西班牙裔美国人和意大利研究系提供的工作使他获得了西班牙语教学硕士学位。该计划旨在满足获得许可的小学，初中和高中教师以及尚未获得伊利诺伊州教学许可的教师的需求。攻读MAT西班牙语学位的学生可以学习传统语言。该系还提供硕士和博士学位的西班牙裔研究学位。文学硕士和博士学位课程提供两个重点：西班牙文学与文化研究和西班牙语言学。
The Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies offers work leading to a Master of Arts in the Teaching of Spanish. This program is designed to meet the needs of licensed elementary, middle, and high school teachers, as well as those who do not yet hold an Illinois Teaching License. A concentration in Heritage Language is available to students pursuing the MAT Spanish degree. The department also offers degrees in Hispanic Studies at both the master's and doctoral levels. The MA and PhD program offer two concentrations: Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies and Hispanic Linguistics.