Spanish

Why Spanish At Valpo

Did you know that Spanish is the second-most spoken native language in the world, and the number of speakers only keeps growing? With the demand for bilingual professionals in the United States on a constant rise, adding Spanish to your language portfolio sets you apart from the crowd. Our graduates pursue careers in business, nonprofit foundations, healthcare, social work, and teaching, among many other fields.

Here’s your invitation: ¡Vive, aprende, explora y conoce!

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Spanish Major Highlights

Valpo’s award-winning Spanish faculty members instruct from real-world industry experience, from the Spanish banking sector to international cooperation, and are authors of regularly published scholarly articles, novels, and textbooks.

Multiple grants enabled our professors to publish and present scholarly work, diversify our curriculum, develop open-access materials for language classes, and foster both community and engagement, among other triumphs.

Combinability

Many students at Valpo combine their Spanish major with a second major or minor program to prepare for a variety of careers such as business, global service, or education.

Immersive Learning

Take education beyond the classroom with purpose-driven internships, experiential learning, and study abroad opportunities in Spain, Costa Rica, Chile, and Mexico.

Community

Valpo hosts a thriving Spanish language community including Spanish-language publications, numerous clubs, our language-immersive Spanish House, and more.

Student Success Story

Upon graduating with her bachelor of arts in Spanish, Lijana Teague ‘23 is moving right into a career at software company Reynolds & Reynolds as a traveling customer trainer. This position will require Lijana to travel across the country for 80% of her working hours, training car dealership employees how to use Reynolds & Reynolds products.