Develop a Global Mindset With a BA in 西班牙语
Build upon your cultural understanding of 西班牙语-speaking nations and communities.
Refine and professionalize your language skills and cultivate an understanding of Hispanic cultures. 主修西班牙语, you'll gain practical experience through study abroad, internships and courses in 西班牙语 for the professions.
为什么要在圣. 爱德华的?
西班牙语 majors participate in service experiences and often volunteer their 西班牙语-speaking skills to social services across Austin. The 西班牙语 program also offers opportunities to study abroad in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Spain. 选择一个由St. 爱德华的 professors for several weeks, or study at an international university for a semester.
成长为第二语言学习者
If you have studied 西班牙语 formally and did not grow up hearing the language, 你可能是一个第二语言学习者. You can take a placement test or receive credit through CLEP or AP exams. For information on receiving credit for your prior knowledge in 西班牙语, contact 格鲁吉亚Seminet.
作为一名传承学习者而提高自己
If you grew up hearing 西班牙语 spoken by your parents or grandparents, 你可能是一个传统学习者. We have special classes designed to help heritage learners improve their grammar, 词汇表, 文化知识. You can also take a placement test or receive credit through CLEP or AP exams. 欲了解更多信息，请联系 艾米丽Bernate.
获得实践经验
应用 your 西班牙语 skills by interning or volunteering at organizations that serve Austin’s 西班牙语-speaking residents where you’ll assist immigrants, 难民, asylum-seekers and other vulnerable members of the community. 西班牙语 majors have interned as tutors and advocates for young English learners. 他们在El Buen Samaritano实习过, 它提供医疗保健, education and basic needs for Latino families, 以及平等司法中心, 一家非营利性律师事务所.
永远使用你的西班牙语
圣. 365比分网电竞 offers a certificate in Advanced 西班牙语 for the Health and Helping Professions for students with advanced oral proficiency. Develop interpersonal 沟通 skills in 西班牙语 focused on in-person encounters and interviews in a clinical or medical setting. 通过这张证书, students will demonstrate cultural knowledge of the Latinx sociocultural context through research and experiential learning.
我们的毕业生做什么?
西班牙语 majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. 爱德华的. 这里有一个例子:
- Reporter for Searchlight New Mexico, a nonprofit investigative journalism outlet
- Graphic designer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
- Account executive at NWN Corporation, a technology solutions company
- Vice president of sales for Brazilian Blowout
- 欧洲气候基金会官员
- House manager at The Long Center for Performing Arts
探索有关西班牙语BA的详细信息
度计划
主要要求:
The BA in 西班牙语 requires 36 hours of major coursework, 其中包括多种语言的组合, 语言, 以及西班牙语文化研究. Our Majors are required to take SPAN 3330 (offered every fall), 3341(每年春天提供), 3322和4398. They must complete a total of 2 4000-level courses.
通识教育要求:
The degree requires 34 hours of general education courses that students compete over four years in addition to their major courses and electives.
选修课:
Students complete three (3) additional hours of elective coursework from the following areas of study: cultures, 沟通, 历史, 政治科学, 宗教研究, 或历史.
An example of courses students in this major take:
- 西班牙语在美国- Students enrolled in this course will discover how U.S. 西班牙语 differs from other dialects and learn about code switching, 语言歧视, 双语语言习得.
你将获得的技能
Upon completing the 西班牙语 program, you’ll be ready to:
- Effectively communicate with 西班牙语 speakers from all over the world;
- Translate and apply your 西班牙语 to careers like immigration law, 双语精神病学和心理咨询, 双语言语治疗, 教育和公益事业;
- Provide a comforting and accepting space for 西班牙语-speakers.
西班牙语副教授
"Learning new languages gives us the freedom to communicate and collaborate with people from different cultures. Come learn how 西班牙语 can help you become a more compassionate, 分析, 有效的沟通者."
西班牙语副教授
"Learning another language paves the way toward a deeper understanding of another culture, its 历史 and unique ways of doing things. Command of another language also allows you to access otherwise closed professional opportunities. Whether to enhance your professional profile or for reasons having to do with travel and adventure, learning 西班牙语 enriches your life by making Spain and nations across Central and South America accessible."
Professor of 西班牙语 and Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities
"Ser bilingüe y poder viajar me abrió una ventana a otras culturas. Creo que es algo fantástico y me encanta compartir este interés en las culturas globales con amigos, colegas, estudiantes y todos los que tienen el deseo de ver el mundo."