B.A. in SpanishServing God's People
Through Language

As a Humanities Division student, you will have the opportunity to study abroad in places such as Ecuador and Spain.

The Humanities Division provides students from all academic divisions with an annual seminar to discuss topics such as an era of poetry or influential thinkers. This seminar experience also includes an opportunity to study abroad in Oxford, England.

The Spanish program reflects our commitment to developing students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes in five distinct yet interconnected areas.

Specialized Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of the Hispanic cultures and the four linguistic abilities—reading, writing, speaking and listening—in the target language.

Analyze cultural products, practices and perspectives from the Spanish-speaking world in relation to those of your home culture.

Applied Knowledge and Collaborative Learning

Utilize target language to analyze cultural products within their cultural and social context.

Communicate at the advanced-low proficiency level in the interpretive, interpersonal and presentational modes of communication both within and beyond the classroom.

Intellectual Skills

Demonstrate your ability to integrate both traditional and non-traditional cognitive skills, including analytical inquiry, information literacy, quantitative fluency and communicative fluency.

Civic and Global Learning

Demonstrate intercultural competence in addressing civic, social, environmental and economic issues.

Biblical Worldview Integration

Articulate a Christ-centered worldview and its personal, professional and communal embodiment through Christian virtues.