Spanish

Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the U.S. and the U.S. is the second-largest Spanish speaking country in the world, after Mexico.

Currently the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, it is predicted that by 2030 Spanish will be the world's second most widely spoken language, after Chinese. A Spanish major is very much in demand in the United States today in many professional arenas, and may be combined with other majors such as business, international relations, education, and political science, among many others. Students can earn a major or a minor in Spanish taking courses in language, literature, culture, and professional studies. Comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing are taught at all levels.

Major: Spanish
Minor: Spanish
Related Major & Minors: International Business, History, Politics, and Global Affairs
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School of Media, Arts and Culture

  • Culture, Literature and Media,
    • BA Concentrations available in: Literature and Creative Writing; Cross-Cultural Communication; Media and Society; Women, Gender, and Sexuality
  • Arts Management, BA
    • Concentrations available in: Art, Music, or Theatre
  • Music, BA
    • Concentrations available in: General, Performance, or Pre-Music Therapy
  • Studio Art, BA
    • Advertising & Marketing Communication, BA

School of Applied Sciences and Nursing

  • Applied Mathematical Science, BA
  • Applied Psychology, BA (online program only)
  • Biology, BS
  • Environmental Studies and Sustainability, BA
  • Neuroscience, BA
  • Nursing, BSN
  • Psychology, BA

School of Global and Professional Studies

  • Accounting, BA
  • Business Administration, BA
    • Concentrations available in: Accounting, Digital Marketing, Economics, Healthcare Administration, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management
  • Elementary Education, BA
  • Global Business, BA
  • History, Politics and Global Cultural Studies, BA
    • Concentrations available in: History and Cultural Heritage; Politics, Governance and Policy; Global Systems; Comparative Worldviews: Religions, Philosophy and Society

Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Major

  • Available for students with interests that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries to combine existing classes in unique and personalized ways to meet their career goals.
Minors
  • Accounting
  • Applied Psychology
  • Arts Management
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Culture, Media, and Media
  • Digital Marketing
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • Forensic Science
  • Healthcare Administration
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law
  • Psychology
  • Public History
  • Reading
  • Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education
  • Spanish
  • Strategic Management
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
  • Visual Studies
  • Women, Gender & Sexuality
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  • Allied Health

  • Athletic Training

  • Dentistry

  • Medicine 

  • Pharmacy 

  • Veterinary Medicine

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Majors

Wesleyan offers 25 majors and 35 minors, including self-designed interdisciplinary studies, eight pre-professional programs and the bachelor of science in nursing and bachelor of fine arts degrees.

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Get Qualified

Wesleyan graduates enter the workforce with unique qualifications, often combining major and minor programs in ways that separate them from other job-seeking candidates. Double major combinations which include Spanish are popular among students also studying political science, international relations, international business, and biology.

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Outside The Classroom

The Modern Language Department encourages students to participate in internships and volunteer opportunities, which tap into language skills acquired in the classroom. A well-developed project or internship may earn academic credit toward the major in the field studies category. Additionally, all students are encouraged to study the language in a Spanish-speaking country. Wesleyan maintains cooperative agreements with numerous Study Abroad programs (IES, AIFS, CIEE, Travel and Education) that provide access to a wide range of institutionally approved programs in universities in destinations such as Spain and Argentina. Institutional financial support is available through our own Royal Scholarship fund. Faculty often leads short-term study abroad programs that also earn academic credit.

 

SPANISH MAJORS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR STUDIES 
IN PRESTIGIOUS GRADUATE PROGRAMS:

University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Washington University, St. John’s University, The Ohio State University, Syracuse University, Vanderbilt University
 

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