M Minor
Language, a God-given means of conversing with our Creator and our fellow creatures, provides essential communicative skills for understanding, appreciating, and working with millions of people who speak languages other than English in the United States and outside of our borders.
Foreign languages erect bridges leading to successful business and international/national relationships.
Learn to value and share the varieties of wisdom, vision and experience that God has distributed among us.
Endorsed programs in Quito, Ecuador (EQUIP), and Seville, Spain (Semester in Spain), and Living and Learning International provide opportunities for students to study abroad in Christian community.
Learn the Spanish language by listening and speaking and further develop reading and writing abilities
Development of oral and aural language skills through free and directed class conversation
A survey of the cultural patterns of Spanish America from the pre-Columbian period to the present time
Study of Latin American films, focusing on cultural themes and the development of language skills
With nearly 500 million native Spanish speakers in the world, a minor in Spanish will give you a key advantage in relating to these individuals within your field of work. A Spanish minor helps prepare for careers in business, government, missions, science, social service, and teaching.
The emphasis of the program is on communication skills, and the demand for these skills in areas such as education, international banking, multinational commerce, government translation, criminology, and missions makes a Spanish minor in conjunction with any of the college’s other majors an attractive combination of study.
A Spanish minor consists of six courses for a total of 18 credit hours. Students may fulfill their Spanish minor requirements by taking 9 credits in Geneva’s Spanish minor and 9 credits of Spanish courses abroad. Additionaly, students can choose to plan an independent Spanish major Geneva alongside any major at Geneva (except Secondary Education) by completing 18 credits in the Spanish minor at Geneva and 18 credits of Spanish courses in a semester study abroad program.
Students wishing to obtain a Spanish minor must take six of the following courses for a total of 18 credit hours:
| Course Title | Credits |
| SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 315 - Culture and Civilization of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPA 319 - Advanced Spanish Conversation | 3 |
| SPA 320 - Advanced Spanish Composition | 3 |
| SPA 321 - Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPA 330 - Hispanic Film | 3 |
Business majors: knowledge of Spanish opens up doors to both national and international commerce in many parts of the U.S.
Education majors: in many parts of the U.S., a minor in Spanish will give you the ability not only to better teach your Hispanic students, but also to interact with their parents.
Missions and Student Ministries majors: perhaps your call is to serve in Latin America or in the US where there is a large Hispanic population—you will have a greater effect speaking their native language.
Communication, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology, and Science majors: in many jobs relating to these fields knowledge of Spanish is a critical skill.
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