Program Overview
The interdisciplinary major in Spanish Studies introduces students to the study of the cultural dynamics and expressive cultures produced by peoples of Hispanic origin residing in the United States, Latin America, and Spain throughout history and into the present day.
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
- Major
- Minor
- Humanities
Student Story: Jamie
Jamie, a Kresge affiliate, is double majoring in Spanish Studies and History, with a focus on the Americas and Africa. Within Spanish Studies, Jamie concentrates on literature. Her academic interests center on colonial Latin American history and its present-day legacies, and Jamie hopes to pursue a career in museums and archiving. Through the Humanities EXCEL initiative, Jamie is working with mentor Erica Padilla-Chavez at Women in Leadership for Diverse Representation, a collective of women in Santa Cruz County working to support and empower diverse women to pursue leadership and public service roles.
Career Outcomes
- Bilingual-multicultural education
- Business
- Community organizing
- Environmental science
- Global economics
- Government and community service
- Health care
- Higher education
- International relations
- Journalism and the media
- Law
- Legal services
- Library science
- Literature
- Music
- Politics
- Public health
- Public policy
- Publishing
- Research
- Social work
- Teaching
- Translation and interpretation
- Travel industry
These are only samples of the field's many possibilities.
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