圣爱德华大学

The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at St. Edward’s expands your possibilities for employment, travel and entrepreneurship in many cutting-edge fields.

Whether you are already fluent or just curious about the language, our program offers enriching courses to help you meet your academic and career goals. In this major, you will

• Engage in studies of Spanish-language literature and film
• Develop critical thinking skills
• Improve communicative abilities
• Graduate with a skillset valued by employers
• Have the opportunity to study abroad in Spain or Latin America
• Intern and volunteer in the Austin community
• Gain an understanding of Spanish linguistics

Spanish is spoken by 37 million people in the United States, is the third most widely spoken language in the world and is spoken in over 25 countries as the official or primary language.

This major is part of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Major Requirements: The BA in Spanish requires 36 hours of major coursework, which includes a combination of Spanish language, hispanic studies, linguistics, and cultural coursework. Our Majors are required to take SPAN 3330 (offered every fall), 3341 (offered every spring), 3322 and 4398. They must complete a total of 24000-level courses.

Electives: Students complete 3 additional hours of elective coursework from the following areas of study: cultures, communication, history, political science, religious studies, or history.

General Education Requirements: The degree requires 57 hours of general education courses that students complete over four years in addition to their major courses and electives.

A few examples of courses students in this major take:

Mexican American Cultural Experience – This course looks at the ways in which authors have expressed their hybrid identity through legends, corridos, and short stories.

Women, Gender & Sexuality in Medieval and Early Modern Spain – In these course students explore how female identity has evolved since Early Modern Spain by reading about nuns, witches, and priests.

Spanish in the United States – Students enrolled in this course will discover how U.S. Spanish differs from other dialects and learn about code switching, language discrimination, and bilingual language acquisition.