PROGRAM INFORMATION
Campus: St. John's	Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures	Honours available: Yes
Degree(s): Bachelor of arts; International bachelor of arts; Joint arts and science degree
Length: Four years
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If you speak Spanish you can communicate with nearly 500 million people in the world. Spanish is one of the most important languages in the economy, politics and culture of our hemisphere. It is the second language of the United States and is becoming popular in established economic powers such as China and emerging ones like Brazil and India. Knowing Spanish will give you greater job opportunities in the labour market. 

Spanish at Memorial

Students are offered opportunities to study abroad, including exchange programs in Chile, Colombia and Spain. For information about these international opportunities and the application process, check out the Learning Abroad website.  

Admission requirements

You may apply for admission into the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by indicating bachelor of arts as your program choice on the undergraduate application for admission. Direct entry into the faculty is subject to your meeting the general admission requirements for Memorial University.

You may choose Spanish as your major at the time of application or you can explore your options and declare a major in a later semester by emailing registrar@mun.ca to make your choice official.

Sample first year

Wondering what courses you would take in your first year? Check out a sample program of suggested courses for students studying Spanish.

Sample courses and degree map

SPAN 1000 - Introductory Spanish I
SPAN 2000 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 3300 - Hispanic Cinema and Culture

Spanish degree map

Degree maps are navigational tools, designed to help you make the right choices throughout your bachelor of arts degree. They cover information pertaining to your studies, provide study tips, career guidance, suggestions for involvement, advice on go abroad activities and on your well being. 

Career opportunities

In the 21st century, the ability to communicate at the international level is an essential skill that is greatly valued in several areas including:

• education (translation, research, teaching, library work, graduate studies)
• business and industry (banking, journalism, export/import, advertising, publishing)
• social work (police work, health sector, courts)
• government services (customs, civil service, external affairs, immigration)

Note: some of these careers may call for supplementary education or preparation in the form of graduate studies, experiential learning or professional courses and exams.