Spanish

"There are eight references that light up an employer's eyes: languages, computer, experience, achievement, hard-working, overseas experience, flexible, and task-oriented." --Carol Kleiman, nationally syndicated employment columnist

Knowledge of another language is not only an important life skill, it's a valuable career asset. At Augustana, students of Spanish have several options both for on-campus study and experience abroad. Students may choose to complete the Spanish Major, the Spanish Minor, a Major for Secondary Education Teaching, or the Minor in Latin American Studies. Foreign Study Programs include the Augustana Fall Term in Latin America, affiliated programs or summer language programs either in South America or Spain.

Salamanca, Spain

The ability to communicate in Spanish is a key to the 21st Century, with a dynamic Spanish speaking population in the United States and growing bonds between the U.S., Europe and Latin America. We have designed our program to emphasize Spanish for the "real world," blending courses in language and literature with a strong cultural studies program and opportunities to design your major to suit your needs. With over 90% of our majors also completing a second major at Augustana, we are proud to be able to help future doctors, teachers, social workers and CEO's connect with the nearly 500 million Spanish-speakers in our world.

The Spanish Department is formed by a large group of international faculty from Latin America, Spain, and the United States, as well as several part-time instructors. Our program covers all the fields in Spanish language, culture, and literature. From the birth of Spanish as a written language in the 11th century to the vibrant works of Latino authors in the United States, our faculty teach on all aspects of the Hispanic World.

Whether you are interested in linguistics, literature, media studies, the history of the Spanish language, border studies, the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language, the Middle Ages, the pre-columbian era in Latin America, the Golden Age of Spanish literature, the independence of the Latin American nations, the modern and contemporary literature of both sides of the Atlantic, or even the dynamics of literature in Spanish in the United States, our faculty will be happy to work with you.

If you have ever considered majoring or minoring in Spanish, or even just furthering your knowledge of this language, Augustana is the place to be!