Spanish Major
In today's rapidly changing world, there is intense demand for women and men who understand other cultures and can communicate in more languages than their own. They know that a new language is an open door into very different ways of living and understanding the world.TWO MAJORS: Spanish for the Professions, Spanish Language and Literature
THE MARQUETTE spanish major
ESPAÑOL: Connect to the global community and perfect your Spanish skills in a dual immersion language exchange: face to face online with native speakers in Mexico, South America, and Europe. Get involved in Milwaukee's Hispanic community through service learning. Prepare to use Spanish in health and business related careers through the Spanish for the Professions program.
As a Spanish at marquette, you can:
- Study abroad in one of 25 countries on six continents
- Live in Global Village, a living-learning community
- Participate in the Spanish national honor society
LIVE IT. Put your skills to use through our study abroad programs, including our one-semester or yearlong Madrid program and our summer programs in Madrid or Mexico.
SMALL CLASSES. For a better understanding and proficiency in your Spanish major, we limit class sizes to encourage greater student participation.
You might like the spanish major if you:
- Like Spanish language and culture
- Have strong written and spoken communication skills
- Are interested in studying abroad
What can you do with a major in Spanish?
Many graduates succeed in a variety of careers, including education, international affairs and business, international news agencies and airlines. Learn more about what you can do with a major in Spanish.
Visit the department that offers the Spanish major.
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Suggested curriculum for a foreign language major
Your major courses blue. Your starting point for language courses
depends upon placement and proficiency.
Freshman
- Foreign Language I & II
- Rhetoric and Composition I & II
- Growth of Western Civilization I or II
- Individual and Social Behavior Elective
- Introduction to Theology
- Science and Nature Elective
- History Elective
- Natural Science Elective
Sophomore
- Foreign Language III & IV
- Mathematical Reasoning Elective
- Philosophy of Human Nature
- Math, Logic or Computer Science Elective
- Two Social-behavioral Science Electives
Junior
- Five Foreign Language Courses
- Diverse Cultures Elective
- Theory of Ethics
- Theology Electives
- Philosophy Elective
Senior
- Five Foreign Language Courses
- Senior Experience
- Electives
