Studying Spanish can take you any direction that speaks to you, starting with your uedbet体育官网 education. You have three options for your major, plus related minors:
All of the majors emphasize intercultural competence, analytical thinking and reading, and oral and written communication skills. You’ll graduate with essential skills for a profession where knowledge of Spanish is a fundamental asset, such as medicine, communication, law, education, government, international business and service, management and more.
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Disciplinary knowledge
Gain a deep understanding of your subject and how it connects to other subjects.
Communication competence
Read and listen carefully. Express ideas (writing or speaking) suited to the audience.
Intercultural competence
Understand real and imaginary similarities and differences. Use more than one perspective to view issues.
Ethical citizenship
Examine and embrace your strengths, passions and values. Develop ethical convictions and act on them.
Creative thinking
Combine ideas to create something new. Use imaginative ways of solving problems.
Tabitha Hoey '21 is pursuing a Master of Public Health with a concentration in social and behavioral sciences at the University of Florida.
Carstyn Joiner '21 is a research assistant with the Fanning Lab in the Department of Cancer Biology at Loyola University Chicago.
Courtney Baker '20 is pursuing a doctorate in audiology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
Samantha Wright '20 is a family therapist at Families, Inc., serving the Quad Cities and president of Palomares Social Justice Center in Rock Island, Ill.
Alyssa Mish '19 is a program specialist at Creative Group, Inc., in Schaumburg, Ill.
Montserrat Ricossa '19 is a weekend anchor/reporter at KWQV TV6 in Davenport, Iowa.
Rachel Hart '19 teaches Spanish at Pleasant Valley (Iowa) High School.
Andrew Silverman '19 is an implementation specialist at Onbe in Chicago.
Adam Lydigsen-Grimes '18 is a patient care family care center technician (hospital) at OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Ill.
Sylvia Salinas '17 teaches in the world languages department at Moline (Ill.) High School.
“I never pictured myself shadowing in almost every department of a hospital or sitting in lecture halls at Yale University or speaking fluent Spanish with ESL students.”Read More
“The Spanish and French language departments have always pushed me to challenge myself and to take advantage of my college experience.”Read More
“My peak experience is definitely my study abroad trip to Ecuador where I stayed with a host family for 10 weeks and spent another week in Peru.”Read More
uedbet体育官网's fall Symposium Day 2024 invited big ideas from any and all disciplines, welcoming presentations from students, faculty and staff, and distinguished guests — including keynote speaker Dr. Roosevelt Montás from Columbia University and Dr. Chris Hedlin '11 from the University of Notre Dame.
High jumper Gabriela Loiz '23 earned All-American status at the NCAA DIII Outdoor National Championships in Rochester, N.Y. She is uedbet体育官网's first women's All-American in the high jump since 1997.
Every year, students in uedbet体育官网's EDGE Center lay groundwork for the success of the World Family Therapy Congress, held somewhere in the world.
Join us for a World Languages gathering! Enjoy international snacks and lawn games from around the world while connecting with faculty from various language programs.
