Languages and English Learning
Foreign Languages
Learning another language can improve your employability, transform your travel experiences, prepare you to study or live abroad and help you to discover a new culture.
"A different language is a different vision of life." -Federico Fellini
We offer the most diverse, academically rigorous foreign language program in the area. The quality of our curriculum is unmatched, and our expert instructors provide the passion, experience and know-how you need to learn a language year-round. Our language courses include Arabic, ASL, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and a comprehensive Spanish certificate program. Ready to enroll? Enroll online or call Student Services at 858-534-3400. Questions about our classes or certificates? Contact our department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu.
Foreign Languages Programs & Certificates
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals
Teaching healthcare professionals to communicate directly with their clients in Spanish improves the quality of care by reducing errors.
- Duration
- 12 Months
- Cost
- $1,510
Spanish Immersion Program
Earn UC San Diego Extended Studies credit learning Spanish abroad
Spanish Language
The goal of the program is to bring you from the novice language level to an intermediate level of Spanish. Academic calendar:...
- Duration
- 24 - 27 Months
- Cost
- $3,680
Foreign Languages Courses
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
American Sign Language (ASL)
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
American Sign Language II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
American Sign Language III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
American Sign Language IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Arabic for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Arabic for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Arabic for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Cantonese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Cantonese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Cantonese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Cantonese for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Chinese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Chinese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Chinese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Chinese for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Chinese for Communication VIII
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
French for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
French for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
French for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
French for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
French: Introductory French Fluency
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Italian for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Japanese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Portuguese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Portuguese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Portuguese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish Conversations: Film
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication VI
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Communication VII
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I
Boost patient care with essential Spanish skills for medical settings. Learn greetings, intake procedures, and key terminology that immediately...
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $395.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: Cultural Competence
- Units
- 1.50
- Cost
- $200.00