BA-SPAN - Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

Cultivate Your Knowledge of Spanish Language and Culture While Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Workforce

Spanish is the world’s second most spoken language, and it is increasingly becoming a commonly spoken first and second language in the U.S. Catawba College students who study a foreign language improve their employment prospects in the global, domestic, and local workforce as companies everywhere increasingly seek to hire those with multiple language proficiency.

Catawba College undergraduates who pursue a degree in Spanish focus on cultivating advanced language skills with additional work in literature, culture, society, and more. Internships, service work and experiential learning opportunities involving the local Spanish-speaking population help cement knowledge of this modern foreign language for Catawba College Spanish majors.

Spanish undergraduate students have been tapped to serve as translators for local non-profits, such as the Mission of Mercy (MOM) free Dental Clinic, or as tutors of public school students for whom English is a second language. In this major, you’ll learn to speak Spanish, but you’ll also be provided with a solid, rewarding liberal arts studies foundation through experience.