Spanish (BA in Combination)

Available as a Minor

Bienvenida/Bienvenido al español en Laurier! Expand your appreciation for Spanish culture and society globally, and gain fluency in Spanish in the Bachelor of Arts Spanish program at Laurier. Develop an awareness of the importance of the Spanish language for connecting people throughout history. Immerse yourself and your language skills in a different culture by registering for a study abroad course in Spain. Graduate with invaluable communication skills and a multilingual background that opens countless opportunities in Canada and around the world.

This program must be taken in combination with another Bachelor of Arts program.

Program Details

Degree Highlights

Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:

  • Business Spanish Certificate
    Laurier’s Spanish program is the only Canadian representative of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). Earn an official Basic Business Spanish certificate by taking our specialized courses and passing the MCCI exam, with our students achieving a 97% success rate over the past 18 years.
  • Get a Head-Start on Grad School
    The Spanish program at Laurier equips you with the comprehensive knowledge needed for graduate studies in fields like Latin American or Peninsular Literature, Hispanic Studies, and Spanish Linguistics.
  • Pathway to MBA
    Begin your Spanish degree with a conditional offer to Laurier’s full-time MBA program, providing you with a clear path from undergraduate studies to graduate-level business education.
  • Accelerate Your Degree
    Fast-track your future by completing your degree in just three years. By working with your Academic Advisor and taking courses during the summer semesters, you can graduate early and get a head start on your career or graduate studies. 

Top Experiences

Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more):

  • Apply to Co-op
    Combine your Spanish program with another Arts major, such as Global Studies, and apply for co-op at the end of your first year to gain valuable real-world work experience.
  • Community Service-Learning
    Many Spanish courses include a Community Service Learning (CSL) component, where students blend outside-the-classroom work experiences with academic content.
  • Present Your Research
    Showcase your language proficiency and explore culture or literature through presentations based on your coursework, research, or academic experiences.
  • Ensure a Supportive Start
     Ease your transition into university with our first-year courses, AF105S (Skills) and AF105W (Writing). These courses help you build the foundations for academic success—developing key skills in time management, critical thinking, research, and writing. You’ll also be backed by our dedicated Arts Advising team, who offer one-on-one support with course selection and academic planning, ensuring you feel confident, connected, and set up to thrive from your very first term. 

Courses, Options and Pathways

Courses 

Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer.

Program Options 

Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and goals. Find out how you can customize your experience and prepare for what’s next.

Admissions

  • Format: full time or part time
  • Duration: four years
  • Start: September (fall term) or January (winter term)

Your Career Awaits

It’s not only about the journey; it’s about the destination. Let us help you get to where you’re going.

Here are just some examples of our graduates' destinations. What’s yours?

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

  • bilingual officers
  • communications specialist
  • dialect coach
  • ESL instructor
  • film translator (dubbing)
  • foreign correspondent
  • interpreter
  • policy analyst
  • teacher/educator
  • translator

Explore more careers.

Support After Graduation

Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.

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Tuition and Scholarships

Getting a university education is an investment in your future.

At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities for you throughout your degree, such as scholarships and bursaries, and by equipping you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.

 

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Waterloo Campus

The Waterloo campus is tucked into about one city block, so you’re steps away from your classes, food and your new favourite study spot.

There are many ways to tour our Waterloo campus, whether that's on a guided tour with one of our Laurier student ambassadors, on your own using virtual reality, or even on-demand through one of our pre-recorded tours. See our campus spaces and start to picture yourself at Laurier.

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Delivered In Person

Join us on campus and experience university life firsthand.

Attend all your classes in a physical classroom on scheduled days and times, which you will see and choose from when you register for courses.

Connect face-to-face with your professors, learn alongside your classmates and be part of the campus community from day one.  

Hear From Current Students

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Connect with Us

Questions? Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca, call 548.889.8888 or see all contact information.


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