Students may become involved with our annual Conference on Central America or Latin America, the International Folk Fair and the North Central Council of Latin Americans. Prestigious scholarships and awards, including the Roma Hoff Scholarship for Excellence in Spanish and the Dagne Midelfort Book Award, recognize outstanding students. UW-Eau Claire, students can study abroad in Costa Rica and Mexico. An innovative Language Resource Center, equipped with audio tapes, foreign language video programs received via satellite dish antenna, foreign films and computer assisted foreign language instruction, allows students to practice and improve their listening and speaking skills. Unlike many other public universities, classes are not taught by teaching assistants.
Students work alongside interesting professors who inspire learning.
Small classes, individual attention. The Latin American studies major, which is a multidisciplinary program, includes extensive coursework in Spanish along with related courses in art history, economics, geography, history and political science. Students in the comprehensive liberal arts major also may pursue relevant courses in anthropology, sociology, communications and journalism.