Career Orientation for Spanish Majors Recent Spanish majors from Macalester College have gone on to graduate work in Spanish language and literature, comparative literature, linguistics, Latin American area studies and social welfare. Some have begun careers in Spanish elementary and secondary education, bilingual or special education, the foreign service, banking, and commerce. Others have joined the Peace Corps or Vista. Many have combined their Spanish major studies with complementary majors such as Economics, Political Science, Anthropology, and History. The Spanish Department sponsors a residence next to the campus for students who are interested in living in a Spanish-speaking environment.
Residents commit themselves to speaking only Spanish while in the house.
A native speaker supervises the house and organizes various activities. Residence is intended for students who have achieved at least an intermediate level of proficiency and want to maintain and improve it. It has been shown that academic study and extended residence in a Spanish speaking country is very useful for our students. Up to two courses from study away programs per semester may be counted toward the Spanish major, core or minor. All additional courses necessary to meet departmental graduation requirements must be taken on campus.