Major in Foreign Language | Concentration in Spanish
"You are as many people as you speak languages." This quotation from King Charles V (1500-1558) shows why George Mason University students choose a BA in foreign language with a concentration in Spanish. Spanish students not only develop skills in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish, but also will learn enough about the culture of the Hispanic world to function as an educated person in any of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries, including the United States.
Spanish majors work in a wide range of careers, including business, education, law and law enforcement, social services, health professions, and international organizations. Mason’s Spanish course offerings reflect this end goal.
The Spanish program at George Mason aims to develop students’ working proficiency in the Spanish language and provide students a generalist's knowledge of the history, politics, literature, culture, geography, and economics of Spanish-speaking countries. Mason students majoring in Spanish often take advantage of the study abroad program with established partners in the Spanish speaking world, such as:
ARGENTINA: Spanish Language Study in Buenos Aires
SPAIN: Spanish Language Study in Granada
MEXICO: Spanish Language Study in Guanajuato
SPAIN: Spring term Semester Program in Madrid.
MCL also offers a minor in Spanish.
Check out syllabi or some Spanish resources.
Undergraduate Adviser of Spanish and French majors and minors, transfer credits, and language requirement waivers: Professor Laura Fyfe. Appointments encouraged at (703) 993-1220.
