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
- 9 Months
- Cost
- $1,145
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.
- Duration
- 24 - 27 months
- Cost
- $3,350
Foreign Languages Courses
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
American Sign Language (ASL)
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
American Sign Language II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
American Sign Language III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
American Sign Language IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Arabic for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Arabic for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Cantonese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Cantonese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Cantonese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Cantonese for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Chinese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Chinese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Chinese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Chinese for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Chinese for Communication VI
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Chinese for Communication VIII (part four)
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
French for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
French for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
French for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
French for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
French for Communication VI
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
French: Introductory French Fluency
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
German for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Italian for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Italian for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Italian for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Japanese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication IX
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication VI
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Japanese for Communication VIII
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Portuguese for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Portuguese for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Portuguese for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Portuguese for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $325.00
Spanish Conversations: News and World Issues
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication IV
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication V
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication VI
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Communication VII
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $350.00
Spanish Proficiency Exam
- Units
- 0.00
- Cost
- $105.00