Careers
A national shortage of foreign-language teachers means students should consider combining this major with the teacher education program for a rewarding, in-demand career opportunity.
Additional careers for graduates in Spanish include social worker, diplomat, airline assistant, interpreter, media specialist and health care worker.
Hands-On Learning
Internship opportunities include:
- Avera or Sanford Health
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Pueblo de Dios Lutheran Church
- Sonia Sotomayor Elementary (Spanish immersion) and other Sioux Falls School District (SFSD) classrooms
- Lutheran Social Services (LSS) Center for New Americans
- Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls
As seniors, students should consider applying to a post-graduate English teaching assistantship in a Spanish-speaking country.
Spanish students study away in:
- Cuba — focusing on race, gender and revolution with AU faculty
- Spain and Morocco — focusing on religion, culture and environment with AU faculty
- Spain — at the Universidad de Sevilla
- San Jose, Costa Rica — at Universidad Veritas
- Any Spanish-speaking nation such as Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Spain or Morocco for a semester or year
Courses & Organizations
Beyond beginner and intermediate classes, the Spanish major features topic-based advanced courses in conversation, composition and literature.
Spanish majors often participate in:
- La Unión Hispana
- Augustana International Club
- Serving and Learning Together (SALT) Teen Town
- Peer mentor program
- Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
