu

Administrative Support Coordinator- Alicia Garcia
Phone: 619-594-6589
Email: agarcia@mail.sdsu.edu

Administrative Support Assistant- Margaret Posner
Phone: 619-594-6588
Email: mposner@mail.sdsu.edu

Undergraduate Advisor- Esther Castro
Phone: 619-594-5001
Email: esther.castro@mail.sdsu.edu
Office Hours: MWF 8:00-10:30 am, MW 3:30-4:30pm, and by appointment

Graduate Advisor- José Mario Martín-Flores
Phone: 619-594-4796
Email: jmartinf@mail.sdsu.edu
Office Hours: MTWTH 11:00-2:00pm

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Donation Possibilities

Donations to the department can be made online at: http://giveonline.sdsu.edu

All online donations are tax-deductible, private and secure.