Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

The internship program offered by the department, as well as its literary and cultural journal, study abroad opportunities, and emphasis on undergraduate research, set students on a course for community and global engagement. As a degree in literature and linguistics, the Spanish major directly prepares students for careers in education, translation/interpretation, and for entering M.A. and Ph.D. programs in linguistics, Spanish/Latin American literature, Latinx and Chicanx Studies, Latin American Studies and related academic fields. Students with a Spanish major are likewise prepared to enter M.A.-level professional programs in international business, journalism, social work, speech pathology or speech therapy, law, law enforcement and many other fields. The federal government seeks Spanish-speaking graduates for employment in civil service and diplomatic posts.

Because all classes are conducted in Spanish and all student work is completed in the target language, second-language learners of Spanish develop communicative skills to an ACTFL Advanced High proficiency level. In turn, native and heritage speakers increase metalinguistic knowledge and bilingual range. The major prepares students to work in professional environments in Spanish, and contextualizes U.S. Latino culture within the wide and varied Hispanic world.