What should be my major in college if I want to live and work in Spain?

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Kelsey

I had this same question when I was in high school! Currently I am a junior in college and I have many of the same interests as you! I am a Spanish major, with a minor in French and Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations. I think this is a very great path to take since it will allow you to not only learn more about your interests, but it also will prepare you for a career doing, well, whatever you want. I feel this is a great educational course to pursue as there are so many companies that are looking for people who not only speak multiple languages, but also if they are looking to go or already work internationally. Originally I was in education, but I had a change of heart and decided to change to communications. I love this career path and I feel that it will really prepare me for life after college.

Also, a foreign language specific major is great because many colleges and universities require a student to study abroad in a country that speaks that language. Last year I studied in San Sebastian, Spain and absolutely loved it. Now I too want to move to Europe!

Hope this information helps, it's just what I've chosen to do with my life, and gives you a little insight of different majors for people with similar interests as ours.

i<3fcbarcelona

I won't be giving you any answers because I'm in the exact same predicament! :( We even have the same likes and dislikes too!

I studied fashion design in university for one month and then move to New York, but my plan completely changed recently. Now I want to do Communications Studies and move to Barcelona. However, I will double major in communications AND Spanish since I want to be fluent in the language also.

Good luck!!!

dart

Neurosurgery.

Anthropology???? I think they have their share of anthropologists there already. I don't think they need any foreign ones.

Possibly some sort of really technical work.

What you do has to be something that they don't already train their natives in, which is in high demand. Difficult to predict what that will be in ten years, after you have finished four years of university, three of med school, a couple of years of residency and specialization, etc. You might guess wrong.

Actually, as an EU citizen, things are a bit less bleak. With fluent English, English as a second language, and a teaching degree seem rather applicable, and you can get work easily in that...I didn't read carefully enough, so while the top part of my answer applies to anyone, EU citizens have more flexibility....at least for the time being...thing is this recession we are ALL entering, Spain is already deeply entrenched from what I have been hearing...it hit them before it hit in the US. Of course, by the time you finish school, it will very likely have swung the other way.

And you are not so "picky". It's your career, and you want to study and specialize in something you will enjoy! Think of how many teachers there are out there who DID enjoy their careers, but have burned out. You should AT LEAST start with something you enjoy.

(hey, what about political science or international commerce/economics, etc.?)

If you are already fluent in the language (and able to write properly) then studying it, or majoring, minoring, is not necessary...just living there you will become fluent enough, anyways. but study something you enjoy, and concentrate on parts that can be used internationally.

Clipper

Another thing you should think about is how will your American (I assume you are American) university title be useful in Spain.

If you wish to work in a "controlled" profession, i.e. one which has a governing body such as Lawyer, Architect, Doctor etc. you will not be able to come to Spain and start working until you have had your title homologated by the Ministry of Education in Spain. This can be a long tedious process so its worth investigating each of your possible courses to see if there are any existing homologation agreements in place (I know they exist between some European countries and between Spain and some South American countries).

Even if your chosen profession isn't governed by a public authority some employers may be reluctant to recognise a US title (this is even the case with titles obtained in other European countries so nothing specific against the American education system!). Do you have the possibility of starting your studies in the US and then finishing them in a Spanish university ? This would give you much more credibility when job hunting afterwards.

John

Yikes - you are confident =]

Good luck with French, though. A bit difficult for some, but absolutely gorgeous.

What about majoring in anthropology ? You get language, history, writing, travel, art, culture, and biology all rolled into one !

Ah, and if you don't mind me asking, where else are you a citizen ?

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