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Spanish

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Degree Level
Undergraduate
College
Arts and Sciences
Format
On Ground
Credit Hours
120 hours
Average Time to Degree
4 years

Spanish at Harding

The Spanish program at Harding is designed to equip students for global impact through the development of intercultural competence and effective communication. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish must complete 38 hours in the language including 26 upper-level hours. This major also works well as a double major, preparing students for language use in a variety of careers.

Learn more about the Foreign Languages Department

Why study Spanish at Harding?

Academic excellence

  • Reach a professional level of proficiency through our highly successful learning approaches
  • Take advantage of our multi-faceted co-curricular activities to gain cultural insight and conversation practice
  • Participate in the Global Seal of Biliteracy to pursue language-related job credentials at a discounted cost
  • Add an optional translation concentration that provides practical training and one-on-one mentoring

Travel opportunities

  • Encourage Christians and participate in community outreach through mission trips to Central or South America co-sponsored by the foreign language department and Harding's Global Outreach missions program
  • Immerse yourself in lanuage and culture through study abroad at the Harding University in Latin America international program

Community engagement

  • Use your language skills in service to others through community outreach with our translation center or through our partnerships with Searcy schools, El Puente Hispanic Outreach Center and other non-profit organizations
  • Participate in game nights, coffee hours, and language tables in the student center and dining hall each week to practice conversational skills
  • Engage with our closely-connected community and grow spiritually through weekly devotionals in Spanish

More information

The Harding chapter Chi Nu of Phi Sigma Iota, the international foreign language honor society, recognizes outstanding junior and senior departmental majors and minors. Phi Sigma Iota is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages.

Phi Sigma Iota

Students with a solid background in the language may seek validation credit for introductory courses upon strong performance in subsequent courses. Credit also may be earned based on high AP scores.

Validation credit

Translation center
Travel opportunities
Internships

What can you do with a degree in Spanish?

Business, health, and other industries

Foreign language skills can be invaluable in a variety of professional settings, including international business, education, technology, medicine and the sciences. Spanish is commonly needed in these fields even here in the United States, and about two thirds of Spanish majors are double majors who plan to use Spanish in their careers.

Translation and linguistics

With a career in translation, you will have the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of others by increasing access to necessary written information. Translation increases the efficacy and efficiency of communication in literature, business, legal, medical, technical and diplomatic contexts. Another path our students sometimes take is to continue studying linguistics, with applications in a variety of fields.

Travel and diplomacy

A degree in Spanish will prepare you well for various roles in travel and tourism including translation, interpretation, airline services, hotel management and international travel agencies. Additionally, many government agencies have regular vacancies in areas requiring knowledge of a foreign language.

OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO CROSS THE FISSURES CREATED BY CULTURAL OTHERNESS. THEY ARE TRAINING TO BREAK DOWN THE LINGUISTIC BARRIERS THAT HAVE BROKEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GROUPS.
Dr. Whitaker Jordan

Associate Professor of Spanish

Catalog and Cost

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Contact Information


Foreign Languages and International Studies
501-279-4645
ForLang@harding.edu