Spanish and Hispanic Studies
About the Spanish and Hispanic Studies major
The Spanish and Hispanic Studies program puts students first. At Union, you’ll find a student-centered curriculum that encourages deep thinking, hands-on projects, personal and professional growth, and real-world applications. Passionate, expert faculty teach courses in Spanish and English that explore U.S. Latino experiences, Latin America and Spain in relevant, creative and engaging ways.
- You at the Center: Experience a student-centered program that prioritizes deep thinking and hands-on learning.
- Real-world applications: Gain real-world experience through guest speakers, trips, internships and networking.
- Create your path: Design an interdisciplinary major blending Spanish with other fields and passions.
- Bilingual advantage: Develop fluency and cultural competency through courses in both Spanish and English.
- Travel and study abroad: Study in Spain or Latin America on a mini-term or full term abroad.
- Cutting-edge curriculum: Explore a variety of classes on topics such as Latino identities, sustainable travel, media and society, translation, health and illness, and even melodrama and horror.
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After Union
What can a degree in a modern language do for you? Here is what our alumni have been up to:
- Legislative assistant, Washington, D.C.
- Communications and development specialist, Youth for Understanding, Washington, D.C.
- Art instructor, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
- Research assistant, National Institute of Health
- Resident physician, emergency medicine, Boston Medical Center
- Senior talent operations manager, Ro
- Spanish teacher, School of the Holy Child
- Spanish and ESL teacher, Chappaqua Central School
- U.S. director, Idiomatic Language Services
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