Master the third-most spoken language in the world
Spanish is a worldwide language spoken by 500 million people. You can master the language and study the richness of Spanish and Latin American cultures at Eckerd College.
Not only will you have the chance to practice with the many native speakers on Eckerd’s waterfront campus, you can study in a Spanish-speaking country for a semester or a year through ISEP or CIEE or a three-week Winter Term.
As a bonus, you’ll soak up the Spanish language and cultural influence in Florida.
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Double the fun
Boost the value of your Spanish degree with a minor in Latin American Studies or a double major in International Studies.
Spanish and the sciences
Open up a whole world of possibilities for research, internships, and careers in the sciences by adding Spanish as your second major.
Certify your skills
Spanish majors are eligible to receive the Global Seal of Biliteracy, which certifies your language proficiency and lets future employers know that you are a fluent Spanish speaker.
In Their Own Words
“While I had an official mentor, each of my professors was an unofficial mentor to me in one way or another. Their doors were always open for discussions about course material, career advice, or even just a casual chat. The Office of Global Education offers many opportunities to take learning beyond Eckerd’s campus. These immersive experiences abroad were a crucial part of my education as a Spanish major. In the classroom you develop a basic set of tools, but real learning takes place when you take those tools and put them to use in the world.”
—Thomas Lang, Class of 2019, Fulbright Teaching Assistant (Spain)
Beyond the Classroom
In a typical year, Eckerd offers more than 300 study abroad destinations, which has earned us a #2 ranking for short-term study abroad among U.S. colleges and universities. Spanish majors are often drawn to our three-week language immersion adventures in places like Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Málaga, Spain.
You can also spend full semesters at a university in Argentina, Chile, Peru or Spain.
All students are asked to take at least one designated Reflective Service Learning course, which includes at least 20 hours of service, before graduation, either on campus or internationally.
Service Pics on FlickrFollow the lead of recent Spanish grads and apply to the Language and Culture Assistants Program in Spain. If accepted, you’ll spend a year as a teaching assistant to elementary through high school Spanish teachers. How’s that for immersion?
Popular classes
Spanish for Social and Environmental Justice
Learn about social, political, and environmental issues in the Spanish-speaking world, while developing your speaking and writing skills to advocate for positive change.
Early Modern Spanish Literature and Culture
Study the literary and artistic masterpieces of Spain’s Golden Age.
Photo: Language Immersion: Salamanca by Chace Lewis ’20
Outcomes
What can I do with a Spanish degree?
- Advertising copywriter
- Banker
- Civil servant
- Computer scientist
- Counselor
- Diplomat
- Ecotourism guide
- Environmental preservationist
- Event producer
- Film-maker
- Interpreter
- Journalist
- Language analyst
- Lawyer
- Library scientist
- Linguist
- Performer
- Photographer
- Public relations specialist
- Researcher
- Secondary Educator
- Social worker
- Teacher
- Translator: Legal, literary, localization, machine, medical, technical
- Tutor
- Writer/Publisher/Editor
Where our Spanish majors go to graduate school
- Appalachian State University
- Colorado State University
- College of William & Mary
- Depaul University
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Florida International University
- Framingham State University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia State University
- Kansas State University
- Louisiana State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- New York University
- North Carolina State University
- Northern Arizona University
- Northwest Florida State College
- Old Dominion University
- Rhode Island College
- Rocky Mountain College Of Art & Design
- Rutgers University
- Saint Leo University
- Seattle University
- Temple University
- University Of California-San Diego
- University Of California-Santa Cruz
- University Of Chicago
- University Of Colorado Boulder
- University Of Denver – Colorado
- University Of Maryland
- University Of Massachusetts At Amherst
- University Of Miami
- University Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- University Of North Carolina-Wilmington
- University Of South Florida
- University Of Washington – Seattle
- University Of Washington – Seattle
- University Of Wisconsin – Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Western Kentucky University
- William & Mary
Where our Spanish majors go to work
- Allstate Insurance
- American Red Cross
- Americorps
- BlackRock
- Citi
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- Fidelity
- Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind
- Franklin Templeton
- Galapagos Conservancy
- IBM
- Internal Revenue Service
- Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital
- Korean Horizons
- Merrill
- Microsoft
- Moody’s Investors Serivce
- National Park Service
- Peace Corps
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
- Tech Data
- Thomson Reuters
- UNICEF
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. House of Representatives
- World Bank Group
- World Health Organization
Photo (top): Quito, Ecuador by M. LeMaire ’19
