Bachelor of Arts Foreign Languages Spanish

The Spanish concentration in the Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages is offered through the College of Liberal Arts at MTSU. The ability to speak and understand another language or languages opens countless doors and expands one's view of the world. Each of our concentrations offers multiple opportunities for immersive study abroad. Spanish: The second-most widely spoken language in the world, Spanish opens as many doors in the United States as it does in any of the 21 countries in which it's the official language. Few other foreign languages enable its bilingual speakers to so immediately connect, interact and discover opportunities (both professional and personal) in the world around them. A major in Foreign Languages with a Spanish concentration consists of 39 semester hours (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work. Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Career Path

Besides opening up a host of career opportunities in traditional foreign language fields (teaching, interpreting, etc.), fluency in Spanish is the ultimate "add-on" skill, often catapulting a job seeker ahead of all other competition in industries as diverse as business, law, and government. Examples include Bilingual customer support, Bilingual educator, College professor, Court interpreter, Cultural attaché, Cultural events coordinator, Foreign correspondent, Foreign service officer, Immigration officer, International account manager, Interpreter, Proofreader.