Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Bilbao/Getxo, Spain – Semester Programs


Available Terms

Spanish Language Options

  • Visit the program’s Courses page for course descriptions and requirements
  • All students are required to select a language track during the fall and spring.
  • Spanish language courses are not mandatory, but are highly recommended.
  • Spanish language courses are available individually in the summer depending on student enrollment.
     
    USAC Language Track Prerequisites Credits UNLV Equivalent
    Track I Prerequisite: None
    Elementary Spanish I & II, Intermediate Spanish I
    11    SPAN 187 , SPAN 187  , SPAN 287  
    Track II Prerequisite: 2 semesters of college Spanish
    Intermediate Spanish I & II, Spanish Composition I
    9 SPAN 287  , SPAN 287  , SPAN 387  
    Track III Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college Spanish
    Spanish Composition I & II, Advanced Spanish I
    9 SPAN 387  , SPAN 387  , SPAN 487  
    Track IV Prerequisite: 6 semesters of college Spanish
    Advanced Spanish I & II
    6 SPAN 487  , SPAN 387  

     

Fall Semester – Students can enroll in 12-18 credits

USAC Course Title Credits UNLV Equivalent Language of Instruction
Advanced Spanish I 3 SPAN 487   Spanish
Advanced Spanish II 3 SPAN 487   Spanish
Advanced Spanish Writing and Stylistics 3 SPAN 487    Spanish
Architecture and Society: Bilbao 3 AAD 401   English
Basque and Iberian Cultures 3 SPAN 387   English
Business Spanish 3 SPAN 487   Spanish
Consumer Behavior 3 MKT 312    English 
Corporate Finance 3 FIN 301    English 
Elementary Spanish I 4 SPAN 187   Spanish
Elementary Spanish II 4 SPAN 187   Spanish
Field Experience in Basque Culture and Language 3 SPAN 387   English
Global Economics 3 ECON 358    English 
Human Resource Management 3 MGT 367    English 
Intermediate Spanish I 3 SPAN 287   Spanish
Intermediate Spanish II 3 SPAN 287   Spanish
International Strategic Management 3 MGT 480   English
Internship 3 ANTH 490   English
Marketing Principles 3 MKT 301   English
Sailing 1 KIN 499   English
Spanish Composition I 3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Composition II 3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Conversation & Oral Skills 1-3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Culture and Civilization 3  SPAN 387   Spanish
Surfing 1 KIN 499   English & Spanish
Survey of Spanish Literature I 3 SPAN 387   Spanish

 

Spring Semester – Students can enroll in 12-18 credits

USAC Course Title Credits UNLV Equivalent Language of Instruction
Advanced Spanish I 3 SPAN 487   Spanish
Advanced Spanish II 3 SPAN 487   Spanish
Architecture and Society: Bilbao 3 AAD 401   English
Basque and Iberian Cultures 3 SPAN 387     English 
Consumer Behavior 3 MKT 312   English
Corporate Finance 3 FIN 301    English 
Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union 3 PSC 405J    English 
Elementary Spanish I 4 SPAN 187   Spanish
Elementary Spanish II 4 SPAN 187   Spanish
Intermediate Spanish I 3 SPAN 287   Spanish
Intermediate Spanish II 3 SPAN 287   Spanish
International Marketing 3 MKT 456    English 
Internship 3 ANTH 490   English
Management and Leadership 3 MGT 494   English
Operations Management 3 SCM 352   English
Sailing 1 KIN 499   English
Spanish Business Culture: Field Experience and Case Studies 3 MGT 494   English
Spanish Composition I 3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Composition II 3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Conversation & Oral Skills 1-3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Spanish Culture and Civilization 3 SPAN 387   Spanish
Surfing 3 KIN 499   English & Spanish
Survey of Spanish Literature II 3 SPAN 387   Spanish

 

If you are interested in using a USAC internship to satisfy an internship requirement within your major, you must meet with your academic advisor to obtain directions/guidance on what departmental requirements you must meet. Your final
USAC internship approval and grade relies on approval from your academic department. Without your department’s approval, your internship credit may only satisfy elective requirements.

 

Note: Course approvals are accurate at time of publication and subject to change.
Please contact the Office of Study Abroad Programs to verify course availability.

 

Updated as of: October 1, 2025