Hispanic Studies
Minor in Hispanic Studies
¡Te encantará estudiar Estudios Hispánicos! (You’ll love studying Hispanic Studies!) Hispanic Studies is not just about developing knowledge of the Spanish language (or even only for native speakers!). Hispanic Studies minors also evaluate Hispanic history and culture and its impact on the world.
As the fourth most spoken language in the world, with 500 million speakers in the United States alone, a minor in Hispanic Studies can help you stand out to employers looking to offer bilingual services.
Why be a Hispanic Studies minor?
Here’s what makes the Mount’s Hispanic Studies minor unique:
- Marketability: Being able to speak another language and understand a culture increases a student's marketability in the job market.
- Service-oriented: The Mount’s community service-oriented approach to education will offer plenty of opportunities to put your skills to good use helping others. We’ll teach you to follow your heart.
What to expect as a Hispanic Studies Minor
18 credits in Hispanic Studies
Learn about Hispanic Studies minor academic requirements here.
One of the benefits of the Mount’s Hispanic Studies minor is how flexible it is! You’ll take six Hispanic Studies courses, with one being in the upper level. You can choose to focus more on language, literature, or history through your selection of elective credits, making your degree uniquely your own. Students will work directly with a member of the language faculty to build out their minor.
Hispanic Studies courses often include an aspect of giving back by having students volunteer as English as a Second Language tutors at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center or other community programs. Outside the classroom, some of our Hispanic Studies minors choose to participate in the Latino Student Union on campus, and we honor our students’ accomplishments through the Hispanic Studies Honor Society.
Be prepared for your future
Thanks to the program’s versatility and the growing need from employers to provide bilingual job candidates, our Hispanic Studies minors thrive after graduation. Along with your chosen major, a Hispanic Studies minor prepares students for graduate school as well as careers in a variety of industries, including communications, business, social services, education, healthcare, and government.
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