As a Spanish major, you’ll have the opportunity to explore in-depth the languages, literatures and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. You’ll be invited to engage with topics as various as medieval sin and modern film, novels from early modern Spain (most famously, Don Quixote) and from modern Latin America. You’ll also be encouraged to study abroad and to reflect critically upon the diversity that characterizes the Hispanic tradition.
Sample classes
- Early Iberian Survey
- Perspectives on the Caribbean
- Spanish Cinema: 1975-The Present
- The Forgotten and the Damned: An Alternative History of Latin American Literature
Outcomes
All information below is based on the 2014-2018 First-Destination Post-Graduate Survey. Lists are not exhaustive, rather they are a sampling of the data. "Other" includes time off, travel, volunteer experiences, and/or preparing for graduate school. If you would like to more information, please email as_careers@cornell.edu
More than 4/5 of 2014-2018 Spanish graduates reported being Employed or Attending Graduate School, with the majority being Employed.
71% of the Class of 2014-2018 Spanish graduates completed the survey. n = 48
Below, you will find:
- Top Employment Sectors
- Where Graduates Work
- Top Graduate Fields
- Where Graduates Study
Top Employment Sectors
- Other Nonprofit Organization
- Government
- Communications/Media
- Financial Services
- Education
- Law
- Consulting/Professional Practice
- Hospitality
- Technology
- Human Healthcare Services
Where 2014-2018 Spanish Graduates Work
| Employer | Job Titles |
|---|---|
| City Year | Corps Member |
| Commonwealth Care Alliance | Enrollment Retention Specialist |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | Research Assistant |
| Fragomen Worldwide | Assistant Paralegal |
| Fuse Networks Inc | Ad Sales Associate |
| Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid | Teacher's Assistant |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst (2) |
| Grayywolf Press | Editorial Assistant |
| Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Center | Research Intern |
| IBM | Consultant |
| ideas42 | Analyst |
| Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee | Paralegal |
| Lock Haven Express | County Beat Reporter |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | Literary Intern |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Research Assistant |
| Mesirow Financial | Analyst |
| Mindworks Texas | Administrative Assistant |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst |
| National Institutes of Health | Research Assistant |
| New Sector Alliance | Americorps Fellow |
| New York Immigration Coalition | Special Projects VISTA |
| Palm Era | Campaign Strategy Coordinator |
| Uncommon School | Teacher |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | Clinical Coordinator |
| Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. | Legal Assistant |
| Western Riverside Council of Governments | Public Service Fellow |
| White Plains Hospital | Research Assistant |
Top Graduate Fields Pursued
- Medicine
- Education
- English Poetry
- Journalism
- Management
- Spanish Literature
- Law
Graduate Degrees Pursued
- MA
- MD
- JD
- MBBS
- MFA
- PhD
Where 2014-2018 Spanish Graduates Study
- Columbia University In The City of New York
- Fairfield University
- IE Madrid
- New York University
- Princeton University
- Rutgers University
- Texas A & M University
- University of Oregon
- University of The West Indies
- University of Vermont
