This blog post is part of the Professional Stories Series, which collects stories about professionals with a degree in Spanish who did not follow the traditional path of being a school teacher or a university professor.

This post focuses on external factors to consider when deciding to attend Graduate School. For more on the academic side of this question, read What is Graduate School?

Although this post is written for undergraduate students doing a Minor or a Major in Spanish, this information is useful to any student interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in the Humanities. 

Are you strategic with your writing? Do you write papers focusing on more than a grade? 

This post is about how to strategize your writing for research, graduate school, and fellowships.

Spanish is an asset in your résumé. Whether you have a Minor or a Major, showing proficiency in the language makes you a good candidate for a job. Employers understand that you put effort and time into acquiring knowledge that allows you to communicate with people from Spanish-speaking countries.

In most programs, students must complete several courses related to three traditional tracks: Peninsular, Latin American, and Linguistics. 

These tracks help students to have a panoramic view of the Hispanic world departing from the literature produced in Spain and Latin American countries. They also provide a strong foundation to understand the mechanics of the Spanish language beyond mastering grammar rules or building more vocabulary.  

This blog post is part of the Professional Stories Series, which collects stories about professionals with a degree in Spanish who did not follow the traditional path of being a school teacher or a university professor. Questions focus on skills, strategies for the job search, and career advice. 

In today’s post, we interviewed Toni Gozalbo Torner, a Supplier Relationship Manager. Toni speaks Spanish, English, and Catalan. Toni also has language proficiency in French and German.

Graduate school allows you to pursue an advanced academic degree after you earn a Bachelor in the same or a similar field. In the Humanities, the focus of the graduate school is to prepare students to produce original research. In most programs, students are allowed to teach basic courses to undergraduate students to cover tuition expenses. 

A résumé is a document that helps recruiters to determine if you are a good candidate for a job based on your employment history, education level, and professional skills. 

This post is a continuation of the previous post What’s in a Course: Understanding Spanish Courses I. It covers information about advanced courses. As suggested in the previous post, make sure to read course descriptions offered by your current or prospective program carefully. 

This post is an introduction to most Spanish courses offered in undergraduate programs in the United States.  The main purpose is to help students understand the content of Spanish courses and their sequence in most Bachelor’s degree programs. Students are encouraged to read course descriptions offered by their current or prospective programs.