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Liberal arts - English advising guide
English, Film and Media Studies, Literature, Theater, and Writing
The following USAC Specialty programs offer courses and internships targeted to the academic needs and interests of English, Film and Media Studies, Literature, Theater, and Writing.
Please visit program course pages for course descriptions and terms offered; and meet with your academic advisor to see how you can best fit study abroad into your university degree program. Syllabi are available upon request at syllabus@usac.edu .
Disciplines by Specialty program location
Chile | Costa Rica | Czech Republic | France | Germany |India | Ireland | Italy Spain | Uruguay
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Santiago Survey of Latin American Literature I
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Survey of Latin American Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Cinema
3
FILM/SPAN 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Poetry
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Short Story and Essay
3
SPAN/WLL 400
Writing for Strategic Communications
3
JOUR/SPAN 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Heredia Survey of Latin American Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Cinema
3
FILM/SPAN 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Poetry
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Short Story and Essay
3
SPAN/WLL 400
Women and Gender in Literature
3
SPAN/WLL/WS 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Prague Alternative Culture, Literature, Music, and Lifestyles
3
WLL 400
Behind Reality: Czech Documentaries
3
ART/FILM 400
Czech Cinema - Image and Memory
3
FILM/WLL 300
Experiments in Czech Film
3
FILM/WLL 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Lyon Survey of French Literature I
3
FREN/WLL 300
Survey of French Literature II
3
FREN/WLL 300
Travel Writing
3
ENG 300
Understanding the French Bande Dessinee
3
FREN/WLL 400
Pau European Cinema
3
FREN/WLL 300
Language and Cinema
3
FILM/FREN 300
Survey of French Literature I
3
FREN/WLL 300
Survey of French Literature II
3
FREN/WLL 300
Theater in French
1
FREN/THTR 300
20th-Century and Contemporary French Literature
3
FREN/WLL 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Lüneburg Contemporary German Literature
3
GER/WLL 300
German Cinema
3
FILM/GER 200
German Fairy Tales
3
GER/WLL 300
Myths and Legends
3
GER/WLL 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Bengaluru Bollywood: India through Film
3
ENG/FILM 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Galway Modern Irish Literature: From Celtic Twilight to Celtic Tiger
3
ENG 400
Re-Staging Irishness: Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Irish Theatre
3
ENG/THTR 400
Italy
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Reggio Emilia Italian Cinema and Film Criticism
3
FILM/ITAL 300
Viterbo Contemporary Italian Cinema
3
FILM/WLL 400
Survey of Italian Literature I
3
ITAL 300
Travel Writing and Multimedia Storytelling
3
JOUR/ENG 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Alicante Intercultural Communication in Professional Contexts
3
ENG/COM 300
Survey of Spanish Literature I
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Survey of Spanish Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Narrative
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Poetry
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Short Story
3
SPAN/WLL 400
Bilbao Survey of Spanish Literature II: 18th-20th Century
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Madrid LGBTQIA+ Spain
3
GRI/SOC 300
Survey of Spanish Literature I
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Survey of Spanish Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary European History and Cinema
3
FILM/HIST/SPAN 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish History and Cinema
3
FILM/SPAN 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Narrative
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Short Stories
3
SPAN/WLL 400
San Sebastián Spanish Cinema
3
FILM/SPAN 300
Survey of Spanish Literature I
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Survey of Spanish Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Poetry
3
SPAN/WLL 400
20th-Century and Contemporary Spanish Theatre
3
SPAN/THTR 400
Uruguay
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Montevideo Cinema of Uruguay and Argentina
3
FILM/SPAN 300
Survey of Latin American Literature I
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Survey of Latin American Literature II
3
SPAN/WLL 300
20th-Century and Contemporary Latin American Short Story and Essay
3
SPAN/WLL 300
Updated: 24 Mar 2026
Course offerings must meet minimum enrollments and are subject to change.
