Free Online Spanish Language and Culture Courses from Top Universities

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Don't pay to learn about Spanish and Latin American contemporary literature or brush up on your language skills. Try these free online courses instead.
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Free Spanish Language and Culture Courses

Here are 11 online Spanish language courses offered free by a top university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Learn about culture, conversation, literature and writing, among other topics.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT's variety of Spanish language and culture courses will give you a solid start in developing your proficiency. Some courses offer access to Spanish-English dictionaries and Spanish language newspapers.

Free Online Spanish Language and Culture Courses at a Glance

CourseProgram LevelFormatAssignmentsQuizzes & ExamsDownloadable
Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic LiteratureUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesNoYes
Spanish IUndergraduate/GraduateTextbooksYesNoYes
Spanish IIUndergraduate/GraduateTextbooksYesNoYes
Spanish IIIUndergraduateTextbooksYesYesYes
Spanish IVUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesYesYes
Advanced Spanish Conversation and CompositionUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesNoYes
Spanish for Bilingual StudentsUndergraduateTextbooksYesNoYes
The New Spain: 1977-PresentUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesNoYes
Twentieth and Twentyfirst-Century Spanish American LiteratureUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesNoYes
Spanish Conversation and CompositionUndergraduateTextbooksYesNoYes
Introduction to Spanish CultureUndergraduateExternal Reading ResourcesYesNoYes

Popular Schools

  • Online Programs Available
    1. Grand Canyon University

    Program Options

    Master's
      • M.A. in Communication with an Emphasis in Education
      • M.A. in Communication with an Emphasis in Education
    Bachelor's
      • Bachelor: Communications
      • Bachelor: Communications
  • Online Programs Available
    2. UMass Global

    Program Options

    Bachelor's
      • BA in Communications & Media
      • BA in Communications & Media
  • Online Programs Available
    3. Purdue Global

    Program Options

    Bachelor's
      • BS in Communication - Business Fundamentals
      • BS in Communication - Digital Communication
  • Online Programs Available
    4. Wake Forest University - School of Professional Studies

    Program Options

    Master's
      • Master of Communications
  • Stanford, CA

    Stanford University

  • Philadelphia, PA

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Durham, NC

    Duke University

  • University of Maryland Global Campus

Featured Schools

The schools and programs listed below are popular educational options, and tuition varies based on program and location

Grand Canyon University

  • M.A. in Communication with an Emphasis in Education
  • Bachelor: Communications

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UMass Global

  • BA in Communications & Media

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Purdue Global

  • BS in Communication - Business Fundamentals
  • BS in Communication - Digital Communication

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Wake Forest University - School of Professional Studies

  • Master of Communications

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University of Maryland Global Campus