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.
Program Highlights
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Learning Through Immersion
Spanish majors fulfill a unique study abroad requirement by studying in a Spanish-speaking country, fully immersing them in a real life learning experience.
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Job Readiness
Catawba’s Spanish program focuses principally on the development of practical language skills for use in commerce, social service, law enforcement, and teaching.
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Language Placement Tests
Catawba College students who already have Spanish language skills take placement tests to determine their fluency, allowing for appropriate placement in the correct Spanish level classes and uninterrupted growth.
Program Details
Colton Coggins ‘21 Spanish MajorI decided to study Spanish because I had always wanted to travel. My time at Catawba College prepared me as much as possible for that. The professors, the classes, couldn’t have been any better. Learning Spanish has opened so many doors for me. I lived in Spain, and I’m going back soon. In the future, I plan on learning more languages and going on to get my PhD. Without Catawba, and more specifically help from the departmental staff, I honestly doubt that any of that would have been possible. If you love traveling, or have always wanted to learn a language, do it. For me, it’s been one of the best decisions of my life.
Study Abroad
Study Abroad
Although undergraduates pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish are required to have a study abroad experience in a Spanish-speaking country, they have complete freedom to choose their study abroad destinations. In recent years, Catawba College Spanish majors have returned from study abroad in Costa Rica, Spain, and Mexico with much-enhanced fluency. Catawba College offers special scholarships designated for Spanish majors studying abroad.
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Outcomes
Outcomes
Careers - Catawba College graduates are using their Spanish language skills in the following positions:
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Panama
- U.S. Government Aid Worker
- Bilingual Law Enforcement Dispatcher
- College Professor
- Spanish Teacher
- Physician
- Lawyer
Social Worker
Graduate Schools - Spanish majors at Catawba College are well-prepared for the next chapter in their education. After earning your undergraduate degree from Catawba College, you will be equipped with the knowledge and depth of learning to assure your success in whatever academic endeavor your pursue. Catawba Spanish graduates are competitive regardless of the institution they choose for their post-baccalaureate study.
2023 Catawba College Awards Ceremony Honors Students, Faculty, and Staff for Achievement and Service
Catawba College held its annual Awards Convocation on Thursday, April 20 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, thanked all of the award recipients who have demonstrated the qualities upon which Catawba College was founded: scholarship, character, culture, and service.
A total of 115 students have been named to the Presidential Honor Roll List for the 2021-2022 academic year at Catawba College, according to Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost of the College.
A total of 305 students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester at Catawba College, according to Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost of the College.
