西班牙语和葡萄牙语系提供西班牙语，西班牙语和葡萄牙语专业。西班牙语和欧洲研究以及西班牙语，葡萄牙语和欧洲研究提供交叉学科专业。西班牙语专业是范德比尔特最受欢迎的专业之一。北美很少有大学能为学生提供如此广泛的本科课程，而范德比尔特（Vanderbilt）学生则充分利用了西班牙裔和巴西裔研究的广泛课程。西班牙语和葡萄牙语系的学生通常双双主修，并将其他领域的兴趣与他们的语言和文化研究相结合。
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers majors in both Spanish and Spanish and Portuguese. Interdisciplinary majors are available in Spanish and European Studies and in Spanish, Portuguese, and European Studies. The major in Spanish is one of the most popular majors at Vanderbilt. Few universities in North America offer students such a wide range of courses at the undergraduate level, and Vanderbilt students take full advantage of the extensive course offerings in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies. Students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese often double-major and combine interests in other areas with their linguistic and cultural studies.