The Spanish program at Muskingum University centers on the study of the Spanish language, the literary and artistic production of Spanish-speaking cultures, and increasingly, the practical applications of Spanish within the global economy.

Student Opportunities

Internships

Opportunities for Spanish students include:

• English Teaching Assistantship, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha UCLM, Spain. This paid, year-long assistantship involves teaching English to professors, administrative staff and students of UCLM. Each Lecturer will be assigned a faculty advisor that will be in charge of helping the Lecturer organize his/her classes and of offering any teaching advice.
  
• The Modern Language department assists students seeking paid or volunteer internships in Hispanic countries through various agencies and organizations.

Research

• Students may arrange independent research projects (1-3 credit hours) to be conducted in Spanish.
  
• Senior seminar research projects center on a specific area of Hispanic literature, culture, or international business. Research writing and methodology are emphasized. Results are presented in an oral expose and a written paper. Students are encouraged to produce a paper that can be presented at national conferences.
  

Honoraries

Phi Sigma Iota is an honorary society for Muskingum students who excel in the study of languages, recognizing outstanding ability and high standards of students and faculty of foreign languages, literatures and cultures. It is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages. Phi Sigma Iota has initiated over 60,000 members since its foundation in 1917, and it has created and supports numerous scholarship programs.

Employment

The Modern Language Department employs approximately ten language students as language lab assistants annually, including one student lab manager. In addition, the department employs a student assistant.

Student Stories

• Senior Matt Mayforth will teach in Austria as Fulbright recipient

  Muskingum University senior Matt  Mayforth will spend the next academic year in Braunau am Inn, Austria, as a result of being awarded an  English Teaching Assistant scholarship through the 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
  The Fulbright Program, established in 1946, is the largest American international exchange program and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.  The prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition offers opportunities for students and young professionals to teach in elementary and secondary schools worldwide, and to undertake international graduate study and advanced research. The Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture is underwriting Mayforth’s Fulbright support.
  As a student,  Mayforth has studied abroad at Muskingum’s partner universities in both Passau, Germany, and Toledo, Spain.  Prior to enrolling at Muskingum, he spent six weeks in Germany. On campus, Mayforth has been involved in the German Club and Phi Sigma Iota, the international foreign language honor society.  In addition, he has been a resident of the university’s German House, and has been actively engaged with both German- and Spanish-speaking students who have travelled to Muskingum from abroad. 

  In addition to the Fulbright support, Mayforth also received a scholarship to attend the Ohio Foreign Language Association conference held in Columbus earlier this year. 

  Mayforth’s nomination for this scholarship was supported by his faculty advisors, Assistant Professor of Spanish Dr. Beth Butler and Professor of German Dr. Franz-Joseph Wehage. 

• Spanish major Kirsten Battaglia (’13) spent the entire 2010-11 academic year studying at the Universidad Blas Pascal (UBP) in Argentina. She was enrolled in intensive Spanish language and culture courses, as well as electives of their choice.
  
  
• llison Maykuth (’11), won a very prestigious Phi Sigma Iota award, and has been awarded the Dr. Henry Ward Church Scholarship in the sum of $2,500 (the highest stipend a Muskingum language major has ever received for winning a national PSI award). Allison majored in both French and Spanish, studying in France and Mexico. She has been recognized for “Distinction in the Major Capstone” for her Senior Seminar in Spanish, is a recipient of a Fourth-Year award (recognizing students in the top 5% of their class all four years at Muskingum), and has been inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the National Academic Honor Society. She served as President of our Phi Sigma Iota chapter, and has written many articles for the Black and Magenta, our weekly student newspaper.
  
  
  

Study Abroad

Muskingum University has an exchange program with the Blas Pascal University in Córdoba, Argentina and Universidad de Castilla La Mancha in Spain. Each year, Muskingum students may enroll for a semester or an academic year as full-time students in any of these universities.

(Visit the Study Abroad website to learn more about the many exciting opportunities for travel and study open to all Muskingum students.)

After Graduation

 

Career Possibilities for Spanish majors Translation/Interpretation Journalism/Broadcasting Public Relations Intelligence/Law Enforcement Sales Travel and tourism Mission Work Peace corps

Graduate Programs Recent Spanish graduates have pursued graduate degrees at: Purdue University Emory University Ohio University Kent State University McGill College Miami University Northern Illinois University

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