Why Study Spanish?
A Spanish major offers study in a wide range of topics—from linguistics to culture to literature to politics—that are vitally important in today’s global society. Millions of people around the world speak Spanish, conducting local and international business. A bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is a sought-after skill in today’s job market for jobs in many fields, including business, education, healthcare, nonprofit, and media.
Faculty Spotlight:
Dr. Linda Craft
You are just as likely to find Dr. Linda Craft with her students on a field trip in the city or on a study-abroad trip with Spanish majors as you are to find her in her campus office.
International Opportunity
Aaron Nilson’s Spanish and global studies double major opened doors he hadn’t anticipated when he first came to North Park. His interest in international subjects led him to explore history, languages, and many cultures while in college. Upon graduation, he won a prestigious Fulbright award that sent him to São Paulo State, Brazil.
Chicago Is Your Classroom
The Spanish major is urban and multicultural at its very essence. You will take trips to Latino plays, concerts, festivals, and cultural centers. The Mexican History and Culture course produces photo documentaries of Mexicans living and working in Chicago.
Study Abroad
Spanish majors can join our yearly study abroad program in Cuenca, Ecuador. A professor accompanies North Park students to focus on intensive Spanish-language and cultural study alongside opportunities for travel, service, and host-family living. Other study abroad options could send you to one of 40 countries around the world.
Beyond the Classroom
Get the education that’s right for you through many extra- and co-curricular opportunities:
- Join Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society
- Volunteer to teach English to Spanish-speaking immigrants through Urban Outreach
- Do an internship to specialize in social work, ministry, counseling, education, political activism, or many other areas
Alumni Careers & Graduate School
- for teaching English abroad
- Medical School
- Ministry internship with Inca Link, a Latin American nonprofit
- ESL instructor at the college level
- Graduate programs in speech-language pathology
- MA Hispanic Studies at Loyola University Chicago