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Program Details

• Proficiency in Spanish allows students to become more effective members of the global community, in which approximately 400 million people speak Spanish, 30 million of those in the U.S..
• Bucknell’s Spanish curriculum features courses on the wide expanse of literature and cultures of Spain and Spanish America as well as an in-depth study of special topics.
• Students of Spanish gain knowledge and appreciation of the writers and works of a long and rich literary tradition.
• Students may supplement their major in Spanish with courses from related programs such as Latin American studies and international relations.
• All Spanish courses, from the elementary and intermediate levels through senior-level courses, are taught by Spanish department faculty members.

Career Paths

Spanish majors can prepare for careers in teaching Spanish language and Hispanic literature and cultures, education, law, health care, government, business, social services, publishing and the arts.

Recent alumni of the program have secured the following positions:

• Counselor, Neighborhood Childcare Center
• Executive Trainee, Lord & Taylor
• Recruitment Associate, Teach for America
• Sea Turtle Technician, Sea Island Company
• Account Executive, AccessOne
• Associate, Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group