{"id":65,"date":"2015-07-28T16:32:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/study\/?post_type=areas&#038;p=65"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:57:38","slug":"spanish","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--yellow umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Majors, Minors &amp; Areas of Study<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Spanish<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-a-beautiful-language-of-millions\">A beautiful language of millions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">Major in Spanish at the University of Mary Washington, and the beautiful language of the Spanish-speaking world opens up to you. Explore the literatures and cultures of Spain and Latin America and take advantage of summer study in Bilbao, Spain. Combine your language and liberal arts knowledge in service learning or internships, or minor in business Spanish to prepare for a career without borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degree Awarded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students majoring in Spanish who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in modern foreign languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates in Spanish have pursued careers in interpreting, translating, research, social services, education, government agencies, the tourism industry, the Peace Corps, and international business. The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/media-and-communication\/interpreters-and-translators.htm\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>&nbsp;projects that the demand for interpreters and translators will increase by more than 46 percent between 2012 and 2022, making this field one of the fastest-growing occupations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/what-can-i-do-with-this-major\/spanish\/\">See Career Paths<div class='arrow'><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For-credit internships may be available to junior and senior Spanish majors. UMW Spanish majors have found internships in Washington, D.C., and with local agencies including Rappahannock Adult Education Programs, the Virginia Department of Health, Hugh Mercer Elementary School, Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault, Bragg Hill Family Life Center, Moss Free Clinic, and Rappahannock Legal Services. You may also complete an internship, volunteer, or participate in service learning in Spain or Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Honors<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Students who have at least a 3.5 grade-point average in the Spanish major and a 3.0 GPA overall by the beginning of senior year can apply to complete and defend a research-based thesis for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/modernlanguages\/departmental-honors\/\">departmental honors<\/a>. An undergraduate research grant, awarded through the Office of Academic Affairs, may be available for travel and other thesis-related expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Requirements<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/majors\/spanish\/#requirementstext\">Spanish Major<div class='arrow'><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/minors\/spanish\/#requirementstext\">Minor in Spanish<div class='arrow'><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/minors\/business-spanish\/#requirementstext\">Minor in Business Spanish<div class='arrow'><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Scholarships<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Eligible students can apply for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/scholarships\/umw-facultyled-program-study-abroad-scholarship\/\">scholarships<\/a>&nbsp;to defray costs of faculty-led travel programs. Multiple awards are made each semester.&nbsp;A complete list of scholarship opportunities available at UMW can be found with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/types\/scholarship-opportunities\/\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":215,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"creator":[2,3],"class_list":{"0":"post-65","1":"areas","2":"type-areas","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"department-mll","7":"key-major","8":"key-minor","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spanish - Majors, Minors, and Areas of Study<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/spanish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spanish\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A beautiful language of millions Major in Spanish at the University of Mary Washington, and the beautiful language of the Spanish-speaking world opens up to you. 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