"Aquí se habla español!" "Spanish is spoken here!"
Spanish is among the top five languages spoken in the world, with the population of native speakers here in the United States growing rapidly. As a Spanish major at Messiah University, your knowledge of "our global village" will expand as you prepare to engage with people of the Spanish-speaking regions of the world. Messiah's Spanish program encompasses a wide variety of courses in the language proper, as well as in the history, literature, culture and civilization of the Spanish-speaking populations.
You’ll find yourself fully immersed in Spanish language, culture and literature as you learn from faculty who have studied and lived in Spanish-speaking regions of the world. Through challenging coursework and study abroad immersion experiences, you’ll develop linguistic competence and critical thinking skills. Introductory-level Spanish courses focus on grammar, phonetics, conversation and composition. Beyond that, you will divide your studies between Latin American and Peninsular Spanish.
You may wish to pursue teaching certification, grades K–12. In addition to general education and Spanish requirements, you will take a variety of education courses, including two field experiences and the student teaching semester. You can also pair this program with Messiah's Business Administration (B.A.), a secondary major that will allow you to study foundational business principles in accounting, finance, management, economics and marketing.
