Bachelor of Arts in Spanish


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Tuition / credit hour $255.51
Fee / credit hour  
Library $4.16
Network & Data Systems $11.10
Off-campus $30
Online Facilities $2

Tuition and fees per credit hour reflect fall 2022 rates for students studying completely online. If an online student takes a course on campus, tuition and fees will differ.

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Why Study Spanish Online at the University of Arkansas?

This degree can broaden your horizons, improve your soft communication and critical thinking skills, and prepare you for a multicultural and multilingual workforce. Takeaways for students in the program include:

  • A comprehensive knowledge of the language in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) including grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
  • A critical understanding and overview of cultures, civilizations, and literatures of the Spanish-speaking world.
  • An awareness of diversity and cultural nuance that enables soft skills for effective communication with people from different backgrounds.
  • Practice in the spoken language to meet employer demand for a truly bilingual workforce.
  • Opportunities for experiential, hands-on learning in service-based courses delivered online and available with the summer study abroad program in Puebla, Mexico.
  • Elective course options tailored specifically for heritage and second-language learners available, as well as service-based courses in Spanish for the Professions, to be chosen in consultation with the online BA adviser from the Spanish faculty.


Benefits of a Degree in Spanish

Our students recognize the high value of a major or minor in Spanish to enhance their academic preparation in virtually every field of professional endeavor, throughout the United States and across our hemisphere. According to data from a 2019 survey by the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages:

  • Nine of 10 employers say they rely on bilingual or multilingual employees.
  • 56% of senior managers report their demand for bilingual or multilingual speakers will increase in the next five years.
  • One in four employers believed they had lost business because of a lack of world language skills in their workforce.
  • One in three report their workforce has a significant language-skills gap.

 

Careers Open to Graduates with a Degree in Spanish

The Northwest Arkansas Council has consistently emphasized that Arkansas, like so many high, new growth areas in the United States, desperately needs more bilingual professionals.

  • Bilingual employees and supervisors in business, health care, industry, and government service
  • Bilingual teachers across all disciplines
  • Teachers of Spanish for both heritage and second-language learners
  • Translators and interpreters

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Puebla/Madrid Study Abroad

Students can earn 6 to 12 of their credits in the Spanish major in dedicated summer study abroad programs to Puebla and Madrid with the opportunity to immerse themselves in Spanish-speaking cultures and gain real-world, hands-on experience for work in a diverse, multi-cultural, and globalized society.  The Puebla program has particularly advantages and applicability for students in the online Spanish BA, with its immersive, service-learning curriculum available in the students’ choice of Healthcare, Business, Education, Engineering, or Community Service.

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Globalization Creates Demand

Spanish is spoken by more than 500 million speakers in 31 countries, and it is the fourth most-spoken native language in the world. Spanish is also a rapidly growing second language in the United States. In many new destination areas such as Arkansas and the so-called “new South,” Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, at more than 18% of the population.


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